St.Louis Cardinals

The St. The Louis Cardinals (in Spanish, Cardinales de San Luis) are a professional baseball team from the United States based in Saint Louis, Missouri. They compete in the Central Division of the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB) and play their home games at Busch Stadium.

The Cardinals are one of the most successful teams in American baseball history. Throughout their history they have won eleven World Series (a figure second only to the twenty-seven for the New York Yankees), nineteen National League pennants, and fifteen division titles.

History

1920-1952: The Sam Breadon Era

Halfway through the 1926 season, the Cardinals purchased Grover Cleveland Alexander from the Chicago Cubs. The team finished the year with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses that gave them their first National League title. Bob O'Farrell was named NL MVP. In the World Series they beat the New York Yankees of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and company in seven games, thus achieving the first world title in franchise history.

After being runners-up in the league in 1927, the Missourians regained the NL title in 1928. That year's edition of the World Series again faced the Yankees. However, this time the title fell to the side of the New York team by a resounding 4-0.

Two years later, led by Gaby Street, the Cardinals once again became National League champions. In the World Series they faced Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics, who won the tie 4-2. The following year the Missouri took revenge on the A's and beat them in seven games in the 1931 World Series.

Three years later, the Cardinals were champions led by player-manager Frankie Fish. This team consisted of Joe Medwick batting quarterback and left fielder, Johnny Mize, Ripper Collins, Jay "Dizzy" Dean considered the best pitcher on the planet, won the Most Valuable Player award in 1934 and winner of 30 games, leading the National League in multiple wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, complete games. His brother Paul Dean, 19-game winner, Ernie Ordatti, Bill Walker, Bill DeLancey, Pepper Martin, Leo Durocher at shortstop, who was obtained from the Yankees, for being accused of stealing a gold Babe Ruth watch. This team became known as The Gashouse Gang edition. He would face the American League champion Detroit Tigers in the World Series.

Dizzy Dean was throwing an impressive fastball and his curveball was just as fast. He had said at the start of the 1934 season: "Between my brother Paul and I we will win 50 games this year." He won 30 and his brother 19.

The World Series was held from October 3 to October 9, 1934 as follows: Games one, two, six and seven at Navin Field of the Tigers. Games Three, Four and Five at the Cardinals' Sportsman's Park. The World Series was won by the Cardinals 4 games to 3. By the way the Cardinals were called "The Gashouse Gang" in that season.

In the 1940s, a golden age emerged, as the Rickey branch system began to produce talent such as Marty Marion, Enos Slaughter, Mort Cooper, Walker Cooper, Stan Musial, Max Lanier, Whitey Kurowski, Red Schoendienst, and Johnny Beazley. This was some of the best news in franchise history with 960 games won and 580 lost, having the highest percentage of any team in the Major Leagues at.623. with billy Southworth as manager, they won the 1942, 1943, and 1944 World Series (the only World Series played only in St. Louis, against the Carmelites) and won 105 or more games in 1942, 1943, and 1944. Southworth had a winning percentage as a manager of.642, the highest since the franchise joined the National League. Stan Musial, was considered the most consistent hiter in this era and accompanied the team's history by winning three times the MVP and seven batting titles for the National League. When St. Louis won the 1946 World Series in seven games, Breadon was forced to sell the team in 1947 but went on to win its sixth World Series and ninth National League title. They continued to be competitive finishing with.500 or better in thirteen of the next seventeen seasons, hoping to win the League and go to the World Series that would take place until 1964.

The 1942 Cardinals entered the World Series as a bunch of little boys hungry for victory and glory. They were still called 'The Gashouse Gang'. They had been the National League champions led by Billy Southworth and they won 108 games on the season and beat the 1941 season champion Brooklyn Dodgers by two games. They had an average age of 26, a team made up of centerfield Terry Moore, leftfielder Stan Musial, Enos Slaughter, Johnny Beazley, Marty Marion, Whitey Korowski, Max Lanier, Walker Cooper, Ernie White, Mort Cooper, Howie Pollet, Jimmy Brown, Red Schoendienst, Johnny Beazley. This team were really poor: peasants or employees of small businesses, who were forced to work after the season in order to survive. This club was armed thanks to the creation of the branch system. This was one of the teams of the decade in franchise history with 960 wins and 580 losses to have the highest percentage of any team in the National League at.623. He would face the American League champions: New York Yankees formed at the time, by Joe DiMaggio, Charlie "King Kong" Keller, Tommy Henrich, Bill Dickey, Joe Gordon, and Phil Rizzuto. This team reached the World Series for the sixth time in seven years. They were widely favorites to win it.

