2023 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 71–91 (.438) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | William DeWitt Jr. | |
General managers | Mike Girsch | |
Managers | Oliver Marmol | |
Television | Bally Sports Midwest (Chip Caray, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson) | |
Radio | KMOX NewsRadio 1120 St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network (John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne) | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2023 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 142nd season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 132nd season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 18th at Busch Stadium III. They entered the season as the defending NL Central champions. The Cardinals drew an average home attendance of 40,013 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the 4th highest in the league.[1]
Their 82nd loss on September 15 (65–82) guaranteed their first losing season since 2007 (78–84), after 16 consecutive winning seasons and only their third losing season since 1999 (75–86).[2]
After their 89th loss on September 27, they secured their first last-place finish since 1990 (70–92), with the Pittsburgh Pirates finishing above them in fourth place.