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The
St. Louis Cardinals , based in
St. Louis ,
Missouri , are a
professional baseball
franchise that compete in the
National League of
Major League Baseball (MLB). The club employs
coaches who support – and report directly to – the
manager . Coaches for various aspects of the game, including
pitching ,
hitting ,
baserunning and
fielding , give instruction to players to assist them in exercising the major disciplines that must be successfully executed to compete at the highest level. These specialized roles are a relatively new development, as coaches initially did not have specific roles and instead had titles such as "first assistant", "second assistant", etc. St. Louis Cardinals coaches have played an important role in the team's eleven
World Series titles. Many are retired players who at one time played for the team. Coaching is often part of the path for Major League managerial hopefuls, as a coach's previous experiences typically include managing and/or coaching at the
minor league level.
Charley O'Leary and
Heinie Peitz , both former Cardinals players, became the first coaches the Cardinals employed as positions separate from the manager in
1913 .
The longest-tenured coach in Cardinals' franchise history is
Red Schoendienst , who has filled a variety of roles for the St. Louis Cardinals. First, he played 15 seasons as a
second baseman for the Cardinals before becoming an on-field coach in
1962 in his penultimate season as an active player. He continued to coach through
1964 , and the next season, became the Cardinals'
manager . Returning as an on-field coach for the Cardinals in
1979 , Schoendienst remained in that capacity until
1995 . From
1996 until his death in
2018 , he served as a special assistant to the
general manager as a coaching advisor. In all, Schoendienst coached for St. Louis for 38 total seasons.
[1] He has also worn a St. Louis Major League uniform in eight different decades, won four
World Series titles as part of on-field personnel and two more World Series titles since moving into his role as an advisor.
[3]
The current longest-tenured coach through
2015 is third-base coach
José Oquendo , who has been coaching for the Cardinals since
1999 . The latest addition is assistant hitting coach
Bill Mueller , who was hired before the
2015 season . The longest-tenured on-field coach in franchise history is
Buzzy Wares ; he is also the only coach for the Cardinals with a consecutive on-field season streak of 20 or more seasons with 23. Schoendienst is the only other with 20 or more total seasons; he also had a streak of 17 consecutive seasons.
Dave Duncan and
Dave McKay are both tied for third with 16 total seasons and both with a streak of 16 consecutive seasons. Jose Oquendo is also tied with Duncan and McKay with 16 years during the 2015 season as it marks his 16 consecutive season as an on field coach. Others with ten or more seasons include
Mike González ,
Johnny Lewis ,
Marty Mason ,
Gaylen Pitts and
Dave Ricketts .
Dal Maxvill is the only former Cardinals coach to have become a
general manager for the Cardinals.
Ray Blades ,
Ken Boyer , González,
Johnny Keane ,
Jack Krol ,
Marty Marion ,
Bill McKechnie , Schoendienst and
Harry Walker have all also managed the Cardinals. Cardinals coaches who have been
elected to the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum include
Bob Gibson , McKechnie and Schoendienst.
Current coaching staff
Lists of coaches
Key
#
Ordinal number in the succession of coaches
Prior role, other notes:
Previous Cardinal coaching assignment or assignment in another organization: M (Manager), BN (Bench coach), PT (Pitching), BP (Bullpen), H (Hitting), AH (Assistant hitting), 1BC (First base), 3BC (Third base), QC (Quality Control), SA (Special assistant), MI (Coached or managed in minor leagues)
Ref
Reference(s)
Roles
Also a player (*),
manager (M), or
executive (E) for the Cardinals
Awards
Former
Gold Glove (G),
Silver Slugger (S),
Cy Young (C) or
MVP (V) Award winner
∂
Former MLB
All-Star (
1933 –present only)
§
Inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame as a Cardinal
† , ‡
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame primarily as a player (†) or as a manager and/or an executive (‡)
Bench coaches
Shown here in
1983 ,
Red Schoendienst served the Cardinals in some capacity in eight different decades, including as a coach and advisor from
1979 to
2018 .
José Oquendo is currently the longest-tenured on-field coach.
Buzzy Wares , pictured here during the
1946 World Series , spent the most seasons as an on-field coach for the Cardinals (
1930 –
52 ).
Pitching coach
Dave Duncan coached for the Cardinals with
manager
Tony La Russa from
1996 to
2011 .
Ken Boyer won an
MVP , eleven
All-Star selections, five
Gold Glove awards , coached and
managed for the Cardinals between
1955 and
1980 .
Mike González played or coached on five
World Series champion Cardinals teams in the 1930s and 1940s.
