2015 St. Louis Cardinals season
The St. Louis Cardinals 2015 season was the 134th for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, the 124th season in the National League, and the 10th at Busch Stadium III. They entered the 2015 season as two-time defending National League Central champions and having made four consecutive NLCS appearances.
Right fielder Oscar Taveras, who died in a car accident on October 26, 2014
Matt Carpenter was named the National League Player of the Week on April 19.
Mike Matheny guided the Cardinals to his 300th win while managing on May 17 against Detroit.
Matt Holliday set the National League record for reaching base in the most consecutive games to start a season with 45.
2015 Major League Baseball season
The 2015 Major League Baseball season began on April 5 with a Sunday night game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, and ended on November 1 with the Kansas City Royals winning the World Series. This was Rob Manfred's first season serving as Commissioner of Baseball.
Players of the Kansas City Royals celebrating their World Series victory.