2022 St. Louis Cardinals season explained

St. Louis Cardinals
Season:2022
Misc:National League Central Champions
League:National League
Division:Central
Ballpark:Busch Stadium
City:St. Louis, Missouri
Divisional Place:1st
Owners:William DeWitt Jr.
President:Bill DeWitt III
Managers:Oliver Marmol
Television:Bally Sports Midwest
(Dan McLaughlin, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson)
Radio:KMOX NewsRadio 1120
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
(John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
Espntn:stl
Brtn:STL

The 2022 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 141st for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 131st season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 17th at Busch Stadium III. They were managed by first-year manager Oliver Marmol. The season saw the return of Albert Pujols, a former Cardinals star player. Pujols and longtime catcher Yadier Molina announced that the 2022 season would be their last.[1]

On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7.[2] Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.[3]

The Cardinals won the National League Central but they were upset in the NLWCS by the Philadelphia Phillies, losing in a two-game sweep.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On October 14, 2021, the Cardinals fired manager Mike Shildt.[4] On October 25, the team named Oliver Marmol the new manager.[5]

Lockout

See main article: 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout. The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021, with no new agreement in place.[6] As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lock out the players, stopping all free agency and trades.[7] [8]

The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.[9]

Rule changes

Under the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.[10] [11]

Regular season

Summary

April

On April 27, Nolan Arenado was ejected for inciting a bench-clearing brawl against the New York Mets after yelling at Yoan López for throwing near his head, assuming the throw was retaliation for the Cardinals having hit three Mets batters the night before.[12] Arenado received a two-game suspension for the incident,[13] but the suspension was reduced to one game after an appeal.[14] He was named National League Player of the Month after having batted .375 with five home runs, 17 RBI, 12 extra-base hits and a league-leading 1.125 OPS. The last Cardinals third baseman to win the award was Ken Reitz in May 1977.[15]

May

On May 23, Goldschmidt hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the tenth inning versus the Toronto Blue Jays for a 7–3 win. That grand slam extended Goldschmidt's hitting streak to 15 games, during which he had batted .438 with 28 hits, 12 doubles, five home runs, and 22 RBI. Since RBI became an official statistic in 1920, no major leaguer had previously achieved all of those totals during any 15-game span.[16]

For the month of May, Goldschmidt led the major leagues with a 1.288 OPS and 33 RBI, alongside leading the National League with a .404 average. His ten home runs ranked second in the NL. Thus, he was named the NL Player of the Month. It was the third consecutive month a Cardinal had been named a NL Player of the Month, following O'Neill (September 2021) and Arenado (April 2022).[17]

June

Goldschmidt continued his hit streak for 25 games until June 4 versus the Chicago Cubs, when he was 0-for-2 with two bases on balls. During the streak, he hit .424 (42-for-99)/.482/.869, 24 extra base hits and 36 RBI. It was the longest hitting streak by a Cardinal since Pujols hit in 30 straight in 2003, and tied for third-longest for the Cardinals since 1963. Albert Pujols became the 10th player in major league history to achieve 3,000 games played on June 4, appearing in the second inning as an injury replacement for Corey Dickerson.[18]

On June 11, 2022, Tommy Edman hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning versus the Cincinnati Reds for his first career walk-off home run and RBI, to secure a 5–4 victory. For much of the game, the Reds led, 3–1, but the Cardinals scored four runs in the eighth and ninth innings to rally to win.[19]

July

The Cardinals hit four consecutive home runs on July 2, 2022, the 11th such occurrence in major league history. At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carlson all homered off Phillies starter Kyle Gibson with two outs in the first inning. It was the first time that the Cardinals had accomplished the feat, and the first time that it occurred in the first inning. The last club to do so were the Chicago White Sox on August 16, 2020.[20] Arenado later won the game for St. Louis in the ninth inning with his second home run of the game, 7–6, which was also the 5,000th at bat of his career.[21]

August

In August, the Cardinals went 22-7, their best month of the season. They notched their season's first series sweep, of the New York Yankees. They overtook the Milwaukee Brewers in the race for the National League Central division; at one point, their lead stood at 8.5 games.

September

In a September 8 game against the Washington Nationals, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina made their 324th start as a battery, tying the Major League record. On September 14, Wainwright and Molina made their record-breaking 325th start, in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers that the Cardinals won 4-1. On September 23, 2022, Albert Pujols hit his 699th and 700th home runs, in a game in which the Cardinals shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-0.

