Chris Carpenter

Baseball Player

Chris Carpenter was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States on April 27th, 1975 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 48, Chris Carpenter biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Christopher John Carpenter
Date of Birth
April 27, 1975
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Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
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48 years old
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Taurus
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$50 Million
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Baseball Player
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Trinity (Manchester, NH)
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Chris Carpenter Life

Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American retired professional baseball starting pitcher.

He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012.

A Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series champion, he was also a three-time All-Star selection.

In addition, he was twice named the Sporting News National League Pitcher of the Year, and voted for a number of Comeback Player of the Year awards for surmounting injury. The Blue Jays selected Carpenter in the first round of the 1993 amateur draft from Trinity High School in New Hampshire, and he made his MLB debut in 1997.

However, injuries and ineffectiveness delayed his career before the Blue Jays released him in 2002.

After the Cardinals signed him, he emerged as an ace in 2004, winning the Cy Young Award in 2005 and helping lead the Cardinals to World Series titles in 2006 and 2011.

For much of his career, Carpenter relied on his cutter that produced a heavy bore and finished with a sharp drop, a 12-to-6 curveball, and a sinker. Multiple injuries that were deemed career-threatening—including three surgeries on his elbow, two on his shoulder and another on his rib cage—caused Carpenter to miss nearly five full seasons.

However, he rehabilitated and returned to pitch after each of these injuries.

In nine seasons playing for the Cardinals, he won 95 regular-season games and compiled a 3.07 ERA in 197 starts and ?1348 2/3 innings pitched.

His .683 winning percentage during that period led the Major Leagues.

In 18 postseason starts, he won 10 games with a 3.00 ERA over 108 innings.

Personal life

Carpenter currently resides in Bedford, New Hampshire and Clayton, Missouri. Chris filed for divorce from first wife Alyson Ickes in December 2013. He remarried in October 2015 to his present wife. His agent is Bob LaMonte. In May 2014, he put his Ladue, Missouri, home on the market for $3.65 million. Two months later, he listed his Palm Beach, Florida, home for sale for $675,000.

In the 2011–12 offseason, Carpenter and Roy Halladay were fishing in the Amazon River with fellow pitcher B. J. Ryan and professional sport fisherman Skeet Reese when they encountered a wounded man who was stranded. The man was attempting to catch fish to sell as aquarium pets when an anaconda attacked him. The snake bit him, but the victim was able to free himself. The snake attempted to wrap itself around the man, but instead wrapped itself around the motor of his 14-foot canoe, flipped it over and broke the motor off. When the pitchers discovered him, they flipped the boat back over, recovered his belongings and towed him home.

Less than three weeks after Carpenter announced his retirement, Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Blue Jays on December 9, 2013, and announced his own retirement. Carpenter's friendship with Halladay received increased media attention during the 2011 NLDS. Drafted two years apart, Halladay made his Major League debut for the Blue Jays one year after Carpenter in 1998. They met the year before while assigned with the Syracuse Chiefs and developed a competitive bond. Although they both pitched together in the Toronto rotation for four years, Carpenter had yet to achieve the success for which he is now recognized until after the Blue Jays released him following the 2002 season. That season, Halladay achieved a breakthrough with his first All-Star selection and winning 19 games with a 2.93 ERA.

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Chris Carpenter Career

Early life and amateur career

Chris Carpenter was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, but he later moved to Raymond, New Hampshire, and then to Bedford. He competed in Little League Baseball, Babe Ruth League, and American Legion Baseball. He was voted all-state for three years in both baseball and hockey while attending Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1992, his baseball team defeated the state championship for the first time as a junior. As a senior, he was selected for The Boston Globe All-Scholastic team. He was named Athlete of the Year in 1993, during his senior campaign. Creighton's Logan has promised to play college baseball.

Career

Carpenter was selected as the 15th overall pick of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays; he was selected as a compensation pick from the Texas Rangers for signing Tom Henke. He was the first player from New Hampshire to be selected in the first round of the draft. He's signed for $580,000. Scouts with the 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) saw potential in his size, projection, low-90s fastball, and power curveball. However, he needed to develop his influence and change up early in his career; he had often failed with his power early in his career. He began his professional baseball with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays of the short-season Pioneer League in 1994. He tossed six scoreless innings of one-hit ball against the Great Falls Dodgers in his first game against the Dodgers, fanning nine runs along the way. He claimed the Pitcher of the Week award after beating the Lethbridge Mounties on July 2nd. With 80 strikeouts (SO), 39 bases on balls (BB), and 76 hits allowed in 84+23 innings pitched (IP), his early success continued throughout the season (ERA). He finished the season with a win-loss record of 6–3 and turned in the league's third-lowest ERA. Aaron Boone and Ray Brown were both drafted as the Pioneer League's top-three prospect by league executives, behind Aaron Boone and Ray Brown.

