Cardinal Madness! Round Three Match-ups

Sorry for this going up so late, but real life interfered this morning. Today I will post the round three match-ups. The final four will be posted on Wednesday and the championship on Friday. On Monday, the team chosen by Redbird Rants readers as the greatest of all-time will be announced. Details for the match-ups after the jump.

(1) 1942 vs (9) 1964

These two teams won very close match-ups. The ’42 squad narrowly defeated the 1968 Cardinals with 52% of the vote. Can they defeat another team from the ’60s? The ’64 team also squeaked out a victory, receiving 53% of the vote against the 1982 team.

Tale of the Tape

1942		1964
Batting Order		Batting Order
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Jimmy Brown	2B	75	1	71	0.256	0.635	80	1	Curt Flood	CF	97	5	46	0.311	0.734	100
2	Terry Moore	CF	80	6	49	0.288	0.754	114	2	Lou Brock	LF	81	12	44	0.348	0.915	146
3	Enos Slaughter	RF	100	13	98	0.318	0.906	156	3	Dick Groat	SS	70	1	70	0.292	0.706	92
4	Stan Musial	LF	87	10	72	0.315	0.888	151	4	Ken Boyer	3B	100	24	119	0.295	0.854	130
5	Walker Cooper	C	58	7	65	0.281	0.761	115	5	Bill White	1B	92	21	102	0.303	0.829	123
6	Johnny Hopp	1B	41	3	37	0.258	0.716	103	6	Tim McCarver	C	53	9	52	0.288	0.743	102
7	Whitey Kurowski	3B	51	9	42	0.254	0.717	103	7	Julian Javier	2B	66	12	65	0.241	0.644	74
8	Marty Marion	SS	66	0	54	0.276	0.718	103	8	Mike Shannon	RF	30	9	43	0.261	0.725	96
9	P								9	P

Bench		Bench
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Ken O’Dea	C	22	5	32	0.234	0.656	85	1	Charlie James	OF	24	5	17	0.223	0.596	61
2	Creepy Crespi	IF	33	0	35	0.243	0.580	65	2	Carl Warwick	OF	14	3	15	0.259	0.679	84
3	Ray Sanders	1B	37	5	39	0.252	0.730	107	3	Bob Skinner	OF	10	1	16	0.271	0.672	84
4	Harry Walker	OF	38	0	16	0.314	0.753	113	4	Bob Uecker	C	8	1	6	0.198	0.550	53
5	Coaker Triplett	OF	18	1	23	0.273	0.735	108	5	Johnny Lewis	OF	10	2	7	0.234	0.686	87

Starting Rotation		Starting Rotation
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
1	Mort Cooper	278.2	22	7	1.78	152	68	194	1	Bob Gibson	287.1	19	12	3.01	245	86	127
2	Johnny Beazley	215.1	21	6	2.13	91	73	162	2	Curt Simmons	244.0	18	9	3.43	104	49	111
3	Max Lanier	161	13	8	2.96	93	60	117	3	Ray Sadecki	220.0	20	11	3.68	119	60	104
4	Ernie White	128.1	7	5	2.52	67	41	137	4	Roger Craig	166.0	7	9	3.25	84	35	118
5	Harry Gumbert	163	9	5	3.26	52	59	106	5	Ray Washburn	60.0	3	4	4.05	28	17	95

Bullpen		Bullpen
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
CP	Howie Krist	118.1	13	3	2.51	47	43	138	CP	Barney Schultz	49.1	1	3	1.64	29	11	234
RP	Murry Dickson	120.2	6	3	2.91	66	61	119	RP	Ron Taylor	101.1	8	4	4.62	69	33	83
RP	Howie Pollet	109.1	7	5	2.88	42	39	120	RP	Mike Cuellar	72.0	5	5	4.50	56	33	85
RP	Lon Warneke	76	6	4	3.29	31	15	105	RP	Bob Humphreys	42.2	2	0	2.53	36	15	152
									RP	Gordie Richardson	47.0	4	2	2.30	28	15	168

(13) 2004 vs (12) 1967

This is a pairing of two huge upsets. The 2004 squad knocked off the fourth seed 1946 team with 52% of the vote, while the ’67 team defeated the fifth seed 1943 team. Apparently Redbird Rants readers aren’t big on the ’40s. Which of these two Cinderellas will advance to the final four?

Tale of the Tape

2004		1967
Batting Order		Batting Order
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Tony Womack	2B	91	5	38	0.307	0.735	91	1	Lou Brock	LF	113	21	76	0.299	0.799	127
2	Larry Walker	RF	29	11	27	0.28	0.953	143	2	Curt Flood	CF	68	5	50	0.335	0.793	128
3	Albert Pujols	1B	133	46	123	0.331	1.072	172	3	Roger Maris	RF	64	9	55	0.261	0.751	116
4	Scott Rolen	3B	109	34	124	0.314	1.007	157	4	Orlando Cepeda	1B	91	25	111	0.325	0.923	164
5	Jim Edmonds	CF	102	42	111	0.301	1.061	170	5	Tim McCarver	C	68	14	69	0.295	0.822	136
6	Edgar Renteria	SS	84	10	72	0.287	0.327	88	6	Mike Shannon	3B	53	12	77	0.245	0.672	93
7	Reggie Sanders	LF	64	22	67	0.26	0.797	103	7	Julian Javier	2B	68	14	64	0.281	0.718	105
8	Mike Matheny	C	28	5	50	0.247	0.64	65	8	Dal Maxvill	SS	37	1	41	0.227	0.576	67
9	P								9	P

