ST. LOUIS -- Andy Benes, whose 1.86 ERA during last season's second half for the Cardinals led National League starters, made his retirement official Thursday. Benes, who's long hinted he would ...

Andy Benes came within one out of a shutout and contributed to younger brother Alan's early exit with two hits during an 11-run third inning as the Cardinals beat Chicago 11-2 Friday night.

While former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes may be known for his baseball successes, when he comes to Cape Girardeau later this month, his focus will be on his struggles. Benes was the ...

ST. LOUIS — Andy Benes plans on ending his baseball career, even though his 1.86 ERA for St. Louis during the second half of the season was the best among NL starting pitchers. Benes had a 10.80 ...

ST. LOUIS -- Andy Benes nearly retired in April. Instead, he transformed himself from a power pitcher who had lost his pop into a crafty righthander. Benes kept his second-half comeback rolling ...

LOUIS -- Andy Benes was mulling the next stage of his career Thursday after the Cardinals declined a $6 million option on his contract. The team wants to sign Benes, 35, but at a lower salary.

PITTSBURGH -- St. Louis manager Tony La Russa doesn't understate the value of pitcher Andy Benes to the Cardinals. "We wouldn't be in first place without him," La Russa said after Benes led the ...

But Andy Benes wasn’t tracking the ball. He wanted to see Shane’s face. “Seeing him when he got to third on his first at-bat, on that triple, we saw that big smile,” Andy said.

Benes had two top-10 finishes in Cy Young Award voting, placing sixth in 1991 and third in 1996. He led the NL in strikeouts during the strike-shortened 1994 season, fanning 189 batters in 172.1 ...

LOUIS -- Andy Benes kept his second-half comeback rolling Monday night, allowing two hits in seven scoreless innings in the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.