Six St. Louis Cardinals players have 25 RBI or more through 55 games, the most in at least the last half century.
While the St. Louis Cardinals are tied for sixth in run scoring in the National League, their production is unusually spread out across the lineup. While Albert Pujols ranks second in the NL in RBI, five other players have logged at least 25 RBI in the team’s first 55 games.
With six players at 25 or more RBI, the 2010 Cardinals have the most in any season over at least the last 50 years. The other RBI men this season are David Freese, Yadier Molina, Ryan Ludwick, Matt Holliday and Colby Rasmus.
Cardinals with 25 RBI in first 55 games, 1960-2010
| 2010 | Pujols | 41 | Freese | 32 | Molina | 28 | Ludwick | 29 | Holliday | 25 | Rasmus | 25 |
| 2009 | Pujols | 49 | Ludwick | 28 | Duncan | 27 | ||||||
| 2008 | Ludwick | 39 | Pujols | 35 | Glaus | 32 | Ankiel | 25 | ||||
| 2007 | Pujols | 31 | Rolen | 23 | ||||||||
| 2006 | Pujols | 65 | Rolen | 30 | Edmonds | 29 | ||||||
| 2005 | Pujols | 44 | Edmonds | 34 | Sanders | 28 | ||||||
| 2004 | Rolen | 57 | Pujols | 40 | Edmonds | 38 | Sanders | 27 | ||||
| 2003 | Rolen | 45 | Pujols | 43 | Renteria | 37 | Edmonds | 30 | ||||
| 2002 | Edmonds | 36 | Pujols | 30 | Martinez | 29 | Renteria | 27 | ||||
| 2001 | Pujols | 51 | Drew | 41 | Lankford | 31 | Edmonds | 30 | ||||
| 2000 | McGwire | 48 | Edmonds | 39 | Tatis | 28 | Lankford | 26 | Paquette | 26 | ||
| 1999 | Tatis | 44 | McGwire | 42 | Davis | 27 | ||||||
| 1998 | McGwire | 68 | Jordan | 32 | Lankford | 29 | ||||||
| 1997 | Lankford | 37 | Gant | 32 | Clayton | 25 | ||||||
| 1996 | Lankford | 38 | Gant | 26 | ||||||||
| 1995 | Jordan | 36 | Gilkey | 34 | Lankford | 29 | ||||||
| 1994 | Lankford | 29 | Zeile | 29 | Jefferies | 26 | ||||||
| 1993 | Whiten | 31 | Jefferies | 29 | ||||||||
| 1992 | Jose | 29 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | Guerrero | 34 | Jose | 25 | Zeile | 25 | ||||||
| 1990 | Guerrero | 38 | Pendleton | 31 | McGee | 27 | ||||||
| 1989 | Guerrero | 38 | Brunansky | 33 | Pendleton | 25 | ||||||
| 1988 | Brunansky | 36 | Horner | 27 | ||||||||
| 1987 | Clark | 56 | McGee | 43 | Pendleton | 33 | O.Smith | 30 | Herr | 27 | ||
| 1986 | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | Herr | 51 | Clark | 47 | Pendleton | 33 | McGee | 27 | ||||
| 1984 | Hendrick | 29 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | Hendrick | 46 | Porter | 30 | ||||||||
| 1982 | Hernandez | 34 | Hendrick | 31 | L.Smith | 31 | ||||||
| 1981 | Hendrick | 37 | Hernandez | 32 | Herr | 32 | ||||||
| 1980 | Hendrick | 46 | Simmons | 34 | Hernandez | 32 | Reitz | 28 | ||||
| 1979 | Simmons | 45 | Hernandez | 41 | Reitz | 36 | Hendrick | 29 | Scott | 26 | ||
| 1978 | Reitz | 29 | Hernandez | 26 | Simmons | 26 | ||||||
| 1977 | Hernandez | 36 | Reitz | 36 | Simmons | 34 | Scott | 28 | ||||
| 1976 | Simmons | 25 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | Simmons | 40 | R.Smith | 33 | ||||||||
| 1974 | R.Smith | 51 | Simmons | 32 | Sizemore | 25 | ||||||
| 1973 | Cruz | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | Simmons | 36 | Torre | 33 | ||||||||
| 1971 | Torre | 41 | Cardenal | 38 | Alou | 28 | Simmons | 27 | Hague | 26 | ||
| 1970 | Allen | 49 | Torre | 32 | Hague | 26 | ||||||
| 1969 | Torre | 34 | McCarver | 25 | ||||||||
| 1968 | Cepeda | 29 | Shannon | 27 | Flood | 26 | ||||||
| 1967 | Brock | 40 | Cepeda | 37 | McCarver | 31 | Shannon | 29 | ||||
| 1966 | Flood | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | Boyer | 30 | Flood | 28 | White | 27 | ||||||
| 1964 | Boyer | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | Boyer | 39 | White | 38 | Musial | 32 | Groat | 29 | ||||
| 1962 | White | 47 | Boyer | 41 | Flood | 27 | Musial | 27 | Sawatski | 25 | ||
| 1961 | Boyer | 33 | White | 27 | Musial | 25 | ||||||
| 1960 | Boyer | 36 | White | 33 | Spencer | 27 |
Thanks to researcher Tom Orf for providing the table.
