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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. | 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. | ||
<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml</ref> | <ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml</ref> | ||
* 2011 | |||
* 2006 | |||
* 1982 | |||
* 1967 | |||
* 1964 | |||
* 1946 | |||
* 1944 | |||
* 1942 | |||
* 1934 | |||
* 1931 | |||
* 1926 | * 1926 | ||
They were also National League champions, but lost in the World Series, 8 times, in the following years. | 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 | * 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. | 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. | ||
<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/#all_franchise_years</ref> | <ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/#all_franchise_years</ref> | ||
<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml#all_world_series_winners_aa_nl</ref> | <ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml#all_world_series_winners_aa_nl</ref> | ||
(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. | (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. | ||
==Retired Numbers== | ==Retired Numbers== | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 8 January 2023
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. 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.
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. [7] [8]
- (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/retired-numbers
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/#all_teams_retired_unis_STL