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. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"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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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
68 | Mitchell Boggs | 6-04 | 235 | Right | Right | 1984-02-15 |
29 | Chris Carpenter | 6-06 | 230 | 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 | 215 | Left | Left | 1986-07-08 |
44 | Jason Isringhausen | 6-03 | 235 | Right | Right | 1972-09-07 |
56 | Kelvin Jimenez | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1980-10-27 |
52 | Josh Kinney | 6-00 | 220 | Right | Right | 1979-03-31 |
26 | Kyle Lohse | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1978-10-04 |
41 | Braden Looper | 6-05 | 225 | Right | Right | 1974-10-28 |
46 | Kyle McClellan | 6-04 | 215 | Right | Right | 1984-06-12 |
60 | Jason Motte | 6-00 | 205 | 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 | 230 | 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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
53 | Mark Johnson | 6-00 | 200 | 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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
23 | Brian Barden | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1981-04-02 |
8 | Troy Glaus | 6-05 | 240 | Right | Right | 1976-08-03 |
3 | Cesar Izturis | 5-09 | 180 | Right | Both | 1980-02-10 |
7 | Adam Kennedy | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Left | 1976-01-10 |
22 | Felipe Lopez | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Both | 1980-05-12 |
12 | Aaron Miles | 5-08 | 180 | Right | Both | 1976-12-15 |
33 | Josh Phelps | 6-03 | 215 | Right | Right | 1978-05-12 |
5 | Albert Pujols | 6-03 | 235 | Right | Right | 1980-01-16 |
13 | Brendan Ryan | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1982-03-26 |
59 | Rico Washington | 5-09 | 195 | Right | Left | 1978-05-30 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 | 215 | Left | Right | 1978-07-13 |
62 | Joe Mather | 6-04 | 215 | Right | Right | 1982-07-23 |
55 | Skip Schumaker | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Left | 1980-02-03 |
61 | Nick Stavinoha | 6-02 | 225 | Right | Right | 1982-05-03 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2008 St. Louis Cardinals Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?