St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The team was founded in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings in the American Association, a 19th-century major league. In 1892, as the St. Louis Browns, they moved to the National League. [1] [2] [3]
Championships
The team has had a total of 11 championship-winning seasons since the beginning of major-league baseball's modern World Series in 1903, winning the World Series in the following years. [4]
- 2011
- 2006
- 1982
- 1967
- 1964
- 1946
- 1944
- 1942
- 1934
- 1931
- 1926
They were also National League champions, but lost in the World Series, 8 times, in the following years.
- 2013
- 2004
- 1987
- 1985
- 1968
- 1943
- 1930
- 1928
Prior to the start of the modern World Series, the team did not win any National League titles. They won 4 American Association titles, in 1885, 1886, 1887, and 1888. [5] [6] (The American Association was a baseball major league active during the period 1882-1891.) In each of these years, they appeared in a 19th-century version of the World Series, playing against the champion from the National League. They won the series once (1886) and lost 2 times (1887 and 1888). In 1885 they tied the National League champion Chicago White Stockings by winning 3 games, losing 3, and tying 1.
Locations and Nicknames
The team has been based in St. Louis since its inception in 1882. There is disagreement among references as to the home-game stadiums used up through 1898. The list below follows the chronology presented at mlb.com, which, for every year, agrees with at least one of the other two sources cited here: [7] [8] [9]
- 1882-1891 / mlb.com & baseball-reference.com: Sportsman's Park I (In 1881, an exhibition game was played before the team began professional play in 1882)
- 1892-1897 / mlb.com & baseball-almanac.com: Union Park
- 1898 only / mlb.com & baseball-almanac.com: League Park
- 1899-1920: Robison Field
- 1920-1952: Sportsman's Park
- 1953-1965: Busch Stadium
- 1966-2005: Busch Stadium II
- 2006-present: Busch Stadium III
The stadium locations according to all three sources are detailed in the table below.
| Seasons | mlb.com | Baseball Almanac | Baseball Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882-1891 | Sportsman's Park | 1882-1884 (no information)
1885-1886 Union Park 1887-1891 (no information) |
Sportsman's Park I |
| 1892 | Union Park | Union Park | Sportsman's Park I
& Association Park |
| 1893-1897 | Union Park | Union Park | Robison Field |
| 1898 | League Park | League Park | Robison Field |
| 1899-1919 | Robison Field | Robison Field | Robison Field |
| 1920 | Robison Field
& Sportsman's Park |
Robison Field
& Sportsman's Park |
Robison Field
& Sportsman's Park III |
| 1921-1966 | Sportsman's Park, renamed in 1953
as Busch Stadium (Grand Avenue) |
Sportsman's Park, renamed in 1953
as Busch Stadium (Grand Avenue) |
1921-1952 Sportsman's Park III
1953-1966 Busch Stadium I |
| 1966-2005 | Busch Stadium II | Busch Stadium (Stadium Plaza) | Busch Stadium II |
| 2006-present | Busch Stadium III | Busch Stadium (II) | Busch Stadium III |
They have been known by four different nicknames: [10]
- 1882 only: St. Louis Brown Stockings in the American Association
- 1883-1898: St. Louis Browns (in the American Association up through 1891, then in the National League starting in 1892
- 1899 only: St. Louis Perfectos
- 1900-present: St. Louis Cardinals
Retired Numbers
The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them. For non-players, the person's role in the organization is also listed. [11] [12]
- (No number) Jack Buck (broadcaster)
- (No number) Rogers Hornsby
- 1 Ozzie Smith
- 2 Red Schoendienst (manager and player)
- 6 Stan Musial
- 9 Enos Slaughter
- 10 Tony LaRussa (manager)
- 14 Ken Boyer
- 17 Dizzy Dean
- 20 Lou Brock
- 23 Ted Simmons
- 24 Whitey Herzog (manager)
- 42 Bruce Sutter
- 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)
- 45 Bob Gibson
- 85 August Busch, Jr. (owner)
Notes
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/history/timeline
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/
- ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/cards.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/#all_franchise_years
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml#all_world_series_winners_aa_nl
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/history/ballparks
- ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/busch_stadium.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/#all_history
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/history/retired-numbers
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/#all_teams_retired_unis_STL