Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakutanga kwemwaka, maCardinals akafamba achitenderedza kurasikirwa kwevatambi vanokosha Chris Carpenter, Jason Motte, Rafael Furcal naJaime García nekuda kwekukuvara kwemwaka. Kuti vatsive kuderera uku, St. Louis yakashandisa zvikuru nzira yavo yokurima. Mumutambo waMay vachipesana neColorado Rockies, rookie anotanga pitcher Shelby Miller akaisa franchise rekodhi yenguva dzese yechinangwa chemitambo mipfumbamwe yemitambo ye98. Mutambi wekutanga Adam Wainwright akaunganidza franchise-rekodhi innings (IP) asati aburitsa kufamba kwake kwekutanga musi waApril 23 uye akawana NL Pitcher yeMwedzi kukudzwa munaJune. First baseman Allen Craig akabudisa wechitatu-wepamusoro-soro wepakati wepakati nepakati nevatambi vari muchinzvimbo chekurova pa.454 sezvo maCardinals akaisa nhoroondo yechikwata cheMajor League nguva dzose pa.330. Rookie Matt Adams akatungamirira chikwata mu slugging muzana pa.503. Mutambi wechipiri Matt Carpenter, achitamba mwaka wake wokutanga panzvimbo iyi kubvira paakava nyanzvi, akawana
Kusarudzwa kweAll-Star sezvo akatungamira Major Leagues mu hits (199), akarova (126), uye kaviri (55). Pamwe chete, vatsva 20 vakaoneka mumutambo uye maCardinals akaunganidza kukunda 36 kubva kuvatsva vavo. Iyo 2013 edition yakaisa franchise marekodhi mufielding muzana (.988), ichikanda kurova (1254) uye kurova pamatanho mapfumbamwe akaiswa (7.73).