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The St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis, Missouri, compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Founded in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association (AA), the team was originally named the Brown Stockings before it was shortened to Browns the next season. The team moved to the National League in 1892 when the AA folded. The club changed its name to the Perfectos for one season in 1899 and adopted the Cardinals name in 1900. The St. Louis Cardinals are tied with the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates as the third-oldest continuously operated baseball team. [a] In that time, the team has won 19 National League pennants and 11 World Series championships (most in the National League and second only to the New York Yankees, who have won 27). They also won four American Association pennants and one pre-World Series championship that Major League Baseball does not consider official.

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The Cardinals had six periods of continued success during their history. The first period occurred during the 1880s when the team won four consecutive American Association pennants from 1885 – 1888 while known as the Browns. The Cardinals next found success from 1926 – 1934 when they played in five World Series, winning three. During World War II the Cardinals won four NL pennants in five years from 1942 – 1946, including three World Series championships. During the 1960s the Cardinals won two World Series and played in another. In the 1980s the Cardinals played in three World Series, winning in 1982. Most recently, the Cardinals have made the playoffs nine times, winning seven NL Central titles and qualifying as a wild-card entrant in 2001, 2011 and 2012, winning the World Series in 2006 and 2011.

The only extended period of failure the Cardinals have experienced began when they joined the National League in 1892. The Cardinals played only five winning seasons in 30 years while finishing last seven times from their entrance to the NL until 1921. However, the Cardinals have remarkably avoided such failure since then as they have not finished in last place in the National League since 1918, by far the longest streak in the NL. [b] Like the Yankees and Dodgers, the Cardinals have not lost 100 games in a season since World War I. The Cardinals failed to reach the World Series in the 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s, but were regularly a competitive team in each of these decades.