Bench		Bench
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Yadier Molina	C	12	2	15	0.267	0.684	78	1	Dave Ricketts	C	11	1	14	0.273	0.679	94
2	Marlon Anderson	IF	31	8	28	0.237	0.649	66	2	Phil Gagliano	IF	20	2	21	0.221	0.564	63
3	Ray Lankford	OF	36	6	22	0.255	0.774	99	3	Ed Spiezio	IF	9	3	10	0.21	0.58	66
4	John Mabry	OF	32	13	40	0.296	0.867	122	4	Bobby Tolan	OF	35	6	32	0.253	0.679	95
5	So Taguchi	OF	26	3	25	0.291	0.756	95	5	Alex Johnson	OF	20	1	12	0.223	0.586	68

Starting Rotation		Starting Rotation
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
1	Matt Morris	202	15	10	4.72	131	56	91	1	Dick Hughes	222.1	16	6	2.67	161	48	123
2	Jason Marquis	201.1	15	7	3.71	138	70	115	2	Steve Carlton	193	14	9	2.98	168	62	110
3	Woody Williams	189.2	11	8	4.18	131	58	102	3	Ray Washburn	186.1	10	7	3.53	98	42	93
4	Jeff Suppan	188	16	9	4.16	110	65	103	4	Bob Gibson	175.1	13	7	2.98	147	40	110
5	Chris Carpenter	182	15	5	3.46	152	38	124	5	Larry Jaster	152.1	9	7	3.01	87	44	109

Bullpen		Bullpen
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
CP	Jason Isringhausen	75.1	4	2	2.87	71	23	150	CP	Joe Hoerner	66	4	4	2.59	50	20	127
RP	Cal Eldred	67	4	2	3.76	54	17	114	RP	Nelson Briles	155.1	14	5	2.43	94	40	135
RP	Julian Tavarez	64.1	7	4	2.38	48	19	181	RP	Al Jackson	107	9	4	3.95	43	29	83
RP	Ray King	62	5	2	2.61	40	24	164	RP	Ron Willis	81	6	5	2.67	42	43	124
RP	Steve Kline	50.1	2	2	1.79	35	17	241	RP	Jack Lamabe	47.2	3	4	2.83	30	10	117

(2) 1944 vs (10) 1926

The 1944 squad defeated the 1987 team with 55% of the vote, while the 1926 team upset the 2011 World Series champions with 52% of the vote. Can the ’26 squad pull off another upset or will the 1944 Cardinals continue their march into the Final Four?

Tale of the Tape

1944		1926
Batting Order		Batting Order
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Johnny Hopp	CF	106	11	72	0.336	0.903	150	1	Ray Blades	LF	81	8	43	0.305	0.871	130
2	Ray Sanders	1B	87	12	102	0.295	0.812	125	2	Taylor Douthit	CF	96	3	52	0.308	0.752	100
3	Stan Musial	RF	112	12	94	0.347	0.99	174	3	Rogers Hornsby	2B	96	11	93	0.317	0.851	124
4	Walker Cooper	C	56	13	72	0.317	0.855	136	4	Jim Bottomley	1B	98	19	120	0.299	0.87	128
5	Whitey Kurowski	3B	95	20	87	0.27	0.79	118	5	Les Bell	3B	85	17	100	0.325	0.901	137
6	Danny Litwhiler	LF	53	15	82	0.264	0.755	109	6	Billy Southworth	RF	76	11	69	0.317	0.853	124
7	Marty Marion	SS	50	6	63	0.267	0.686	90	7	Bob O’Farrell	C	63	7	68	0.293	0.804	112
8	Emil Verban	2B	51	0	43	0.257	0.58	62	8	Tommy Thevenow	SS	64	2	63	0.256	0.602	59
9	P								9	P

Bench		Bench
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Ken O’Dea	C	35	6	37	0.249	0.717	99	1	Ernie Vick	C	6	0	4	0.196	0.476	26
2	Augie Bergame	OF	35	2	19	0.286	0.779	117	2	Specs Toporcer	IF	13	0	9	0.25	0.656	74
3	George Fallon	IF	16	1	9	0.199	0.547	53	3	Chick Hafey	OF	30	4	38	0.271	0.738	94
4	Debs Garms	IF	17	0	5	0.201	0.487	36	4	Heinie Mueller	OF	36	3	28	0.267	0.733	93
5	Pepper Martin	OF	15	2	4	0.279	0.781	118	5	Wattie Holm	OF	18	0	21	0.285	0.698	86

