St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day Starters

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St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day Lineups

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Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
2013. Mon, Apr 1 at ARI L (2-6)	Molina	Craig	Descalso	Carpenter	Kozma	Holliday	Jay	Beltran	Wainwright
2012. Wed, Apr 4 at MIA W (4-1)	Molina	Berkman	Descalso	Freese	Furcal	Holliday	Jay	Beltran	Lohse
2011. Thu, Mar 31 vs SDP L (3-5)	Molina	Pujols	Schumaker	Freese	Theriot	Holliday	Rasmus	Berkman	Carpenter
2010. Mon, Apr 5 at CIN W (11-6)	Molina	Pujols	Schumaker	Freese	Ryan	Holliday	Rasmus	Ludwick	Carpenter
2009. Mon, Apr 6 vs PIT L (4-6)#	Molina	Pujols	Ryan	Barden	Greene	Duncan	Ankiel	Ludwick	Wainwright
2008. Tue, Apr 1 vs COL L (1-2)	Molina	Pujols	Kennedy	Glaus	Izturis	Duncan	Ankiel	Schumaker	Lohse
2007. Sun, Apr 1 vs NYM L (1-6)#	Molina	Pujols	Kennedy	Rolen	Eckstein	Taguchi	Edmonds	Wilson	Carpenter
2006. Mon, Apr 3 at PHI W (13-5)	Molina	Pujols	Miles	Rolen	Eckstein	Taguchi	Edmonds	Encarnacion	Carpenter
2005. Tue, Apr 5 at HOU W (7-3)	Molina	Pujols	Grudzielanek	Rolen	Eckstein	Sanders	Edmonds	Walker	Carpenter
2004. Mon, Apr 5 vs MIL L (6-8)	Matheny	Pujols	Womack	Rolen	Renteria	Lankford	Edmonds	Sanders	Morris
2003. Mon, Mar 31 vs MIL W (11-9)	Matheny	Martinez	Vina	Rolen	Renteria	Pujols	Edmonds	Marrero	Morris
2002. Mon, Apr 1 vs COL W (10-2)#	Difelice	Martinez	Vina	Polanco	Renteria	Pujols	Edmonds	Drew	Morris
2001. Mon, Apr 2 at COL L (0-8)#	Matheny	McGwire	Vina	Polanco	Renteria	Pujols	Edmonds	Drew	Kile
2000. Mon, Apr 3 vs CHC W (7-1)	Matheny	Paquette	Vina	Tatis	Renteria	Lankford	Edmonds	Davis	Kile
1999. Mon, Apr 5 vs MIL L (8-10)#	Marrero	McGwire	Polanco	Tatis	Renteria	Dunston	Drew	Davis	Osborne
1998. Tue, Mar 31 vs LAD W (6-0)	Lampkin	McGwire	DeShields	Gaetti	Clayton	Gant	Lankford	Jordan	Stottlemyre
1997. Tue, Apr 1 at MON L (1-2)	Lampkin	Mabry	DeShields	Gaetti	Clayton	Gant	Jordan	McGee	Stottlemyre
1996. Mon, Apr 1 at NYM L (6-7)	Borders	Mabry	Alicea	Gaetti	Clayton	Gant	Lankford	McGee	Benes
1995. Wed, Apr 26 vs PHI W (7-6)	Pagnozzi	Mabry	Lee	Cooper	Smith	Gilkey	Lankford	Jordan	Hill
1994. Sun, Apr 3 at CIN W (6-4)	Pappas	Jefferies	Alicea	Zeile	Smith	Gilkey	Lankford	Whiten	Tewksbury
1993. Tue, Apr 6 vs SFG L (1-2)	Pagnozzi	Jefferies	Pena	Zeile	Smith	Gilkey	Lankford	Whiten	Tewksbury
1992. Mon, Apr 6 vs NYM L (2-4)	Pagnozzi	Galarraga	Oquendo	Zeile	Smith	Guerrero	Lankford	Thompson	DeLeon