Game Log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 7 || Pirates || 9–0 || Wainwright (1–0) || Brubaker (0–1) || — || 46,256 || 1–0 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 9 || Pirates || 6–2 || Whitley (1–0) || Keller (0–1) || — || 45,025 || 2–0 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 10 || Pirates || 4–9 || Yajure (1–0) || Matz (0–1) || — || 40,027 || 2–1 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 12 || Royals || 6–5 || Hicks (1–0) || Lynch (0–1) || Gallegos (1) || 40,398 || 3–1 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 14 || @ Brewers || 1–5 || Woodruff (1–1) || Wainwright (1–1) || — || 42,794 || 3–2 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 15 || @ Brewers || 10–1 || Mikolas (1–0) || Peralta (0–1) || — || 26,874 || 4–2 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 16 || @ Brewers || 2–1 || Matz (1–1) || Houser (0–2) || Gallegos (2) || 26,356 || 5–2 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 17 || @ Brewers || 5–6 || Cousins (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || Hader (4) || 23,001 || 5–3 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 19 || @ Marlins || 5–1 || Wainwright (2–1) || Luzardo (0–1) || — || 8,475 || 6–3 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 20 || @ Marlins || 2–0 || Cabrera (1–0) || Bender (0–2) || Gallegos (3) || 8,655 || 7–3 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 21 || @ Marlins || 0–5 || López (2–0) || Hicks (1–1) || — || 9,670 || 7–4 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 22 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Matz (2–1) || Greene (1–2) || Gallegos (4) || 20,470 || 8–4 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 23 || @ Reds || 5–0 || Hudson (1–1) || Mahle (1–2) || — || 28,598 || 9–4 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;”| 14 || April 24 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Lodolo (1–2) || Wainwright (2–2) || Sims (1) || 23,124 || 9–5 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 25 || Mets || 2–5 || May (1–0) || Gallegos (0–1) || Diaz (2) || 35,455 || 9–6 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 26 || Mets || 0–3 || Bassitt (3–1) || Hicks (1–2) || Diaz (3) || 32,215 || 9–7 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 27 || Mets || 10–5 || Woodford (1–0) || Carrasco (1–1) || — || 34,822 || 10–7 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 28 || Diamondbacks || 8–3 || Hudson (2–1) || Castellanos (1–1) || — || 33,464 || 11–7 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 29 || Diamondbacks || 2–6 || Bumgarner (1–1) || Wainwright (2–3) || — || 40,753 || 11–8 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 30 || Diamondbacks || 0–2 || Kelly (2–1) || Mikolas (1–1) || Kennedy (1) || 40,144 || 11–9 || L2|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || May 1 || Diamondbacks || 7–5 || Whitley (2–0) || Middleton (0–1) || Helsley (1) || 45,123 || 12–9 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || May 2 || Royals || 1–0 || Matz (3–1) || Greinke (0–2) || Gallegos (5) || 33,963 || 13–9 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 3 || @ Royals || 1–7 || Keller (1–2) || Hudson (2–2) || — || 18,788 || 13–10 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 4 || @ Royals || 10–0 || Wainwright (3–3) || Bubic (0–3) || — || 12,774 || 14–10 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || May 5 || @ Giants || 7–1 || Mikolas (2–1) || Littell (0–1) || — || 22,562 || 15–10 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 6 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Helsley (1–0) || Doval (0–1) || Gallegos (6) || 28,898 || 16–10 || W3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 7 || @ Giants || 7–13 || Webb (4–1) || Matz (3–2) || — || 40,113 || 16–11 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 8 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Leone (2–0) || Cabrera (1–1) || Doval (5) || 38,193 || 16–12 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 10 || Orioles || 3–5 || Bradish (1–1) || Naughton (0–1) || Bautista (1) || 33,649 || 16–13 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 11 || Orioles || 10–1 || Mikolas (3–1) || Watkins (0–1) || — || 34,533 || 17–13 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 12 || Orioles || 2–3 || Akin (1–0) || Matz (3–3) || Bautista (2) || 35,198 || 17–14 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 13 || Giants || 2–8 || Webb (5–1) || Hicks (1–3) || — || 39,612 || 17–15 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 14 || Giants || 4–0 || Hudson (3–2) || Junis (1–1) || — || 44,537 || 18–15 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 15 || Giants || 15–6 || Wainwright (4–3) || Rodón (4–2) || — || 39,703 || 19–15 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 