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| Season Summary | 88-74, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0 | |
| Days in First | 77 | last on Sunday, Sep 29, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 89 | last on Sep 29, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 7 | last on Saturday, Sep 28, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 4 | last on Sunday, May 19, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 15 | last on Saturday, Sep 28 |
| Most Games under .500 | 9 | last on Sunday, May 19 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Friday, Aug 30 to Saturday, Sep 7 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Thursday, Apr 25 to Wednesday, May 1 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 13 | Sunday, Apr 7 and Tuesday, Apr 16 |
| Most Runs Scored | 16 | Thursday, May 9 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Friday, Apr 5 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 7 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 11 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Monday, Apr 1 | boxscore | STL | @ | NYM | L | 6 | 7 | 0-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Dipoto | Fossas | Franco | 2:52 | 42,060 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 3 | boxscore | STL | @ | NYM | W | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Stottlemyre | Person | Eckersley | 2:33 | 13,323 | + | |
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 4 | boxscore | STL | @ | NYM | L | 9 | 10 | 1-2 | 4 | 1.0 | Franco | Eckersley | 3:28 | 15,507 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 5 | boxscore | STL | @ | ATL | W | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Bailey | Bielecki | Eckersley | 4:25 | 31,071 | + |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 6 | boxscore | STL | @ | ATL | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Parrett | Clontz | 3:28 | 34,649 | ++ | |
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 7 | boxscore | STL | @ | ATL | L | 3 | 13 | 3-3 | 4 | 1.5 | Schmidt | Busby | 2:50 | 28,498 | - | ||
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 8 | boxscore | STL | MON | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3-4 | 4 | 2.0 | Rojas | Parrett | 3:52 | 52,841 | -- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | STL | MON | W | 4 | 1 | 4-4 | 4 | 1.0 | Benes | Paniagua | 2:35 | 27,734 | + | |||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 11 | boxscore | STL | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 5-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Benes | Mulholland | Mathews | 2:19 | 23,412 | ++ | ||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 12 | boxscore | STL | PHI | W | 6 | 1 | 6-4 | 1 | up 0.5 | Urbani | Williams | 2:36 | 26,753 | +++ | |||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 13 | boxscore | STL | PHI | L | 2 | 4 | 6-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hunter | Fossas | Bottalico | 3:06 | 28,913 | - | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 14 | boxscore | STL | PHI | W | 6 | 5 | 7-5 | 1 | Tied | Mathews | Fernandez | Eckersley | 3:15 | 27,545 | + | ||
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 15 | boxscore | STL | PIT | W | 6 | 4 | 8-5 | 1 | Tied | Benes | Ericks | Honeycutt | 2:52 | 18,731 | ++ | ||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | STL | PIT | L | 3 | 13 | 8-6 | 1 | Tied | Smith | Benes | Lieber | 2:37 | 21,349 | - | ||
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | STL | PIT | W | 6 | 1 | 9-6 | 1 | up 0.5 | Osborne | Darwin | 2:22 | 23,074 | + | |||
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, Apr 18 | boxscore | STL | PIT | L | 2 | 6 | 9-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Wagner | Stottlemyre | 2:40 | 25,700 | - | |||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 19 | boxscore | STL | @ | PHI | W | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Bailey | Springer | Eckersley | 2:51 | 25,614 | + | |
