Springfield (MO) Cardinals

Location: Springfield, MO
League: Western Association 1932, 1935-1942; Western League 1933; Texas League 2005-present
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals 1932-1933, 1935-1942, 2005-present
Ballpark: John Q. Hammons Field 2005-present

The Springfield Cardinals are the AA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in the Texas League. They began play in 2005 when the El Paso Diablos relocated to Springfield, MO. They play their home games at John Q. Hammons Field.

They are not to be confused with the Springfield (OH) Cardinals that competed in the Middle Atlantic League from 1941-1942, or the Springfield (IL) Cardinals in the Midwest League from 1982-1993.

Year-by-Year Record[edit]

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
1931	87-57	1st	Eddie Dyer	none League Champs
1932	79-51	1st	Eddie Dyer	League Champs
1933	73-50	3rd	Joe Schultz Sr.

1935	87-48	1st	George Payne	Lost League Finals
1936	64-78	4th	Joseph Brown
1937	76-67	4th	Clay Hopper	League Champs
1938	79-56	2nd	Clay Hopper	Lost in 1st round
1939	78-60	3rd	George Silvey	League Champs
1940	56-76	7th	George Silvey / Ollie Vanek
1941	92-43	2nd	Ollie Vanek	Lost in 1st round
1942	62-70	4th	Runt Marr

2005	70-70	5th	Chris Maloney		Dallas Williams	Blaise Ilsley
2006	66-72	8th	Chris Maloney		Joe Cunningham	Blaise Ilsley
2007	73-63	2nd	Ron Warner	Lost League Finals	Derrick May	Blaise Ilsley
2008	76-64	2nd	Ron Warner		Derrick May	Bryan Eversgerd
2009	71-69	5th	Ron Warner	Lost in 1st round	Derrick May	Bryan Eversgerd
2010	76-64	2nd	Ron Warner	Lost in 1st round	Derrick May	Dennis Martinez
2011	62-78	7th	Ron Warner		Phillip Wellman	Bryan Eversgerd
2012	77-61	3rd	Mike Shildt	League Champs	Phillip Wellman	Bryan Eversgerd
2013	64-74	6th	Mike Shildt		Phillip Wellman	Randy Niemann
2014	68-72	5th(t)	Mike Shildt		Erik Pappas	Randy Niemann
2015	64-76	5th	Dann Bilardello		Erik Pappas	Jason Simontacchi	David Compton
2016	75-65	3rd	Dann Bilardello	Lost in 1st round	Ramon Ortiz	Jason Simontacchi
2017			Johnny Rodriguez		Jobel Jimenez	Jason Simontacchi	Aaron Klinec

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