Carpenter was promoted by the Blue Jays to the Class-A Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays of Florida State League in 1995. Before the season, Baseball America named him the top prospect in the minor leagues. In 99-13 innings, he made 15 starts and gave a 2.17 ERA. He earned three or fewer earned runs in 13 of those starts (ER). However, he had a poor strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB) of 1.12, with 56 strikeouts and 50 walks. He was frustrated with a 5.18 ERA, 53 strikeouts, and 31 for 1.17 K/BB after being promoted to the AA Knoxville Blue Jays of the Southern League.

Carpenter's Baseball America ranking soared to #82 among all minor leaguers, and the organization's third highest rank. In a 5–0 victory over the Carolina Mudcats, Pitching was batting out six batters in the sixth and seventh innings, with ten total. After announcing a 1.91 ERA and a 3–0 record in May, he was Knoxville's Pitcher of the Month. He spent the entire season there, starting 28 games, totaling 171-13%, allowing 161 hits, 75 earned runs, and 91 walks, while still averaging 1.61 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 1.61 strikeout-to-walk ratio. In nine different games, he struck out eight or more batters and led the team in starts, innings pitched, and strikeouts. He came in third in club history behind Alex Sanchez' 166 in 1988 and third in the organization. He played for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the off-season Arizona Fall League (AFL), set a record of 2–0 starts, 2.33 ERA (second in the AFL) and 43 strikeouts (third). He was named as the club's Most Valuable Player (MVP). His job remained difficult, but his curve and changeup boosted.

Carpenter's prospect ranking in 1997 ranked him 28th in the minor leagues. He started the season with the AAA Syracuse SkyChiefs of the International League, where he made his first seven starts of the season with a 3.88 ERA and 1–3 record. On May 10, the Blue Jays agreed to his first major-league call-up.

Carpenter made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut against the Minnesota Twins on May 12, 1997, scoring eight runs, seven runs, and three walks, before losing by five runs in a 12–2 loss. Paul Molitor was his first strikeout victim. He was the sixth-youngest starting pitcher for the Blue Jays at 22 years and 18 days old. He returned to Syracuse after two previous appearances with a 12.71 ERA and 0–2 record. Carpenter's second round at Syracuse featured 12 more starts, including a seven inning complete game against the Richmond Braves on May 28. 19 games started at Syracuse in 1997, with a score of 120 innings, permitted 113 hits, and a 4.20 ERA. He had 97 strikeouts with 53 walks for a 1.83 K/BB, his best figure since playing at Medicine Hat. However, his home run (HR) rate soared after losing 16 home runs — a rate of 1.2 home runs per nine innings (HR/9). In 1996, he hit his previous record (0.8%) at Knoxville.

Carpenter was recalled from Syracuse on July 29, when he remained in the starting rotation for the remainder of the season. Carpenter won his first five MLB games against the Chicago White Sox 6–5 on August 19 for his first major league victory. In a 2–0 win over the Anaheim Angels on September 9, he pitched his first MLB complete game-shutout. Carpenter lowered his season ERA with the Blue Jays in each of his final nine starts of the season. During that time, he earned 22 earned runs in 60 innings for a 3.30 ERA, and was credited with a 3–3 record. He had a 3–7 record and a 5.09 ERA in his rookie season.

Carpenter was plagued by failures in 1998, which began in 1998. The Blue Jays called him to the bullpen after he had just 10 innings in his first two starts, with a combined 9.00 ERA in his first two starts. He totaled four innings and struck out six on May 18, a season-high for Toronto relievers. He had his complete relief effort for the season, appearing in nine appearances and finishing 22+2/3 innings, giving a 1.38 ERA and a 1–0 record. Carpenter returned to the starting lineup on July 4 against the Tampa Bay, his first complete game and shutout of the season, but he did not get a four-hit complete game-shutout. He killed out a season-high ten and then-career high, effectively ending the White Sox's season.

He walked a career-high seven against the Texas Rangers on August 4, winning by 11-19. From August 11-21, he won three games in a row. His September numbers were a 3-0 record and 2.55 ERA in five starts and 35+13 innings with only nine walks and 26 strikeouts. Carpenter's finish to the season was better than the start; in eight of his final ten starts, he was charged three earned runs or less. His K/9 rate of 6.99 was 10th in the American League (AL). However, his home and road results were uneven; in Toronto, his ERA was 3.66 and his road ERA 5.24; As the Blue Jays made a late push for a playoff spot, he won six of his last seven games. However, Toronto skipped the playoffs, finishing four games behind the Boston Red Sox for the AL wild card. With a 12-7 record and a 4.37 ERA, his 12 victories tied Pat Hentgen for the second most points on the team.