The World Series was held from September 30 to October 5, 1942, as follows: Games one and two at Sportsman's in the Cardinals. Games three, four and five, at Yankee Stadium for the Yankees. The Cardinals won the World Series 4 games to 1. It was the first World Series, held when the United States was already fighting World War II in Europe against Nazi Germany and in the Pacific against the Empire of Japan.

The World Champion St. Louis Cardinals had outfielders Enos Slaughter and Terry Moore, second baseman Jimmy Brown, and pitchers Johnny Beazley and Howie Pollet on the front lines of World War II. But with an injection of youngsters from the minors, they won the National League title for the second year in a row, this time with a record 105 wins and taking an 18-game lead over second place, the Cincinnati Reds, and led by Billy Southworth who had achieved the Bicampeonato. They would face the New York Yankees in the World Series, for the second consecutive time and who had also suffered star bleeding due to the war conflict, since Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Buddy Hassett and Red Ruffing who wore olive green were not there. instead of the Bronx blue stripes. And unlike the previous series, the favorites were the Cardinals.

The Cardinals won a new National League title, led once again by Billy Southworth in their third World Series The third in a row. World War II raged in Europe and the Pacific, while the St. Louis Carmelites were American League champions for the first time. It would be the only title in its history in 51 years in St. Louis. This franchise had been the Milwaukee Brewers since 1901, but after the 1902 season, they moved it to St. Louis, until after the 1953 season they became the Baltimore Orioles, a team that currently plays in the League. American.

The Cardinals had moved 14.5 games ahead of second-place Pittsburgh Pirates and were still led by Billy Southworth to his third three-time World Series in a row. This team consisted of Mort Cooper who had a 23-7 record and a 2.46 earned run percentage Ray Sanders who pushed 102 runs and National League MVP Marty Marion, Max Lanier, Johnny Hopp, Whitey Korowski, Emil Verban, Ken O'Dea, Blix Donnelli, Ted Wilks, Harry "El Gato" Brecheen, Stan Musial, Danny Litwhiler.

The World Series was held from October 4 to 9, 1944 as follows: All the games at Sportsman's Park of the Carmelites, (Browns) where the Cardinals also played as home-club during the entire the National League season. In the first two games and in the last one, the Cardinals were home-club and the third, fourth and fifth games the Carmelites. The World Series was won by the Cardinals 4 games to 2.

The Cardinals had finished the season 98-59 just two games over the Brooklyn Dodgers, including the play-off. because these two teams had reached a tie at the end of the season and decided to celebrate the first play-off in the Major Leagues with a maximum of three games. The San Luis club destroyed the Brooklyn club in two outings. Thus they were champions of the National League, led by Eddie Dyer. They would face the American League champion: The Boston Red Sox.

This St. Louis team included Stan Musial with a.365 batting average this season, Harry "El Gato" Brecheen, Harry Walker, Hollie Pollet, Murry Dickson, Al Brazle, Enos Slaughter, Red Schoendienst, The "Cat" Brecheen in the World Series was 0.45 and won three of the four games won by the Cardinals.

1953-1989: The era of August "Gussie" Bush

In 1953, brewer Anheuser-Bush brought "Gussie" Bush´as president of the Cardinals team, after having left the Browns (Carmelitas) who moved to Baltimore to be the Orioles, leaving the Cardinals, as the only team in the city. Other events followed in the 1960's with the changes made to the Club's office, which are considered the most important in Major League history with the arrival of Lou Brock from the Chicago Cubs for the pitcher Ernie Broglio. MVP third baseman Ken Broyer and pitcher Bob Gibson also joined the team that same year. Curt Flood, Bill White, Curt Simmons, and Steve Carlton also contributed in this decade. The arrival of Orlando "Peruchín" Cepeda who won the MVP helped the team to the World Series. The Cardinals won the league the following year with a 2.49 pitching staff percentage breaking all-time staff records for pitching dominance. Subsequently a new very low ERA record of 1.12 in a World Series game struck out 17 players and Bob Gibson won the MVP and Cy Young Award in pitching that year.

