| 2014 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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| National League Central Champions | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 90–72 (.556) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | William DeWitt, Jr. Fred Hanser | |
| General managers | John Mozeliak | |
| Managers | Mike Matheny | |
| Television | Fox Sports Midwest (Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky, Rick Horton, Tim McCarver) | |
| Radio | KMOX (1120AM) St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network (Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Al Hrabosky, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2014 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 133rd season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 123rd season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 9th at Busch Stadium III. The Cardinals entered 2014 as the defending NL champions.
Ballpark Village opened on March 27, with a first phase completion of 120,000 square feet (11,000 m2),[1][2] and was considered a smashing success.[3] Located inside Ballpark Village, the franchise announced the opening of the Hall of Fame Museum, with an inaugural induction class of 22 members. Ownership purchased the club's top minor league affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds on March 28. Forbes listed the Cardinals as the eighth-most valuable franchise in Major League Baseball at $820 million, and their $65.2 million operating income was the highest of all 30 MLB franchises.[4][5]
They finished the season with a record of 90–72 and finished first in the National League Central for the second straight year. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, 3 games to 1 to advance to their fourth consecutive NLCS, where they played San Francisco Giants for the second time in three seasons. They lost in five games to the Giants and were eliminated.
- ^ Thornburg, Chad (March 27, 2014). "First phase of Ballpark Village opens". MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ Hartwig, Gabe (March 6, 2014). "Finally! Ballpark Village announces its grand opening lineup". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ Hester, Bill (April 7, 2014). "Ballpark Village at Busch a smashing success". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals – in photos: MLB valuations". Forbes. March 26, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "#10 St. Louis Cardinals". Forbes. March 26, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2014.