Twelve Days of Christmas 2009: Day 6
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
six wins off-walking,
five All-Star Games;
four expected fielding-independent runs,
three MVPs,
two Gold Gloves,
and a Cooperstown inductee.
- In December, the Veterans Committee elected longtime Cardinal manager Whitey Herzog to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Catcher Yadier Molina and pitcher Adam Wainwright won their second and first Gold Gloves, respectively.
- Albert Pujols won the third MVP award of his career, surpassing Rogers Hornsby and tying Stan Musial.
- The Cardinal pitching staff posted a 4.05 expected Fielding-Independent Pitching run average, fourth in the National League and their best since 2005 (3.96).
- On July 15, the Cardinals hosted the fifth major-league All-Star Game to be held in St. Louis, tied for the third-most of any city.
- The Cardinals had six walk-off wins in 2009, with their final two coming back-to-back against the Cubs: