2011 World Series: Breakdown of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers Series | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Ava White
Published Mar 25, 2026
St. Louis: Rafael Furcal, Jon Jay, Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, David Freese, Yadier Molina and Nick Punto.
Texas: Ian Kinsler, Elvis Andrus, Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, Adrian Beltre, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, David Murphy and Mitch Moreland.
Talk about a World Series stacked with star power in both lineups.
On one side, you have Albert Pujols, arguably the best player in MLB at the moment, and surrounding him are players like Lance Berkman and Matt Holliday. That's almost not even fair.
On the other side, you have Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz, Michael Young and Adrian Beltre acting as the thump in the lineup, and that doesn't even include players like Ian Kinsler, Elvis Andrus and Mike Napoli. That Rangers lineup is one of the best in baseball at the moment, and their regular season batting average of .281 backs that up.
Plus, Cruz is currently the hottest man on the planet.
Advantage: Rangers