Year by year

AA Champions
(1882–1892) *		 Pre-World Series Champions
(1884–1891) †		 World Series Champions
(1903–present) ‡		NL Champions
(1892–present) [c] **		Division Champions
(1969–present) ^		Wild Card Berth
(1994–present) ¤
SeasonLevelLeagueDivisionFinish [d] Wins [d] Losses [d] Win%GB [e] Postseason Awards
St. Louis Brown Stockings
1882 MLB AA 5th3743.46318
St. Louis Browns
1883 MLBAA2nd6533.6631
1884 MLBAA4th6740.6268
1885 MLBAA *1st7933.705—Tied World Series (White Stockings) 3–3–1 [f] *
1886 MLB †AA *1st9346.669—Won World Series (White Stockings) 4–2 †
1887 MLBAA *1st9540.704—Lost World Series (Wolverines) 10–5 * Tip O'Neill
(TC) [1]
1888 MLBAA *1st9243.681—Lost World Series (Giants) 6–4 *
1889 MLBAA2nd9045.6672
1890 MLBAA3rd7858.57412
1891 MLBAA2nd8551.6258½
1892 MLB NL 11th5694.37346
1893 [g] MLBNL10th5775.43230½
1894 MLBNL9th5676.42434
1895 MLBNL11th3992.29848½
1896 MLBNL11th4090.30850½
1897 MLBNL12th29102.22163½
1898 MLBNL12th39111.26063½
St. Louis Perfectos
1899 MLBNL5th8467.55618½
St. Louis Cardinals
1900 MLBNL5th6575.46419
1901 MLBNL4th7664.54314½
1902 MLBNL6th5678.41844½
1903 MLBNL8th4394.31446½
1904 MLBNL5th7579.48731½
1905 MLBNL6th5896.37747
1906 MLBNL7th5298.34763
1907 MLBNL8th52101.34055½
1908 MLBNL8th49105.31850
1909 MLBNL7th5498.35556
1910 MLBNL7th6390.41240½
1911 MLBNL5th7574.50322
1912 MLBNL6th6390.41241
1913 MLBNL8th5199.34049
1914 MLBNL3rd8172.52913
1915 MLBNL6th7281.47118½
1916 MLBNL7th6093.39233½
1917 MLBNL3rd8270.53915
1918 MLBNL8th5178.39533
1919 MLBNL7th5483.39440½
1920 [h] MLBNL5th7579.48718
1921 MLBNL3rd8766.5697
1922 MLBNL3rd8569.5528 Rogers Hornsby
(TC) [2]
1923 MLBNL5th7974.51616
1924 MLBNL6th6589.42228½
1925 MLBNL4th7776.50318 Rogers Hornsby (MVP, TC) [2]
1926 MLB ‡NL **1st8965.578—Won World Series (Yankees) 4–3 ‡ Bob O'Farrell (MVP)
1927 MLBNL2nd9261.6011½
1928 MLBNL **1st9559.617—Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–0 ** Jim Bottomley (MVP)
1929 MLBNL4th7874.51320
1930 MLBNL **1st9262.597—Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–2 **
1931 MLB ‡NL **1st10153.656—Won World Series (Athletics) 4–3 ‡ Frankie Frisch (MVP) [3]
1932 MLBNL6th7282.46818
1933 MLBNL5th8271.5369½
1934 MLB ‡NL **1st9558.621—Won World Series (Tigers) 4–3 ‡ Dizzy Dean (MVP) [3]
1935 MLBNL2nd9658.6234
1936 MLBNL2nd8767.5655
1937 MLBNL4th8173.52615 Joe Medwick (MVP, TC) [2] [3]
1938 MLBNL6th7180.47017½
1939 MLBNL2nd9261.6014½
1940 MLBNL3rd8469.54916
1941 MLBNL2nd9756.6342½
1942 MLB ‡NL **1st10648.688—Won World Series (Yankees) 4–1 ‡ Mort Cooper (MVP) [3]
1943 MLBNL **1st10549.682—Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–1 ** Stan Musial (MVP) [3]
1944 MLB ‡NL **1st10549.682—Won World Series (Browns) 4–2 [i] ‡ Marty Marion (MVP) [3]
1945 MLBNL2nd9559.6173
1946 MLB ‡NL **1st [j] 9858.628—Won World Series (Red Sox) 4–3 [k] ‡ Stan Musial (MVP) [3]
1947 MLBNL2nd8965.5785
1948 MLBNL2nd8569.5526½ Stan Musial (MVP) [3]
1949 MLBNL2nd9658.6231
1950 MLBNL5th7875.51012½
1951 MLBNL3rd8173.52615½
1952 MLBNL3rd8866.5718½
1953 [l] MLBNL4th8371.53922
1954 MLBNL6th7282.46825 Wally Moon (ROY) [4]
1955 MLBNL7th6886.44230½ Bill Virdon (ROY) [4]
1956 MLBNL4th7678.49417
1957 MLBNL2nd8767.5658
1958 MLBNL5th7282.46820
1959 MLBNL7th7183.46116
1960 MLBNL3rd8668.5589
1961 MLBNL5th8074.51913
1962 MLBNL6th8478.51917½
1963 MLBNL2nd9369.5746
1964 MLB ‡NL **1st9369.574—Won World Series (Yankees) 4–3 ‡ Ken Boyer (MVP) [3]
Bob Gibson (WS MVP)
1965 MLBNL7th8081.49716½
1966 [n] MLBNL6th8379.51212
1967 MLB ‡NL **1st10160.627—Won World Series (Red Sox) 4–3 ‡ Orlando Cepeda (MVP) [3]
Bob Gibson (WS MVP)
