The All-Time 9

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The All-Time 9

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Vote for the best single-season hitting performances by position in Cardinals franchise history.

Candidates

* Required First Base
Player	Year	AVG	HR	RBI	R	SB
Jim Bottomley	1928	.325	31	136	123	10
Orlando Cepeda	1967	.325	25	111	91	11
Ripper Collins	1934	.333	35	128	116	2
Keith Hernandez	1979	.344	11	105	116	11
Mark McGwire	1998	.299	70	147	130	1
Johnny Mize	1940	.314	43	137	111	7
Albert Pujols	2006	.331	49	137	119	7
Bill White	1964	.303	21	103	102	7

* Required Shortstop
Player	Year	AVG	HR	RBI	R	SB
Dick Groat	1963	.319	6	73	85	3
Marty Marion	1944	.267	6	63	50	1
Edgar Renteria	2003	.330	13	100	96	34
Ozzie Smith	1987	.303	0	75	104	43
Garry Templeton	1977	.322	8	79	94	28
Bobby Wallace	1901	.324	2	91	69	15

* Required Catcher
Player	Year	AVG	HR	RBI	R	SB
Walker Cooper	1944	.317	13	72	56	4
Tim McCarver	1967	.295	14	69	68	8
Bob O'Farrell	1926	.293	7	68	63	1
Ted Simmons	1975	.332	18	100	80	1

* Required Pitcher
Player	Year	AVG	HR	RBI	R	SB
Curt Davis	1939	.381	1	17	10	0
Bob Forsch	1980	.295	3	10	11	1
Bob Gibson	1965	.240	5	19	14	2
Jason Marquis	2002	.310	1	10	10	0
Mike O'Neill	1902	.319	2	15	21	0

* Required Second Base
Player	Year	AVG	HR	RBI	R	SB
Delino DeShields	1997	.295	11	58	92	55
Frankie Frisch	1930	.346	10	114	121	15
Tom Herr	1985	.302	8	110	97	31
Rogers Hornsby	1922	.401	42	152	141	17
Julian Javier	1967	.281	14	64	68	6
Red Schoendienst	1953	.342	15	79	107	3

* Required Third Base
Player	Year	AVG	HR	RBI	R	SB
Les Bell	1926	.325	17	100	85	9
Ken Boyer	1964	.295	24	119	100	3
Troy Glaus	2008	.270	27	99	69	0
Whitey Kurowski	1947	.310	27	104	108	4
Scott Rolen	2004	.314	34	124	109	4
Fernando Tatis	1999	.298	34	107	104	21
Joe Torre	1971	.363	24	137	97	4

* Required OutfieldSelect 3
Player	Year	AVG	HR	RBI	R	SB
Lou Brock	1974	.306	3	48	105	118
Jesse Burkett	1901	.376	10	75	142	27
Vince Coleman	1987	.289	3	43	121	109
Joe Cunningham	1959	.345	7	60	65	2
Taylor Douthit	1929	.336	9	62	128	8
Jim Edmonds	2004	.301	42	111	102	8
Chick Hafey	1929	.338	29	125	101	7
George Hendrick	1980	.302	25	109	73	6
Brian Jordan	1998	.316	25	91	100	17
Ray Lankford	1997	.295	31	98	94	21
Ryan Ludwick	2008	.299	37	113	104	4
Willie McGee	1985	.353	10	82	114	56
Austin McHenry	1921	.350	17	102	92	10
Joe Medwick	1937	.374	31	154	111	4
Stan Musial	1948	.376	39	131	135	7
Enos Slaughter	1946	.300	18	130	100	9
Lonnie Smith	1982	.307	8	69	120	68
George Watkins	1930	.373	17	87	85	5

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