The team would return to the World Series in the following decade, with manager Whitey Herzog and his style of playing changing the course of the franchise. In 1982 shortstop Gary Templeton was traded to the San Diego Padres for fellow shortstop Ozzie Smith widely recognized as one of the greatest defensive players in history. Smith all the time he played was the first of the shortstops to win Gold Gloves in 13 seasons. He attended 15 All-Star Games, had 8,375 assists and 1,590 double plays. St. Louis played the Middle East World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers in 1982. The Cardinals won the League in 1985 and 1987. In the 1985 World Series they faced a rival from the same state: the Kansas City Royals for the first time in an official game and not an exhibition.

18 years had passed and at last the Cardinals were National League champions and would go to a World Series, being led by Johnny Keane. This team was made up of Bob Gibson, Barney Schultz who threw the knuckleball considered one of the most uncomfortable pitches of the time, Ken Boyer the Most Valuable of the National, Ray Sadecki, the catcher Tim McCarver, Mike Shannon, the rightfielder Lou Brock the base-stealing lightning, Bill White, Dick Groat, Curt Floot, Curt Simmons, second baseman Julián Javier, Cuban Mike Cuéllar, Roger Craig. They faced the American League champion: The New York Yankees, led by Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, Elston Howard, Whitey Ford, Jim Bouton, Clete Boyer. Most of the predictions gave the Yankees the winners.

Three years later the Cardinals were crowned champions. They had won their title without a hitch, taking a 10 1/2 game lead over the second place San Francisco Giants. The manager Red Schoendienst, glorious player of the Cardenales, had armed the club with the slugger first baseman from Puerto Rico, Orlando "Peruchín" Cepeda, the MVP of the National League, Curt Flood, Lou Brock who was still a very skilled base stealer, Bob Gibson his star pitcher, the Dominican second baseman Julián Javier, at shortstop, Dale Maxvill, catcher Tim McCarver, Roger Maris obtained from the Yankees after the 1966 season, Nelson Briles, Dick Hughes, Steve Carlton, Jack Lamabe. And in the World Series to face the American League champion: the Boston Red Sox.

The Cardinals were once again the champions for the second consecutive season, under manager Red Schoendienst. It was practically the basis of the previous season that they had even won the World Series. They would face the American League champion: The Detroit Tigers, led by Denny McLain who had won 31 games with only 6 losses and a 1.96 ERA, Mike Lolich, a very effective left-handed pitcher, Mike Stanley, Willie Horton, Norm Cash, Al Kaline, Dick McAuliffe, were the basis of this World Series. The Cardinals were very confident that they would be World Series winners again.

Everybody in St. Louis thought and believed that they would win the World Series. But its development was not as expected, since for the first time in the last 72 hours. there were those who thought the Tigers could win the World Series. So it was. The city of San Luis was immediately made up of sadness, when the last out of the seventh game fell, while Detroit broke out the party on the way to the airport and wait for their Champions that same night.

In the 1970's catcher and third baseman Joe Torre and first baseman Keith Hernandez each won MVP, but the team ranked second with 90 wins.

The team would return to the World Series in the following decade, with manager Whitey Herzog and his style of playing changing the course of the franchise. In 1982 shortstop Gary Templeton was traded to the San Diego Padres for fellow shortstop Ozzie Smith widely recognized as one of the greatest defensive players in history. Called the "Wizard of Oz", Smith all over the world time he played he was the first of the shortstops to win Gold Gloves in all 13 seasons. He attended 15 All-Star Games, had 8,375 assists and 1,590 double plays. St. Louis played the Middle East World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers in 1982.

The Cardinals returned after 14 years to the National League championship, led by Whithey "The White Rat" Herzog and the World Series which they had not won since 1967. They faced the American League champion: The Milwaukee Brewers. It was the clash of two mighty teams, the Midwest showdown between two brewing cities. Many baseball fans found the 1982 World Series refreshing because it didn't include the Yankees or Dodgers. This team included Bob Forsch, Bruce Sutter, Joaquín Andújar, Jim Slaton, John Stuper, Willie "El Venado" McGee, Darrell Porter, Keith Hernandez, Julio Gonzalez, David Green, Jim Kaat, Doug Bair, Steve Brown, Dave LaPoint, Jeff Lahti, Tommy Herr.