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Apr 20 | boxscore | STL | @ | PHI | W | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 1 | up 0.5 | Benes | Bottalico | Eckersley | 2:46 | 23,630 | ++ | |
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, Apr 21 | boxscore | STL | @ | PHI | L | 2 | 4 | 11-8 | 1 | up 0.5 | Grace | Benes | Bottalico | 2:33 | 32,896 | - | |
| 20 | 20 | Monday, Apr 22 | boxscore | STL | @ | MON | L | 0 | 8 | 11-9 | 1 | up 0.5 | Cormier | Osborne | 2:24 | 9,778 | -- | ||
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | STL | @ | MON | L | 11 | 12 | 11-10 | 2 | 0.5 | Scott | Mathews | 3:46 | 8,352 | --- | ||
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | STL | NYM | W | 9 | 4 | 12-10 | 1 | up 0.5 | Petkovsek | Harnisch | 2:42 | 23,189 | + | |||
| 23 | 23 | Thursday, Apr 25 | boxscore | STL | NYM | L | 3 | 9 | 12-11 | 1 | up 0.5 | Clark | Benes | 2:35 | 26,933 | - | |||
| 24 | 24 | Friday, Apr 26 | boxscore | STL | ATL | L | 1 | 6 | 12-12 | 1 | up 0.5 | Avery | Benes | 2:43 | 34,598 | -- | |||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, Apr 27 | boxscore | STL | ATL | L | 2 | 7 | 12-13 | 2 | 0.5 | Maddux | Osborne | 2:39 | 20,757 | --- | |||
| 26 | 26 | Monday, Apr 29 | boxscore | STL | ATL | L | 1 | 4 | 12-14 | 2 | 1.0 | Glavine | Stottlemyre | Wohlers | 2:41 | 25,452 | ---- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Tuesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | STL | @ | CHC | L | 6 | 7 | 12-15 | 4 | 1.0 | Wendell | Eckersley | 3:18 | 20,771 | ----- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Wednesday, May 1 | boxscore | STL | @ | CHC | L | 3 | 9 | 12-16 | 4 | 2.0 | Trachsel | Benes | 2:47 | 25,668 | ------ | ||
| 29 | 29 | Friday, May 3 | boxscore | STL | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 1 | 13-16 | 4 | 2.0 | Osborne | Ashby | Eckersley | 2:29 | 21,335 | + | |
| 30 | 30 | Saturday, May 4 | boxscore | STL | @ | SDP | W | 4 | 3 | 14-16 | 4 | 1.0 | Stottlemyre | Bergman | Eckersley | 2:44 | 44,375 | ++ | |
| 31 | 31 | Sunday, May 5 | boxscore | STL | @ | SDP | L | 4 | 10 | 14-17 | 4 | 2.0 | Hamilton | Benes | 2:44 | 27,435 | - | ||
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 7 | boxscore | STL | SFG | L | 2 | 4 | 14-18 | 4 | 2.5 | Watson | Fossas | Beck | 2:56 | 23,492 | -- | ||
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 8 | boxscore | STL | SFG | L | 7 | 10 | 14-19 | 5 | 2.5 | Gardner | Benes | Beck | 3:27 | 22,517 | --- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Thursday, May 9 | boxscore | STL | SFG | W | 16 | 8 | 15-19 | 5 | 2.5 | Parrett | Dewey | 3:19 | 37,920 | + | |||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 10 | boxscore | STL | LAD | L | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15-20 | 5 | 2.5 | Worrell | Eckersley | 4:00 | 36,821 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 11 | boxscore | STL | LAD | L | 2 | 4 | 15-21 | 5 | 2.5 | Valdez | Benes | Worrell | 2:41 | 38,008 | -- | ||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 12 | boxscore | STL | LAD | W | 6 | 5 | 16-21 | 4 | 1.5 | Petkovsek | Nomo | Eckersley | 3:17 | 38,549 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 13 | boxscore | STL | @ | FLA | L | 2 | 5 | 16-22 | 4 | 2.0 | Burkett | Benes | Powell | 2:21 | 19,227 | - | |
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 14 | boxscore | STL | @ | FLA | L | 5 | 11 | 16-23 | 4 | 2.5 | Mathews | Parrett | 2:44 | 16,070 | -- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 15 | boxscore | STL | @ | FLA | W | 6 | 0 | 17-23 | 4 | 2.5 | Stottlemyre | Rapp | 2:46 | 18,066 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 17 | boxscore | STL | @ | COL | L | 11 | 12 | 17-24 | 4 | 3.0 | Leskanic | Bailey | Ruffin | 3:32 | 48,074 | - | |
