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

Seven frames a-blanking

Six innings pitching
Five golden hits.

Four winning games
Three home runs
Two comebacks
And a World Series MVP.

1. David Freese joined David Eckstein (2006), Darrell Porter (1982) and Bob Gibson (1964, 1967) as Cardinal World Series Most Valuable Players.
2. In Game 6 of the World Series, the Cardinals came back from being down to their final strike of the season and trailing by two runs (coming back from a win expectancy of 4.1%) not once but twice, making it one of the most unlikely wins in World Series history.
3. In Game 3 of the World Series, Albert Pujols tied Reggie Jackson (10/18/77) and Babe Ruth (10/6/26, 10/9/28) for the record of three home runs in a single World Series game.
4. The Cardinals won four games in the World Series to clinch the title: Game 1, Game 3, Game 6 and Game 7.
5. Allen Craig had five hits in the World Series, all run scoring, including three home runs and two pinch-hit RBI singles off Alexei Ogando:
   

   Gm	Pitcher	Inn	Play	WPA
   1	A Ogando	6	RBI single	0.173
   2	A Ogando	7	RBI single	0.203
   3	M Harrison	1	Home run	0.087
   6	D Holland	8	Home run	0.059
   7	M Harrison	3	Home run	0.125

6. Inclement weather postponed Game 6 of the World Series, allowing Chris Carpenter to start Game 7 on three days’ rest. After laboring through only three innings on short rest in Game 2 of the NLDS, the Cardinal ace pitched six strong innings en route to his best-pitched game of the World Series (Fielding-Independent Game Score of 56). Since 1990, only two other pitchers have started three games in a World Series (Jack Morris in 1991, Curt Schilling in 2001).
7. Jaime Garcia threw seven shutout innings in Game 2, walking one and striking out seven. It was the best-pitched game of the World Series and the fifth-best World Series game in Cardinal history by Fielding-Independent Game Score:
   

   Rk	Player	Date	Series	Gm#	Opp	IP	BB	SO	HR	BF	FIGS
   1	Bob Gibson	10/2/68	WS	1	DET	9	1	17	0	32	86
   2	Pete Alexander	10/3/26	WS	2	NYY	9	1	10	0	31	73
   3	Chris Carpenter	10/24/06	WS	3	DET	8	0	6	0	26	70
   4	Mort Cooper	10/8/44	WS	5	SLB	9	2	12	0	36	69
   5	Jaime Garcia	10/20/11	WS	2	TEX	7	1	7	0	24	68
   6	John Tudor	10/23/85	WS	4	KCR	9	1	8	0	33	67
   6	Danny Cox	10/26/85	WS	6	KCR	7	1	8	0	27	67
   8	Ernie White	10/3/42	WS	3	NYY	9	0	6	0	33	66
   8	Bob Gibson	10/12/67	WS	7	BOS	9	3	10	0	32	66
   10	Bob Gibson	10/10/68	WS	7	DET	9	1	8	0	36	64
   11	Dizzy Dean	10/9/34	WS	7	DET	9	0	5	0	34	63
   11	Bob Gibson	10/8/67	WS	4	BOS	9	1	6	0	33	63
   13	John Tudor	10/20/87	WS	3	MIN	7	2	7	0	27	62
   13	Max Lanier	10/10/43	WS	4	NYY	7	1	5	0	26	62

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

Six innings pitching

Five golden hits.

Four winning games
Three home runs
Two comebacks
And a World Series MVP.

1. David Freese joined David Eckstein (2006), Darrell Porter (1982) and Bob Gibson (1964, 1967) as Cardinal World Series Most Valuable Players.
2. In Game 6 of the World Series, the Cardinals came back from being down to their final strike of the season and trailing by two runs (coming back from a win expectancy of 4.1%) not once but twice, making it one of the most unlikely wins in World Series history.
3. In Game 3 of the World Series, Albert Pujols tied Reggie Jackson (10/18/77) and Babe Ruth (10/6/26, 10/9/28) for the record of three home runs in a single World Series game.
4. The Cardinals won four games in the World Series to clinch the title: Game 1, Game 3, Game 6 and Game 7.
5. Allen Craig had five hits in the World Series, all run scoring, including three home runs and two pinch-hit RBI singles off Alexei Ogando:
   

   Gm	Pitcher	Inn	Play	WPA
   1	A Ogando	6	RBI single	0.173
   2	A Ogando	7	RBI single	0.203
   3	M Harrison	1	Home run	0.087
   6	D Holland	8	Home run	0.059
   7	M Harrison	3	Home run	0.125

6. Inclement weather postponed Game 6 of the World Series, allowing Chris Carpenter to start Game 7 on three days’ rest. After laboring through only three innings on short rest in Game 2 of the NLDS, the Cardinal ace pitched six strong innings en route to his best-pitched game of the World Series (Fielding-Independent Game Score of 56). Since 1990, only two other pitchers have started three games in a World Series (Jack Morris in 1991, Curt Schilling in 2001).

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

Five golden hits.

Four winning games
Three home runs
Two comebacks
And a World Series MVP.

1. David Freese joined David Eckstein (2006), Darrell Porter (1982) and Bob Gibson (1964, 1967) as Cardinal World Series Most Valuable Players.
2. In Game 6 of the World Series, the Cardinals came back from being down to their final strike of the season and trailing by two runs (coming back from a win expectancy of 4.1%) not once but twice, making it one of the most unlikely wins in World Series history.
3. In Game 3 of the World Series, Albert Pujols tied Reggie Jackson (10/18/77) and Babe Ruth (10/6/26, 10/9/28) for the record of three home runs in a single World Series game.
4. The Cardinals won four games in the World Series to clinch the title: Game 1, Game 3, Game 6 and Game 7.
5. Allen Craig had five hits in the World Series, all run scoring, including three home runs and two pinch-hit RBI singles off Alexei Ogando:
   

   Gm	Pitcher	Inn	Play	WPA
   1	A Ogando	6	RBI single	0.173
   2	A Ogando	7	RBI single	0.203
   3	M Harrison	1	Home run	0.087
   6	D Holland	8	Home run	0.059
   7	M Harrison	3	Home run	0.125

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

Four winning games

Three home runs
Two comebacks
And a World Series MVP.

1. David Freese joined David Eckstein (2006), Darrell Porter (1982) and Bob Gibson (1964, 1967) as Cardinal World Series Most Valuable Players.
2. In Game 6 of the World Series, the Cardinals came back from being down to their final strike of the season and trailing by two runs (coming back from a win expectancy of 4.1%) not once but twice, making it one of the most unlikely wins in World Series history.
3. In Game 3 of the World Series, Albert Pujols tied Reggie Jackson (10/18/77) and Babe Ruth (10/6/26, 10/9/28) for the record of three home runs in a single World Series game.
4. The Cardinals won four games in the World Series to clinch the title: Game 1, Game 3, Game 6 and Game 7.

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

Three home runs

Two comebacks
And a World Series MVP.

1. David Freese joined David Eckstein (2006), Darrell Porter (1982) and Bob Gibson (1964, 1967) as Cardinal World Series Most Valuable Players.
2. In Game 6 of the World Series, the Cardinals came back from being down to their final strike of the season and trailing by two runs (coming back from a win expectancy of 4.1%) not once but twice, making it one of the most unlikely wins in World Series history.
3. In Game 3 of the World Series, Albert Pujols tied Reggie Jackson (10/18/77) and Babe Ruth (10/6/26, 10/9/28) for the record of three home runs in a single World Series game.