Three years had passed before the Cardinals were Champions led by Whitey "The White Rat" Herzog. This World Series, held entirely in the state of Missouri, since they would face the American League champion: the Kansas City Royals, for the first time in official and non-exhibition matches. The Royals' manager was Dick Howser. The Cardinals were made up of John Tudor "El Hombre de Hielo", a left-handed pitcher with a 21-8 record and a 1.93 earned run percentage, Joaquín Andújar, Ken Dayley, Bob Forsch, Todd Worrell, César Cedeño, Iván de Jesús, Tito Landrum, Vince Coleman, Willie "El Venado" McGee, Jack Clark, Terry Pendleton, Tom Nieto, Rick Horton, Bill Campbell, Danny Cox, Brian Harper, Key Dayley.

A stunning Cardinals driven by Whitey "The White Rat" Herzog had gone 95-67 in 1987 and were the National League Champions, after dispatching the San Francisco Giants in seven games for their third title in the 1980s. He would face the Minnesota Twins, American League Champions, in the World Series. The Cardinals team was made up of Joe Magran, Danny Cox, John Tudor, Bob Forsch, Tom Lawless, Jack Clark, Terry Pendleton, Curt Ford, Tommy Herr, José Oquerdo, Tony Peña. Most experts gave the Red Birds favorites, based on the experience most of them had in postseason games, pitching depth, speed on bases, and manager Herzog considered the best in both leagues and the questionable quality of the Twins.

1990-present: The era of Bill DeWitt

After "Gussie" Bush who passed away in 1989 controlling the team's brewery, appointed Joe Torre as manager in the late 1990's when the team was sold to the group led by William DeWitt, Jr. in 1996. Tony LaRussa replaced Joe Torre in the spring of 1996. In 1998, Mark McGwire vied with Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs for the single-season home run record. From 2000 to 2013, the Cardinals returned to the top with ten appearances in the playoff games, with four National League titles and two World Series titles, with a record of 1,274 games won and 993 games lost for a percentage of.560 batting average leading the National League and second in the Majors behind only the New York Yankees. With the arrival of Jim Edmonds, Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen, the Cardinals had three big defensive hitters called MV3. Pujols won MVP three times with a.328 hit and 445 home runs in his career with the Cardinals. In 2004, pitcher Chris Carpenter had a 3.09 earned run percentage and 15 wins, aided by the team's hitting power being the best in the Major Leagues with 105 wins and the pinnacle of the National League. In 2006, injuries and game losses (batting slump) made them drop in games won with 83, but that's how they won the World Series in five games against the Detroit Tigers.

17 years had passed since the last gallant of the Cardinals and now as National League Champions, led by Tony LaRussa and with an invincible physiognomy this October. They had won 105 games in the season. They had eliminated the Los Angeles Dodgers in four games and then the Houston Astros in seven games. This champion team was made up of: Jim Edmonds, Scott Rolen, Julián Tavárez, Larry Walker, Albert Pujols, Kiko Calero, Héctor Luna, Matt Morris, Jeff Suppan, Jason Marquis, Edgar Rentería, Roger Cedeño. And they would face the American League champion: The Boston Red Sox who were 86 years old and had not won a World Series and who had reached the postseason as a wild card (wild card) with 98 victories. But they beat the Anaheim Angels in the division series in three games and the New York Yankees in seven.

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2006 World Series winning team.

It only took two seasons for the Cardinals to be champions once again. After being swept by the Boston Red Sox in the 2004 World Series, the Cardinals were on their feet. And this is mentioned because there were frequent injuries to key elements and inconsistency in the team's batting. Even with all these adversities, they were crowned National League champions and won the World Series by beating the Detroit Tigers in five games and having the team, the lowest record of victories with 83 in the history of the Major Leagues to be a winner of the World Series.

The 2006 World Series was won by the St. Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers four games to one.