Carpenter suffered through 1999's injury-plagued. He began his season with a skillful finish, allowing three or fewer earned runs in his first nine starts, and he was credited with a 3–4 record and 3.02 ERA. In a 1–0 draw in Baltimore on April 10, his first loss of the season came in his first loss of the season. He got off to an 11-1 complete game two-hitter against Tampa Bay on April 15 in his second start of the season. His record for the month of April was 2–1 record and 2.55 ERA. However, the results were changed in May; he was 1–4 in six starts with a 4.50 ERA. He was on the DL from June 3-28 due to elbow pain. He won the next five games of eight starts through August 11. On July 3, the third of his career, he shut down Tampa Bay and allowed only three hits. With a 6–5 record, his season at the All-Star break was a 3.24 ERA. He was consistent in June and July, with 20 earned runs in 49+13 innings for a 3.62 ERA.

Carpenter's career suffered after the All-Star break; in ten starts, his best record was 3–3 with a 6.31 ERA. Dr. James Andrews operated on a bone spur in August 6,46, ending his season early on September 16th. In 150 innings and 24 starts, he had a 9-08 record, 4.38 ERA. He allowed 177 hits in nine innings pitched at a rate of 10.6 hits per nine innings pitched (H/9), 1.500 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) and one HR/9. In 16 of 24 starts, he allowed three earned runs or fewer. Just three of the nine baserunners were able to take a base. His home and road performances have all improved from the season before; his ERA at home was 4.21 and 4.54 on the road.

Although Carpenter recovered well-being the following season, he suffered through his career's worst season. He lost his first three starts, throwing out 18 hits, six home runs, and ten walks for a 7.31 ERA. On April 21, the New York Yankees defeated the New York Yankees in their first victory of the season, with an 8-3 road margin. Carpenter earned his first name and set new records in April with a 5.25 ERA and 2–3 record. Pedro Martnez, the eventual Cy Young Award winner of the year, a teen, was obnoxious in a 3–2 decision in Boston on May 23, Carpenter was victorious in a 3–2 decision. The Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 8–1, beating him for the first time in the season, however, on June 14 when the Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers 8–1, putting his personal record at 6–5. The remainder of the way, he went 3–7. In his next game, he allowed a career-high nine earned runs against Detroit. Nine earned runs against Baltimore will be allowed against Baltimore two weeks later. On July 22, the Blue Jays called him to the bullpen, making his first relief appearance in more than two years. He returned to the rotation for two starts, but his innings total lasted only 3+13 innings both times.

He was transferred from the starting rotation to the bullpen at the start of August, after posting a 7–10 record with a 6.99 ERA. He made six more appearances in relief, two of which were deemed worthy, but he allowed a 6.63 percent rate. Against the Kansas City Royals, he won in 4+13 innings of scoreless relief. Carpenter won his ninth game against the Minnesota Twins on August 13, striking out seven runs out of a season-high in relief. He returned to the rotation from August 29 to September 28. José Valentn's bat struck him in the chest during a September 16 game against the Chicago White Sox, resulting in his suspension from the game. He returned to the mount 12 days later. However, he was the losing pitcher in a 23–1 loss to the Orioles, allowing four earned runs in three innings in his last game of the season. Carpenter pitched a new career-high 175+13 innings but lost an AL-high 122 earned runs for a 6.26 ERA, by far the highest rate of his career. He allowed 204 hits in a 1.637 WHIP and 30 home runs, or 1.5 HR/9. His ERA was 6.55 years old at the start of his career. His home ERA increased to 7.53 percent from 4.21 of the season earlier this year, when his road ERA was 5.25.

He started his 2001 season with 13 scoreless innings, a career high—he won his first start 11–0 against Tampa, earning him his first start 11–0 (also a new career high). His totals in April were 3.15 ERA and 2–1. In a 4–0 victory over the White Sox on May 29 for his first complete game and shutout of the season, he tossed a six-hitter. In May, he had three wins in his first three-win month since September 1998. Carpenter had a 7–4 record with a 3.67 ERA at the end of June. In comparison, he lost his first seven decisions in ten starts from July 1 to August 19, including a 4.59 ERA, from July 1 to August 19. He made 53 home runs and 40 earned runs in 56+2/3 innings, a record of 6.35 years old. In a game against Montreal on July 6, Lee Stevens recorded his 500th career strikeout injury. With seven shutout innings against Baltimore on August 24, the losing streak came to an end. The Yankees defeated the 14-0 victory in their third complete game of the season on September 4, defeating him by a score of 12 strikeouts. He won his first four decisions in eight starts, but only 14 earned runs in 51 innings for a 2.52 ERA. He had a record of 11–11 and a 4.0 ERA. His 11 victories placed him alongside Esteban Loaiza and Paul Quantrill for the team's high, and he was voted one of the future's starting lineup, alongside Roy Halladay. He was 7-5 with a 3.99 ERA before the All-Star break. He was 4–6 with a 4.21 ERA at the time. He had 29 home runs on the season, the fourth-highest figure in the AL. His two shutouts finished fourth and three complete games ninth, respectively.