1991. Tue, Apr 9 at CHC W (4-1)#	Pagnozzi	Guerrero	Oquendo	Zeile	Smith	Gilkey	Hudler	Jose	Smith
1990. Mon, Apr 9 vs MON W (6-5)	Zeile	Guerrero	Oquendo	Pendleton	Smith	Coleman	McGee	Brunansky	Magrane
1989. Mon, Apr 3 at NYM L (4-8)	Pena	Guerrero	Jones	Pendleton	Oquendo	Coleman	McGee	Brunansky	Magrane
1988. Mon, Apr 4 at CIN L (4-5)	Pena	Horner	Herr	Pendleton	Smith	Coleman	McGee	Lindeman	Magrane
1987. Tue, Apr 7 at CHC W (9-3)	Pena	Clark	Herr	Pendleton	Smith	Coleman	Landrum	Lindeman	Tudor
1986. Tue, Apr 8 vs CHC W (2-1)	Heath	Clark	Herr	Pendleton	Smith	Coleman	McGee	Van Slyke	Tudor
1985. Tue, Apr 9 at NYM L (5-6)	Porter	Clark	Herr	Pendleton	Smith	Smith	Van Slyke	Braun	Andujar
1984. Tue, Apr 3 at LAD W (11-7)#	Porter	Howe	Herr	Oberkfell	Smith	Smith	McGee	Hendrick	LaPoint
1983. Tue, Apr 5 vs PIT L (1-7)#	Porter	Hernandez	Ramsey	Oberkfell	Smith	Smith	Green	Hendrick	Forsch
1982. Tue, Apr 6 at HOU W (14-3)	Porter	Hernandez	Herr	Braun	Smith	Iorg	Smith	Hendrick	Forsch
1981. Sat, Apr 11 vs PHI L (2-5)	Porter	Hernandez	Herr	Oberkfell	Templeton	Lezcano	Scott	Hendrick	Forsch
1980. Thu, Apr 10 vs PIT W (1-0)	Simmons	Hernandez	Oberkfell	Reitz	Templeton	Bonds	Scott	Hendrick	Vuckovich
1979. Fri, Apr 6 vs PHI W (8-1)#	Simmons	Hernandez	Tyson	Reitz	Templeton	Brock	Hendrick	Scott	Denny
1978. Fri, Apr 7 at PHI W (5-1)#	Simmons	Hernandez	Tyson	Reitz	Templeton	Brock	Scott	Morales	Forsch
1977. Thu, Apr 7 at PIT W (12-6)#	Simmons	Hernandez	Tyson	Reitz	Templeton	Brock	McBride	Cruz	Denny
1976. Fri, Apr 9 vs CHC W (5-0)	Simmons	Hernandez	Tyson	Cruz	Richard	Brock	McBride	Smith	McGlothen
1975. Mon, Apr 7 vs MON L (4-8)#	Simmons	Hernandez	Sizemore	Reitz	Brinkman	Brock	McBride	Smith	Gibson
1974. Fri, Apr 5 vs PIT W (6-5)#	Simmons	Torre	Sizemore	Reitz	Tyson	Brock	McBride	Smith	Gibson
1973. Fri, Apr 6 at PIT L (5-7)	Simmons	Torre	Sizemore	Reitz	Busse	Brock	Cruz	Carbo	Gibson
1972. Sat, Apr 15 vs MON L (2-3)	Simmons	Hague	Sizemore	Torre	Maxvill	Brock	Cruz	Alou	Gibson
1971. Tue, Apr 6 at CHC L (1-2)	Simmons	Hague	Javier	Torre	Sizemore	Brock	Alou	Cardenal	Gibson
1970. Wed, Apr 8 at MON W (7-2)	Torre	Hague	Javier	Allen	Maxvill	Brock	Cardenal	Lee	Gibson
1969. Tue, Apr 8 vs PIT L (2-6)	McCarver	Torre	Javier	Shannon	Maxvill	Brock	Flood	Pinson	Gibson
1968. Wed, Apr 10 vs ATL W (2-1)	McCarver	Cepeda	Javier	Shannon	Maxvill	Brock	Flood	Maris	Gibson
1967. Tue, Apr 11 vs SFG W (6-0)	McCarver	Cepeda	Javier	Shannon	Maxvill	Brock	Flood	Maris	Gibson
1966. Wed, Apr 13 vs PHI L (2-3)#	McCarver	Kernek	Javier	Smith	Buchek	Johnson	Flood	Brock	Simmons
1965. Mon, Apr 12 at CHC T (10-10)	Uecker	White	Javier	Boyer	Groat	Brock	Flood	Shannon	Gibson
