After leading his Cardinals team to the National League Central Division title, Mike Shildt, in his first full year as their manager, has been named as one of the top three vote-getters for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s National League Manager of the Year award. The winner will be announced next Tuesday.
At the All-Star break, the Cardinals were 44-44 but they went 47-27 after that, winning the National League Central Division title on the last day of the regular season. They then beat Atlanta in the divisional playoff round before losing to Washington in the National League Championship Series.