Carpenter was inserted as the Blue Jays' opening day starter for the first time in his career on April 1, 2002, against the Red Sox in Fenway Park. He was up to his best in this series, hitting 2+1/3 innings and allowing six runs. As Toronto triumphed, 12–11, he received a no-decision. Since getting off to a shoulder injury, the Blue Jays put him on the DL. Carpenter was only three runs against the New York Yankees in his second outing on April 21, his second appearance on April 21. He suffered the loss as New York defeated them 9–2. However, after getting off the field due to shoulder tendonitis, he was back on the DL. Carpenter made six rehab appearances between Tennessee and Syracuse after recuperating. In his first four starts covering 16 innings, he allowed seven home runs. Carpenter won the Arizona Diamondbacks' first game of the season after winning five innings and allowing two runs.

Carpenter landed on the DL in August for the third time in 2002, when he stayed for the remainder of the season. Shoulder surgery be carried out in September to repair a torn glenoid labrum? To anchor the labrum, surgeons used three tacks. In his last 58 innings, he allowed four home runs. Carpenter had a 5.28 ERA in the year 4–5 season. The Blue Jays cut him from the 40-man roster after the season, citing a slew of injuries and control issues that did not fully resolve throughout his time with the Toronto franchise. Carpenter refused to become a free agent, but he did not agree.

Carpenter was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals on December 13, 2002, when he was still recovering from elbow surgery in the hopes that he would be ready by the 2003 season's middle. He made eight minor league starts as rehabilitation before it was discovered that he had to rewrite his labrum after the pins anchoring it had destabilized. Scar tissue grew, necessitating further surgery and a DL stay for the remainder of the season. The Cardinals turned down Carpenter's bid for 2004 worth $2 million, instead selling him out for $200,000 and making him a free agent once more. On December 3, 2003, the two sides agreed on a new deal and resigned for $300,000.

Carpenter was largely recovered for the 2004 season and became a regular in the Cardinals' starting rotation. He had a 3.42 ERA and a 7-1 record when his Cardinals career began. In a 13–7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, he won his first Cardinals victory and 50th of his career. On May 28, he matched up against the Houston Astros and former Blue Jays rotation mate Roger Clemens, pitching eight scoreless innings but only allowing just two hits. The Cardinals won 2–1 in ten innings, so he was not involved in the decision. Carpenter started five games in May and was credited with a 4–0 record and a 2.62 ERA; eventually, his winning streak extended to six games.

He beat the Cincinnati Reds 4–1. In a 4–1 victory, he struck out eight people, including Adam Dunn, for the 700th time in his career. In the second game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 20, he scored his first victory in his career-high 13th career. He struck out 11 in an eight-inning complete game against Cincinnati on August 26, his first game of the season. In his last 19 starts, Carpenter walked only 22 miles after striking out 113. Early in September, a nerve injury in his right bicep ended his season.

Carpenter tied for the first time as a Major Leaguer for the first time as a Major Leaguer, with 15 victories, a 3.46 ERA, 7.5 K/9, and allowed less than one hit per inning. He tallied 182 wickets, his highest figure since 2001. His ERA was ranked thirteenth in the Netherlands, 1.679 BB/9 sixth, K/BB ratio of 4.0, fifth, and overall record of 15.500, with a.750 winning percentage ranked second. The Cardinals finished second in the league in ERA (3.75) after winning a National League-high 105 games, their most since 1944, and the first NL pennant since 1987. Carpenter missed the postseason, including in his first World Series appearance, which the Boston Red Sox won. Carpenter received the National League Comeback Player of the Year awards from the Sporting News and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) Players Choice Award series.

Carpenter was hired by the Cardinals for his first Opening Day appearance and second in his career. In a 7–3 victory, he faced the Astros for his first appearance for the Cardinals and second overall, allowing four hits in seven innings in a 7-3 victory. With a vesting option for 2008, he agreed to a two-year contract until 2007. On April 21, he recorded his first shutout in three years against the Chicago Cubs, while on April 27, he tied for a career high by striking out 12 Milwaukee Brewers in 7+2/3 innings.