In 2009, the Cardinals reached 10,000 wins. St. Louis would return to the playoffs in 2011 overcoming a winning deficit given that after 130 games it was 10.5 behind the Atlanta Braves and at the end of the season compete for the wild card. In the World Series in game three, Pujols became the third player to hit three home runs in the World Series, behind Babe Ruth who did it twice and Reggie Jackson, both wearing New York Yankees jerseys.. In Game 6, David Freese and outfielder Lance Berkman tied the score with the final strike for the Cardinals. this being the first time this had occurred in Major League history, and St. Louis defeated the Texas Rangers later on a Freese walk score. After winning the World Series, Tony La Russa retired, the only manager to do so by winning a title. He finished as the winningest manager in franchise history with 1,408 games. La Russa's successor was Mike Matheny who helped extend St. Louis' playoff run, becoming the first manager in the division to lead the Cardinals franchise in its first two seasons.

St. Louis returned to the play-offs this year, after 5 seasons, where he won the wild-card series against the Atlanta Braves. Thus the Cardinals were champions of the National League and would face the champion of the American League, the Texas Rangers, who finally obtained the title.

In game three of the World Series, Albert Pujols became the third player to hit three home runs in a World Series game. And in game six, third baseman David Freese and outfielder Lance Berkman each tied the score with a final strike, the first time this has happened in a game in Major League history. And St. Louis defeated the Texas Rangers later in that game, on Freese's fielding home run. They won the World Series in Game 7, dominating the Rangers 6 to 2. The last inning was led by pitcher Jason Motte, but it was Craig who had the honor of having the last out. Tony LaRussa retired three days after the World Series ended, as manager, being the only one to retire with a title and the winningest manager in franchise history with 1,408 games. The World Series was won by the Cardinals four games to three against the Texas Rangers.

The Cardinals obtained another National League championship in three years, being led by Mike Matheny. They had won 97 games in the season being the best in the National League and faced the American League champion: Boston Red Sox who had also won 97 games. The Cardinals team had suffered the departure of Albert Pujols who signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but they had among their ranks Carlos Beltrán, Rafael Furcal, Skip Schumaker and Yadier Molina, who gave the team batting power. The winner of the World Series: Four games to two in favor of the Boston Red Sox.

In 2014, the Cardinals extended their NL championship playoff streak to 4 times with a 3-game victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the divisional playoff. But ten days after being eliminated in the postseason by the later World Series-winning San Francisco Giants, rookie infielder Oscar Taveras was killed in a car accident while traveling to his home in Puerto Plata, Rep. Dominican. November 17. They acquired right fielder Jason Heyward (this season's Gold Glove winner) from the Atlanta Braves as Taveras' replacement. On June 16, 2015, the FBI and the Department of Justice began investigations into possible hacking of the Houston Astros. It is unknown if the hack was carried out by a group of executives or from the Cardinals' front office.

On Oct. 10, 2015, John Lackey outpitched former teammate Jon Lester by allowing just two hits into the eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Chicago Cubs 4-0 in the first National League playoff division series game.

Rookies Tommy Pham and Stephen Piscotty each homered late in the game for St. Louis. Mixed in among the 47,830 spectators, the second-highest attendance in Busch Stadium's 10-year history, there were thousands of Cubs fans to watch the first postseason matchup between the two old rivals.

The second game of the five-game series will take place this afternoon. The Cardinals will send to the mound Mexican lefty Jaime Garcia (10-6), who made just 20 starts after undergoing risky rib cage surgery. Kyle Hendricks (8-7) will make his postseason debut for the Cubs, who earned the wild card berth to the playoffs.

Matt Holliday hit an RBI single in the first to give St. Louis the lead after just three at-bats. Pinch-hitter Pham homered off Lester and Piscotty hit a two-run shot off Pedro Strop in the eighth inning.

Without taking the ball out of the box and helped with a couple of errors, the Cubs produced three runs and Cuban Jorge Soler, who played his first postseason game, capped the attack with a two-run home run in the second inning that led to the Chicago ninth to a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals to match the National League Division Series.