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Westie, weren´t we supposed to be in 3rd place by May?
It´s good for Westie that Wynn is here. With the Cards hitting like everyone but Westie new they would the influence of Wynn in the psychie of others will give him something to chew his cud on while the rest of us enjoy the Cards winning.
“The Yankees signed Winn for $1.1 million last winter after La Russa advocated that the Cardinals pursue him as outfield depth.
The Cardinals now gain Winn’s services for the rest of the season for less than $300,000, a pro-rated share of the major league minimum. The relationship could be mutually beneficial as Winn’s 1,631 games played are the most by any active player without a postseason appearance.” Today’s STLToday.
There is a lot in that statement, all of it good. Another TLR wish come true. Experience, some speed, and hungry for the post-season in maybe his last chance. Add to that no dry-powder spent and he has said he’s OK with any role, just wants to win. His CF experience can help Colby. He can probably help Stavinoah with his role as a pinch hitter. I expect a good effect on the clubhouse dynamic with an accomplished veteran added to the mix.
Further evidence of commitment to winning. I like it.
I’ve always liked Winn (I hated to see him come to the plate in recent years past, whenever we faced the Giants), but believed that the best of his career is so far behind him that his impact for us would be minimal. blingboy’s infectious optimism (“…hungry for the post-season in maybe his last chance” and “…good effect on the clubhouse dynamic”), however, has fanned my hopes and raised my expectations. With regard to the front office “commitment to winning”, I was began to firmly believe that on the happy day that Matt Holliday was signed long-term.
By the way… THANK YOU, Brian, for the excellent comparison of our run-generating power with years past. It certainly presents a paradox, when compared to our recent slump…
Jumbo will be in a jolly mood with mighty mouse getting a start tonight.
The very best of pitchers are well known to experience occasional bad outings and Jaime is long overdue for one of those. Thankfully, for us tonight, we have big boppers who are every bit as formidable as the Brewers’ hot hitters. This could be a slugfest…
This will be a good test of Garcia’s resources. Good pick up by Albert and Brendan.
I love it when Colby goes golfin’! Now, if Albert and Matt can hit ‘em where they ain’t, we’ll get something going. That excellent double-play last inning will certainly help with Jaime settling-down…
Albert and Luddie need to leave the golfing to Colby and stay within the zone…
Manny Parra is having an unusually good night. After 4 innings, every Cardinal has struck-out, except for Matt…
Parra’s Achilles heel is the left-handed hitter. If Lopez had listened to the scouts, he would not have batted right-handed tonight. Damn it!
Garcia is around 100 pitches. If we rally and get to his spot he’s done. Fine outing. Good to see him fight through trouble a couple times without his best stuf. Kept us in it.
What a timely homer! That’s why scouts are scouts and Albert is playing!
Parra has resemblences to Garcia. Both southpaws. Both drafted in the 20 something rounds. Parra was a draft and follow, and his second year of juco, spring 2002, he gained velocity and became a hot commodity, signing for $1.55MM. This was the same spring the Cards dropped $1.475MM on their draft and follow, Hawksworth. Parra is a southpaw who throws 94. Hes a good one, when healthy.
It shows how great Rasmus could become that he can take a hard throwing southpaw out of the park.
I agree, blingboy; Garcia is definitely a young scrapper.
Not the first time this year we’ve turned a mediocre lefty into Koufax.
Looks like he’s out of gas, thank god.
Bush is GREAT in this situation (he’s a mediocre’s mediocre)!
Right about Colby, Jumbo. Three lefties in a row. He’s looked at home in the box. Be fun to watch him against the top lefties now.
