Memphis Redbirds

Memphis Redbirds Founded in 1998 Memphis, Tennessee
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-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]

Roster

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Players				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 → More rosters

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 !—	[3]
2	Spencer !Tom Spencer	2003	064 !64	079 !79	.448	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	[4]
3	Sheaffer !Danny Sheaffer	2003–2006	0202 !202	0229 !229	.469	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	[5]
4	Maloney !Chris Maloney	2007–2011	0367 !367	0350 !350	.512	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	[6]
Totals	—	1998-2011	997	1,005	.498	0	0	0	0

See also

• Memphis Chicks
• Memphis Blues
• Russwood Park

References

1. ^ Paul Munsey. Park "AutoZone Park". Ballparks.com. http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/general/facts/pcl.htm#AutoZone Park. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
2. ^ Cards retain Duncan, McGwire, Oquendo: Aldrete takes over as bench coach, Maloney new first-base coach, MLB.com (Nov. 16, 2011)
3. ^ "Gaylen Pitts Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pitts-001gay. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
4. ^ "Tom Spencer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=spence001hub. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
5. ^ "Danny Sheaffer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=sheaff001dan. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
6. ^ "Chris Maloney Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=malone003jam. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 

External links

• Official Memphis Redbirds website
• Memphis Redbirds statistics