The Central Division champion Cardinals, who usually show their mettle in the Playoffs, committed two errors and the Cubs scored their first three runs in the second inning. St. Louis led 1-0, but at the top of the second roll, a poor throw by second baseman Wong. allowed runner Austin Jackson to anchor at second base with one out, after ripping off third base, Mexican lefty Jaime Garcia walked Miguel Montero.

The Cubs pitcher, Kyle Hendricks, took his turn and touched the ball, García himself caught but doubted where to throw and when it was decided he hit the first cushion wrong and not only allowed the tying run, but also left men on the second and third mat.

Addison Russell bunted the ball again and now Jaime did throw to first base for the second out, but the Cubs took a 2-1 lead. A bruise from Dexter Fowler's short stops as Hendricks scored. The Cuban Soler had hit a double in his first turn and now he did his thing again with a home run all over the field in the middle to put things 5-1. García could only sustain two innings in which he received 5 touchdowns and was taken off the mound with a digestive upset after the second inning.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon hit every move one night after the Cubs fell 4-0 in Game 1. Now the Series moves to Wrigley Field for Game 3 on Monday. Jake Arrieta, winner of 22 games with the Cubs this season, will face Michael Wacha.

Chicago. The Cubs' young gunners are comfortable in the playoffs. In an unusually bad start by Jake Arrieta, Chicago's rookie platoon left the team one win away from the National League Championship Series, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 last night. Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler each hit two-run homers, part of a six-homer volley by the Cubs. Kyle Schawarber was another rookie gunner who launched it. Anthony Rizzo, Starlin Castro and Dexter Fowler also disappeared for Chicago, which led 2-1 in the best-of-five series. The Cubs' most home runs were five in Game 1 of the 1984 National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres.

Chicago got the win despite a poor start by Arrieta, who struck out nine before leaving in the sixth inning. The bullpen took care of the rest in the first postseason game at Wrigley Field in seven years. A third win in a row for Chicago this afternoon and the team advances to its first LCS in 12 years. Jason Heyward and Stephen Piscotty homered for St. Louis, while Jhonny Peralta added an RBI double. But the Cardinals were unable to muffle Chicago's bats.

The Cardinals trailed 8-4 before Piscotty hit a two-run homer in the ninth, a scare for Cubs fans accustomed to painful setbacks. However, Héctor Rondón retired Matt Holliday with a harmless groundout for second, unleashing the party. Schwarber, Castro and Bryant homered off Michael Wacha in his first playoff appearance since he threw the final pitch of the Cardinals' 2014 postseason, which ended with a three-run homer to Travis Ishikawa in the ALCS against the Giants. Bryant's drive made it 4-2 with one out in the fifth and Wacha was relieved by Kevin Siegrist. But Rizzo proceeded to take it out as well, a huge shot that was his first hit of the playoffs. The Cardinals, who led the Major Leagues with 100 wins this season, have won a postseason series in each of the past four years.

Chicago. Ranger Kyle Schwarber, first baseman Anthony Rizzo and shortstop Javier Báez homered to lead the Chicago Cubs to the league title series after beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4. The victory of the Cubs was disputed to the best of five with numbers of 3-1 in their favor, and gives them the right to play the series for the League. On their way to the league series, the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the wild card game and the Cardinals, winners of 100 games in the regular season. St. Louis stepped back. He had reached the ALCS in the last four years.

The Chicago team will make its first trip to the League Series for the first time since 2003, when they beat the Atlanta Braves in the Division Series, but then they were outscored in seven games by the Miami Marlins who would go on to win the Division Series. the World Series that year. The Cubs await their rival, who will come out of the series that the New York Mets play against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and that the ninth New Yorker leads 2-1. Both teams play tonight, and if the Mets beat the Dodgers, they would go on to the league series against the Cubs. For the Cubs, it is the first time in their history that they have won a final phase series in their field of "Wrigley Field".

Only once, when they clinched their World Series title in 1908, had the Cubs won a postseason series at home. The Cubs' victory tonight found its way through the power of their battery with Schwrber (3), Rizzo (2) and Báez (1) as the main representatives of the attack. For Baez it was his first home run so far this postseason, but he became the Cardinals' executioner by driving in three of the Cubs' six runs.

Báez made three appearances before the pitcher and made contact with the ball twice, including his four-cornered drive, drove in three runs, his first three in the finals, and once reached the register. At the end of the game, the Puerto Rican left his average at.800 with the baton in the final phase.

