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Twelve Days of Christmas 2010: Day 11

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Eleven runs above average a’ fielding,

Ten games above .500 winning,
Nine batters k-ing,
Eight games completing,
Seven years a’ signing,
Six grands a’ slamming,
Five shining stars,

Four hundred home runs,
Three clutch men,
Two golden gloves,
And a vote for the finest rookie.

  1. Jaime Garcia received one first-place vote for NL Rookie of the Year and finished third overall, the first time a Cardinal received a first-place vote and finished that high since Albert Pujols won in 2001.
  2. Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina won Gold Gloves in 2010. It was the second of Pujols’s career and the third for Molina.
  3. Three Cardinals received votes for NL Most Valuable Player: Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday and Adam Wainwright.
  4. On Aug. 26, Albert Pujols became the second Cardinal to hit 400 career home runs (Stan Musial had 475) and finished the season with 408 career circuit clouts.
  5. The Cardinals sent five players to the All-Star Game — Yadier Molina, Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter — the club’s most since 2005.
  6. Cardinal batters hit six grand slams in 2010 (Yadier Molina, Felipe Lopez, Brad Penny, Skip Schumaker, Colby Rasmus)
  7. The Cardinals signed outfielder Matt Holliday to a seven-year, $120-million contract on Jan. 5, 2010, the richest in club history.
  8. Adam Wainwright threw a team-leading five complete games in 2010 (and second-most in the league), bringing his career total to eight. It the most complete games in a season for a Cardinal since Chris Carpenter had five in 2006.
  9. Jason Motte led the team in 2010 with 9.29 strikeouts per nine innings, the highest rate (min. 50 innings pitched) for a Cardinal pitcher since Al Reyes (9.62) in 2005. Motte also led the team’s relievers with a 3.69 xFIP, the best relief xFIP since Adam Wainwright (3.58) in 2006 (min. 50 innings pitched).
  10. The Cardinals finished 10 games over .500 with an 86-76 record, but with a Pythagorean record of 91-71 for the the second year in a row.
  11. Brendan Ryan led all shortstops with 11.5 Fielding Runs Above Average (based on UZR).

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Twelve Days of Christmas 2010: Day 10

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Ten games above .500 winning,

Nine batters k-ing,
Eight games completing,
Seven years a’ signing,
Six grands a’ slamming,
Five shining stars,

Four hundred home runs,
Three clutch men,
Two golden gloves,
And a vote for the finest rookie.

  1. Jaime Garcia received one first-place vote for NL Rookie of the Year and finished third overall, the first time a Cardinal received a first-place vote and finished that high since Albert Pujols won in 2001.
  2. Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina won Gold Gloves in 2010. It was the second of Pujols’s career and the third for Molina.
  3. Three Cardinals received votes for NL Most Valuable Player: Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday and Adam Wainwright.
  4. On Aug. 26, Albert Pujols became the second Cardinal to hit 400 career home runs (Stan Musial had 475) and finished the season with 408 career circuit clouts.
  5. The Cardinals sent five players to the All-Star Game — Yadier Molina, Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter — the club’s most since 2005.
  6. Cardinal batters hit six grand slams in 2010 (Yadier Molina, Felipe Lopez, Brad Penny, Skip Schumaker, Colby Rasmus)
  7. The Cardinals signed outfielder Matt Holliday to a seven-year, $120-million contract on Jan. 5, 2010, the richest in club history.
  8. Adam Wainwright threw a team-leading five complete games in 2010 (and second-most in the league), bringing his career total to eight. It the most complete games in a season for a Cardinal since Chris Carpenter had five in 2006.
  9. Jason Motte led the team in 2010 with 9.29 strikeouts per nine innings, the highest rate (min. 50 innings pitched) for a Cardinal pitcher since Al Reyes (9.62) in 2005. Motte also led the team’s relievers with a 3.69 xFIP, the best relief xFIP since Adam Wainwright (3.58) in 2006 (min. 50 innings pitched).
  10. The Cardinals finished 10 games over .500 with an 86-76 record, but with a Pythagorean record of 91-71 for the the second year in a row.

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Twelve Days of Christmas 2010: Day 9

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Nine batters k-ing,

Eight games completing,
Seven years a’ signing,
Six grands a’ slamming,
Five shining stars,

Four hundred home runs,
Three clutch men,
Two golden gloves,
And a vote for the finest rookie.

  1. Jaime Garcia received one first-place vote for NL Rookie of the Year and finished third overall, the first time a Cardinal received a first-place vote and finished that high since Albert Pujols won in 2001.
  2. Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina won Gold Gloves in 2010. It was the second of Pujols’s career and the third for Molina.
  3. Three Cardinals received votes for NL Most Valuable Player: Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday and Adam Wainwright.
  4. On Aug. 26, Albert Pujols became the second Cardinal to hit 400 career home runs (Stan Musial had 475) and finished the season with 408 career circuit clouts.
  5. The Cardinals sent five players to the All-Star Game — Yadier Molina, Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter — the club’s most since 2005.
  6. Cardinal batters hit six grand slams in 2010 (Yadier Molina, Felipe Lopez, Brad Penny, Skip Schumaker, Colby Rasmus)
  7. The Cardinals signed outfielder Matt Holliday to a seven-year, $120-million contract on Jan. 5, 2010, the richest in club history.
  8. Adam Wainwright threw a team-leading five complete games in 2010 (and second-most in the league), bringing his career total to eight. It the most complete games in a season for a Cardinal since Chris Carpenter had five in 2006.
  9. Jason Motte led the team in 2010 with 9.29 strikeouts per nine innings, the highest rate (min. 50 innings pitched) for a Cardinal pitcher since Al Reyes (9.62) in 2005. Motte also led the team’s relievers with a 3.69 xFIP, the best relief xFIP since Adam Wainwright (3.58) in 2006 (min. 50 innings pitched).

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Twelve Days of Christmas 2010: Day 8

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Eight games completing,

Seven years a’ signing,
Six grands a’ slamming,
Five shining stars,

Four hundred home runs,
Three clutch men,
Two golden gloves,
And a vote for the finest rookie.

  1. Jaime Garcia received one first-place vote for NL Rookie of the Year and finished third overall, the first time a Cardinal received a first-place vote and finished that high since Albert Pujols won in 2001.
  2. Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina won Gold Gloves in 2010. It was the second of Pujols’s career and the third for Molina.
  3. Three Cardinals received votes for NL Most Valuable Player: Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday and Adam Wainwright.
  4. On Aug. 26, Albert Pujols became the second Cardinal to hit 400 career home runs (Stan Musial had 475) and finished the season with 408 career circuit clouts.
  5. The Cardinals sent five players to the All-Star Game — Yadier Molina, Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter — the club’s most since 2005.
  6. Cardinal batters hit six grand slams in 2010 (Yadier Molina, Felipe Lopez, Brad Penny, Skip Schumaker, Colby Rasmus)
  7. The Cardinals signed outfielder Matt Holliday to a seven-year, $120-million contract on Jan. 5, 2010, the richest in club history.
  8. Adam Wainwright threw a team-leading five complete games in 2010 (and second-most in the league), bringing his career total to eight. It was the most complete games in a season for a Cardinal since Chris Carpenter had five in 2006.

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