Starting Rotation		Starting Rotation
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
1	Mort Cooper	252.1	22	7	2.46	97	60	145	1	Flint Rhem	258	20	7	3.21	72	75	123
2	Max Lanier	224.1	17	12	2.65	141	71	135	2	Bill Sherdel	234.2	16	12	3.49	59	49	113
3	Ted Wilks	207.2	17	4	2.64	70	49	135	3	Jesse Haines	183	13	4	3.25	46	48	122
4	Harry Brecheen	189.1	16	5	2.85	88	46	126	4	Vic Keen	152	10	9	4.56	29	42	87
5	Red Munger	121	11	3	1.34	55	41	268	5	Pete Alexander	148.1	9	7	2.91	35	24	136

Bullpen		Bullpen
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
CP	Freddy Schmidt	114.1	7	3	3.15	58	58	114	CP	Art Reinhart	143	10	5	4.22	26	47	94
RP	Al Jurisch	130	7	9	3.39	53	65	106	RP	Hi Bell	85	6	6	3.18	27	17	125
RP	Bix Donnelly	76.1	2	1	2.12	45	34	169	RP	Bill Hallahan	56.2	1	4	3.65	28	32	109
RP	Bud Byerly	42.1	2	2	3.4	13	20	106	RP	Syl Johnson	49	0	3	4.22	10	15	94
RP	Harry Gumbert	61.1	4	2	2.49	16	19	144	RP	Allan Sothoron	42.2	3	3	4.22	19	16	94

(19) 2005 vs (11) 1934

The 2005 team was not only a unanimous choice, but also the only team to receive more than 70% of the vote. They swept the 1981 Cardinals. The 1934 team dominated the 2009 Cardinals with 68% of the vote. Will the ’34 Birds take out another team from the 2000s or can the 2005 team advance to the final four?

Tale of the Tape

2005		1934
Batting Order		Batting Order
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	David Eckstein	SS	90	8	61	0.294	0.758	99	1	Pepper Martin	3B	76	5	49	0.289	0.762	97
2	Larry Walker	RF	66	15	52	0.289	0.789	130	2	Jack Rothrock	RF	106	11	72	0.284	0.734	90
3	Albert Pujols	1B	129	41	117	0.33	1.039	168	3	Frankie Frisch	2B	74	3	75	0.305	0.757	97
4	Jim Edmonds	CF	88	29	89	0.263	0.918	137	4	Joe Medwick	LF	110	18	106	0.319	0.872	123
5	Scott Rolen	3B	28	5	28	0.235	0.706	84	5	Ripper Collins	1B	116	35	128	0.333	1.008	158
6	Mark Grudzialanek	2B	64	8	59	0.294	0.741	93	6	Spud Davis	C	45	9	65	0.3	0.83	114
7	Reggie Sanders	LF	49	21	54	0.271	0.886	127	7	Ernie Orsatti	CF	39	0	31	0.3	0.718	87
8	Yadier Molina	C	36	8	49	0.252	0.654	70	8	Leo Durocher	SS	62	3	70	0.26	0.658	71
9	P								9	P

Bench		Bench
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Einar Diaz	C	14	1	17	0.208	0.525	37	1	Bill DeLancey	C	41	13	40	0.316	0.979	152
2	Abraham Nunez	IF	64	5	44	0.285	0.704	85	2	Burgess Whitehead	IF	55	1	24	0.277	0.666	73
3	So Taguchi	OF	45	8	53	0.288	0.734	91	3	Pat Crawford	IF	3	0	16	0.271	0.62	62
4	John Mabry	OF	26	8	32	0.24	0.701	81	4	Chick Fullis	OF	21	0	26	0.261	0.626	63
5	John Rodriguez	OF	15	5	24	0.295	0.818	114	5	Buster Mills	OF	7	1	8	0.236	0.656	70

Starting Rotation		Starting Rotation
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
1	Chris Carpenter	241.2	21	5	2.83	213	51	150	1	Dizzy Dean	311.2	30	7	2.66	195	75	159
2	Jason Marquis	207	13	14	4.13	100	59	103	2	Tex Carleton	240.2	16	11	4.26	103	52	99
3	Mark Mulder	205	16	8	3.64	111	70	116	3	Paul Dean	233.1	19	11	3.43	150	52	123
4	Jeff Suppan	194.1	16	10	3.57	114	63	119	4	Bill Hallahan	162.2	8	12	4.26	70	66	99
5	Matt Morris	192.2	14	10	4.11	117	37	103	5	Bill Walker	153	12	4	3.12	76	66	136

Bullpen		Bullpen
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
CP	Jason Isringhausen	59	1	2	2.14	51	27	199	CP	Jesse Haines	90	4	4	3.5	17	19	121
RP	Julian Tavarez	65.2	2	3	3.43	47	19	124	RP	Jim Mooney	82.1	2	4	5.47	27	49	78
RP	Alberto Reyes	62.2	4	2	2.15	67	20	197	RP	Dazzy Vance	59	1	1	3.66	33	14	116
RP	Randy Flores	41.2	3	1	3.46	43	13	123	RP	Jim Lindsey	14	0	1	6.43	7	3	67
RP	Ray King	40	4	4	3.38	23	16	126	RP	Burleigh Grimes	7.2	2	1	3.52	1	2	126

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