Hitting coaches
Assistant hitting coaches
Pitching coaches
Bullpen coaches
Assistant pitching coaches
First base coaches
Third base coaches
Assistant coaches
Unspecified roles
Coach
Seasons
Prior role, other notes:
Ref
Charley O'Leary *
1913 –
17
MI (1912)
[4]
[5]
Heinie Peitz *
1913
Coach (
Cincinnati Reds ,
1912 )
[6]
[7]
Newt Hunter
1920
MI (1903–18)
[8]
[9]
Joe Sugden *
1921 –
25
Major League player (
1893 –
1912 )
[10]
Roy Thomas
1922
MI (1922)
[12]
[13]
Burt Shotton *
1923 –
25
Major League player (
1909 –
23 )
[14]
[15]
Tink Turner
1924
MI (1913–16)
[16]
[17]
Bill Killefer
1926
M (
Chicago Cubs ,
1921 –
25 )
[18]
Otto Williams *
1926 –
27
Coach (
Detroit Tigers ,
1925 )
[19]
Bill McKechnie
M ‡
1927
M (
Pittsburgh Pirates ,
1922 –
26 )
[20]
Allen Sothoron *
1927 –
28
Major League player (
1914 –
26 )
[21]
Jack Onslow
1928
Coach (
Washington Senators ,
1927 )
[22]
[23]
Greasy Neale
1929
MI (1927–28)
[24]
[25]
Ray Blades *
M
1930 –
32 ,
1951
[26]
Buzzy Wares
1930 –
52
[26]
[27]
Mike González *
M
1934 –
46
MI (1933)
[26]
[28]
Tony Kaufmann
1946 –
50
MI (1941–42)
[29]
[30]
Terry Moore *∂
1949 –
52 ,
1956 –
58
Major League player (
1935 –
48 )
[31]
Marty Marion *
M V∂
1950
Major League player (
1940 –50)
[32]
[33]
Mike Ryba *
1951 –
55
MI (1925–50)
[34]
[35]
Johnny Riddle
1952 –
55
Coach (
Pittsburgh Pirates ,
1948 –
50 )
[36]
Dixie Walker ∂
1953 ,
1955
MI (1950–53, 1954–55)
[37]
[38]
Lou Kahn
1954 –
55
MI (1936–53)
[39]
[40]
Bill Posedel
1954 –
57
1BC (
Pittsburgh Pirates ,
1949 –
53 )
[41]
Johnny Hopp *∂
1956
MI (1955)
[42]
[43]
Walker Cooper *∂
1957
Major League player (
1940 –57)
[26]
[44]
Al Hollingsworth
1957 –
58
MI (1948–53)
[45]
[46]
Ray Katt *
1959 –
61
Major league player (
1952 –
59 )
[47]
Johnny Keane
M
1959 –
61
MI (1930–58)
[48]
[49]
Harry Walker *
M ∂
1959 –
62
MI (1956–58)
[50]
[51]
Howie Pollet *∂
1959 –
64
Major League player (
1941 –
56 )
[52]
Darrell Johnson *
1960 –
61
Major league player (
1952 –
60 )
[53]
Red Schoendienst *
M ∂†§
1962 –
65 ,
1979 –
95
Major League player (
1945 –
63 ), coach (
Oakland Athletics ,
1977 –
78 )
[54]
Hal Smith *∂
1962
Major League player (
1959 –
61 )
[55]
Joe Schultz , Jr.
1963 –
68
MI (1958–62)
[56]
[57]
Vern Benson *
1964 –
65 ,
1970 –
75
MI (1956–61)
[26]
[58]
[59]
Bob Milliken
1965 –
70 ,
1976
Major league player (
1953 –
54 )
[60]
Mickey Vernon ∂
1965
H (
Pittsburgh Pirates ,
1964 )
[61]
Dick Sisler *∂
1966 –
70
M (
Cincinnati Reds ,
1964 –
65 )
[62]
Billy Muffett *
1967 –
70
Major league player (
1957 –
62 )
[63]
Bart Zeller *
1970
MI (1963–69)
[64]
[65]
Ken Boyer *
M GV∂
1971 –
72
MI (1970)
[26]
[66]
[67]
Barney Schultz *
1971 –
75
Major League Player (
1955 –
65 )
[68]
Lee Thomas ∂
1972 ,
1983
MI (1970, 1974)
[69]
[70]
Johnny Lewis *
1973 –
76 ,
1984 –
89
Major League player (
1964 –
67 )
[71]
Dave Ricketts *
1974 –
75 ,
1978 –
91
BP (
Pittsburgh Pirates ,
1970 –
73 ); MI (1976–77)
[72]
[73]
Tony Auferio
1975
[26]
Fred Koenig
1976
MI (1951–72)
[74]
[75]
Preston Gómez
1976
M (
Houston Astros ,
1974 –
75 )
[76]
Jack Krol
M
1977 –
80
MI (1954–76)
[77]
[78]
Mo Mozzali
1977 –
78
Minor leagues (1946–58)
[79]
[80]
Claude Osteen *∂
1977 –
80
Major League player (
1957 –
75 )
[81]
Sonny Ruberto
1977 –
78
Minor leagues (1964–76)
[83]
Dal Maxvill *
E G
1979 –
80
Coach (
New York Mets ,
1978 )
[84]
[85]
Chuck Hiller
1981 –
82
Coach (
Kansas City Royals ,
1976 –
79 )
[26]
[86]
Hal Lanier
1981 –
85
MI (1977–80)
[87]
[88]
Joe Cunningham
1982
[26]
Mike Roarke
1984 –
90
PT (
Chicago Cubs ,
1976 –
80 )
[89]
Darold Knowles *∂
1983
Major League player (
1965 –
80 )
[90]
Steve Braun *
1990
[26]
Gaylen Pitts
1991 –
95
MI (1964–90)
[91]
[92]
Jack Hubbard
1993
[93]
Tommie Reynolds
1996
3BC (
Oakland Athletics ,
1989 –
95 )
[94]
Carney Lansford S∂
1997
Coach (
Oakland Athletics ,
1994 –
95 )
[95]
Related lists
See also
References
Source notes
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^
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^
"Charlie O'Leary" .
