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The St. Louis Cardinals 2013 season was the 132nd for the baseball team in St. Louis,
Missouri, the 122nd season in the National League (NL), and the eighth at Busch
Stadium III. On Opening Day, April 1, the St. Louis Cardinals played the 20,000th game
in franchise history against the Arizona Diamondbacks, dating back to the start of their
American Association (AA) play in 1882. Heading into the 2013 season, St. Louis had
an all-time winning percentage of .518.
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Early in the season, the Cardinals navigated around the loss of key players Chris
Carpenter, Jason Motte, Rafael Furcal and Jaime García due to season-ending
injuries. To offset these depletions, the St. Louis tapped heavily into their farm system.
In a May game against the Colorado Rockies, rookie starting pitcher Shelby Miller set
an all-time franchise record for a nine-inning game score of 98. Starter Adam
Wainwright accumulated a franchise-record 34 2⁄3 innings (IP) before issuing his first
walk on April 23 and earned NL Pitcher of the Month honors in June. First baseman
Allen Craig produced the third-highest individual batting average with runners in
scoring position at .454 as the Cardinals set an all-time Major League team record at
.330.
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Rookie Matt Adams led the team in slugging percentage at .503. Second baseman
Matt Carpenter, playing his first season at the position since turning professional,
earned an All-Star selection as he led the Major Leagues in hits (199), runs scored
(126), and doubles (55). In all, 20 rookies appeared in a game and the Cardinals
collected 36 victories from their rookie pitchers. The 2013 edition set franchise
records in fielding percentage (.988), pitching strikeouts (1254) and strikeouts per 9
innings pitched (7.73).
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Holding off fierce competition from the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates, the
Cardinals clinched the division crown as each team won at least 90 games. The
Cardinals finished the season with an NL-best 97–65 won–loss record. They opened
the playoffs by defeating the Pirates in five games in the NL Division Series (NLDS).
Advancing to their third straight National League Championship Series, they defeated
the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games for their 19th NL pennant. Rookie Michael
Wacha, who had nearly no-hit the Washington Nationals late in September, continued
his dominance throughout the postseason as he allowed no runs against the Dodgers
in 13 IP, earning the NLCS MVP.
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It was the second straight NLCS appearance to which manager Mike Matheny
guided the Cardinals, who became the first manager to appear in an LCS in his first
two seasons. Rookie closer Trevor Rosenthal extended a 20-inning postseason
scoreless streak that started in the 2012 NLDS. The Cardinals met the Boston Red
Sox in the World Series, only to lose the series in six games.
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