17 || @ Mets || 1–3 || Reed (1–0) || Mikolas (3–2) || Díaz (9) || || 19–16 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 17 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Helsley (2–0) || Rodríguez (0–2) || Gallegos (7) || 27,457 || 20–16 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 18 || @ Mets || 4–11 || Scherzer (5–1) || Walsh (0–1) || — || 32,798 || 20–17 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 19 || @ Mets || 6–7 || Holderman (1–0) || Gallegos (0–2) || — || 28,801 || 20–18 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 20 || @ Pirates || 5–3 || Wainwright (5–3) || Thompson (2–4) || Gallegos (8) || 14,034 || 21–18 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 21 || @ Pirates || 5–4 || VerHagen (1–0) || Quintana (1–2) || Helsley (2) || 24,644 || 22–18 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 41 || May 22 || @ Pirates || 18–4 || Rondón (1–0) || Wilson (0–3) || — || 13,510 || 23–18 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 23 || Blue Jays || 7–3 || Cabrera (2–1) || Phelps (0–1) || — || 36,033 || 24–18 || W4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 24 || Blue Jays || 1–8 || Gausman (4–3) || Hicks (1–4) || — || 33,797 || 24–19 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 26 || Brewers || 3–4 || Lauer (5–1) || Wainwright (5–4) || Hader (16) || 35,107 || 24–20 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 27 || Brewers || 4–2 || VerHagen (2–0) || Woodruff (5–3) || Helsley (3) || 39,077 || 25–20 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 28 || Brewers || 8–3 || Liberatore (1–0) || Houser (3–5) || — || 45,594 || 26–20 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 29 || Brewers || 0–8 || Burnes (3–2) || Mikolas (3–3) || — || 44,169 || 26–21 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 30 || Padres || 6–3 || Pallante (1–0) || Martinez (2–3) || — || 42,140 || 27–21 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || May 31 || Padres || 3–2 || VerHagen (2–0) || Rogers (0–2) || — || 33,418 || 28–21 || W2|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || June 1 || Padres || 5–2 || Hudson (4–2) || Darvish (4–3) || Wittgren (1) || 34,268 || 29–21 || W3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || June 2 || @ Cubs || 5–7 || Thompson (6–0) || Liberatore (1–1) || — || 30,466 || 29–22 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 3 || @ Cubs || 14–5 || Mikolas (4–3) || Stroman (2–5) || Thompson (1) || 32,482 || 30–22 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 4 || @ Cubs || 1–6 || Swarmer (1–0) || Oviedo (0–1) || — || 32,792 || 30–23 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 54 || June 4 || @ Cubs || 7–4 || Gallegos (1–2) || Rucker (0–1) || — || 31,673 || 31–23 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || June 5 || @ Cubs || 5–3 || Cabrera (3–1) || Norris (0–4) || — || 31,424 || 32–23 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 7 || @ Rays || 2–4 || Poche (2–0) || VerHagen (3–1) || — || 10,905 || 32–24 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 57 || June 8 || @ Rays || 3–11 || Kluber (3–2) || Naughton (0–2) || — || 12,906 || 32–25 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 58 || June 9 || @ Rays || 1–2 || McClanahan (7–2) || Mikolas (4–4) || Adam (2) || 14,892 || 32–26 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 59 || June 10 || Reds || 2–0 || Pallante (2–0) || Castillo (2–4) || Helsley (4) || 45,009 || 33–26 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 60 || June 11 || Reds || 5–4 || Wittgren (1–0) || Kuhnel (0–1) || — || 43,832 || 34–26 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 61 || June 12 || Reds || 6–7 || Hoffman (1–0) || Hudson (4–3) || Díaz (2) || 43,083 || 34–27 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 62 || June 13 || Pirates || 7–5 || Gallegos (2–2) || Stratton (3–3) || Helsley (5) || 37,398 || 35–27 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 63 || June 14 || Pirates || 3–1 || Liberatore (2–1) || Brubaker (0–7) || Gallegos (9) || 31,193 || 36–27 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 64 || June 14 || Pirates || 9–1 || Mikolas (5–4) || Wilson (0–4) || — || 33,977 || 37–27 || W3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 15 || Pirates || 4–6 || Crowe (3–3) || Pallante (2–1) || Bednar (11) || 38,658 || 37–28 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 17 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || Wacha (5–1) || Wainwright (5–5) || Houck (3) || 35,251 || 37–29 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 18 || @ Red Sox || 11–2 || Hudson (5–3) || Crawford (1–2) || — || 36,141 || 38–29 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 19 || @ Red Sox || 4–6 || Pivetta (7–5) || Pallante (2–2) || Houck (4) || 35,989 || 