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, May 18 | boxscore | STL | @ | COL | L | 8 | 9 | 17-25 | 5 | 3.0 | Habyan | Eckersley | 3:14 | 48,103 | -- | ||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, May 19 | boxscore | STL | @ | COL | L | 3 | 10 | 17-26 | 5 | 4.0 | Thompson | Benes | 2:25 | 48,075 | --- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Monday, May 20 | boxscore | STL | @ | HOU | W | 5 | 3 | 18-26 | 4 | 3.0 | Osborne | Drabek | 3:03 | 14,547 | + | ||
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, May 21 | boxscore | STL | @ | HOU | W | 8 | 2 | 19-26 | 3 | 2.0 | Stottlemyre | Reynolds | 3:05 | 17,935 | ++ | ||
| 46 | 46 | Wednesday, May 22 | boxscore | STL | @ | HOU | W | 5 | 2 | 20-26 | 3 | 1.0 | Benes | Kile | Mathews | 2:31 | 15,353 | +++ | |
| 47 | 47 | Friday, May 24 | boxscore | STL | @ | FLA | W | 4 | 2 | 21-26 | 2 | 1.0 | Morgan | Burkett | Mathews | 2:25 | 19,583 | ++++ | |
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, May 25 | boxscore | STL | @ | FLA | W | 5 | 0 | 22-26 | 2 | 1.0 | Benes | Rapp | 2:44 | 26,312 | +++++ | ||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, May 26 | boxscore | STL | @ | FLA | L | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22-27 | 2 | 2.0 | Weathers | Osborne | 2:05 | 20,573 | - | |
| 50 | 50 | Monday, May 27 | boxscore | STL | COL | L | 2 | 5 | 22-28 | 2 | 3.0 | Ritz | Stottlemyre | Ruffin | 2:44 | 38,804 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, May 28 | boxscore | STL | COL | L | 5 | 6 | 22-29 | 2 | 3.0 | Painter | Mathews | Holmes | 3:15 | 26,913 | --- | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, May 29 | boxscore | STL | COL | W | 6 | 5 | 23-29 | 2 | 3.0 | Petkovsek | Leskanic | Benes | 2:59 | 27,856 | + | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, May 31 | boxscore | STL | HOU | W | 6 | 4 | 24-29 | 2 | 2.0 | Osborne | Swindell | Fossas | 2:33 | 37,625 | ++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 1 | boxscore | STL | HOU | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25-29 | 2 | 1.0 | Bailey | Hernandez | 3:29 | 34,958 | +++ | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 2 | boxscore | STL | HOU | W | 2 | 0 | 26-29 | 1 | Tied | Stottlemyre | Kile | 2:43 | 32,703 | ++++ | |||
| 56 | 56 | Monday, Jun 3 | boxscore | STL | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 0 | 27-29 | 1 | up 0.5 | Benes | Tewksbury | 2:09 | 13,625 | +++++ | ||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | STL | @ | SDP | W | 11 | 5 | 28-29 | 1 | up 0.5 | Petkovsek | Worrell | 3:30 | 13,427 | ++++++ | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | STL | @ | SDP | L | 4 | 6 | 28-30 | 2 | 0.5 | Hoffman | Fossas | 3:06 | 12,216 | - | ||
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 7 | boxscore | STL | @ | SFG | W | 9 | 4 | 29-30 | 1 | Tied | Benes | Fernandez | 3:17 | 13,009 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Saturday, Jun 8 | boxscore | STL | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 4 | 29-31 | 2 | 1.0 | DeLucia | Stottlemyre | Beck | 2:24 | 20,401 | - | |
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 9 | boxscore | STL | @ | SFG | L | 0 | 9 | 29-32 | 2 | 2.0 | Watson | Benes | 2:53 | 24,176 | -- | ||
| 62 | 62 | Monday, Jun 10 | boxscore | STL | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 2 | 29-33 | 2 | 3.0 | Park | Morgan | Osuna | 2:55 | 54,043 | --- | |
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | STL | @ | LAD | W | 6 | 3 | 30-33 | 2 | 2.0 | Osborne | Martinez | Honeycutt | 3:06 | 29,096 | + | |
