2009 St. Louis Cardinals

2009 St. Louis Cardinals / Franchise: St. Louis Cardinals / BR Team Page

Record: 91-71, Finished 1st in NL Central Division (2009 NL)

Clinched Division: September 26, 2009, At Colorado Rockies

Managed by Tony LaRussa

Coaches: Dave Duncan, Marty Mason, Dave McKay, Hal McRae, Jose Oquendo and Joe Pettini

Ballpark: Busch Stadium III

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Ryan Franklin, Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols
• NL MVP: Albert Pujols
• NL Gold Glove Award: Yadier Molina (C) and Adam Wainwright (P)
• NL Silver Slugger Award: Albert Pujols (1B)
• NL Comeback Player of the Year Award: Chris Carpenter

Postseason

NLDS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Los Angeles Dodgers 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3	October 7	Randy Wolf (0-0) Chris Carpenter (0-1)	10:07 p.m.
2	Los Angeles Dodgers 3 St. Louis Cardinals 2	October 8	Clayton Kershaw (0-0) Adam Wainwright (0-0)	6:07 p.m.
3	St. Louis Cardinals 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 5	October 10	Joel Pineiro (0-1) Vicente Padilla (1-0)	6:07 p.m.

Further Reading

• Associated Press: "LaRue's homer helps Cardinals top Rockies to win NL Central title", ESPN.com, September 27, 2009

2009 MLB season by team

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NL Division Series (3-0) Dodgers (NLW) over Cardinals (NLC) NL Division Series (3-1) Phillies (NLE) over Rockies (WC)

NL Championship Series (4-1) Phillies over Dodgers

World Series (4-2) Yankees over Phillies

AL Championship Series (4-2) Yankees over Angels

AL Division Series (3-0) Yankees (ALE) over Twins (ALC) AL Division Series (3-0) Angels (ALW) over Red Sox (WC)