Personal Catchers for the St. Louis Cardinals

Personal Catchers for the St. Louis Cardinals

Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the St. Louis Cardinals

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Overall records
ANA ARI ATL BAL BOS CHA CHN CIN CLE COL DET FLO HOU KCA LAN
MIL MIN NYA NYN OAK PHI PIT SDN SEA SFN SLN TBA TEX TOR WAS
Year Games Pitcher (starts) As battery Catcher (starts)
1911 158 Roy Golden (25) 19 Roger Bresnahan (76)
1921 154 Bill Doak (29) 26 Verne Clemons (95)
1921 154 Bill Pertica (31) 15 Pickles Dillhoefer (42)
1922 154 Bill Doak (29) 23 Verne Clemons (43)
1922 154 Bill Sherdel (31) 28 Eddie Ainsmith (104)
1923 153 Jesse Haines (36) 24 Eddie Ainsmith (71)
1923 153 Jeff Pfeffer (18) 16 Eddie Ainsmith (71)
1929 154 Clarence Mitchell (22) 21 Jimmie Wilson (103)
1931 154 Flint Rhem (26) 17 Gus Mancuso (50)
1932 156 Dizzy Dean (33) 23 Gus Mancuso (80)
1933 154 Tex Carleton (33) 16 Bob O’Farrell (45)
1933 154 Bill Hallahan (32) 27 Jimmie Wilson (100)
1935 154 Dizzy Dean (36) 24 Bill DeLancey (77)
1936 155 Dizzy Dean (34) 23 Bruce Ogrodowski (59)
1943 157 Mort Cooper (32) 30 Walker Cooper (104)
1944 157 Mort Cooper (33) 27 Walker Cooper (91)
1946 156 Johnny Beazley (18) 12 Clyde Kluttz (39)
1947 156 Murry Dickson (25) 16 Del Wilber (27)
1948 155 Harry Brecheen (30) 30 Del Rice (90)
1948 155 Murry Dickson (29) 12 Del Wilber (15)
1952 154 Vinegar Bend Mizell (30) 12 Les Fusselman (15)
1955 154 Luis Arroyo (24) 20 Bill Sarni (84)
1995 143 Ken Hill (18) 14 Tom Pagnozzi (61)
1995 143 Allen Watson (19) 10 Scott Hemond (29)
1996 162 Donovan Osborne (30) 29 Tom Pagnozzi (108)
1996 162 Todd Stottlemyre (33) 15 Danny Sheaffer (37)
1997 162 Alan Benes (23) 19 Mike Difelice (81)
1997 162 Matt Morris (33) 18 Tom Lampkin (56)
1998 163 Matt Morris (17) 14 Eli Marrero (67)
1998 163 Mark Petkovsek (10) Tom Pagnozzi (42)
1998 163 Todd Stottlemyre (23) 13 Tom Pagnozzi (42)
1999 161 Kent Bottenfield (31) 30 Eli Marrero (77)
1999 161 Jose Jimenez (28) 20 Alberto Castillo (74)
1999 161 Darren Oliver (30) 21 Alberto Castillo (74)
2000 162 Pat Hentgen (33) 32 Mike Matheny (117)
2001 162 Darryl Kile (34) 34 Mike Matheny (117)
2001 162 Bud Smith (14) 12 Eli Marrero (45)
2002 162 Matt Morris (32) 21 Mike Difelice (51)
2003 162 Matt Morris (27) 27 Mike Matheny (121)
2003 162 Garrett Stephenson (27) 13 Chris Widger (32)
2003 162 Brett Tomko (32) 15 Chris Widger (32)
2003 162 Woody Williams (33) 32 Mike Matheny (121)
2004 162 Jason Marquis (32) 14 Yadier Molina (39)
2004 162 Jeff Suppan (31) 11 Cody McKay (13)
2005 162 Jeff Suppan (32) 15 Einar Diaz (30)
2006 161 Chris Carpenter (32) 31 Yadier Molina (118)
2006 161 Jason Marquis (33) 21 Gary Bennett (43)
2009 162 Todd Wellemeyer (21) 10 Jason LaRue (26)

Includes all games played 1919-2010.
Selected according to the formula (M – P * C / T) >= 6, where T = team games, P = games started by the pitcher, C = games started by the catcher, and M = mutual starts by the pitcher and catcher. In essence, any battery which started together 6 more times than would have been expected if their individual starts had been distributed randomly is considered to include a personal catcher.
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