2001 St. Louis Cardinals season

The Cardinals went 93–69 during the season and finished tied for first in the National League Central with the Houston Astros.

Because the Cardinals and Astros were best two teams in the National League, both from the Central, and both finished five games ahead of the third-place Chicago Cubs, the Astros were awarded the NL Central champion and the number 1 seed in the playoffs due to winning the season series 9–7, and the Cardinals were awarded the wild-card.

[1] In the playoffs the Cardinals lost to the eventual World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks 3 games to 2 in the NLDS.

[9] On September 3, Bud Smith became the ninth Cardinal and eighteenth rookie to hurl a no-hitter.

Infielders Other batters Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.

Mark McGwire belting his 564th of his career home run (moving him ahead of Reggie Jackson for sixth all-time home run leader) during a July 2001 game against the Detroit Tigers .
A lineup card for a 2001 spring training game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves .