2001 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 2001 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2001 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2001 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 2001 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 2001 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 2001 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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2001 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

66 Rick Ankiel 6-01 210 Left Left 1979-07-19
31 Alan Benes 6-05 215 Right Right 1972-01-21
40 Andy Benes 6-06 240 Right Right 1967-08-20
48 Jason Christiansen 6-05 230 Left Right 1969-09-21
63 Luther Hackman 6-04 195 Right Right 1974-10-10
30 Dustin Hermanson 6-03 195 Right Right 1972-12-21
65 Chad Hutchinson 6-05 230 Right Right 1977-02-21
49 Mike James 6-04 215 Right Right 1967-08-15
41 Jason Karnuth 6-02 190 Right Right 1976-05-15
57 Darryl Kile 6-05 185 Right Right 1968-12-02
44 Steve Kline 6-02 200 Left Both 1972-08-22
37, 33 T.J. Mathews 6-02 200 Right Right 1970-01-19
60 Mike Matthews 6-02 175 Left Left 1973-10-24
35 Matt Morris 6-05 210 Right Right 1974-08-09
51, 52 Bud Smith 6-00 170 Left Left 1979-10-23
67, 37, 36 Gene Stechschulte 6-05 210 Right Right 1973-08-12
46 Jeff Tabaka 6-02 195 Left Right 1964-01-17
50 Mike Timlin 6-04 210 Right Right 1966-03-10
43 Dave Veres 6-02 195 Right Right 1966-10-19
19 Woody Williams 6-00 190 Right Right 1966-08-19
26 Eli Marrero 6-01 180 Right Right 1973-11-17
22 Mike Matheny 6-03 205 Right Right 1970-09-22
32 Keith McDonald 6-02 215 Right Right 1973-02-08
24 Bobby Bonilla 6-03 240 Right Both 1963-02-23
29 Stubby Clapp 5-08 175 Right Left 1973-02-24
47 John Mabry 6-04 195 Right Left 1970-10-17
25 Mark McGwire 6-05 225 Right Right 1963-10-01
27 Placido Polanco 5-10 168 Right Right 1975-10-10
3 Edgar Renteria 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-08-07
28 Larry Sutton 5-11 175 Left Left 1970-05-14
4 Fernando Vina 5-09 170 Right Left 1969-04-16
41 Miguel Cairo 6-00 160 Right Right 1974-05-04
7 J.D. Drew 6-01 195 Right Left 1975-11-20
15 Jim Edmonds 6-01 190 Left Left 1970-06-27
16 Ray Lankford 5-11 198 Left Left 1967-06-05
21 Craig Paquette 6-00 190 Right Right 1969-03-28
5 Albert Pujols 6-03 210 Right Right 1980-01-16
13 Kerry Robinson 6-00 175 Left Left 1973-10-03
23 Luis Saturria 6-02 165 Right Right 1976-07-21
28 Bill Ortega 6-04 205 Right Right 1975-07-24
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The 2001 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 93 games, lost 69 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 3,109,578 fans witnessed their 2001 Cardinals finish the season with a .574 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2001 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 2001 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 2001 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 2001 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

2001 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Andy Benes
Bobby Bonilla
Jim Edmonds
Ray Lankford
Mike Matheny
Mark McGwire
Albert Pujols
Edgar Renteria
Fernando Vina

2001 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Mike Matheny (121)
1B Mark McGwire (90)
2B Fernando Vina (151)
3B Placido Polanco (104)
SS Edgar Renteria (137)
LF Ray Lankford (85)
CF Jim Edmonds (147)
RF J.D. Drew (97)
DH Bobby Bonilla (2)
DH Albert Pujols (2)
  
SP Andy Benes
SP Dustin Hermanson
SP Darryl Kile
SP Matt Morris
  
RP Jason Christiansen
RP Luther Hackman
RP Mike James
RP Steve Kline
RP Gene Stechschulte
RP Mike Timlin
CL Dave Veres


2001 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Mark McGwire $11,000,000.00
Ray Lankford $8,100,000.00
Andy Benes $6,666,667.00
Darryl Kile $6,666,667.00
Jim Edmonds $6,333,333.00
Dustin Hermanson $5,333,333.00
Edgar Renteria $4,500,000.00
Fernando Vina $4,333,333.00
Mike Timlin $4,250,000.00
J.D. Drew $2,750,000.00
Dave Veres $1,900,000.00
Jason Christiansen $1,600,000.00
Mike James $1,525,000.00
Craig Paquette $1,500,000.00
Matt Morris $1,200,000.00
Chad Hutchinson $1,175,000.00
Bobby Bonilla $900,000.00
Mike Matheny $900,000.00
Steve Kline $750,000.00
Rick Ankiel $400,000.00
Jeff Tabaka $400,000.00
Eli Marrero $375,000.00
Placido Polanco $320,000.00
Larry Sutton $305,000.00
Mike Matthews $225,000.00
Gene Stechschulte $205,000.00
Luther Hackman $200,000.00
Albert Pujols $200,000.00


2001 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#3 Edgar Renteria
#4 Fernando Vina
#5 Albert Pujols
#7 J.D. Drew
#13 Kerry Robinson
#15 Jim Edmonds
#16 Ray Lankford
#19 Woody Williams
#21 Craig Paquette
#22 Mike Matheny
#23 Luis Saturria
#24 Bobby Bonilla
#25 Mark McGwire
#26 Eli Marrero
#27 Placido Polanco
#28 Bill Ortega
#28 Larry Sutton
#29 Stubby Clapp
#30 Dustin Hermanson
#31 Alan Benes
#32 Keith McDonald
#33 T.J. Mathews
#35 Matt Morris
#36 Gene Stechschulte
#37 T.J. Mathews
#37 Gene Stechschulte
#40 Andy Benes
#41 Miguel Cairo
#41 Jason Karnuth
#43 Dave Veres
#44 Steve Kline
#46 Jeff Tabaka
#47 John Mabry
#48 Jason Christiansen
#49 Mike James
#50 Mike Timlin
#51 Bud Smith
#52 Bud Smith
#57 Darryl Kile
#60 Mike Matthews
#63 Luther Hackman
#65 Chad Hutchinson
#66 Rick Ankiel
#67 Gene Stechschulte

Did you know that a 2001 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?