Carpenter hurled a one-hit shutout against the Blue Jays' team that drafted him, while the Blue Jays won 7–0, while scoring out ten in a 7-0 victory. It was the 19th complete game one-hitter in Cardinal history. The Cardinals won their first of 17 consecutive starts, a streak that lasted until September 23. Other streaks were in tune with the game. One of his 13 games was a 1.36 ERA over 16 starts, during which he gave up only 20 earned runs in 132+1 13.1 innings. In second place, he was the first pitcher in the live-ball era (since 1920) to go undefeated in 16 starts, complete seven innings or more, or even less runs. He has also earned 22 consecutive quality starts, dating back to May 7. He won his first 12 road starts of the season on October fourth. In 1970, he became the first NL pitcher to win ten consecutive road outings since Bob Gibson. Carpenter lost in 8–0 after two weeks of playing against Toronto. In June, he allowed four earned runs in 40 innings for a major-league record-tying 0.90 ERA. He bowled 21+221 runs in a row, a career record.

Carpenter was the third Cardinal pitcher to win the All-Star break, following Joaqun Andri in 1984 and 1985, and Kent Bottenfield in 1999. He was selected to start an All-Star Game at Comerica Park in Detroit, the first Cardinal pitcher to do so since Rick Wise. He was thrown out of inning by a single point. St. Louis defeated Clemens 3–0 on July 17, Carpenter knocked out nine Astros while giving up only three hits and no walks. It was his sixth straight start, with one or no runs allowing. In July, he gave five earned runs over 40+223 runs in a 1.11 July ERA (second in MLB), 33 strikeouts, seven walks, and 24 hits, as well as one home run. Carpenter was the first Cardinals pitcher since Andrejar in 1985 to win by August 1. Carpenter's August had a 4–0 record, 2.17 ERA, 38 strikeouts, and six walks in six starts. He won a complete game in Houston on September 3 to become the majors' first 20-game champion. It was his 28th appearance, his fastest Cardinal to win 20 since Dizzy Dean in 1934, his third best Cardinal to win 20 since Dizzy Dean. Carpenter won his first NL Player of the Week Award for the week ending September 4, with a 2.69 ERA, 13 strikeouts, and 16+2nd innings. The Cardinals' streak of winning 17 straight starts by Carpenter ended in a 9–6 loss to Milwaukee on September 23.

For the second straight season, the Cardinals were crowned Central division champions, winning at least 100 games in the National League, with the highest record in the National League. Carpenter set a 2.83 ERA, 213 strikeouts, 241+239 innings, seven complete games, four shutouts, and a 21–5 record, setting a new record. The club made 26 of its 33 regular season starts as the club won 26 of his 33. Although not a leader in any one major statistical field in 2005, he was the only pitcher to finish in the top five in all MLB in the pitching Triple Crown rankings (ERA, victories, and strikeouts). He went 12-1 in 15 starts with a 2.90 ERA, ranked fifth in the NL in road games. With at least ten wins on the road, the.923 winning percentage is the highest in franchise history for all pitchers with at least 10 wins. In 1989, he was the first Cardinals pitcher to reach 200 in a season since José DeLeón.

Carpenter pitched in the postseason for the first time in his career, making his National League Division Series debut against the Padres on October 4 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series (NLDS). In six shutout innings, he won by an 8-5 margin, but he was left with hand cramping. In the National League Championship Series (NLCS), the Cardinals defeated the Padres in the NLDS, but the Astros defeated the Astros in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). With a 2.14 ERA in 21 innings, his overall postseason records were a 2–0 record.

Carpenter was the National League Cy Young Award winner after winning multiple accolades for his regular season appearances. He received 19 first-place votes for 132 points, while Florida Marlins runner Dontrelle Willis received 112 total points. Carpenter was just the second pitcher in team history to win a Cy Young after Gibson, who had last won in 1970. He received the National League Outstanding Pitcher award from the National League Players Association (MLBPA) and the National League Pitcher of the Year award from the Sporting News Awards. He also received the This Year in Baseball Starting Pitcher of the Year award. MLBPA Trust received $20,000 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, to honor his selection as the NL Outstanding Pitcher. He and Albert Pujols were selected co-St. Louis Baseball Man of the Year Award winners by the St. Louis chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). He came in eighth in the NL MVP polls, finishing eighth, the highest finish among all pitchers.

Carpenter was the Cardinals' Opening Day starter for the second straight season in 2006. He was crowned by five runs at Philadelphia on April 3 after posting five innings in a 13–5 margin. On April 8, he led with nine strikeouts in six innings against the Cubs, but the Cubs won 3–2. Aaron Harang, who had the game-winning hit off Carpenter, allowed just one run in eight innings against Cincinnati on April 14, but the Cardinals thrashed the Cardinals on five runs for a 1–0 victory. On April 19, Carpenter stifled the Pittsburgh Pirates for eight scoreless innings at PNC Park, which allowed only two hits. He batted 15 batters before surrendering a single in the sixth inning after hitting the leadoff hitter. Nate McLouth fanned him out of his 1,000th career strikeout in that inning.

