Memphis Redbirds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals.
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26 Facts About Memphis Redbirds
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Memphis Redbirds were established as an expansion team of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 1998.
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The Memphis Redbirds won the Triple-A National Championship Game in 2018.
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City's longest-operating baseball team, first known as Memphis Redbirds Egyptians, was formed in 1901 as a charter member of the Southern Association.
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Memphis Redbirds gained an expansion team in the Double-A Southern League that played from 1978 to 1997.
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Memphis Redbirds were created as an expansion franchise of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 1998.
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Memphis Redbirds became the top minor league affiliate of the Major League Baseball's St Louis Cardinals.
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Memphis Redbirds went on to clinch the Pacific Coast League's American Conference East Division championship by ending the season in first place, 13.
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The Memphis Redbirds went on to face the Indianapolis Indians, league champions of the Triple-A International League, in the best-of-five Triple-A World Series.
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The 2002 campaign was a particularly tight race within the American Conference East Division, as the fourth-place Memphis Redbirds were a mere three games behind first-place Oklahoma.
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Memphis Redbirds hosted the Triple-A All-Star Game at AutoZone Park in 2003.
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The Tacoma Rainiers then swept the Memphis Redbirds, defeating them for the PCL crown in three-straight games.
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Memphis Redbirds led the Redbirds to finish in third place and 27 games out of first.
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In March 2014, the Memphis Redbirds were purchased by their major league parent club, the St Louis Cardinals.
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The transaction included the City of Memphis Redbirds acquiring AutoZone Park and then leasing it to the team.
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The Memphis Redbirds entered the rivalry when they joined the Pacific Coast League in 1998.
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In 2009, Memphis Redbirds clinched the American Conference North Division title, finishing the season just two games ahead of Nashville, which spent the majority of the season in first place.
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Similarly, Memphis Redbirds finished the 2014 season two-and-a-half games ahead of Nashville despite trailing the Sounds for most of the season.
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Memphis Redbirds played their first two seasons at Tim McCarver Stadium while a new, permanent stadium was being constructed downtown.
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The primary Memphis Redbirds logo is displayed on the left sleeve, and the STL lettering is displayed on the right.
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Memphis Redbirds' mascot is an anthropomorphic cardinal named Rockey the Redbird.
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Memphis Redbirds is bright red with black eyebrows and feathers around the face and a yellow beak and legs.
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Memphis Redbirds wears the same style jerseys as the team bearing the number 901, which is Memphis' telephone area code.
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Memphis Redbirds made his debut in the Redbirds' inaugural 1998 season.
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Memphis Redbirds have not honored any of their players by retiring their uniform numbers.
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