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2005 RECORD: 105-66 (61.4%), +9.9 units
DIVISION: National League Central
MANAGER: Tony LaRussa
BALLPARK: Busch Stadium Iii (Grass) Offseason Player Movement (as of 2/1/06)
Additions: Sidney Ponson (RHP-Signed FA), Juan Encarnacion (OF-FLA), Braden Looper (RHP-NYM), Ricardo Rincon (LHP-OAK), Junior Spivey (2B-WAS), Gary Bennett (C-WAS), Deivi Cruz (INF-WAS), Aaron Miles (INF-COL), Larry Bigbie (OF-COL)
Subtractions: Larry Walker (OF-Retired), Cal Eldred (RHP-Retired), Kevin Jarvis (RHP-ARI), Julian Tavarez (RHP-BOS), John Mabry (OF-CHC), Einar Diaz (C-CLE), Mark Grudzielanek (2B-KC), Reggie Sanders (OF-KC), Gabe White (LHP-MIN), Abraham Nunez (3B-PHI), Matt Morris (RHP-SF), Ray King (LHP-COL) Sportsbook.com 2006 Odds to Win: World Series - 6-1, NL Pennant - 5-2 2006 OUTLOOK: Frankly, nearly everyone expected the Cardinals to be representing the National League in the World Series again last year. St. Louis was the dominant team in the league in 2005, playing just as well on the road as it did at home. What has happened since October then is quite a surprise, as many of this franchise's recent postseason heroes have departed. Expect a decline in 2006. Top StatFox Team Power Trends
ST LOUIS is 18-23 (-16.7 Units) after scoring 7 runs or more 2 straight games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 35-16 (+14.8 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 5.3 or more RPG on the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS was 21-25 (-17.5 Units) after 2 or more consecutive wins in '05 .
ST LOUIS was 42-24 (+11.2 Units) when the money line was -100 to -150 in '05 . 2005 StatFox Situational Records
HOME GAMES: 53-33 (61.6%), -1.1 units
ROAD GAMES: 52-33 (61.2%), +9.9 units
DIVISION GAMES: 53-33 (61.6%), +5.85 units
INTERLEAGUE GAMES: 10-5 (66.7%), +3.4 units
DAY GAMES: 37-28 (56.9%), -2.45 units
NIGHT GAMES: 68-38 (64.2%), +12.35 units
vs. LH STARTERS: 34-20 (63.0%), +3.2 units
vs. RH STARTERS: 71-46 (60.7%), +6.7 units
on GRASS FIELDS: 101-64 (61.2%), +8.2 units
on TURF FIELDS: 1-2 (33.3%), -1.3 units
DOME GAMES: 3-0 (100.0%), +3 units
PLAYOFF GAMES: 5-4 (55.6%), -0.2 units
TOTALS O-U-P: 81-84-6 (49.1%), 2005 Team Stats/Ranks: Team (Rank), Opp (Rank)
Runs per Game: 4.97 (6), 3.91 (2)
Batting Average: 0.270 (7), 0.257 (10)
On-Base Percentage: 0.334 (5), 0.313 (7)
Home Runs: 170 (13), 153 (7)
Strikeouts per game: 5.85 (7), 6.01 (18)
Stolen Bases: 83 (14), 32 (1)
Errors: 86 (15), 126 (1)
Bullpen Innings: 396.7 (30)
Bullpen WHIP: 1.286 (8)
Bullpen ERA: 3.18 (2) 2005 Player Hitting Statistics - BAvg, HR's, RBI's
ALBERT PUJOLS: .330, 41 HR's, 117 RBI's
DAVID ECKSTEIN: .294, 8 HR's, 61 RBI's
MARK GRUDZIELANEK: .294, 8 HR's, 59 RBI's
LARRY WALKER: .289, 15 HR's, 52 RBI's
SO TAGUCHI: .288, 8 HR's, 53 RBI's
ABRAHAM O. NUNEZ: .285, 5 HR's, 44 RBI's
REGGIE SANDERS: .271, 21 HR's, 54 RBI's
JIM EDMONDS: .263, 29 HR's, 89 RBI's
YADIER MOLINA: .252, 8 HR's, 49 RBI's 2005 Starting Pitcher Statistics - ERA, Team W-L (Units)
CHRIS CARPENTER: 2.83, 26-7 (+15.4 units)
MARK MULDER: 3.64, 23-9 (+9 units)
JEFF SUPPAN: 3.57, 17-15 (-2.6 units)
MATT MORRIS: 4.11, 17-14 (-4.25 units)
JASON MARQUIS: 4.13, 15-17 (-9.45 units)
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