38–30 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 20 || @ Brewers || 0–2 || Burnes (5–4) || Mikolas (5–5) || Hader (20) || 28,100 || 38–31 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 21 || @ Brewers || 6–2 || Thompson (1–0) || Gonzalez (0–1) || — || 30,208 || 39–31 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 22 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Oviedo (1–1) || Lauer (6–3) || Cabrera (1) || 27,986 || 40–31 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 23 || @ Brewers || 4–6 || Alexander (2–0) || Hudson (5–4) || Hader (21) || 32,550 || 40–32 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 24 || Cubs || 0–3 || Hendricks (3–6) || Pallante (2–3) || Robertson (9) || 46,524 || 40–33 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 25 || Cubs || 5–3 || Helsley (3–0) || Leiter Jr. (1–2) || — || 45,159 || 41–33 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || June 26 || Cubs || 5–6 || Robertson (2–0) || Thompson (1–1) || — || 44,824 || 41–34 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 27 || Marlins || 9–0 || Wainwright (6–5) || López (5–4) || — || 34,701 || 42–34 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 28 || Marlins || 5–3 || Hudson (6–4) || Garrett (1–3) || Helsley (6) || 32,065 || 43–34 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 78 || June 29 || Marlins || 3–4 || Alcántara (8–3) || Helsley (3–1) || — || 35,674 || 43–35 || L1|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 1 || @ Phillies || 3–5 || Alvarado (2–1) || Mikolas (5–6) || Hand (3) || 36,077 || 43–36 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 80 || July 2 || @ Phillies || 7–6 || Helsley (4–1) || Domínguez (4–2) || — || 27,657 || 44–36 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 3 || @ Phillies || 0–4 || Wheeler (7–4) || Wainwright (6–6) || — || 44,225 || 44–37 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 4 || @ Braves || 3–6 || O'Day (2–2) || Hudson (6–5) || Smith (5) || 41,975 || 44–38 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 5 || @ Braves || 1–7 || Anderson (7–5) || Pallante (2–4) || — || 35,656 || 44–39 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 84 || July 6 || @ Braves || 0–3 || Fried (9–2) || Mikolas (5–7) || Minter (2) || 36,718 || 44–40 || L4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 85 || July 7 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Helsley (5–1) || Matzek (0–2) || Naughton (1) || 37,756 || 45–40 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 86 || July 8 || Phillies || 0–2 || Wheeler (8–4) || Wainwright (6–7) || Hand (4) || 41,100 || 45–41 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 87 || July 9 || Phillies || 0–1 || Alvarado (3–1) || Gallegos (2–3) || Knebel (12) || 41,853 || 45–42 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 10 || Phillies || 4–3 || Hicks (2–4) || Domínguez (4–3) || Helsley (7) || 36,112 || 46–42 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 89 || July 11 || Phillies || 6–1 || Mikolas (6–7) || Nola (5–7) || — || 34,399 || 47–42 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 90 || July 12 || Dodgers || 7–6 || Oviedo (2–1) || White (1–2) || Gallegos (10) || 37,150 || 48–42 || W3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 91 || July 13 || Dodgers || 6–7 || Kimbrel (3–4) || Gallegos (2–4) || Phillips (1) || 39,292 || 48–43 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 92 || July 14 || Dodgers || 0–4 || Anderson (10–1) || Hudson (6–6) || — || 40,062 || 48–44 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 93 || July 15 || Reds || 7–3 || Pallante (3–4) || Greene (3–11) || Helsley (8) || 41,221 || 49–44 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 94 || July 16 || Reds || 11–3 || Mikolas (7–7) || Lodolo (2–3) || — || 41,014 || 50–44 || W2|- style=background:#bbbfff |colspan=11|92nd All-Star Game in Los Angeles, California|- style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 22 || @ Reds || 5–9 || Sanmartin (4–4) || Wainwright (6–8) || — || 25,547 || 50–45 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 96 || July 23 || @ Reds || 6–3 || Matz (4–3) || Minor (1–7) || Helsley (9) || 27,190 || 51–45 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 24 || @ Reds || 3–6 || Mahle (4–7) || Mikolas (7–8) || Strickland (5) || 18,813 || 51–46 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 98 || July 26 || @ Blue Jays || 3–10 || Mayza (5–0) || Hicks (2–5) || — || 39,756 || 51–47 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 99 || July 27 || @ Blue Jays || 6–1 || Wainwright (7–8) || Gausman (7–8) || — || 36,666 || 52–47 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 100 || July 29 || @ Nationals || 6–2 || Mikolas (8–8) || Sánchez (0–3) || — || 30,170 || 53–47 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 