1964. Tue, Apr 14 at LAD L (0-4)#	Uecker	White	Javier	Boyer	Groat	James	Flood	Warwick	Broglio
1963. Tue, Apr 9 at NYM W (7-0)	Sawatski	White	Javier	Boyer	Groat	Musial	Flood	Altman	Broglio
1962. Wed, Apr 11 vs NYM W (11-4)	Oliver	White	Javier	Boyer	Gotay	Minoso	Flood	Musial	Jackson
1961. Tue, Apr 11 at MLN W (2-1)#	Smith	White	Javier	Boyer	Spencer	Musial	Landrum	Cunningham	Broglio
1960. Tue, Apr 12 at SFG L (1-3)	Smith	Musial	Grammas	Boyer	Spencer	Wagner	White	Cunningham	Jackson
1959. Fri, Apr 10 vs SFG L (5-6)#	Smith	White	Blasingame	Boyer	Grammas	Musial	Cimoli	Cunningham	Jackson
1958. Tue, Apr 15 vs CHC L (0-4)	Landrith	Musial	Blasingame	Boyer	Dark	Ennis	Smith	Moon	Mizell
1957. Tue, Apr 16 at CIN W (13-4)	Smith	Musial	Blasingame	Boyer	Dark	Moon	Smith	Ennis	Wehmeier
1956. Tue, Apr 17 at CIN W (4-2)#	Sarni	Moon	Schoendienst	Boyer	Grammas	Sauer	Virdon	Musial	Mizell
1955. Tue, Apr 12 at CHC L (4-14)#	Sarni	Musial	Schoendienst	Boyer	Grammas	Moon	Virdon	Repulski	Lawrence
1954. Tue, Apr 13 vs CHC L (4-13)#	Rice	Alston	Schoendienst	Jablonski	Grammas	Musial	Moon	Repulski	Haddix
1953. Tue, Apr 14 at MLN L (2-3)#	Rice	Bilko	Schoendienst	Jablonski	Hemus	Musial	Repulski	Slaughter	Staley
1952. Tue, Apr 15 vs PIT W (3-2)	Rice	Bilko	Schoendienst	Johnson	Hemus	Musial	Westlake	Slaughter	Staley
1951. Tue, Apr 17 at PIT L (4-5)	Garagiola	Bilko	Schoendienst	Richmond	Hemus	Musial	Lowrey	Slaughter	Poholsky
1950. Tue, Apr 18 vs PIT W (4-2)	Garagiola	Nelson	Schoendienst	Kazak	Miller	Slaughter	Walker	Musial	Staley
1949. Tue, Apr 19 at CIN L (1-3)#	Rice	Jones	Schoendienst	Glaviano	Marion	Slaughter	Musial	Northey	Brecheen
1948. Tue, Apr 20 vs CIN W (4-0)	Wilber	Jones	Schoendienst	Kurowski	Marion	Slaughter	Dusak	Musial	Dickson
1947. Tue, Apr 15 at CIN L (1-3)	Garagiola	Musial	Schoendienst	Kurowski	Marion	Sisler	Walker	Slaughter	Pollet
1946. Tue, Apr 16 vs PIT L (4-6)#	Rice	Sisler	Klein	Kurowski	Marion	Musial	Moore	Slaughter	Beazley
1945. Tue, Apr 17 at CHC L (2-3)	Cooper	Sanders	Verban	Kurowski	Marion	Schoendienst	Hopp	Bergamo	Wilks
1944. Tue, Apr 18 vs PIT W (2-0)#	Cooper	Sanders	Verban	Kurowski	Marion	Litwhiler	Hopp	Musial	Lanier
1943. Wed, Apr 21 at CIN L (0-1)#	Cooper	Hopp	Brown	Kurowski	Klein	Musial	Adams	Demaree	Cooper
1942. Tue, Apr 14 vs CHC L (4-5)	O'Dea	Sanders	Crespi	Brown	Marion	Musial	Moore	Slaughter	Cooper
1941. Tue, Apr 15 at CIN W (7-3)	Mancuso	Mize	Crespi	Brown	Marion	Koy	Moore	Slaughter	Warneke
1940. Tue, Apr 16 vs PIT L (4-6)	Padgett	Mize	Martin	Brown	Marion	Martin	Moore	Slaughter	Davis