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^
"Charlie O'Leary minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 27, 2013 .
^
"Heinie Peitz" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 27, 2013 .
^
"Heinie Peitz minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 27, 2013 .
^
"Newt Hunter" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Newt Hunter minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Joe Sugden statistics & history" . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Roy Thomas" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Roy Thomas minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Bruce Shotton statistics & history" . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Burt Shotton" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Tink Turner" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Tink Turner minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Bill Killefer" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Otto Williams" .
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^
"Bill McKechnie" .
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^
"Allen Sothoron" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Jack Onslow" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 27, 2013 .
^
"Jack Onslow minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 27, 2013 .
^
"Greasy Neale" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 27, 2013 .
^
"Greasy Neale minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 27, 2013 .
^
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b
c
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e
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h
i
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^
"Buzzy Wares" .
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^
"Mike González" .
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^
"Tony Kaufmann" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved November 16, 2013 .
^
"Tony Kaufmann minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved November 16, 2013 .
^
"Terry Moore" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 10, 2013 .
^
"Marty Marion" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved November 16, 2013 .
^
"Marty Marion minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved November 16, 2013 .
^
"Mike Ryba" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Mike Ryba minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Johnny Riddle" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
^
"Dixie Walker" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved January 5, 2014 .
^
"Dixie Walker minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^
"Lou Kahn" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Lou Kahn minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Bill Posedel" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 31, 2013 .
^
"Johnny Hopp minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Johnny Hopp" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Walker Cooper" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved November 16, 2013 .
^
"Al Hollingsworth" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Al Hollingsworth minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 28, 2013 .
^
"Ray Katt" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Johnny Keane" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Johnny Keane minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Harry Walker" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved November 16, 2013 .
^
"Harry Walker minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved November 12, 2013 .
^
"Howie Pollet" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Darrell Johnson" .
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^
"Red Schoendienst" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved November 12, 2013 .
^
"Hal Smith" .
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^
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^
"Joe Schultz" .
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^
"Vern Benson" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved November 17, 2013 .
^
"Vern Benson minor league statistics & history" .
Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved November 17, 2013 .
^
"Bob Milliken" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 9, 2013 .
^
"Mickey Vernon" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved January 4, 2014 .
^
"Dick Sisler" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved January 3, 2014 .
^
"Billy Muffett" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 14, 2013 .
^
"Bart Zeller" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved January 7, 2014 .
^
"Bart Zeller minor league statistics & history" .
Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 7, 2014 .
^
"Ken Boyer" .
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^
"Ken Boyer minor league statistics & history" .
Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved November 17, 2013 .
^
"Barney Schultz" .
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^
"Lee Thomas" .
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^
"Lee Thomas minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved January 3, 2014 .
^
"Johnny Lewis" .
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^
"Dave Ricketts" .
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^
"Dave Ricketts minor league statistics & history" .
Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved November 15, 2013 .
^
"Fred Koenig" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Fred Koenig minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Preston Gómez" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved November 9, 2013 .
^
"Jack Krol" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Jack Krol minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Mo Mozzali" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 13, 2013 .
^
"Mo Mozzali minor league statistics & history" .
Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved December 13, 2013 .
^
"Claude Osteen" .
Retrosheet .org . Retrieved December 14, 2013 .
^
"Sonny Ruberto minor league statistics & history" .
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^
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^
"Dal Maxville" .
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^
"Chuck Hiller" .
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^
"Hal Lanier" .
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^
"Hal Lanier minor league statistics & history" .
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^
"Mike Roarke" .
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^
"Darold" .
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^
"Gaylen Pitts" .
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^
"Gaylen Pitts minor league statistics & history" . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^
"Jack Hubbard" .
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^
"Tommie Reynolds" .
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^
"Carney Lansford" .
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