2012 St. Louis Cardinals season
| 2012 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| National League Wild Card | |
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| Record | 88–74 (.543) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
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| Owner(s) |
William DeWitt, Jr. Fred Hanser Klingaman Group |
| General manager(s) | John Mozeliak |
| Manager(s) | Mike Matheny |
| Local television |
Fox Sports Midwest (Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky, Rick Horton) |
| Local radio |
KMOX (1120AM) (Mike Shannon, John Rooney) |
| Stats |
ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The St. Louis Cardinals 2012 season was the 131st season for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, the 121st season in the National League, and the seventh at Busch Stadium III. The Cardinals made their 25th trip to the postseason in 2012 after taking the NL Wild Card title by one game over the Atlanta Braves on the last day of the regular season in 2011. They began the 2012 season away against the Miami Marlins on April 4. St. Louis was coming off a 90–72 (.556) season, a second-place finish in the NL Central, the aforementioned wild card berth, and their National League-leading 11th World Series championship.
In 2012, they finished with an 88–74 (.543) record and second place in the NL Central. By virtue of coming in second to the Atlanta Braves, they won the second National League Wild Card spot, and then beat the Braves in the Wild Card Game. They then played the NL East champion Washington Nationals in the NLDS and beat them in five games to advance to the NL Championship Series against the San Francisco Giants. However, they lost to the Giants in seven games after leading the series 3 games to 1.
On October 31, 2011, Tony La Russa announced his retirement after 16 years as manager of the Cardinals. After interviewing several candidates, the Cardinals announced, in a press conference on November 14, that former Cardinals catcher Mike Matheny would be the team's new manager, the 49th in team history. At 41, he is the youngest active manager in the majors. He holds the catching major league record for consecutive errorless games at 252, and for consecutive errorless chances with 1,565.
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