2008 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 2008 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 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 2008 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 2008 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 2008 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 2008 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"It was a good year. On a sour note, we (the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals) didn't make the playoffs. But we finished strong. I feel like a lot of people are excited and looking forward to next year." - Ryan Ludwick on MLB.com (Robert Falkoff, 'Cards ride off into sunset with finale win', 09/28/08)
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2008 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

68 Mitchell Boggs 6-04 215 Right Right 1984-02-15
29 Chris Carpenter 6-06 215 Right Right 1975-04-27
34 Randy Flores 6-00 185 Left Left 1975-07-31
31 Ryan Franklin 6-03 165 Right Right 1973-03-05
64 Jaime Garcia 6-02 200 Left Left 1986-07-08
44 Jason Isringhausen 6-03 195 Right Right 1972-09-07
56 Kelvin Jimenez 6-02 195 Right Right 1980-10-27
52 Josh Kinney 6-01 195 Right Right 1979-03-31
26 Kyle Lohse 6-02 190 Right Right 1978-12-04
41 Braden Looper 6-05 225 Right Right 1974-10-28
46 Kyle McClellan 6-04 205 Right Right 1984-06-12
60 Jason Motte 6-00 195 Right Right 1982-06-22
30 Mark Mulder 6-06 200 Left Left 1977-08-05
65 Mike Parisi 6-03 215 Right Right 1983-04-18
63 Chris Perez 6-04 225 Right Right 1985-07-01
35 Joel Pineiro 6-01 180 Right Right 1978-09-25
23 Anthony Reyes 6-02 215 Right Right 1981-10-16
36 Russ Springer 6-04 195 Right Right 1968-11-07
48 Brad Thompson 6-01 190 Right Right 1982-01-31
27 Ron Villone 6-03 230 Left Left 1970-01-16
50 Adam Wainwright 6-07 205 Right Right 1981-08-30
37 Todd Wellemeyer 6-03 205 Right Right 1978-08-30
67 Mark Worrell 6-01 215 Right Right 1983-03-08
53 Mark Johnson 6-00 2002 Right Left 1975-09-12
21 Jason LaRue 5-11 200 Right Right 1974-03-19
4 Yadier Molina 5-11 225 Right Right 1982-07-13
23 Brian Barden 5-11 185 Right Right 1981-04-02
8 Troy Glaus 6-05 245 Right Right 1976-08-03
3 Cesar Izturis 5-09 175 Right Both 1980-02-10
7 Adam Kennedy 6-01 192 Right Left 1976-01-10
22 Felipe Lopez 6-01 175 Right Both 1980-05-12
12 Aaron Miles 5-08 170 Right Both 1976-12-15
33 Josh Phelps 6-03 215 Right Right 1978-05-12
5 Albert Pujols 6-03 210 Right Right 1980-01-16
13 Brendan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1982-03-26
59 Rico Washington 5-09 195 Right Left 1978-05-30
24 Rick Ankiel 6-01 210 Left Left 1979-07-19
54 Brian Barton 6-03 190 Right Right 1982-04-25
16 Chris Duncan 6-05 230 Right Left 1981-05-05
47 Ryan Ludwick 6-03 205 Left Right 1978-07-13
62 Joe Mather 6-04 195 Right Right 1982-07-23
55 Skip Schumaker 5-10 175 Right Left 1980-02-03
61 Nick Stavinoha 6-02 225 Right Right 1982-05-03
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The 2008 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 99/100) where 3,432,917 fans witnessed their 2008 Cardinals finish the season with a .531 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 2008 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 2008 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 2008 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 2008 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

2008 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Rick Ankiel
Chris Duncan
Troy Glaus
Cesar Izturis
Adam Kennedy
Kyle Lohse
Yadier Molina
Albert Pujols
Skip Schumaker

2008 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Yadier Molina (119)
1B Albert Pujols (144)
2B Aaron Miles (85)
3B Troy Glaus (146)
SS Cesar Izturis (130)
LF Skip Schumaker (56)
CF Rick Ankiel (89)
RF Ryan Ludwick (124)
  
SP Kyle Lohse
SP Braden Looper
SP Joel Pineiro
SP Adam Wainwright
SP Todd Wellemeyer
  
RP Randy Flores
RP Jason Isringhausen
RP Kyle McClellan
RP Chris Perez
RP Russ Springer
RP Brad Thompson
RP Ron Villone
CL Ryan Franklin


2008 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Albert Pujols $13,870,000.00
Troy Glaus $12,500,000.00
Chris Carpenter $10,500,000.00
Braden Looper $5,500,000.00
Joel Pineiro $5,500,000.00
Felipe Lopez $4,900,000.00
Kyle Lohse $4,250,000.00
Adam Kennedy $3,500,000.00
Russ Springer $3,500,000.00
Cesar Izturis $2,850,000.00
Ryan Franklin $2,250,000.00
Yadier Molina $1,812,500.00
Aaron Miles $1,400,000.00
Randy Flores $1,000,000.00
Todd Wellemeyer $1,000,000.00
Rick Ankiel $900,000.00
Jason LaRue $850,000.00
Adam Wainwright $687,500.00
Ron Villone $600,000.00
Brad Thompson $414,000.00
Ryan Ludwick $411,000.00
Skip Schumaker $396,000.00
Brendan Ryan $393,000.00
Brian Barton $390,000.00
Josh Kinney $390,000.00
Kyle McClellan $390,000.00


2008 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#3 Cesar Izturis
#4 Yadier Molina
#5 Albert Pujols
#7 Adam Kennedy
#8 Troy Glaus
#12 Aaron Miles
#13 Brendan Ryan
#16 Chris Duncan
#21 Jason LaRue
#22 Felipe Lopez
#23 Brian Barden
#23 Anthony Reyes
#24 Rick Ankiel
#26 Kyle Lohse
#27 Ron Villone
#29 Chris Carpenter
#30 Mark Mulder
#31 Ryan Franklin
#33 Josh Phelps
#34 Randy Flores
#35 Joel Pineiro
#36 Russ Springer
#37 Todd Wellemeyer
#41 Braden Looper
#44 Jason Isringhausen
#46 Kyle McClellan
#47 Ryan Ludwick
#48 Brad Thompson
#50 Adam Wainwright
#52 Josh Kinney
#53 Mark Johnson
#54 Brian Barton
#55 Skip Schumaker
#56 Kelvin Jimenez
#59 Rico Washington
#60 Jason Motte
#61 Nick Stavinoha
#62 Joe Mather
#63 Chris Perez
#64 Jaime Garcia
#65 Mike Parisi
#67 Mark Worrell
#68 Mitchell Boggs

Did you know that a 2008 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)?