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jun 13 | boxscore | STL | NYM | L | 1 | 2 | 30-34 | 2 | 1.5 | Person | Benes | Henry | 2:34 | 30,697 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 14 | boxscore | STL | NYM | W | 13 | 4 | 31-34 | 2 | 1.5 | Stottlemyre | Isringhausen | 2:47 | 38,556 | + | |||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 15 | boxscore | STL | NYM | W | 4 | 2 | 32-34 | 2 | 1.5 | Benes | Jones | Eckersley | 2:26 | 50,635 | ++ | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 16 | boxscore | STL | NYM | W | 5 | 4 | 33-34 | 2 | 0.5 | Petkovsek | Henry | Eckersley | 2:39 | 31,375 | +++ | ||
| 68 | 68 | Tuesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | STL | PHI | W | 3 | 2 | 34-34 | 1 | Tied | Osborne | Fernandez | Eckersley | 2:35 | 31,311 | ++++ | ||
| 69 | 69 | Wednesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | STL | PHI | W | 3 | 2 | 35-34 | 1 | up 1.0 | Benes | Bottalico | 2:45 | 34,612 | +++++ | |||
| 70 | 70 | Thursday, Jun 20 | boxscore | STL | @ | MON | L | 3 | 8 | 35-35 | 1 | Tied | Rueter | Stottlemyre | 2:17 | 15,095 | - | ||
| 71 | 71 | Friday, Jun 21 | boxscore | STL | @ | MON | L | 3 | 4 | 12 | 35-36 | 2 | 1.0 | Rojas | Eckersley | 4:04 | 16,136 | -- | |
| 72 | 72 | Saturday, Jun 22 | boxscore | STL | @ | MON | W | 9 | 4 | 36-36 | 1 | Tied | Morgan | Urbina | 2:22 | 16,895 | + | ||
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jun 23 | boxscore | STL | @ | MON | L | 2 | 3 | 36-37 | 1 | Tied | Fassero | Osborne | Rojas | 2:13 | 22,168 | - | |
| 74 | 74 | Monday, Jun 24 | boxscore | STL | @ | ATL | W | 9 | 2 | 37-37 | 1 | up 0.5 | Benes | Smoltz | 2:39 | 31,971 | + | ||
| 75 | 75 | Tuesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | STL | @ | ATL | L | 3 | 4 | 37-38 | 2 | 0.5 | Schmidt | Stottlemyre | Wohlers | 2:48 | 30,942 | - | |
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | STL | @ | ATL | W | 11 | 7 | 38-38 | 2 | 0.5 | Benes | Avery | 2:48 | 31,191 | + | ||
| 77 | 77 | Thursday, Jun 27 | boxscore | STL | @ | ATL | L | 0 | 3 | 38-39 | 2 | 1.0 | Maddux | Morgan | Wohlers | 2:01 | 32,243 | - | |
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jun 28 | boxscore | STL | PIT | W | 6 | 1 | 39-39 | 1 | Tied | Osborne | Neagle | 2:23 | 34,490 | + | |||
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jun 29 | boxscore | STL | PIT | W | 6 | 5 | 40-39 | 1 | Tied | Honeycutt | Miceli | 3:16 | 34,426 | ++ | |||
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jun 30 | boxscore | STL | PIT | W | 10 | 3 | 41-39 | 1 | Tied | Stottlemyre | Smith | 2:39 | 38,901 | +++ | |||
| 81 | 81 | Monday, Jul 1 | boxscore | STL | CIN | L | 5 | 8 | 41-40 | 2 | 1.0 | Carrasco | Benes | Brantley | 2:54 | 27,221 | - | ||
| 82 | 82 | Tuesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | STL | CIN | W | 4 | 3 | 42-40 | 2 | 1.0 | Honeycutt | Smith | Eckersley | 2:57 | 29,074 | + | ||
| 83 | 83 | Wednesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | STL | CIN | W | 4 | 0 | 43-40 | 2 | 1.0 | Osborne | Smiley | 2:22 | 32,658 | ++ | |||
| 84 | 84 | Thursday, Jul 4 | boxscore | STL | @ | PIT | W | 7 | 1 | 44-40 | 2 | 1.0 | Benes | Dessens | 2:46 | 23,321 | +++ | ||
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 5 | boxscore | STL | @ | PIT | W | 7 | 4 | 45-40 | 2 | 1.0 | Stottlemyre | Smith | Fossas | 2:42 | 18,759 | ++++ | |
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 6 | boxscore | STL | @ | PIT | W | 9 | 5 | 46-40 | 1 | Tied | Benes | Darwin | 3:03 | 19,144 | +++++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 7 | boxscore | STL | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 8 | 46-41 | 1 | Tied | Lieber | Morgan | 2:06 | 16,255 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 11 | boxscore | STL | @ | CHC | L | 0 | 6 | 46-42 | 1 | Tied | Navarro | Osborne | 2:15 | 38,802 | -- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 12 | boxscore | STL | @ | CHC | W | 13 | 3 | 47-42 | 1 | Tied | Benes | Trachsel | 2:34 | 38,918 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 13 | boxscore | STL | @ | CHC | W | 10 | 5 | 48-42 | 1 | up 0.5 | Stottlemyre | Bullinger | Eckersley | 3:09 | 39,254 | ++ | |