1939. Tue, Apr 18 at PIT W (3-2)	Owen	Mize	Brown	Gutteridge	Orengo	Medwick	Moore	Slaughter	Weiland
1938. Tue, Apr 19 vs PIT L (3-4)	Owen	Mize	Martin	Martin	Gutteridge	Padgett	Moore	Slaughter	Weiland
1937. Tue, Apr 20 at CIN W (2-0)	Ogrodowski	Mize	Martin	Bordagaray	Durocher	Medwick	Moore	Martin	Dean
1936. Tue, Apr 14 vs CHC L (7-12)	Davis	Collins	Frisch	Gelbert	Durocher	Medwick	Moore	Martin	Dean
1935. Tue, Apr 16 at CHC L (3-4)	DeLancey	Collins	Frisch	Martin	Durocher	Medwick	Moore	Rothrock	Dean
1934. Tue, Apr 17 vs PIT W (7-1)	Davis	Collins	Frisch	Martin	Durocher	Rothrock	Moore	Medwick	Dean
1933. Wed, Apr 12 at CHC L (0-3)	Wilson	Collins	Frisch	Adams	Slade	Medwick	Orsatti	Watkins	Dean
1932. Tue, Apr 12 vs PIT W (10-2)#	Wilson	Bottomley	Frisch	Adams	Gelbert	Collins	Martin	Blades	Rhem
1931. Tue, Apr 14 at CIN W (7-3)	Wilson	Bottomley	Frisch	Adams	Gelbert	Orsatti	Douthit	Watkins	Rhem
1930. Tue, Apr 15 vs CHC L (8-9)	Wilson	Bottomley	Adams	Frisch	Gelbert	Hafey	Douthit	Fisher	Rhem
1929. Tue, Apr 16 at CIN W (5-2)	Jonnard	Bottomley	Frisch	Haney	Gelbert	Hafey	Douthit	Roettger	Alexander
1928. Wed, Apr 11 vs PIT W (14-7)	O'Farrell	Bottomley	Frisch	Holm	Thevenow	Roettger	Douthit	Hafey	Haines
1927. Tue, Apr 12 at CHC L (1-10)	O'Farrell	Bottomley	Frisch	Bell	Thevenow	Hafey	Douthit	Southworth	Alexander
1926. Tue, Apr 13 vs PIT W (7-6)	O'Farrell	Bottomley	Hornsby	Bell	Thevenow	Blades	Mueller	Hafey	Rhem
1925. Tue, Apr 14 at CIN L (0-4)	Schmidt	Bottomley	Hornsby	Bell	Thevenow	Holm	Mueller	Flack	Haines
1924. Tue, Apr 15 vs CHC W (6-5)	Vick	Bottomley	Hornsby	Freigau	Bell	Smith	Mueller	Flack	Stuart
1923. Tue, Apr 17 at CIN L (2-3)	Ainsmith	Bottomley	Hornsby	Stock	Freigau	Blades	Mueller	Smith	Pfeffer
1922. Wed, Apr 12 vs PIT W (10-1)#	Clemons	Gainer	Hornsby	Stock	Toporcer	McHenry	Mann	Schultz	Sherdel
1921. Wed, Apr 13 at CHC L (2-5)	Clemons	Fournier	Toporcer	Stock	Lavan	Hornsby	Heathcote	Mueller	Haines
1920. Wed, Apr 14 vs PIT L (4-5)	Clemons	Fournier	Hornsby	Stock	Janvrin	Shotton	McHenry	Heathcote	Doak
1919. Wed, Apr 23 at CIN L (2-6)#	Snyder	Paulette	Fisher	Stock	Hornsby	Shotton	McHenry	Smith	May
1918. Tue, Apr 16 vs CHC W (4-2)	Gonzalez	Paulette	Betzel	Baird	Hornsby	Cruise	Smith	Smyth	Meadows
1917. Wed, Apr 11 at CIN L (1-3)	Snyder	Miller	Betzel	Smith	Hornsby	Bescher	Cruise	Long	Meadows
1916. Wed, Apr 12 vs PIT W (2-1)#	Snyder	Miller	Betzel	Beck	Hornsby	Bescher	Smith	Long	Doak
98 Games	41 Players	35 Players	35 Players	41 Players	40 Players	45 Players	45 Players	60 Players	50 Players	0 Players