1968 MLBNL **1st9765.599—Lost World Series (Tigers) 4–3 ** Bob Gibson (MVP, CYA) [3] [5]
1969 MLBNL East [o] 4th8775.53713
1970 MLBNLEast4th7686.46913 Bob Gibson (CYA) [5]
1971 MLBNLEast2nd9072.5567 Joe Torre (MVP) [3]
1972 MLBNLEast4th7581.48121½
1973 MLBNLEast2nd8181.5001½
1974 MLBNLEast2nd8675.5341½ Bake McBride (ROY) [4]
1975 MLBNLEast4th8280.50610½
1976 MLBNLEast5th7290.44429
1977 MLBNLEast3rd8379.51218
1978 MLBNLEast5th6993.42621
1979 MLBNLEast3rd8676.53112 Keith Hernandez (MVP) [3]
1980 MLBNLEast4th7488.45717
1981 MLBNLEast2nd3020.6001½
2nd2923.558½
1982 MLB ‡NL **East ^1st9270.568—Won NLCS (Braves) 3–0
Won World Series (Brewers) 4–3 ‡		 Darrell Porter (WS MVP)
1983 MLBNLEast4th7983.48811
1984 MLBNLEast3rd8478.51912½
1985 MLBNL **East ^1st10161.623—Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2
Lost World Series (Royals) 4–3 [r] **		 Willie McGee (MVP) [3]
Vince Coleman (ROY) [4]
Whitey Herzog (MOY) [6]
1986 MLBNLEast3rd7982.49128½ Todd Worrell (ROY) [4]
1987 MLBNL **East ^1st9567.586—Won NLCS (Giants) 4–3
Lost World Series (Twins) 4–3 **
1988 MLBNLEast5th7686.46925
1989 MLBNLEast3rd8676.5317
1990 MLBNLEast6th7092.43225
1991 MLBNLEast2nd8478.51914
1992 MLBNLEast3rd8379.51213
1993 MLBNLEast3rd8775.53710
1994 MLBNL Central [t] 3rd5361.46513 Playoffs cancelled [s]
1995 MLBNLCentral4th6281.43422½
1996 MLBNLCentral ^1st8874.543—Won NLDS (Padres) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–3
1997 MLBNLCentral4th7389.45111
1998 MLBNLCentral3rd8379.51219
1999 MLBNLCentral4th7586.46621½
2000 MLBNLCentral ^1st9567.586—Won NLDS (Braves) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Mets) 4–1
2001 MLBNLCentral1st [u] ¤9369.574—Lost NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–2 Albert Pujols (ROY) [4]
2002 MLBNLCentral ^1st9765.599—Won NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–1		 Tony La Russa (MOY) [6]
2003 MLBNLCentral3rd8577.5253
2004 MLBNL **Central ^1st10557.648—Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–1
Won NLCS (Astros) 4–3
Lost World Series (Red Sox) 4–0 **
2005 MLBNLCentral ^1st10062.617—Won NLDS (Padres) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Astros) 4–2		 Albert Pujols (MVP) [3]
Chris Carpenter (CYA) [5]
2006 [v] MLB ‡NL **Central ^1st8378.516—Won NLDS (Padres) 3–1
Won NLCS (Mets) 4–3
Won World Series (Tigers) 4–1 ‡		 David Eckstein (WS MVP)
2007 MLBNLCentral3rd7884.4817
2008 MLBNLCentral4th8676.53111½ Albert Pujols (MVP) [3]
2009 MLBNLCentral ^1st9171.562—Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0 Albert Pujols (MVP) [3]
2010 MLBNLCentral2nd8676.5316
2011 MLB ‡NL **Central2nd ¤9072.5566Won NLDS (Phillies) 3–2
Won NLCS (Brewers) 4–2
Won World Series (Rangers) 4–3 ‡		 David Freese (WS MVP)
2012 MLBNLCentral2nd ¤8874.5439Won NLWC (Braves)
Won NLDS (Nationals) 3–2
Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–3
2013 MLBNL **Central ^1st9765.599—Won NLDS (Pirates) 3–2
Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2
Lost World Series (Red Sox) 4–2 **
2014 MLBNLCentral ^1st9072.556—Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–1
Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–1
2015 MLBNLCentral ^1st10062.617—Lost NLDS (Cubs) 3–1
2016 MLBNLCentral2nd8676.53117½
2017 MLBNLCentral3rd8379.5129
2018 MLBNLCentral3rd8874.5437½
2019 MLBNLCentral ^1st9171.562—Won NLDS (Braves) 3–2
Lost NLCS (Nationals) 4–0
 Mike Shildt (MOY) [6]
2020 MLBNLCentral2nd ¤3028.5173Lost NLWC (Padres) 2–1
2021 MLBNLCentral2nd ¤9072.5565Lost NLWC (Dodgers)
2022 MLBNLCentral ^1st9369.574—Lost NLWC (Phillies) 2–0 Paul Goldschmidt (MVP) [3]
2023 MLBNLCentral5th7191.43821
2024 MLBNLCentral2nd8379.51210

