Gulf Coast League Cardinals
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Gulf Coast League Cardinals Founded in 1964 Jupiter, Florida | |||
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| Current | Rookie | ||
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| League | Gulf Coast League (since 2007) | ||
| Division | East Division | ||
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| Major league affiliations | |||
| Current | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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| League titles (1) | 2016 | ||
| Division titles (3) |
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| Ballpark | Roger Dean Stadium | ||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Manager | Steve Turco | ||
The Gulf Coast League Cardinals are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Gulf Coast League. The Cardinals were originally a team from 1964–1976, but were reactivated in 2007. The Cardinals play their home games in Jupiter, Florida at Roger Dean Stadium, which is also the spring training home of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins.
2007 season
In 2007, the Cardinals were reactivated in the Gulf Coast League and played their first game since folding in 1976 on June 20, a 7-0 win against the GCL Nationals. The Cardinals won their next game, but then began a 6-game losing streak that lasted until June 30. In July, the Cardinals went 16-14, still heading into August with a sub-500 record. In August, the Cardinals went 8-13, finishing 24-30 and in 3rd place in the East, and missing the playoffs.
Season by season
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
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| SRL Cardinals (1964) | |||||
| 1964 | 30-30 | 2nd | Fred Koenig | No playoffs | |
| FRL Cardinals (1965) | |||||
| 1965 | 27-31 | 5th | George Kissell | No playoffs | |
| GCL Cardinals (1966–76) | |||||
| 1966 | 20-28 | 5th | George Kissell | No playoffs until 1983 | |
| 1967 | 25-32 | 6th | George Kissell | ||
| 1968 | 34-27 | 2nd | George Kissell/Ray Hathaway | ||
| 1969 | 21-33 | 7th | Tom Burgess | ||
| 1970 | 32-28 | 5th | Tom Burgess | ||
| 1971 | 20-33 | 7th | Tom Burgess | ||
| 1972 | 27-32 | 5th | Bobby Dews | ||
| 1973 | 25-30 | 7th | Ken Boyer | ||
| 1974 | 27-21 | 5th | Bobby Dews/Tom Burgess | ||
| 1975 | 17-37 | 7th | Fred Koenig | ||
| 1976 | 27-24 | 4th | Dave Ricketts | ||
| GCL Cardinals (2007–present) | |||||
| 2007 | 24-30 | 12th | Eude Brito | ||
| 2008 | 17-38 | 15th | Eude Brito | ||
| 2009 | 25-31 | 12th | Steve Turco | ||
| 2010 | 28-28 | 8th | Steve Turco | ||
| 2011 | 31-24 | 5th | Steve Turco | ||
| 2012 | 34-24 | 3rd | Steve Turco | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Pirates (1 game to 0) | |
| 2013 | 24-35 | 15th | Steve Turco | ||
| 2014 | 37-23 | 2nd | Steve Turco | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) | |
| 2015 | 34-25 | 5th (t) | Steve Turco | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) | |
| 2016 | 33-21 | 1st | Steve Turco | League Champs vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Phillies (2 games to 1) | |
Roster
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