101 || July 30 || @ Nationals || 6–7 || Ramírez (3–1) || Cabrera (3–2) || Finnegan (4) || 34,440 || 53–48 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 102 || July 31 || @ Nationals || 5–0 || Pallante (4–4) || Gray (7–7) || — || 28,738 || 54–48 || W1|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 103 || August 2 || Cubs || 6–0 || Wainwright (8–8) || Thompson (8–5) || — || 44,344 || 55–48 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 104 || August 4 || Cubs || 4–3 || Helsley (6–1) || Uelmen (0–1) || — || 41,734 || 56–48 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 105 || August 4 || Cubs || 7–2 || Hicks (3–5) || Castro (0–1) || — || 44,669 || 57–48 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 106 || August 5 || Yankees || 4–3 || Pallante (5–4) || Holmes (5–3) || Helsley (10) || 46,940 || 58–48 || W5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 107 || August 6 || Yankees || 1–0 || Montgomery (4–3) || Germán (1–2) || Gallegos (11) || 48,581 || 59–48 || W6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 108 || August 7 || Yankees || 12–9 || Stratton (6–4) || Abreu (2–1) || Helsley (11) || 46,472 || 60–48 || W7|- style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 9 || @ Rockies || 5–16 || Feltner (2–3) || Mikolas (8–9) || — || 35,011 || 60–49 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 110 || August 10 || @ Rockies || 9–5 || Quintana (4–5) || Freeland (7–8) || — || 35,164 || 61–49 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 111 || August 11 || @ Rockies || 6–8 || Gilbreath (1–0) || Hicks (3–6) || Bard (24) || 30,293 || 61–50 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 112 || August 12 || Brewers || 3–1 || Montgomery (5–3) || Lauer (8–4) || Helsley (12) || 45,669 || 62–50 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 113 || August 13 || Brewers || 2–3 || Williams (4–2) || Gallegos (2–5) || Bush (3) || 45,905 || 62–51 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 114 || August 14 || Brewers || 6–3 || Mikolas (9–9) || Rogers (1–6) || — || 44,142 || 63–51 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 115 || August 16 || Rockies || 5–4 || Helsley (7–1) || Lamet (1–2) || — || 39,105 || 64–51 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 116 || August 17 || Rockies || 5–1 || Montgomery (6–3) || Márquez (6–10) || — || 38,033 || 65–51 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 117 || August 18 || Rockies || 13–0 || Wainwright (9–8) || Senzatela (3–7) || — || 36,137 || 66–51 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 118 || August 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–1 || Mikolas (10–9) || Henry (2–2) || — || 32,183 || 67–51 || W5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 119 || August 20 || @ Diamondbacks || 16–7 || Cabrera (4–2) || Bumgarner (6–13) || — || 34,248 || 68–51 || W6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 120 || August 21 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Woodford (2–0) || Mantiply (1–4) || Gallegos (12) || 25,064 || 69–51 || W7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 121 || August 22 || @ Cubs || 1–0 || Montgomery (7–3) || Smyly (5–7) || — || 29,719 || 70–51 || W8|- style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 23 || @ Cubs || 0–2 || Rucker (3–1) || Wainwright (9–9) || Hughes (3) || 27,273 || 70–52 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 123 || August 23 || @ Cubs || 13–3 || Woodford (3–0) || Sampson (1–4) || — || 28,163 || 71–52 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 124 || August 24 || @ Cubs || 1–7 || Wick (4–6) || Mikolas (10–10) || — || 32,012 || 71–53 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 125 || August 25 || @ Cubs || 8–3 || Hudson (7–6) || Stroman (3–6) || — || 28,803 || 72–53 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 126 || August 26 || Braves || 4–11 || Strider (8–4) || Quintana (4–6) || — || 46,027 || 72–54 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 127 || August 27 || Braves || 6–5 || Helsley (8–1) || Jansen (5–1) || — || 46,119 || 73–54 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 128 || August 28 || Braves || 6–3 || Helsley (9–1) || Minter (5–4) || Gallegos (13) || 42,897 || 74–54 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 129 || August 29 || @ Reds || 13–4 || Stratton (7–4) || Anderson (0–1) || — || 11,051 || 75–54 || W3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 130 || August 30 || @ Reds || 1–5 || Law (1–1) || Hudson (7–7) || — || 13,271 || 75–55 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 131 || August 31 || @ Reds || 5–3 || Pallante (6–4) || Anderson (0–2) || — || 13,613 || 76–55 || W1|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 132 || September 2 || Cubs || 8–0 || Montgomery (8–3) || Sampson (1–5) || — || 44,491 || 77–55 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 133 || September 3 || Cubs || 8–4 || Wainwright (10–9) || Smyly (5–8) || — || 47,816 || 78–55 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 134 || September 4 || Cubs || 2–0 || Mikolas (11–10) || Hughes (2–2) || Helsley (13) || 46,642 || 79–55 || W4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 5 || Nationals || 0–6 || Sánchez (2–5) || Flaherty (0–1) || Thompson (1) || 45,779 || 79–56 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 136 || September 6 || Nationals || 4–1 || Quintana (5–6) || Espino (0–7) || Helsley (14) || 37,629 || 80–56 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 137 || September 7 || Nationals || 6–5 || Woodford (4–0) || Finnegan (5–3) || — || 34,715 || 81–56 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 138 || September 8 || Nationals || 6–11 || Thompson (1–0) || Pallante (6–5) || — || 40,437 || 81–57 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 139 || September 9 || @ Pirates || 2–8 || Contreras (5–4) || Mikolas (11–11) || — || 15,718 || 81–58 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 140 || September 10 || @ Pirates || 7–5 || Gallegos (3–5) || Crowe (5–9) || Helsley (15) || 22,042 || 82–58 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 141 || September 11 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Stratton (8–4) || De Jong (4–2) || Helsley (16) || 10,398 || 83–58 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 142 || September 13 || Brewers || 4–8 || Perdomo (2–0) || Montgomery (8–4) || — || 42,047 || 83–59 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 143 || September 14 || Brewers || 4–1 || Wainwright (11–9) || Burnes (10–7) || Helsley (17) || 46,459 || 84–59 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 15 || Reds || 2–3 || Anderson (1–3) || Mikolas (11–12) || Díaz (7) || 44,901 || 84–60 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 145 || September 16 || Reds || 6–5 || Stratton (9–4) || Gibaut (1–2) || Helsley (18) || 47,118 || 85–60 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 146 || September 17 || Reds || 5–1 || Hudson (8−7) || Minor (4−12) || — || 46,678 || 86–60 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 147 || September 17 || Reds || 1–0 || Matz (5–3) || Cruz (0–1) || — || 48,299 || 87–60 || W3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 18 || Reds || 0–3 || Cessa (4–3) || Montgomery (8–5) || Farmer (2) || 47,909 || 87–61 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 20 || @ Padres || 0–5 || Clevinger (6–7) || Wainwright (11–10) || — || 39,538 || 87–62 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 21 || @ Padres || 0–1 || Snell (8–9) || Mikolas (11–13) || Hader (34) || 38,643 || 87–63 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 151 || September 22 || @ Padres || 5–4 || Flaherty (1–1) || Martinez (4–4) || Gallegos (14) || 33,389 || 88–63 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 152 || September 23 || @ Dodgers || 11–0 || Quintana (6–6) || Heaney (3–3) || — || 50,041 || 89–63 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 153 || September 24 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Kershaw (10–3) || Montgomery (8–6) || — || 52,527 || 89–64 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 154 || September 25 || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Grove (1–0) || Wainwright (11–11) || Jackson (1) || 48,695 || 89–65 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 155 || September 27 || @ Brewers || 6–2 || Mikolas (12–13) || Houser (6–10) || — || 29,341 || 90–65 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 28 || @ Brewers || 1–5 || Woodruff (13–4) || Quintana (6–7) || — || 28,835 || 90–66 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 157 || September 30 || Pirates || 2–1 || Flaherty (2–1) || Oviedo (4–3) || Helsley (19) || 47,032 || 91–66 || W1|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 158 || October 1 || Pirates || 13–3 || Montgomery (9–6) || Ortiz (0–2) || — || 46,365 || 92–66 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 159 || October 2 || Pirates || 5–7 || De Jong (6–2) || Wainwright (11–12) || Bednar (19) || 46,680 || 92–67 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 160 || October 3 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Ramírez (4–1) || Gallegos (3–6) || — || 12,702 || 92–68 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 161 || October 4 || @ Pirates || 8–7 || Stratton (10–4) || De Jong (6–3) || — || 12,842 || 93–68 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 162 || October 5 || @ Pirates || 3–5 || Bañuelos (2–1) || Liberatore (2–2) || Ramírez (1) || 15,319 || 93–69 || L1|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss     
Bold = Cardinals team member

