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. [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 three sources are detailed in the table below.
| Seasons | mlb.com | Baseball Almanac | Baseball Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882-1884 | Sportsman's Park | n/a | Sportsman's Park I |
| 1885-1886 | Sportsman's Park | Union Park | Sportsman's Park I |
| 1887-1891 | Sportsman's Park | n/a | 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
Busch Stadium (Grand Avenue) starting in 1953 |
Sportsman's Park, renamed
Busch Stadium (Grand Avenue) starting in 1953 |
Sportsman's Park III 1921-1952
Busch Stadium I 1953-1966 |
| 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