Lets get some and make Garcia a winner.
The loser of the classic battle o’ the mediocres is the one with the humiliating superstitious ritual!
Too bad we couldn’t take advantage of Bush: The last time we saw Loe, he struck out the side…
Wierd seeing Wynn in CF for the Cards.
That’s what Kottaras gets for tryin’ to be a Molina…
How would you like to be Miles and have Tony pinch hit Skip for you…….for money…… not so good..
Ryan’s body language, I’m”The Man” hitting second has me wanting to take some air.
Holiday now starts to cower behind a producing AP………. Great
Lopez is getting to much playing time……….. that’s a known quantity
And Tony using this line up and making these move deserves to crash this game.
Why is it that I think Shoemaker wants to just burst out in tears he is pouting so hard. He battled making some of the most pathetic DP wannabe swings I’ve ever seen. Miles ain’t gonna last long.
Wynn should come up in clutch in a minute.
Villanueva is as inconsistent as they come. Let us hope that he is at his mediocre worst tonight.
Randy is an instant hero!
Brewers are snake bit…………. This game went off at 2/1……………… We have Stava in the hole.
Should we thank Schumaker or his ridiculous glove thing?
Attaboy, Franklin!
He’s hungry aint he 57. Never been on a winner before, takes a few years off.
Not meaning to horn in on Westy’s turf but it looked like Wynn just didn’t get around on that curve rather than trying to take it the other way. Could be wrong. The announcers said he got released because he couldn’t get around on fastballs. Maybe MM has a trick up his sleeve for that.
Last year the ball jumped off Schu’s bat, this year comes off like a softball.
Westy good point about Lopez. Good memory, history repeats.
Maybe that’ll teach Albert to take that first pitch beachball like he does.
Let’s get Holliday in to that eye doctor.
I agree, blingboy: ‘Twas more of a halfway “Oops!” swing than anything else… But, happy for him and for us, it got the job done.
I’m still laughing at Lopez……….he drops a major F bomb at the plate and the umpires dispose of him in a hurry in retaliation. Two Glaring AP pitch around’s..
It’s “Mr All-Power No Finesse”! Alright, Brewers, hit him if you can!
Nobody ever got a fatter center cut than that first one to Albert, Westy.
Too bad that Motte is unable to induce grounders (no chance for a double play)…
Axford is an up-and-coming star closer. I hope that we can get to him again tonight…
Molina got clever……….Tony shut that down………… Funny team……..Motte could lose this, but it wasn’t his fault……………when he is over throwing that hard, its almost impossible for him not the get under the slider and hang it.
Then, WCBW, he ought to have abandoned it and stuck with chucking high fast balls (Braun looked foolish fishing for two of them)…
The reason he has been good is that Molina has been running him. He was as dominate tonight as I’ve seen him…………………..Molina didn’t take that into account. He was throwing so hard, he couldn’t deliver a successful slider.
I’m wondering if RC went home this afternoon?
Well, at least we’re tied for first and the Dodgers are worn-out from their marathon extra inning bout tonight. Our guys will get lots of rest on the way there and won’t be starting until 7 PST.
Wynn didn’t get around on that one either, another curve. Harmless fly. If he’s going to be going the other way, can’t be hitting it in the air. Has to keep that left elbow up, don’t let the bat head drop.
Missed a lot of chances tonight. Cleanup hitter sucked.
Tony was arrogant tonight with all his move……….. Ryan suffered the most……….Lopez was uncomfortable at the corner………… and be honest……….Miles doesn’t look so good.
You have to admit , it looked like flashes of 09 with AP the king of the wannabe’s. He is making a move with that left leg that is keeping him from sitting out. It’s very much effected his feelings of power to center. Three lefties made for a pretty easy week for him……..Dodgers will attack MH by ceremoniously walking AP. When is serves there propose they will try to get to his hands and then sliders away. Torre is smart. Lets see if AP is back or just feeding on carrion.
Cards site has Hawk as probable starter, other sites have Walters. Question: Why use either? Why push Carp and Wainy back and have them pitching with six days rest instead of five. Isn’t it bad to upset their routine?
there is a little game of pick your poison going on BB. 6 day could be about the rotation two weeks away…..check ahead on your schedule.
blingboy: I’ve heard that it was proven, that to push starters’ rest days beyond five is definitely “to upset their routine”. WCBW: Is the philosophy of Tony to scrap probable success, with a proven formula in the near future, in order to invest in a more uncertain future two weeks distant?