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

See also: St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster and List of St. Louis Cardinals coaches.

2022 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManagerCoaches

Postseason

Postseason Game log

|- style=background:#fbb;"| 1 || October 7 || Phillies || 3–6 || Robertson (1–0) || Helsley (0–1) || — || 45,911 || 0–1|- style=background:#fbb;"| 2 || October 8 || Phillies || 0–2 || Nola (1–0) || Mikolas (0–1) || Eflin (1) || 48,515 || 0–2|-

Postseason rosters

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Statistics

Batting

(through October 5, 2022)
Players in bold are on the active roster.
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; BA = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base percentage plus slugging; TB = Total bases

Player
align=left 148557731634213010355272.293.358.533.891297
align=left 72246356373521151347.256.303.370.67391
align=left Alec Burleson1648491013159.188.264.271.53513
align=left 917130012012.176.211.353.5636
align=left 1284325610230484254594.236.316.380.695164
align=left 7721019339062532179.157.245.286.53060
align=left Ben DeLuzio2220331000035.150.292.200.4924
align=left 96281287517163601248.267.300.399.698112
align=left 1263916411021154526070.281.394.379.773148
align=left 1535779515331413573246111.265.324.400.725231
align=left 15156110617841035115779141.317.404.578.981324
align=left 8928344641301435128103.226.300.420.721119
align=left 1118020001028.111.190.111.3022
align=left 96260285610042502662.215.301.300.60178
align=left 782621956805242540.214.233.302.53579
align=left 1082905366163144045171.228.340.448.778130
align=left 96334567611114581438103.228.308.392.700131
align=left 1093074283140246812855.270.345.550.895169
align=left 21000001000.000.000.000.0000
align=left 1126241000027.154.214.192.4075
align=left 53122172343083438.189.244.270.51533
align=left 10000000000.---.---.---.---0
align=left 762532764130123001661.253.296.447.742113
TEAM TOTALS1625,4967721,38629021197739955371,226.252.325.420.7452,309
Source[22]

Pitching

(through October 5, 2022)
Players in bold are on the active roster.
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Bases on balls allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player
align=left 007.711.395009.1118827
align=left 424.631.32390144.23924232032
align=left Corey Dickerson000.003.001001.020010
align=left 002.931.63130015.11765812
align=left 214.251.6198036.03618172233
align=left 363.051.025701459.04223201873
align=left 911.250.745401964.2281192094
align=left 364.841.32358061.14633333563
align=left 874.451.4527260139.214171696178
align=left Andrew Knizner000.001.501000.210000
align=left 225.971.7397034.24223231828
align=left 535.251.251510048.05028281054
align=left 006.611.62280032.24226241116
align=left 12133.291.0333320202.1170817439153
align=left 0018.003.002002.064401
align=left 633.111.081111063.25624221361
align=left 005.001.117009.085525
align=left 024.781.44263132.0391717731
align=left 213.201.30141025.12699726
align=left 653.171.4247100108.011339384073
align=left 0036.004.001001.034410
align=left 322.011.121212062.25418141648
align=left JoJo Romero003.771.26150014.1966916
align=left 100.000.801005.010034
align=left 502.781.50200022.222871223
align=left 112.080.98221134.220981427
align=left 316.651.89190021.22718161418
align=left 11123.711.2832320191.2192807954143
align=left 0113.501.883002.234425
align=left 205.681.58140012.21188912
align=left 105.901.55290129.03519191017
align=left 402.231.12271048.14313121124
TEAM TOTALS93693.791.27162162371,435.21,3356376054891,177
Source

Awards and achievements

Awards

Milestones

Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams

See also: List of St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates, St. Louis Cardinals minor league players and Minor League Baseball.

