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Memphis Redbirds
Founded in 1998
Memphis, Tennessee
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Cap InsigniaClass-level - Triple-A (1998–present)
Minor league affiliations - Pacific Coast League (1998–present)
- American Conference - North Division
Major league affiliations - St. Louis Cardinals (1998–present)
Name - Memphis Redbirds (1998–present)
Ballpark - AutoZone Park (2000–present)
- Tim McCarver Stadium (1998–2000)
Minor league titles League titles 2000, 2009 Conference titles 2000, 2009 Division titles 2000, 2009, 2010 Owner(s)/Operated by: Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation, Inc. Manager: Vacant General Manager: Ben Weiss The Memphis Redbirds are the Triple-A minor league baseball affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They play their home games at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The stadium's capacity is 14,320.[1] They entered the Pacific Coast League (PCL) as an expansion team in 1998, and were owned as a non-profit community entity. In September 2008, the Cardinals extended their player development agreement with the Redbirds through 2012. The Redbirds are currently run by Global Spectrum, a Comcast-owned company.
The club operates a number of programs in the community. The Memphis Redbirds Foundation is a non-profit program that uses its funds to enable children to participate in sports across the Memphis area. The RBI (Returning Baseball to the Inner-City) program is an instructional baseball and softball summer program for boys and girls ages 6 to 15. The STRIPES (Sports Teams Returning In The Public Education System) program runs during the school year, and helps fund baseball and softball teams for middle and junior high schools in the Memphis City School System.
Since the team's inception in 1998, the Redbirds have made it to the PCL playoffs three times. The team went all the way to winning the league championship on the first two occasions.
Long-time manager, Chris Maloney (past five years), will leave the team to become the first-base coach of the parent club, the St. Louis Cardinals, as reported on Nov. 16, 2011.[2]
Contents
Roster
Memphis Redbirds rosterPlayers Coaches/Other Pitchers
- 39 Nick Additon
- 37 Bryan Augenstein
- 26 Michael Blazek
- 55 Brian Broderick
- 23 Chuckie Fick *
- 38 David Kopp
- 53 Víctor Marté
- 32 Adam Ottavino *
- 35 Pete Parise
- 43 Cory Rauschenberger
- 28 Adam Reifer *
- 19 Rich Rundles
- 15 Jess Todd
Catchers
- 16 Bryan Anderson *
- 47 Nick Derba
- 48 Steven Hill
Infielders
- 11 Freddie Bynum
- 12 Matt Carpenter *
- 31 Mark Hamilton *
- 8 Pete Kozma *
- 25 Nick Stavinoha
Outfielders
- 24 Andrew Brown
Manager Vacant
Coaches
- 34 Mark Budaska (Batting)
- 30 Blaise Ilsley (Pitching)
7-day disabled list
* On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated November 18, 2011
Transactions
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Statistics current through 2011
#[a] Manager Seasons Wins Losses WPct PA PW PL WS Ref(s) 1 Gaylen Pitts 1998–2002 364 347 .512 — — — — [3] 2 Tom Spencer 2003 64 79 .448 — — — — [4] 3 Danny Sheaffer 2003–2006 202 229 .469 — — — — [5] 4 Chris Maloney 2007–2011 367 350 .512 — — — — [6] Totals — 1998-2011 997 1,005 .498 0 0 0 0 See also
References
- ^ Paul Munsey. Park "AutoZone Park". Ballparks.com. http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/general/facts/pcl.htm#AutoZone Park. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Cards retain Duncan, McGwire, Oquendo: Aldrete takes over as bench coach, Maloney new first-base coach, MLB.com (Nov. 16, 2011)
- ^ "Gaylen Pitts Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pitts-001gay. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Tom Spencer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=spence001hub. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Danny Sheaffer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=sheaff001dan. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Chris Maloney Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=malone003jam. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
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