Héctor Rondón, who leaves his ERA at 6.00, got all three outs of the game, allowed one hit and struck out two enemies to preserve the Cubs title with his shots. He knocked out Stepjen Piscotty with a pitch that he hit on the ground. Venezuelan receiver Miguel Montero took the ball and tagged Piscotty to end the match. Chicago players came out of the dugout to unleash the celebration.

Rivalries

Chicago Cubs

The Cardinals and Cubs have a rivalry related to their games. This rivalry is also known as the Dou¿wstate Illinois rivlary or the I-55 Series (originally the Route 66 Series) because both cities are located between Interstate 55. (which has made it as famous in the United States as Route 66). The Cubs lead the series 1104-1065 through June 14, 2013, while the Cardinals lead the National League with 19 pennants to the Cubs' 16. The Cubs have won 10 of these Major League Baseball pennants in the Modern Era (1901-present), while the Cardinals' 19 pennants have been won since 1901. The Cardinals also have the most World Series attendance, where they have won eleven championships and the Cubs two. The Cardinals also lead rivals the Cubs in standing position during the regular season, dating back to the Cubs' last appearance in the 1945 World Series: In 66 seasons from 1946 through 2013, the Cardinals have finished above the Cubs. the Cubs 51 times. In that same time, the Cardinals have 47 seasons that have finished with a winning percentage above.500, while the Cubs have finished with that mark 19 times, two of them back-to-back at.500 Games between the Cardinals and Cubs it has a large crowd both at Busch Stadium in St. Louis and at Wrigley Field in Chicago. When the National League expanded from two divisions to three, the Cardinals and Cbuses stayed together. This has added excitement to various pennant races over the years.

Kansas City Royals

Both teams play at Missouri State, and they had never played until the first time in the 1985 World Series, where the Royals won in seven games, but is best remembered for umpire Don Denkinger's controversial decision in game six, played that is still remembered by Cardinals fans. Due to their geographic proximity, the teams have met in scheduled interleague games since they began in 1997. This is also referred to as the "Show Me Series" (Show Me the Series) or the "I-70 Series," as both cities are from Missouri and are connected by Interstate 70. The two teams are celebrating their 30th anniversary of rivalry in 2015.

Symbols

Logos

The Cardinals have had few logos throughout their history, although these logos tend to involve past tense. The first logo associated with the Cardinals was an "SL" which appeared on caps and camisoles in the early 1900s. They wore uniforms with the name "St. Louis" white at home and gray on tour and both were vivid cardinal red. In 1920, the "SL" Grande disappeared from the uniform and for the next 20 years the team kept caps that were white with a mixture of dull red and bright red.

The original "Birds on the Bat" logo first appeared in 1922. That year the Cardinals showed uniforms where for the first time two cardinals were seen on a baseball bat with the name "Cardinals" with the letter "C" of the word hooked on the bat. The concept of the birds originated after general manager Branch Rickey saw a letter cabinet with cardinal birds painted on a table in a Presbyterian church in Ferguson, Missouri, he later remarked. This work had been produced by a woman named Allie May Schmidt. Her father, a graphic designer, helped Ricky make a family logo on the Cardinals' uniforms. Colloquially known as the "birds on the bat". These initially appeared on a black bat and with the word "Cardenles" painted. An alternate version of this logo with "St. Louis" replacing "Cardinals" appeared in 1930 and was the primary logo in 1931 and 1932 before the "Cardinals" will return In 1940, the now familiar "StL" as a logo, it was introduced on the uniform caps. The interlocking letters "StL" it underwent various modifications over the years and has appeared on caps ever since. The first appearance of "STL" in 1940, it coincided with the introduction of the color navy blue in the uniform. From 1940 to 1955, the team had navy blue caps with red piping and the interlocking letters "StL" colored red, while the jerseys featured both cardinal reds and vivid navy blue. In 1951, the "birds at bat" he was traded to a yellow bat.

