Memphis Redbirds

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Memphis Redbirds
Founded in 1998
Memphis, Tennessee


Team logo	Cap insignia

Class-level

Current

Triple-A (1998–present)

Minor league affiliations

League

Pacific Coast League (1998–present)

Conference

American Conference

Division

South Division

Major league affiliations

Current

St. Louis Cardinals (1998–present)

Minor league titles

League titles

2000, 2009

Conference titles

2000, 2009, 2010

Division titles

2000, 2009, 2010

Team data

Nickname

Memphis Redbirds (1998–present)

Colors

Red & Blue

Ballpark

AutoZone Park (2000–present)

Previous parks

Tim McCarver Stadium (1998–2000)

Owner(s)/
Operator(s)

St. Louis Cardinals

Manager

Ron Warner

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 until being acquired by the Cardinals in November of 2013. The Redbirds had been operated by Global Spectrum, a Comcast-owned company, but will now be a part of the Cardinal organization.^[2]

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 Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program is an instructional baseball and softball summer program for boys and girls ages 6 to 15. The Sports Teams Returning In The Public Education System (STRIPES) 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 left the team to become the first-base coach of the parent club, the St. Louis Cardinals, after the 2011 season.^[3] His replacement is Ron "Pop" Warner, who was promoted from manager of the Springfield Cardinals.^[4]

According to Forbes, the Redbirds were tied as the eighth-most valuable minor league franchise in 2013. The team's net worth was estimated at $29 million, with $9.5 million in annual revenue and $1 million in operating loss.^[5]

Roster

Memphis Redbirds roster

Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

11 Nick Additon
58 Ramon Delgado
51 Eric Fornataro *
12 Sam Freeman *
55 Deryk Hooker
43 Tyler Lyons
53 Víctor Marte *
41 Carlos Martínez *
48 Scott McGregor
44 Jorge Rondon *
30 Marc Rzepczynski *
63 Fernando Salas * #
22 Michael Wacha
61 Boone Whiting

Catchers

32 Rob Johnson
60 Geoffrey Klein
16 Travis Tartamella

Infielders

7 Jermaine Curtis *
5 Greg Garcia
23 Ryan Jackson *
37 Brock Peterson

Outfielders

Manager

57 Ron Warner

Coaches

34 Mark Budaska (hitting)
38 Bryan Eversgerd (pitching)

7-day disabled list
* On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated June 25, 2013
Transactions
→ More MiLB rosters
→ St. Louis Cardinals minor league players

Managers

Statistics current through 2011

#^[a]	Manager	Seasons	Wins	Losses	WPct	PA	PW	PL	WS	Ref(s)
1	Pitts !Gaylen Pitts	1998–2002	0364 !364	0347 !347	.512	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	^[6]
2	Spencer !Tom Spencer	2003	064 !64	079 !79	.448	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	^[7]
3	Sheaffer !Danny Sheaffer	2003–2006	0202 !202	0229 !229	.469	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	^[8]
4	Maloney !Chris Maloney	2007–2011	0367 !367	0350 !350	.512	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	^[9]
Totals	—	1998-2011	997	1,005	.498	0	0	0	0

References

↑ Paul Munsey. Park "AutoZone Park". Ballparks.com. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
↑ http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20131115&content_id=63944388&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl
↑ Cards retain Duncan, McGwire, Oquendo: Aldrete takes over as bench coach, Maloney new first-base coach, MLB.com (Nov. 16, 2011)
↑ "Ron 'Pop' Warner named Redbirds manager". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
↑ Walton, Brian (July 17, 2013). "Forbes: Memphis Redbirds is eighth-most valuable franchise". The Cardinal Nation Blog.
↑ "Gaylen Pitts Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
↑ "Tom Spencer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
↑ "Danny Sheaffer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
↑ "Chris Maloney Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

External links

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St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

Spring Training:	Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park McKechnie Field City Island Ball Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A (high): Palm Beach Cardinals
A (low): Peoria Chiefs
(short-season): State College Spikes
Rookie: Johnson City Cardinals; Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
Championships

pre-MLB	1886

MLB	1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011

League pennants

American Association:	1885 1886 1887 1888

National League:	1926 1928 1930 1931 1934 1942 1943 1944 1946 1964 1967 1968 1982 1985 1987 2004 2006 2011 2013

Division titles

National League East: 1982; 1985; 1987
National League Central: 1996; 2000; 2002; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2009; 2013

Wild card titles

All Star Games hosted

Seasons (133)

1880s-1890s	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900s-1910s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s-1930s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s-1950s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s-1970s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s-1990s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s-2010s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

v t e St. Louis Cardinals franchise
Triple-A	Double-A	Class A	Rookie
Memphis Redbirds	Springfield Cardinals	Palm Beach Cardinals (High-A) Peoria Chiefs State College Spikes (Short-Season A)	Johnson City Cardinals GCL Cardinals DSL Cardinals

Pacific Coast League

American Conference

North Division	Colorado Springs Sky Sox Iowa Cubs Oklahoma City RedHawks Omaha Storm Chasers

South Division	Memphis Redbirds Nashville Sounds New Orleans Zephyrs Round Rock Express

Pacific Conference

North Division	Fresno Grizzlies Reno Aces Sacramento River Cats Tacoma Rainiers

South Division	Albuquerque Isotopes El Paso Chihuahuas Las Vegas 51s Salt Lake Bees

Sports teams based in Tennessee

Baseball

PCL:	Memphis Redbirds Nashville Sounds

SL:	Chattanooga Lookouts Jackson Generals Tennessee Smokies

ApL:	Elizabethton Twins Greeneville Astros Johnson City Cardinals Kingsport Mets

Basketball

NBA:	Memphis Grizzlies

Football

NFL:	Tennessee Titans

PIFL:	Nashville Venom

WFA:	Memphis Dynasty

IWFL:	Chattanooga Locomotion Memphis Belles

Hockey

NHL:	Nashville Predators

SPHL:	Knoxville Ice Bears

Roller derby

WFTDA:	Chattanooga Roller Girls Hard Knox Roller Girls Little City Roller Girls Memphis Roller Derby Nashville Rollergirls

Soccer

NPSL:	Chattanooga FC Knoxville Force

College athletics
(NCAA Division I)

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Memphis Redbirds

Roster

Managers

See also

References

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