Most-Games	Simmons-10 Molina-9 Rice-5 Porter-5 Matheny-4 Pagnozzi-4 Smith-4 Wilson-4 McCarver-4 Clemons-3	Bottomley-10 Hernandez-9 Pujols-8 White-6 Musial-5 Mize-5 Collins-4 Mabry-3 Guerrero-3 Torre-3	Javier-11 Schoendienst-10 Frisch-9 Herr-7 Hornsby-6 Sizemore-4 Tyson-4 Vina-4 Blasingame-3 Oquendo-3	Boyer-11 Reitz-7 Pendleton-6 Kurowski-6 Rolen-5 Stock-5 Zeile-4 Shannon-3 Bell-3 Adams-3	Smith-13 Marion-9 Renteria-6 Templeton-5 Maxvill-5 Hornsby-4 Thevenow-4 Durocher-4 Grammas-4 Gelbert-4	Brock-14 Musial-10 Coleman-5 Medwick-5 Gilkey-4 Holliday-4 Gant-3 Hafey-3 Smith-3 Slaughter-3	Moore-9 Flood-8 Edmonds-8 Lankford-6 Douthit-5 McGee-5 Mueller-4 McBride-4 Scott-3 Rasmus-2	Slaughter-10 Musial-5 Hendrick-5 Cunningham-3 Smith-3 Maris-2 Whiten-2 Smith-2 Long-2 Hafey-2	Gibson-10 Dean-5 Carpenter-5 Forsch-4 Rhem-4 Morris-3 Broglio-3 Staley-3 Haines-3 Magrane-3

Most Common Lineups

2 Games C. McCarver 1B. Cepeda 2B. Javier 3B. Shannon SS. Maxvill LF. Brock CF. Flood RF. Maris P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Rice 1B. Jones 2B. Schoendienst 3B. Glaviano SS. Marion LF. Slaughter CF. Musial RF. Northey P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Torre 1B. Hague 2B. Javier 3B. Allen SS. Maxvill LF. Brock CF. Cardenal RF. Lee P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Garagiola 1B. Bilko 2B. Schoendienst 3B. Richmond SS. Hemus LF. Musial CF. Lowrey RF. Slaughter P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Snyder 1B. Miller 2B. Betzel 3B. Beck SS. Hornsby LF. Bescher CF. Smith RF. Long P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Simmons 1B. Hernandez 2B. Oberkfell 3B. Reitz SS. Templeton LF. Bonds CF. Scott RF. Hendrick P. Pitcher

2 Games
C. McCarver
1B. Cepeda
2B. Javier
3B. Shannon
SS. Maxvill
LF. Brock
CF. Flood
RF. Maris
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Rice
1B. Jones
2B. Schoendienst
3B. Glaviano
SS. Marion
LF. Slaughter
CF. Musial
RF. Northey
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Torre
1B. Hague
2B. Javier
3B. Allen
SS. Maxvill
LF. Brock
CF. Cardenal
RF. Lee
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Garagiola
1B. Bilko
2B. Schoendienst
3B. Richmond
SS. Hemus
LF. Musial
CF. Lowrey
RF. Slaughter
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Snyder
1B. Miller
2B. Betzel
3B. Beck
SS. Hornsby
LF. Bescher
CF. Smith
RF. Long
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Simmons
1B. Hernandez
2B. Oberkfell
3B. Reitz
SS. Templeton
LF. Bonds
CF. Scott
RF. Hendrick
P. Pitcher

97 total lineups (97 when including pitchers)

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