The current "Birds on the Bat" was introduced in 1998. In 1956, the Cardinals changed their caps to a deep blue with "StL" in red, removing the bright red. Also and for that season only, the Cardinals had Script "Cardinales" in their uniforms removing the "birds on the bat". Another version of the "birds on bat" logo, appeared in 1957 with the word "Cardenals" written in cursive on the bat. In 1962, the Cardinals became the first National League team to place player names on the back of jerseys. In 1964, while reverting to the blue color of their caps for road games, the Cardinals changed their home caps to full red with interlocking "StL" in white. The following year, they changed their tour caps to the color red. In 1967, the birds on bat was the emblem of another jersey, making the birds more realistic and changing the position of the birds on the bat, which is the version that remains on all Cardinals uniforms since 1997.

In 1971, following changes in baseball, the Cardinals replaced the traditional button-front flannel and sweatpants with new stretch jerseys and sweatpants. Another change for the Cardinals were the road uniforms that changed from gray to light blue from 1976-1984. In 1992, the Cardinals returned to the traditional button-down uniform and piping pants. That same year, changes also began with the cap being completely navy blue with "StL" in red color on the tour cap, while only showing the same red and white color in home games. In 1998, the "Birds at Bat" they were placed above for the first time in thirty years with more detail in the birds and in the embroidered letters. That year, St Louis introduced a single cardinal bird above the bat on the cap, only on Sunday home games. The new birds on the bat were his modified design again the following year, with yellow piping and white eyes replacing the red piping and yellow eyes of the 1998 version. The uniform numbers also returned to the front of the jersey. in 1999 after two years of absence.

On November 16, 2012, the Cardinals unveiled a new uniform which is only worn at Sunday home games, beginning the 2013 season. sides and down the front, marking the first time since 1932 in which "St. Louis" could be used by "Cardinals" and the "birds on the bat" returned. The 2013 season also saw the team adopt their red caps and their main kit with another red. Over the years, the Cardinals have had various logos that have been commodified, that have modified the Cardinals, with a pitching motion, swinging a baseball bat, or with a baseball cap that is never part of the game uniform.

Players

Current team

• Updated on September 10, 2022.

Retired numbers

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  Rogers Hornsby (2B and manager). Honored in 1997.

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  Ozzie Smith (SS). Retired in 1996.

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  Red Schoendienst (2B), manager. Retired in 1996.

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  Stan Musial (OF, 1B and GM). Retired in 1963.

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  Enos Slaughter (RF). Retired in 1996.

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  Tony La Russa (manager). Withdrawal in 2012.

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  Ken Boyer (3B), manager. Retired in 1984.

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  Dizzy Dean (P). Retired in 1974.

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  Lou Brock (LF and coach). Retired in 1979.

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  Ted Simmons (C). Withdrawal in 2021

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  Whitey Herzog. Withdrawal in 2010

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  Jackie Robinson (2B). Withdrawal of the entire MLB on 15 April 1997; and Bruce Sutter (P). Withdrawal in 2006.

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  Bob Gibson (P, Coach). Retired in 1975.

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  Gussie Busch. Retired in 1984.

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  Jack Buck. Honored in 2002.

Baseball Hall of Fame Members

• Pete Alexander
• Walter Alston
• Jake Beckley
• Yadier Molina
• Jim Bottomley
• Roger Bresnahan
• Lou Brock
• Mordecai Brown
• Jesse Burkett
• Steve Carlton
• Orlando Cepeda
• Roger Connor
• Dizzy Dean
• Leo Durocher
• Dennis Eckersley
• Frankie Frisch
• Pud Galvin
• Bob Gibson
• Burleigh Grimes
• Chick Hafey
• Jesse Haines
• Rogers Hornsby
• Miller Huggins
• Rabbit Maranville
• John McGraw
• Chris Carpenter
• Joe Medwick
• Johnny Mize
• St. Stan.
• Kid Nichols
• Wilbert Robinson
• Red Schoendienst
• Enos Slaughter
• Ozzie Smith
• Dazzy Vance
• Bobby Wallace
• Hoyt Wilhelm
• Vic Willis
• Cycle Young

Honours of Prizes

• World Series (11): 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011.
• World's Championship Series (2): 1885, 1886.
• Banderines de la Liga Nacional (19): 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1987, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013.
• Banderines de la American Association (4): 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888
• Central Division NL (12): 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022.
• Division East NL (3): 1982, 1985, 1987.