Carpenter got the call against the Pirates in 7–2 victory on April 24, his 200th appearance in his career. He struck out a personal and club record-high 13 batters against the Pirates on June 13, allowing just three hits in a 2–1 victory. In July, he was selected to his second All-Star Game. On July 4, he won his first match against the Atlanta Braves, who he had yet to defeat — besides the Cardinals, whom he never faced in his career—who lost to the Cardinals, who he never faced in his career—the Atlanta Braves. On July 4, he worked five innings against the Braves in a rain-interrupted outing at Turner Field for his first game in his career. In a 5–0 win, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in a complete game-shutout on July 14. He allowed only two hits and struck out seven. It was his tenth shutout in his career as a Cardinal and fifth as a Cardinal. Carpenter was named NL Player of the Week for the Week of July 13–16, following the competition. His nine innings pitched paced the league, and he was also tied for the league lead in ERA at 0.00.

Against the Rockies, Carpenter, Manuel Flores, and Jason Isringhausen were among the Cardinals' first-ever shutout victories (1–0) in Denver on July 25. After allowing 15 runs in 17 innings, he pitched a four-hitter against the Reds on August 15, his 11th career shutout. Only one runner advanced to second base, while Carpenter struck out six and walked none. He was the winning pitcher in a 5–3 victory over the Cubs, allowing two runs on seven innings. Carpenter, along with colleague Chris Duncan, was named NL co-Player of the Week for the week beginning August 20. He made a 1.06 ERA in two outings against the Reds and Cubs, and he struck out 13 runs without releasing a single walk.

Carpenter shut down the Astros 7–0 final score in his fourth complete game and third shutout of the season on September 11. It was also his 50th victory as a Cardinal. In 2006, he became the third member of the St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff to win his 100th match, joining Jeff Suppan and Mark Mulder in a match against the San Francisco Giants on September 16. The Cardinals were victorious, 6–1, facing former teammate Matt Morris for the first time. Carpenter used a newly developed curveball over seven innings, allowing the lone run in eighth inning. That run brought an end to a personal streak of 22 scoreless innings at home. With 15 strikeouts and a 2–0 record, he earned his third National League Player of the Week Award for the week ending September 16. The games against Houston and San Francisco were included in those totals. He had a 3.09 ERA with 15 victories in 221+220+3 innings over the season. His three shutouts dominated the Major Leagues, with 1.069 walks per inning pitched leading the National League for the first time in history.

Carpenter won both his starts and delivered a 2.03 ERA in 132.11 innings against the Padres in the NLDS for the second straight season, with the Cardinals defeating the Padres in the NLDS for the second straight season in the NLDS. In the NLCS, he was less effective against the New York Mets in the NLCS, allowing a 5.73 ERA while losing one of two starts. In Game 3 against the Detroit Tigers, Carpenter got his first World Series start in Game 3. He pitched eight shutout innings, allowing no runs on three hits and striking out six out six. That made him the first pitcher in Cardinals history to pitch eight innings and allow no walks or more than three hits in a World Series match, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Greg Maddux (1995) and Clemens (2000), only two other pitchers in the previous 20 seasons had reached the feat. In five games over the Tigers, the Cardinals won, giving him his first World Series ring. Carpenter came in third place in the NL Cy Young poll, second to Hoffman among pitchers, and 19th in the NL MVP rankings. He was selected by his teammates as the Cardinals' Darryl Kile Good Guy Award recipient for the second season. The Cardinals announced on December 4, 2006, that they had re-signed Carpenter to a five-year, US$65 million contract, keeping him with the team until 2011, with a $12 million option for 2012.

Elbow injuries plagued Carpenter from 2007 to 2008, causing him to miss nearly all of both seasons, and the Cardinals missed the playoffs for the first time in that time. He returned in 2009 and played a key role in the Cardinals' Central division championship. On April 1, 2007, he got his third straight Opening Day off against Tom Glavine of the Mets. Carpenter's first appearance on Opening Day was defeated by the Mets in 6-1 defeat. He didn't get off to a new start due to obvious elbow pain. On April 9, the Cardinals put him on the DL for impeement syndrome and moderate arthritis. On May 5, the team revealed that bone spurs in the elbow would need to be removed surgically.

Following the surgery, swelling and stiffness developed, and the Cardinals announced on July 19 that Carpenter ordered Tommy John to rebuild the right elbow's medial collateral ligament. He's expected another 10 to 12 months. He made his next major league appearance against the Braves on July 30, 2008. He lasted four innings, gave up one run on five hits, walked two, and struck out two runs. Despite being given a no-decision, the Cardinals went on to win the game, 7–2. He began to experience numbness in his pitching forearm, which lasted for the remainder of his career, and then morphed into apathy, gradually shifting from his arm to his neck, and facial muscles.

