The definitive St. Louis Cardinals all-time postseason team

Starting Pitcher: Bob Gibson

I cannot think of anybody that I would want more to pitch in a big game for me than Bob Gibson. If you look at Gibson's postseason career, you'll notice a theme. Each World Series he pitched in went seven games, despite that he started three of the seven games every time, and went the distance in every start.

In nine World Series starts Gibson went nine innings in all of them, he got seven wins and registered a 1.89 ERA. And pitching in an era where strikeouts weren't prevalent yet, Gibson racked up 92 strikeouts in 81 innings, including a record 17 Ks in one of those starts. It's difficult for me to go with anyone else.

Honorable mentions: Harry Brecheen, Adam Wainwright, Bill Hallahan, Chris Carpenter, Jesse Haines

Catcher: Yadier Molina

This would be a legendary pitcher-catcher duo. The greatest defensive catcher of our generation and maybe the greatest Cardinals pitcher of all time? What a blast that would be.

Molina first rose to fame in the 2006 postseason, after hitting under .220 in the regular season, he hit .358 and he hit the go-ahead home run in Game 7 of the NLCS that clinched the NL pennant. He went 7 for 17 in the World Series en route to winning his first ring.

2019 was also a special postseason for Molina. He only hit .152 in that playoff but he came through huge when his team needed him most. In Game 4 of the NLDS against the Braves, down to their final four outs, Molina got a base hit just over the reach of Freddie Freeman to tie the game late. Then in the bottom of 10th, he got the game-winning sac fly to force a Game 5. The Cardinals would go on to win in a landslide and reach the NLCS.

Overall in 104 postseason games, Molina hit .273 with four HR and 36 RBI.

Honorable mentions: Tony Peña, Tim McCarver, Carlos Hernandez, Darrell Porter

When it comes to the bullpen, I’m going to give a handful of guys their praise for their nice work in their playoff careers.

Ken Dayley had a 0.44 ERA in 16 relief outings with the Cardinals in 1985 and 1987.

Andrew Miller was a beast in the postseason with Cleveland in 2016, but with the Cardinals, he did not allow a run in 5.2 innings.

Todd Worrell had a 1.93 ERA in 15 appearances and his only postseason loss? Well, he can thank Don Denkinger for that one.

Jason Motte closed out the last Cardinals World Series championship, he had a 2.08 ERA in 19 playoff games.

Randy Flores was crucial to the Cardinals' 2006 championship team, not allowing a run in seven appearances.

Jason Isringhausen and Trevor Rosenthal were both reliable closers in the postseason for the most part, both recording ERAs below 2.50.

And last but not least, Steve Kline was relied on a lot for his ability to get left-handed hitters out, he averaged 75 appearances a season in his time in St. Louis and had a 0.96 ERA in 13 playoff games.