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.............................. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Baseball Club
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The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won 10 World Series, the most of any National League team, and second only to the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball, who have 26.
The Cardinals were founded in the American Association in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings, taking the name from an earlier National League team. They joined the National League in 1892 and have been known as the Cardinals since 1900. The Cardinals began play in the current Busch Stadium in 2006, becoming the first team since 1923 to win the World Series in their first season in a new ballpark. The Cardinals have a strong rivalry with the Chicago Cubs that began in 1885.
The Cardinals began the 2007 season defending their 2006 World Series championship. On April 29, 2007, relief pitcher Josh Hancock was killed in a motor vehicle accident. He collided with a tow truck that was aiding a disabled motorist on Interstate 64 in St. Louis. Hancock was the second Cardinals' pitcher to die in the past five years during a Cubs series, following Darryl Kile's death in a Chicago hotel room on June 22, 2002. The death of Josh Hancock set the tone for a season marred by numerous injuries to the starting lineup, with a total of 15 players having spent time on the disabled list.
On August 6, the Cardinals tied a Major League record with ten consecutive hits (including 1 walk) without an out in the bottom of the 5th inning against the San Diego Padres. This is the third time the Cardinals have had 10 consecutive hits, also doing it on September 17, 1920 vs. the Boston Braves in the 4th inning, and a second time on June 12, 1922 vs. the Philadelphia Phillies, 6th inning.
On September 23rd, Busch Stadium hosted its final game of the 2007 season as the Houston Astros came to town. Cardinals' broadcaster Mike Shannon was honored before the game for his fiftieth anniversary of working with the organization. Astros' second baseman Craig Biggio received a standing ovation during his at bat in the 8th inning, his final at bat in St. Louis before his impending retirement. He flew out to right fielder Skip Schumaker on a 1-0 pitch from Brian Falkenborg.
The Cardinals won their final home game in dramatic fashion as they entered the bottom of the ninth with a 3-1 deficit. After a single from Miguel Cairo and a pinch-hit walk to Ryan Ludwick, Albert Pujols stepped up to pinch hit against Houston closer Brad Lidge. Pujols hit an RBI single, falling a foot or two shy of a walk-off home run, to pull the Cardinals within one. Rick Ankiel followed with a 2-run triple to send the fans home with one final home victory in the 2007 season.
Shortly after the season ended, Bruce Manno (Sr. Director, Pro Scouting/Special Asst. to the General Manager) was told his contract was not being renewed. On October 3rd, General Manager Walt Jocketty was relieved of his duties with the Cardinals after 13 seasons on the job.
On October 22nd, Tony La Russa and owner William DeWitt, Jr. announced La Russa's signing of a new 2-year contract to manage through 2009 which would extend La Russa's reign as Cardinals' manager to a record 14 years. Interim GM John Mozeliak was announced as the new General Manager on October 31, 2007.
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