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Career timeline: Adam Wainwright

Dec. 13, 2003

Overlooked in a deal that sent JD Drew to the Braves, the Cardinals acquired Double-A pitcher Adam Wainwright

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2006: The first of many K's

Adam Wainwright records his first Major League strikeout, getting David Dellucci looking

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2006: First hit a homer

In his first MLB at-bat, Wainwright homers and becomes one of just 3 players in MLB history to homer in his first at-bat and then pitch a win

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2006: 'Uncle Charlie' for the ages

Adam Wainwright freezes Carlos Beltrán for the final out of the 2006 NLCS, lifting the Cardinals past the Mets and onto the World Series.

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2006: That's a winner!

Wainwright gets Detroit’s Brandon Inge swinging to close out the 2006 World Series for the Cardinals, their first title since 1982

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April 6, 2007

Wainwright and Yadier Molina start and record the first of their record 213 career victories together

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2013: Waino on point

The best postseason start of Wainwright’s career came in 2013 when he pitched his club to the NLCS with a complete-game win over the Pirates

May 13, 2018: Perseverance

Concerned over elbow pain, Wainwright returned later in the season and went 47-32 through the '22 season

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2020: Greatest career honor

Dedicated to making a difference, Wainwright’s charity, Big League Impact, helps him win the Roberto Clemente Award

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2021: The Bucs stop here

Late in the 2021 season, the 39-year-old Wainwright threw a complete-game two-hitter for his first “Maddux”

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2021: 2,000 career strikeouts

Wainwright fanned Luis Urías after an epic eight-pitch battle, becoming just the 85th pitcher in AL/NL history to achieve 2,000 career strikeouts

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2022: History

Wainwright and Yadier Molina make their record-setting 325th start as a battery, finishing with 328 total starts

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