Difference between revisions of "Saint Louis Cardinals"

Saint Louis Cardinals
Location:	Saint Louis, Missouri
Year Founded:	1882
Colors:	red, blue, white
Mascot:	Fredbird
Championships:	11
Website:	http://cardinals.mlb.com/

Revision as of 01:30, May 8, 2020

The Saint Louis Cardinals are a Major League Baseball team in the National League Central Division. The Cardinals have won the most World Series in the National League, with 11 victories. They are second in overall World Series wins with only the New York Yankees ahead of them.

Originally founded as the St. Louis Brown Stockings (or Browns) in 1882, they changed their name to the Perfectos in 1899, and have been officially known as the Cardinals since 1900. An American League team also known as the Browns played in St. Louis (1902-1953). Despite being in one of the smaller media markets the Cardinals have a national following, due in large part being the westernmost team in all of baseball until the Dodgers and Giants moved to California, and even then dominated most of the Midwest and western states.

The Cardinals have played in a stadium known as Busch Stadium since 1953. This includes Sportsman's Park (renamed Busch Stadium in 1953), Busch Memorial Stadium (1966 - 2005), and the current Busch Stadium (2006–present). The Cardinals were the first team to win a World Series in the inaugural year of its ballpark since the New York Yankees did it in 1923.

Mascot: Fredbird.

Rivals: Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals.

World Series Championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

National League Pennants: 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1987, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013

Roster

*Not on active roster
**Not on 40 man roster

Pitchers

41 - Mitchell Boggs
29 - Chris Carpenter
31 - Ryan Franklin
54 - Jaime Garcia
53 - Blake Hawksworth
52 - Josh Kinney
26 - Kyle Lohse
46 - Kyle McClellan
43 - Trever Miller
60 - Jason Motte
71 - Tyler Norrick
75 - Adam Ottavino
33 - Brad Penny
36 - Dennys Reyes
73 - Francisco Samuel
50 - Adam Wainwright
62 - P.J. Walters

Catchers

67 - Bryan Anderson
21 - Jason LaRue
4 - Yadier Molina
19 - Matt Pagnozzi

Infielders

23 - David Freese
27 - Tyler Greene
83 - Mark Hamilton
8 - Felipe Lopez
5 - Albert Pujols
13 - Brendan Ryan
55 - Skip Schumaker

Outfielders

66 - Allen Craig
7 - Matt Holliday
68 - John Jay
84 - Daryl Jones
47 - Ryan Ludwick
22 - Joe Mather
28 - Colby Rasmus
64 - Shane Robinson
34 - Nick Stavinoha

Minor League Affiliates

The minor league affiliates of the Cardinals are:

AAA - Memphis Redbirds
AA - Springfield Cardinals
A Adv. - Palm Beach Cardinals
A - Quad Cities River Bandits
SS - Batavia Muckdogs
Rookie - Johnson City Cardinals

Playoff history

In postseason appearances, the St. Louis Cardinals have faced the Atlanta Braves five times, which is tied for most with the New York Yankees as an opponent. In five playoff appearances, all in the world Series with the Yankees, the Cardinals won three -- in 1926, 1942 and 1964. The Cardinals are one of the top teams to reach the playoffs most in MLB. Only two teams have reached the playoffs more than the Cardinals, The Yankees and Dodgers. The franchise has won eleven World Series.

Franchise records by postseason round

Updated through the 2019 postseason.

Franchise	Wild Card Game Won	Wild Card Game Total	Division Series Won	Division Series Total	League Championship Series Won	League Championship Series Total	World Series Won	World Series Total	Total Postseason Appearances
Arizona Diamondbacks	1	1	2	6	1	2	1	1	6
Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves	0	1	6	15	5	11	3	9	25
St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles	1	2	3	4	5	10	3	7	14
Boston Red Sox	0	0	7	13	6	11	9	13	24
Chicago Cubs	1	2	4	7	1	6	3	11	20
Chicago White Sox	0	0	1	3	1	3	3	5	9
Cincinnati Reds	0	1	1	3	5	8	5	9	15
Cleveland Indians	0	1	5	10	3	5	2	6	14
Colorado Rockies	1	2	1	4	1	1	0	1	5
Detroit Tigers	0	0	4	5	3	7	4	11	16
Houston Astros	1	1	5	11	3	7	1	3	13
Kansas City Royals	1	1	2	3	4	8	2	4	9
California / Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels	0	0	3	7	1	6	1	1	10
Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers	0	0	7	14	7	13	6	20	33
Florida/Miami Marlins	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers	0	1	2	4	1	3	0	1	6
Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins	0	1	1	7	2	5	3	6	16
New York Mets	0	1	4	4	5	8	2	5	9
New York Yankees	2	3	13	21	11	17	27	40	55
Philadelphia / Kansas City / Oakland Athletics	0	3	2	8	6	11	9	14	28
Philadelphia Phillies	0	0	3	6	5	9	2	7	14
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	3	0	1	2	9	5	7	17
San Diego Padres	0	0	1	4	2	2	0	2	5
Seattle Mariners	0	0	3	4	0	3	0	0	4
New York / San Francisco Giants	2	2	4	8	5	7	8	20	26
St. Louis Cardinals	1	1	11	14	7	14	11	19	29
Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	5
Washington Senators / Texas Rangers	0	1	2	7	2	2	0	2	8
Toronto Blue Jays	1	1	2	2	2	7	2	2	7
Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals	1	1	2	6	1	2	1	1	6
Totals	16	32	104	208	100	200	115	230	450

External links

@@ Line 82: / Line 82: @@
 ==Playoff history==
-In postseason appearances, the St. Louis Cardinals have faced the [[Atlanta Braves]] four times, which is second for most with the [[New York Yankees]] being the most as an opponent. In five playoff appearances, all in the world Series with the Yankees, the Cardinals won three -- in 1926, 1942 and 1964. The Cardinals are one of the top teams to reach the playoffs most in MLB. Only two teams have reached the playoffs more than the Cardinals, The [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]]. The franchise has won eleven [[World Series]].
+In postseason appearances, the St. Louis Cardinals have faced the [[Atlanta Braves]] five times, which is tied for most with the [[New York Yankees]] as an opponent. In five playoff appearances, all in the world Series with the Yankees, the Cardinals won three -- in 1926, 1942 and 1964. The Cardinals are one of the top teams to reach the playoffs most in MLB. Only two teams have reached the playoffs more than the Cardinals, The [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]]. The franchise has won eleven [[World Series]].
 ==Franchise records by postseason round==