Carpenter's career began in 2007 but he returned to Pittsburgh on April 9 for his one-hit performance. They were out for seven innings at Busch Stadium, who had defeated them out seven out of seven innings. In his second game of the season, he strained the left side of his rib cage, causing the club to place him on the 15-day DL. An oblique tear was revealed by a magnetic resonance photograph (MRI).

Carpenter returned from missing a month to start his 100th for the Cardinals on May 20. In a 2–1 victory, he pitched five shutout innings against the Chicago Cubs, giving up only three runs, walking two, and striking out five. With that victory, he went from.726 (53-20), the highest by a Cardinal in his first 100 starts, beating John Tudor's 49–21 record (.700). He made 19 total innings for the month of May and allowed only two runs for a 0.95 ERA; he also allowed just 0.737 WHIP.

He played his 26th complete game on June 4 and reduced his season's ERA to 0.71, the lowest for any Cardinals' pitcher in the first six starts of a season, beating Harry Brecheen's record of 0.75 in 1948. He was 4–0 in five starts and 36 innings with a 1.75 ERA and 1.222 WHIP in July. On August 12, he hurled seven shutout innings while knocking out ten Reds. On August 22, he won his ninth victory in ten starts in that span, with a 1.92 ERA. It was also the unofficial 10,000th victory in the Cardinals' all-time franchise history, dating back to the American Association era. The official number at the time, which had been estimated since their entry into the NL in 1892, was 9,219.

Carpenter received the National League Pitcher of the Month Award for August with a 5–0 record and 2.20 ERA in six starts. On September 7 against the Brewers at Miller Park, he tossing out 10 batters and winning his first shutout since September 11, 2006. In a 13-0 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park on October 1, he hit his first home run, a grand slam, and doubled home two runs. With at least six runs batted in a game, he became only the fourth pitcher since the inception of divisional play in 1969. (RBI) Gibson, who started with five players on July 26, 1973, set a new record for pitchers.

Carpenter had a career-best 2.24 ERA in 192+223 innings and a major league-leading.810 winning percentage with 17 victories and just four losses this year. He hit out 144 batters while walking only 38 batters and allowed only seven home runs. His 0.3 HR/9 ratio also ranked in the major leagues, with his K/BB rank of 3.79, which placed eighth in the NL, ranking eighth in the NL.

Carpenter received the NL Comeback Player of the Year Award by winning 27 of the first 30 first-place votes since the start of the season. He was the runner-up to the National League Cy Young Award. Tim Lincecum, the 94th president of the United States, received 100 percent in one of the first votes in the event's history, though Carpenter had 94, despite being written in just nine of 30 first-place votes. He also finished 14th in the NL MVP poll, which was ranked tops among all NL pitchers. He received the Tony Conigliaro Award in 2009 for his efforts in the 2009 season, despite missing almost all of the previous season due to nerve problems in his pitching arm and Tommy John surgery.

Carpenter began to suffer from increasing pain and numbness in his pitching arm, which was mostly in his shoulder, early in the 2010 season. He found relief from numerous remedies, including deep massage and muscle relaxation by chiropractor Dr. Clayton Skaggs. The boy was able to play without having to wait for the entire season. However, his illness became more difficult to treat over time. He appeared in the All-Star Game, his third appearance in his career.

Carpenter was involved in a bench-clearing brawl with the Cincinnati Reds in August. Following an altercation between Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and the Reds' Brandon Phillips that cleared the benches, the two teams began firing and battling with each other, as the two teams began shoving and grappling with each other. Although pinned against a backstop, Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto kicked briskly at several Cardinals, including Carpenter and catcher Jason LaRue many times. Cueto was suspended seven games for the incident. Carpenter could be seen exchanging words with several players and then the entire crowd of players, including the Cardinals, gathered around in his direction. He was forced up against the railing connecting the stands and almost collapsed in the middle of the chaos.

Carpenter had a 3.22 ERA, 235 innings, 179 strikeouts, and 16–9 record for the 2010 season. It was the first time in his Cardinals career in which he played the entire season but missed the playoffs. He dominated the major leagues in games since (35) and was second in the NL in innings pitched. He also placed in the top ten in the NL in terms of victories, winning percentage, walks per nine innings, batters facing, and batsmen.