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 14 | boxscore | STL | @ | CHC | W | 7 | 6 | 49-42 | 1 | up 1.0 | Benes | Adams | Eckersley | 3:20 | 38,638 | +++ | |
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 15 | boxscore | STL | @ | CIN | W | 8 | 3 | 50-42 | 1 | up 2.0 | Morgan | Salkeld | 2:33 | 38,450 | ++++ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | STL | @ | CIN | W | 5 | 4 | 51-42 | 1 | up 3.0 | Osborne | Shaw | Eckersley | 3:02 | 23,370 | +++++ | |
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | STL | @ | CIN | W | 6 | 4 | 52-42 | 1 | up 4.0 | Benes | Portugal | Eckersley | 2:26 | 28,879 | ++++++ | |
| 95 | 95 | Thursday, Jul 18 | boxscore | STL | CHC | L | 5 | 6 | 52-43 | 1 | up 4.0 | Bottenfield | Petkovsek | Wendell | 3:11 | 38,983 | - | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 19 | boxscore | STL | CHC | W | 9 | 1 | 53-43 | 1 | up 4.0 | Benes | Castillo | 2:33 | 45,336 | + | |||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 20 | boxscore | STL | CHC | L | 0 | 3 | 53-44 | 1 | up 3.0 | Trachsel | Morgan | Wendell | 3:01 | 50,418 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 21 | boxscore | STL | CHC | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 54-44 | 1 | up 3.0 | Petkovsek | Wendell | 3:25 | 42,257 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Monday, Jul 22 | boxscore | STL | ATL | L | 6 | 8 | 54-45 | 1 | up 2.0 | McMichael | Mathews | Wohlers | 3:11 | 36,215 | - | ||
| 100 | 100 | Tuesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | STL | ATL | L | 2 | 3 | 54-46 | 1 | up 2.0 | Smoltz | Stottlemyre | Wohlers | 2:22 | 35,520 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Wednesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | STL | ATL | L | 1 | 4 | 54-47 | 1 | up 1.0 | Wade | Benes | McMichael | 2:22 | 35,411 | --- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Thursday, Jul 25 | boxscore | STL | MON | L | 2 | 4 | 54-48 | 1 | up 0.5 | Urbina | Petkovsek | Rojas | 3:02 | 34,271 | ---- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Friday, Jul 26 | boxscore | STL | MON | L | 1 | 5 | 54-49 | 2 | 0.5 | Fassero | Osborne | 2:49 | 30,048 | ----- | |||
| 104 | 104 | Saturday, Jul 27 | boxscore | STL | MON | W | 6 | 3 | 55-49 | 1 | up 0.5 | Benes | Dyer | Eckersley | 2:58 | 44,269 | + | ||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Jul 28 | boxscore | STL | MON | W | 6 | 4 | 56-49 | 1 | up 0.5 | Petkovsek | Martinez | Mathews | 3:08 | 31,226 | ++ | ||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | STL | @ | PHI | L | 7 | 8 | 56-50 | 1 | Tied | Ryan | Mathews | 3:37 | 20,166 | - | ||
| 107 | 107 | Thursday, Aug 1 | boxscore | STL | @ | PHI | L | 1 | 2 | 56-51 | 1 | up 0.5 | Springer | Osborne | Ryan | 2:38 | 0 | -- | |
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 1 | boxscore | STL | @ | PHI | W | 7 | 1 | 57-51 | 1 | up 0.5 | Benes | Mimbs | 2:23 | 22,934 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 2 | boxscore | STL | @ | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 58-51 | 1 | up 0.5 | Stottlemyre | Jones | Honeycutt | 2:45 | 34,091 | ++ | |
| 110 | 110 | Saturday, Aug 3 | boxscore | STL | @ | NYM | L | 4 | 5 | 58-52 | 2 | 0.5 | Harnisch | Benes | Franco | 2:59 | 28,594 | - | |
| 111 | 111 | Sunday, Aug 4 | boxscore | STL | @ | NYM | W | 4 | 2 | 59-52 | 2 | 0.5 | Morgan | Isringhausen | Eckersley | 2:21 | 24,595 | + | |
| 112 | 112 | Monday, Aug 5 | boxscore | STL | SDP | W | 8 | 2 | 60-52 | 1 | Tied | Benes | Tewksbury | 2:49 | 28,653 | ++ | |||
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | STL | SDP | L | 0 | 1 | 60-53 | 1 | Tied | Worrell | Osborne | Hoffman | 2:43 | 25,782 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Wednesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | STL | SDP | W | 1 | 0 | 61-53 | 1 | up 1.0 | Petkovsek | Bochtler | 2:34 | 24,823 | + | |||
