Thank you to those who attended the Redbirds’ Second Annual World Series Party last night at AutoZone Park. Below are a few pictures from last night, but you can CLICK HERE to view the entire gallery on the Redbirds official facebook page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s almost game time & the Redbirds staff is ready to cheer with our Cardinals shirts on! GO STL!

Thirty-three former members of the Memphis Redbirds are currently competing for a World Series championship in the MLB playoffs.

The majority of that group are 26 members of the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Memphis’ Major League affiliate. A majority of the Cardinals’ Division Series roster have played in Memphis during their careers, including 12 members of the Redbirds’ 2012 club.

The Cincinnati Reds have two former Redbirds on their roster, while the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, and Oakland Athletics boast one, with the exception of Kevin Long (Memphis Chicks).

There are no former Redbirds on the postseason rosters of the Atlanta Braves or San Francisco Giants.

Don’t forget to join the Redbirds to watch Game #2 of the 2012 World Series at AutoZone Park on Thursday, October 25. Click here for more information.

NAME	POSITION	YEARS IN MEMPHIS
ATLANTA BRAVES (0)
CINCINNATI REDS (2)
Miguel Cairo	Infielder/Outfielder	2003, ’07
Ryan Ludwick	Outfielder	2007, ’10
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (26)
Mitchell Boggs	Pitcher	2008-09, ’11
Chris Carpenter	Pitcher	2003, ’08
Matt Carpenter	Infielder/Outfielder	2011-12
Adron Chambers	Outfielder	2010-12
Chris Conroy	Assistant Athletic Trainer	2005-11
Allen Craig	Infielder/Outfielder	2009-12
Tony Cruz	Catcher	2010-11
Daniel Descalso	Infielder	2009-10
David Freese	Infielder	2008-09, ’11
Jaime Garcia	Pitcher	2008-09, 12
Jon Jay	Outfielder	2008-10, ’12
Joe Kelly	Pitcher	2012
Peter Kozma	Infielder	2011-12
Kyle Lohse	Pitcher	2009-10
Lance Lynn	Pitcher	2009-11
John Mabry	Assistant Hitting Coach	2004
Chris Maloney	First Base Coach	2007-11
Dyar Miller	Bullpen Coach	2001-07
Shelby Miller	Pitcher	2012
Yadier Molina	Catcher	2004
Jason Motte	Pitcher	2004, ’08, ’10
Shane Robinson	Outfielder	2008-12
Trevor Rosenthal	Pitcher	2012
Fernando Salas	Pitcher	2009-12
Skip Schumaker	Infielder/Outfielder	2005-07, ’12
Adam Wainwright	Pitcher	2004-05, ’08
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (0)
WASHINGTON NATIONALS (1)
Rick Eckstein	Hitting Coach	2007
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (1)
Wayne Kirby	First Base Coach	1998
DETROIT TIGERS (1)
Gerald Laird	Catcher	2007
NEW YORK YANKEES (2)
Joe Girardi	Manager	2003
* Kevin Long	Batting Coach	1991, ’93-94
OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1)
Chip Hale	Bench Coach	1998
TEXAS RANGERS (0)

The 11th and final homestand of 2012 has come and gone. The ‘Birds took three-of-five games from Albuquerque and played hard against division-leading Omaha to close out the year. We are set to welcome an extremely talented team in 2013 and we look forward to seeing you all at AutoZone Park! Here are some sights from the final nine games:

 

 

 

* All photos courtesy of Allison Rhoades, Redbirds Graphics & Photographer.

Memphis Redbirds’ starting pitcher Shelby Miller has earned his second Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honor this season.

Despite taking the loss, Miller scattered two runs on five hits with 12 strikeouts against Iowa on Aug. 21 and picked up the win versus Albuquerque on Aug. 26 as he allowed only one run on two hits with seven strikeouts at AutoZone Park.

Miller is 6-3 with a 3.40 ERA and 65 strikeouts over his past 10 appearances and he has only allowed a total of four walks in his past five August starts. His team-leading 151 strikeouts also ranks him second in the PCL, while he also currently leads the Redbirds in games/starts by a starting pitcher (26) and innings pitched (130.2).

The Redbirds kicked off homestand #10 with the beginning of Elvis Week and a series split with Tacoma, but Memphis also lost three-of-four games with Salt Lake. Here are some sights from the most recent stint at AutoZone Park:

 

* All photos courtesy of Allison Rhoades, Redbirds Graphics & Photographer.

The 23-year-old John Gast, who was the Cardinals’6th-round selection out of Florida State University in the 2010 first-year player draft, posted a perfect 3-0 record with a 2.70 ERA in five starts striking out 30 batters in 30 innings for the month of July.

Gast currently leads the Redbirds with eight wins and his 12-combined wins between Springfield and Memphis leads all Cardinals’ farmhands, and it also ranks him third among all minor league baseball pitchers. He also ranks sixth in the minors with 139.0 total innings pitched.

Shelby Miller has been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week.

Miller is coming off two stellar performances, collecting wins against both Round Rock (July 30) and Fresno (Aug. 5), while posting 16 strikeouts over 14 total innings of work. He has not allowed a walk over his last four appearances and currently leads the Redbirds in strikeouts (115) and his 106.1 innings pitched ranks him second on the team.

Miller is the first Memphis pitcher this season to earn PCL Pitcher of the Week honors. He is scheduled to pitch next on Saturday, August 11, at AutoZone Park against Tacoma.

The Redbirds have completed homestand #9, a five-game series with the Round Rock Express, which included a doubleheader on Sunday. Unfortunately, the Express took four of the five games, but here are some sights from the series:

* All photos courtesy of Allison Rhoades, Redbirds Graphics & Photographer.

The Redbirds are coming off of an extremely successful homestand in which they swept the four-game series with the Oklahoma City RedHawks. The ‘Birds had an eventful third game scoring a franchise-high 24 runs on 24 hits and also set a new franchise record with two grand-slams, not only in the same game, but in the same inning! Here are some shots from homestand #8:

* All photos courtesy of Allison Rhoades, Redbirds Graphics & Photographer.