LevelTeamLeagueDivisionManagerW–L/StatsStanding
Triple-AMemphis RedbirdsInternational LeagueWestBen Johnson73–776th of 10[25]
Double-ASpringfield CardinalsTexas LeagueNorthJosé Leger68–704th of 5
High-APeoria ChiefsMidwest LeagueWestPatrick Anderson56–765th of 6
Florida State LeagueEastGary Kendall67–612nd of 4,
Lost in Semifinals
RookieFCL CardinalsFlorida Complex LeagueEastRoberto Espinoza25–295th of 6
Foreign RookieDSL CardinalsDominican Summer LeagueSouthFray Peniche33–264th of 9

Major League Baseball draft

See main article: 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

The 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on Sunday, July 17, and ended on Tuesday, July 19. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams.

2022 Draft Order

2022 Draft Tracker (STL Cardinals)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salvador . Joseph . Albert Pujols Makes Decision About Career After 2022 Season . Sports Illustrated . 18 July 2022 . en-us.
  2. News: MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7. Feinsand. Mark. March 10, 2022. March 10, 2022.
  3. News: Lacques . Gabe . Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season . . March 10, 2022 . March 13, 2022.
  4. Web site: 2021-10-14. Cardinals fire Mike Shildt over 'philosophical differences'. 2021-11-01. AP NEWS.
  5. Web site: Cardinals name Oliver Marmol new manager; 35-year-old becomes youngest MLB skipper. 2021-11-01. CBS Sports.
  6. Web site: Baumann. Michael. 2021-12-02. All the Questions—and Answers—About the Most Important Details of the MLB Lockout. 2021-12-02. The Ringer.
  7. Web site: Nightengale. Gabe Lacques and Bob. MLB lockout is on after collective bargaining agreement expires, owners agree to freeze out players. 2021-12-02. USA TODAY.
  8. Web site: Selbe. Nick. MLB Owners Vote Unanimously to Institute Lockout. 2021-12-02. Sports Illustrated.
  9. Web site: 2022-03-10 . Play Ball! 2022 MLB season will start April 7 with full 162-game schedule; spring training games begin March 17 . 2022-03-11 . SportsLine.
  10. Web site: Conti. Kristen . Here Are the New MLB Rules for the 2022 Season . 2022-03-11 . NBC Chicago.
  11. Web site: MLB to add jersey advertising for first time in league history as part of new CBA, per report . 2022-03-11 . CBS Sports.
  12. News: Arenado ejected as Cardinals brawl with Mets in 10–5 victory . . April 27, 2022 . May 3, 2022.
  13. News: Cardinals' Nolan Arenado, Génesis Cabrera suspended for benches-clearing incident vs. Mets . Mike . Axisa . . April 28, 2022 . May 3, 2022.
  14. News: Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Suspension reduced to one game . CBS Sports . May 7, 2022 . April 30, 2022.
  15. News: Miller . Corey . Cardinals star Nolan Arenado named NL Player of the Month for April . KSDK.com . May 2, 2022 . May 29, 2022.
  16. News: Grathoff . Pete . Paul Goldschmidt’s stats in 15-game hit streak haven’t been seen in MLB in 100 years . . May 24, 2022 . June 4, 2022.
  17. News: Harrigan . Thomas . Judge, Goldschmidt named Players of the Month . June 3, 2022 . June 3, 2022 . MLB.com . en.
  18. News: Goold . Derrick . Derrick Goold . As one hitting streak comes to an end, another continues for Cardinals 'remarkable' Goldschmidt . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . June 4, 2022 . June 5, 2022.
  19. Murphy . Alex . Cardinals' Tommy Edman Hits Walk-Off Two-Run Homer v. Reds . . June 11, 2022 . June 11, 2022.
  20. Murphy . Alex . St. Louis Cardinals hit four consecutive home runs . Sports Illustrated . July 2, 2022 . July 3, 2022.
  21. News: Denton . John . Cards hit 4 straight HRs! 11th time in history . MLB.com . July 2, 2022 . July 3, 2022.
  22. Web site: 2022 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics . 2023-01-29 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
  23. Web site: Major League Baseball Players of the Month . Baseball-Reference.com . June 5, 2022.
  24. Web site: Major League Baseball Players of the Week . Baseball-Reference.com . June 5, 2022.
  25. Web site: St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Affiliates . Baseball Reference . July 14, 2023.