| 115 | 115 | Thursday, Aug 8 | boxscore | STL | SFG | L | 3 | 5 | 10 | 61-54 | 1 | Tied | Poole | Honeycutt | Beck | 3:17 | 34,844 | - | |
| 116 | 116 | Friday, Aug 9 | boxscore | STL | SFG | L | 6 | 8 | 61-55 | 2 | 1.0 | Fernandez | Morgan | Beck | 3:17 | 30,118 | -- | ||
| 117 | 117 | Saturday, Aug 10 | boxscore | STL | SFG | W | 7 | 1 | 62-55 | 2 | 1.0 | Benes | Van Landingham | 2:26 | 49,344 | + | |||
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 11 | boxscore | STL | SFG | W | 5 | 3 | 63-55 | 2 | 1.0 | Osborne | Watson | Eckersley | 2:31 | 30,139 | ++ | ||
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | STL | LAD | L | 4 | 8 | 63-56 | 2 | 0.5 | Candiotti | Stottlemyre | 2:44 | 30,761 | - | |||
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | STL | LAD | W | 6 | 1 | 64-56 | 2 | 0.5 | Benes | Valdez | 2:32 | 26,945 | + | |||
| 121 | 121 | Thursday, Aug 15 | boxscore | STL | LAD | L | 2 | 5 | 64-57 | 2 | 1.0 | Nomo | Morgan | Worrell | 2:47 | 32,930 | - | ||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 16 | boxscore | STL | FLA | W | 6 | 2 | 65-57 | 2 | 1.0 | Benes | Rapp | 2:39 | 30,507 | + | |||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 17 | boxscore | STL | FLA | W | 4 | 3 | 66-57 | 1 | Tied | Mathews | Powell | Eckersley | 2:50 | 30,792 | ++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 18 | boxscore | STL | FLA | W | 5 | 3 | 67-57 | 1 | up 1.0 | Stottlemyre | Leiter | Eckersley | 2:52 | 34,564 | +++ | ||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | STL | @ | COL | L | 4 | 5 | 13 | 67-58 | 2 | 0.5 | Munoz | Mathews | 3:52 | 48,126 | - | |
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | STL | @ | COL | L | 2 | 10 | 67-59 | 2 | 0.5 | Reynoso | Benes | 3:16 | 48,045 | -- | ||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 22 | boxscore | STL | @ | COL | L | 5 | 10 | 67-60 | 2 | 0.5 | Bailey | Morgan | 2:37 | 48,086 | --- | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 23 | boxscore | STL | @ | HOU | W | 1 | 0 | 68-60 | 1 | up 0.5 | Osborne | Kile | Eckersley | 2:56 | 35,554 | + | |
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 24 | boxscore | STL | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 3 | 68-61 | 2 | 0.5 | Reynolds | Stottlemyre | 2:42 | 43,258 | - | ||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 25 | boxscore | STL | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 4 | 68-62 | 2 | 1.5 | Wall | Benes | Hernandez | 2:47 | 31,609 | -- | |
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Aug 26 | boxscore | STL | @ | HOU | W | 3 | 2 | 69-62 | 2 | 0.5 | Benes | Hampton | Eckersley | 3:07 | 21,624 | + | |
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | STL | FLA | L | 3 | 6 | 69-63 | 2 | 1.5 | Hutton | Morgan | Nen | 2:30 | 24,784 | - | ||
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | STL | FLA | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 69-64 | 2 | 2.5 | Hammond | Bailey | Nen | 3:30 | 21,767 | -- | |
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Aug 29 | boxscore | STL | FLA | L | 9 | 10 | 69-65 | 2 | 2.5 | Leiter | Stottlemyre | Nen | 3:33 | 23,105 | --- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Aug 30 | boxscore | STL | COL | W | 7 | 4 | 70-65 | 2 | 2.5 | Benes | Wright | Eckersley | 2:48 | 25,530 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Aug 31 | boxscore | STL | COL | W | 2 | 1 | 71-65 | 2 | 2.5 | Benes | Bailey | Eckersley | 2:36 | 35,804 | ++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 1 | boxscore | STL | COL | W | 15 | 6 | 72-65 | 2 | 1.5 | Petkovsek | Rekar | 3:46 | 28,552 | +++ | |||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 2 | boxscore | STL | HOU | W | 8 | 7 | 10 | 73-65 | 2 | 0.5 | Benes | Brocail | 4:01 | 32,955 | ++++ | ||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | STL | HOU | W | 12 | 3 | 74-65 | 1 | up 0.5 | Stottlemyre | Reynolds | 2:51 | 23,955 | +++++ | |||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | STL | HOU | W | 6 | 4 | 75-65 | 1 | up 1.5 | Benes | Wall | Eckersley | 2:45 | 34,891 | ++++++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 6 | boxscore | STL | SDP | W | 8 | 3 | 76-65 | 1 | up 1.5 | Petkovsek | Tewksbury | 3:05 | 28,116 | +++++++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 7 | boxscore | STL | SDP | W | 8 | 3 | 77-65 | 1 | up 1.5 | Osborne | Ashby | 2:50 | 42,846 | ++++++++ | |||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 8 | boxscore | STL | SDP | L | 4 | 5 | 77-66 | 1 | up 1.5 | Valenzuela | Stottlemyre | Hoffman | 2:50 | 30,897 | - | ||
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 9 | boxscore | STL | @ | SFG | W | 6 | 2 | 78-66 | 1 | up 2.5 | Benes | Gardner | 3:03 | 10,307 | + | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | STL | @ | SFG | W | 1 | 0 | 79-66 | 1 | up 2.5 | Petkovsek | Rueter | Eckersley | 2:32 | 8,770 | ++ | |
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | STL | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 4 | 79-67 | 1 | up 2.5 | Scott | Benes | Beck | 2:54 | 9,673 | - | |
| 147 | 147 | Thursday, Sep 12 | boxscore | STL | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 4 | 79-68 | 1 | up 1.5 | Nomo | Osborne | Osuna | 2:48 | 34,191 | -- | |
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 13 | boxscore | STL | @ | LAD | W | 2 | 0 | 80-68 | 1 | up 2.5 | Batchelor | Guthrie | Eckersley | 3:14 | 36,657 | + | |
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | STL | @ | LAD | L | 5 | 9 | 80-69 | 1 | up 2.5 | Martinez | Benes | 3:10 | 44,548 | - | ||
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 15 | boxscore | STL | @ | LAD | L | 5 | 6 | 80-70 | 1 | up 2.5 | Radinsky | Eckersley | Worrell | 3:10 | 35,803 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | STL | CHC | W | 5 | 3 | 81-70 | 1 | up 3.5 | Osborne | Patterson | Mathews | 2:55 | 29,612 | + | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | STL | CHC | W | 5 | 3 | 82-70 | 1 | up 4.5 | Stottlemyre | Trachsel | Eckersley | 2:56 | 32,843 | ++ | ||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 19 | boxscore | STL | CHC | W | 5 | 4 | 13 | 83-70 | 1 | up 5.0 | Bailey | Campbell | 4:19 | 34,923 | +++ | ||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 20 | boxscore | STL | @ | CIN | L | 2 | 4 | 83-71 | 1 | up 5.0 | Burba | Benes | Brantley | 2:42 | 23,496 | - | |
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 22 | boxscore | STL | @ | CIN | L | 3 | 6 | 83-72 | 1 | up 5.0 | Shaw | Mathews | Brantley | 2:42 | 0 | -- | |
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 22 | boxscore | STL | @ | CIN | L | 0 | 6 | 83-73 | 1 | up 5.0 | Smiley | Jackson | 1:56 | 38,225 | --- | ||
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 23 | boxscore | STL | @ | CIN | W | 3 | 2 | 84-73 | 1 | up 5.5 | Stottlemyre | Morgan | Eckersley | 2:37 | 17,313 | + | |
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | STL | @ | PIT | W | 7 | 1 | 85-73 | 1 | up 6.5 | Benes | Loaiza | 3:00 | 8,611 | ++ | ||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | STL | @ | PIT | W | 8 | 7 | 11 | 86-73 | 1 | up 6.5 | Bailey | Miceli | Mathews | 3:42 | 20,022 | +++ |
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 27 | boxscore | STL | CIN | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 87-73 | 1 | up 7.0 | Batchelor | Shaw | 2:44 | 39,730 | ++++ | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 28 | boxscore | STL | CIN | W | 5 | 2 | 88-73 | 1 | up 7.0 | Jackson | Morgan | Honeycutt | 2:40 | 52,876 | +++++ | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 29 | boxscore | STL | CIN | L | 3 | 6 | 88-74 | 1 | up 6.0 | Lyons | Ludwick | Brantley | 2:47 | 51,379 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.