The Cardinals called on Carpenter to consummate what St. Louis Post-Dispatch sportswriter Bernie Miklasz called an "impressive comeback" at the end of the 2011 regular season. The Cardinals were just one game away from ending up with a 10+1 score over the Atlanta Braves, who had started on August 28. They had tied the Braves for the Wild Card lead going into the season's final game on September 29. Carpenter started the game against the Houston Astros, winning 8-0 after his two-hit shutout. In the meantime, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Braves 4–3 in 13 innings, denying the Cardinals the wild card championship and excluding the Braves from the playoffs. With 32 points remaining to play, the games-won deficit was the most significant lead surrendered. Carpenter recorded an ERA of 3.45 and was leading the major leagues in starts with 34 runs for the season. He also struck out 191 batters, produced a 1.256 WHIP, played four games, and was ninth in the NL with a 3.4 percent strike out-to-walk ratio.

The Cardinals also met the Phillies in the five-game NLDS on a Saturday. Carpenter took the field in Philadelphia on Friday, October 7, versus former Blue Jays teammate and friend Roy Halladay. Carpenter defeated Halladay in a dramatic 1–0, complete game shutout in which he allowed just three hits and received specialized defensive assistance. The Cardinals were sent to the NLCS to face the Brewers in a clinch of the series. Carpenter got started once, and the Cardinals and the Cardinals also won this series.

Carpenter started Game 1 of the World Series with the Texas Rangers. The Cardinals ruled the decision, 3–2, and he earned the call. He beat Gibson for the all-time franchise lead in his eighth appearance as a Cardinal. Game 5 and Game 7 were also pitched by Carpenter. He played six innings of the seventh game on three days rest, leading to the Cardinals' 6–2 victory and their second World Series victory. It was also the third clincher of the season, as he pitched and triumphed. He had a 4–0 record and a 3.30 ERA in 2011 before his time as a coach.

Carpenter will miss nearly every season in a row after three years (2009–08). They were his last two major league seasons under control this season. He did not pitch for much of 2012 due to thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), which was diagnosed on June 28 after a visit to a Dallas-area specialist. Originally, a three-month strengthening programme to address shoulder pain was the intended. However, the therapy was unsuccessful, leaving surgical intervention as the only alternative. The TOS will need surgery to fix it, according to Scott and Carpenter on July 3. It involved the cutting of nerves inside the brachial plexus, the repair of his first rib, the enhancement of two scalene muscles in the neck, and nerve excision. According to the first time, he was expected to miss the remainder of the 2012 season and be ready for spring training the following February. On July 19, Dr. Greg Pearl underwent the surgery, which required the removal of a rib. In a September 21 game against the Cubs, defying hopes, his quick recovery allowed him to return to the mound. "I worked my butt off to try and recover, and it worked out," Carpenter said.

His postseason victory over the Washington Nationals in their third game of the 2012 NLDS made him the first winning pitcher in a Nationals Park postseason game. In 16 postseason starts, his win gave him a 10–2 record, 2.88 ERA, and 100 innings. Greg Maddux (11–14, 3.27 ERA), the ten wins put him seventh on MLB's all-time postseason victories list at the time, just one behind Curt Schilling (11–2, 2.23 ERA) and Greg Maddux (11–14, 3.27 ERA). However, in Game 2 of the NLCS against the San Francisco Giants, he allowed five runs—two earned—in only four innings to lose, and the San Francisco Giants' Game 6 was a close match. In seven games, the Cardinals lost.

Carpenter was considered unlikely to pitch for the team in the 2013 season, according to a MLB.com article on February 5, 2013, his final under his employment. Carpenter, the Cardinals' general manager, John Mozeliak, told team members that he was still suffering from ailments in his right shoulder, which had sidelined him for a considerable portion of 2012, including numbness, weakness, and general discomfort. He revealed that he had no issues with the shoulder in his off-season throwing routine in mid-January. However, several attempts by Carpenter to hold bullpen sessions resulted in the shoulder issue resurfacing, according to Mozeliak. Carpenter said on February 11 that he would not attend spring training in Jupiter, Florida, but that he would not travel to spring training in Jupiter, Florida, because he was afraid to be a distraction. He said he still had a skepticism about pitching in 2013 and refused to address retirement at a press conference the same day. The team placed him on the 60-day disabled list on February 22.

After stating on May 4 that he was feeling well and restarting a throwing program, he hoped to return to pitch out of the bullpen. Mozeliak believed he would return in late June or early July. On May 10, he had a bullpen session of about 70 pitches with all his pitch styles, but after that he felt good and was ready for his fifth session on May 13. He made two minor league starts but was unable to function due to continued pain. In 2013, he did not pitch for the Cardinals. Carpenters will retire, and he may pursue a career in the Cardinals organization, according to his agent Bob LaMonte on October 13. During a press conference on November 20, 2013, Mozeliak announced his resignation.

Post-playing career (2014–present)

Carpenter will join the Cardinals' front office in January 2014. Mozeliak said he would work in scouting. He resigned from his position in the 2014 season due to personal reasons.

Carpenter joined the Los Angeles Angels organization in October 2021 as a mental skills coach for minor league pitchers.

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