All-time records

TotalsWinsLossesWin %
781432.644American Association regular season record (1882–1891)
1621.432American Association post-season record (1882–1891)
10,5059,970.513National League regular season record (1892–2024) [z]
134128.511MLB post-season record (1892–2024)
11,28610,402.520All-time regular season record (1882–2024)
150149.502All-time post-season record (1882–2024)
11,43610,551.520All-time regular and post-season record (1882–2024)

Record by decade

The following table describes the Cardinals' regular season MLB win–loss record by decade.

DecadeWinsLossesPct
1880s618323.657
1890s563816.408
1900s580888.395
1910s652830.440
1920s822712.536
1930s869665.566
1940s960580.623
1950s776763.504
1960s884718.552
1970s800813.496
1980s825734.529
1990s758794.488
2000s913706.564
2010s899721.555
2020s367339.520
All-time11,28610,402.520

These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's St. Louis Cardinals History & Encyclopedia, [7] and are current through the 2024 season.

Footnotes

  • a The current variations of the Cardinals, Reds, and Pirates all began playing in 1882. The two older clubs are the Atlanta Braves, who were founded in 1871 in Boston, and the Chicago Cubs, who have played continuously since 1874.
  • b The Cardinals did finish in last place of the NL East in 1990. However, the Atlanta Braves of the NL West had a worse record. The next longest streak is by the Cincinnati Reds, who most recently finished in last place of the NL in 1982. The similar streak in the American League is held by the Boston Red Sox, who last finished in last place of the AL in 1932. [8]
  • c For lists of all National League pennant winners see National League pennant winners 1876–1900, National League pennant winners 1901-68, and National League Championship Series.
  • d The Finish, Wins, and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
  • e The GB column lists "Games Back" from the team that finished in first place that season. It is determined by finding the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
  • f The dispute in 1885 concerned Game 2, which was forfeited by St. Louis when they pulled their team off the field protesting an umpiring decision. The managers, Cap Anson and Charles Comiskey, initially agreed to disregard the game. When St. Louis won the final game and an apparent 3–2 Series championship, Chicago White Stockings owner Albert Spalding overruled his manager and declared that he wanted the forfeit counted. The result of a tied Series was that neither team got the prize money that had been posted by the owners before the Series (and was returned to them after they both agreed it was a tie). [9]
  • g The Cardinals moved from their original home, Sportsman's Park, to a new field called New Sportsman's Park where they played until 1920. The ballpark would later be named League Park and then Robision Field under different Cardinals ownership.
  • h During the season the Cardinals moved from Robison Field, where they had played since 1893, to become tenants of the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park. The Cardinals had originally played at Sportsman's Park from 1882 to 1892.
  • i The 1944 World Series was nicknamed the "Streetcar Series" and featured the NL Cardinals against the AL St. Louis Browns. Every game during the series was played at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.
  • j The Cardinals finished the 1946 regular season tied for first place in the National League with the Brooklyn Dodgers. However, the Cardinals claimed the pennant by winning the first two games in a best-of-three playoff series.
  • k The 1946 World Series is best remembered for Enos Slaughter's Mad Dash to score the go-ahead run in the 8th inning of Game 7.
  • l In 1953 the Cardinals were bought by Anheuser-Busch and Gussie Busch became team president, which he would remain until his death in 1989. Busch then purchased Sportsman's Park from the rival St. Louis Browns and renamed it Busch Stadium. The Browns would leave St. Louis after the season for Baltimore, Maryland.
  • m In 1962 the National League increased the schedule from 154 games, which had been established since 1904, to 162 games, where it remains today.
  • n During the season the Cardinals moved from Busch Stadium I, where they had played since 1920 to Busch Memorial Stadium.
  • o In 1969 MLB expanded by 4 teams to 12 in each league and split each league into an East and West division, the Cardinals were placed in the National League East.
  • p The 1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the first seven games (thirteen game-days) of the season. [10]
  • q The 1981 season was shortened by a player's strike. MLB decided to split the season into two halves with the division winner of each half playing in a Divisional Round of the playoffs. The Cardinals finished with the best overall record in the NL East at 59–43, but they finished in second place in both halves of the season and did not make the playoffs. [11]
  • r The 1985 World Series, nicknamed the "Show-Me Series" or "I-70 Series" because it featured two Missouri teams in St. Louis and the Kansas City Royals, is most remembered for The Call in Game 6. With the Cardinals leading the series 3–2 and Game 6 1–0, they took the field in the 9th inning to claim the championship. Pitcher Todd Worrell faced the Royals Jorge Orta first, Orta hit a slow ground ball to first baseman Jack Clark, who flipped the ball to Worrell at first for the apparent out. However, umpire Don Denkinger called Orta safe and the Cardinals unraveled to lose Game 6 and got blown out in Game 7. [12]
  • s The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike ended the season on August 11 and caused the entire postseason to be cancelled. [13]
  • t In 1994 MLB split each league into 3 divisions. The Cardinals were placed in the newly created National League Central. [14]
  • u In 2001 the Cardinals and the Houston Astros tied for first place in the NL Central. Since both teams were assured of a place in the playoffs, MLB declared it a shared championship. Houston was granted the NL Central's position in the playoff bracket by way of a better head-to-head record and St. Louis was given the Wild Card spot. [15]
  • v The Cardinals began play in the new Busch Stadium in 2006 after 40 years at Busch Memorial Stadium. They became the first team since the 1923 New York Yankees to win the World Series in their first season in a ballpark.
  • z Major League Baseball considers this to be the Cardinals' official all-time record. MLB does not count the years played in the American Association or post-season games towards the official record.

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References

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  1. ↑ "Tip O'Neill stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "Triple Crown winners". Major League Baseball Official Website. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "MVP winners". Major League Baseball Official Website. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rookie of the Year winners". Major League Baseball Official Website. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  5. 1 2 3 "Cy Young winners". Major League Baseball Official Website. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  6. 1 2 3 "Manager of the Year winners". Major League Baseball Official Website. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  7. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ "National League season-by-season". Baseball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  9. ↑ Jon David Cash, Before They Were Cardinals: Major League Baseball in Nineteenth-Century St. Louis. University of Missouri Press 2002
  10. ↑ Morgan, Joe (August 21, 2002). "Strike is no longer necessary". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  11. ↑ "Year in Review – 1981". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
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