· The Cardinals were established as a team in 1892 as the Browns in the American Association.
· They got their name from the St. Louis Republic including the nickname in a column and it became an instant hint because of a woman referring to their red stockings as “a lovely shade of Cardinal”.
· They were also called the Perfectos and in 1900 became the Cardinals.
· They play their games at Busch Stadium which is located in St. Louis, Missouri.
· They have made the playoffs twenty four times with three wild card berths and fourteen divisional titles.
· They won four AA Pennants, nineteen NL Pennants, and eleven World Series Championships in 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006 & 2011.
Batting Lineup:
2. 2B Rogers Hornsby
3. 1B Stan Musial
4. DH Mark McGwire
5. 3B Ken Boyer
6. RF Enos Slaughter
7. CF Curt Flood
8. C Ted Simmons
9. SS Ozzie Smith
Starting Rotation:
1. Bob Gibson
3. Dizzy Dean
Bullpen:
1. Closer: Bruce Sutter
2. Lee Smith
5. Todd Worrell
Bench:
OF-Jim Edmonds
OF-Willie McGee
INF-Frankie Frisch
INF-Scott Rolen
Coaching Staff:
Manager-Tony La Russa
Tony La Russa managed the Cardinals for sixteen seasons where he finished with the most wins with 1408, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2014 and they retired his number 10. He guided them to ten playoff appearances, three NL Pennants and two World Series Championships in 2006 & 2011. He also won manager of the year twice
Bench Coach-Red Schoendienst
Red Schoendienst managed the Cardinals for fourteen seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 1041, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1989 for his playing career and they retired his number 2. He guided them to two NL Pennants and one World Series Championship in 1967. He was a coach on two World Series Championships teams in 1964 & 1982, had been a special assistant to the GM, special assistant coach and in 2017 he completed his seventy second consecutive season as a MLB player, coach and manager. He also spent fifteen as Hall of Fame second basemen for the Cardinals where led the NL in stolen bases once, made nine of 10 All-Star appearances and was on the 1946 World Series Championship team.
1B Coach-Whitey Herzog
Whitey Herzog managed the Cardinals for eleven seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 822, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2010 and they retired his number 24. He guided them to three division tiles, three NL Pennants and one World Series Championship in 1982. He also won manager of the year once and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
3B Coach-Billy Southworth
Billy Southworth managed the Cardinals for seven seasons where he finished with the fourth most wins with 620 and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2008. He guided them to three NL Pennants and two World Series Championships in 1942 & 1944. He managed them in the minors for five seasons, is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame and played for the Cardinals for three years where he was on the 1926 World Series Championship team.
Hitting Coach-Charles Comiskey
Charles Comiskey managed the Cardinals for eight seasons where he finished with the sixth most wins with 562 and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1939. He guided them to four AA Pennants, is sometimes credited with the innovation of playing 1B behind first base or inside the foul line and played for them for nine seasons.
Pitching Coach-Eddie Dyer
Eddie Dyer managed the Cardinals for five seasons where he finished with the ninth most wins with 446 and guided them to one World Series Championship in 1946. He also won manager of the year once and pitched for them for six seasons.
Bullpen Coach-Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey managed the Cardinals for seven seasons where he finished with the eight most wins with 458 and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1967. He guided them as the GM/manager to six NL Pennants and four World Series Championships in 1926, 1931, 1934 & 1942. He also created the framework for the minor league farm system and introduced the batting helmet.
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Stan Musial spent twenty two seasons in the outfield and first base for the Cardinals as their greatest player where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1969 and they retired his number 6. He made all twenty four of his All-Star appearances, won three NL MVPs, won seven batting titles, led the NL in RBIs twice, had the NL record for hit, RBIs, games played, at bats, runs scored, doubles, total bases when retired and was on three World Series Championship teams in 1942, 1944 & 1946 while there. He also was the GM on the 1967 World Series Championship team. He finished as the franchise leader in many offensive categories in Cardinals history like having the most games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, walks, singles, extra base hits, highest offensive WAR and the highest WAR for position players.
Rogers Hornsby spent thirteen seasons in the infield for the Cardinals as their greatest second basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1942 and he is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He won one NL MVP, won one Triple Crown, won six batting titles, led the NL in home runs twice, led the NL in slugging percentage nine times, led the NL in triples twice, led the NL in RBIs four times, hit 40 home runs with a .400 batting average once and was on one World Series Championship team in 1926 while there. He also was their manager for two seasons. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Cardinals history like having the second highest batting average, slugging percentage, second most triples, second highest offensive WAR and the second highest WAR for position players to name some.
Lou Brock spent sixteen seasons in the outfield for the Cardinals as their greatest/longest tenured left fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1985 and they retired his number 20. He made all six of his All-Star appearances, led the NL in stolen bases eight times, won the Roberto Clemente Award, had the single season stolen base record, had the most stolen bases, has the most stolen bases in NL history, won the Lou Gehrig Memorial award, won his own award, won NL comeback player of the year and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1964 & 1967 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Cardinals history like having the most stolen bases, second most games played, at bats, runs scored, plate appearances, hits and singles to name some.
Enos Slaughter spent thirteen seasons in the outfield for the Cardinals as their greatest/longest tenured right fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1985 and they retired his number 9. He made all ten of his All-Star appearances, led the NL in RBIs once and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1942 & 1946 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Cardinals history like having the third most RBIs, triples, fourth most plate appearances, walks, fifth most extra base hits, total bases, runs scored, hits and games played to name some.
Ted Simmons spent thirteen seasons behind the plate for the Cardinals as their greatest/longest tenured catcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2020 and is the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He made six of his eight All-Star appearances, won one silver slugger, led all catchers in hits, doubles, led NL catchers in assists once, led NL catchers in putouts twice, caught two no-hitters and led the NL in intentional walks twice while there. He has the sixth highest offensive WAR, seventh highest WAR for position players, seventh most RBIs, ninth most home runs and the tenth most total bases in Cardinals history.
Ozzie Smith spent fifteen seasons in the infield for the Cardinals as their greatest/longest tenured shortstop where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2002 and they retired his number 1. He made fourteen of his fifteen All-Star appearances, won eleven of his thirteen gold gloves, won one silver slugger, won the Roberto Clemente Award, had the record for assists, double players for shortstops, won the 1985 NLCS MVP and was on one World Series Championship team in 1982 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Cardinals history like having the highest defensive WAR, third most games played, at bats, plate appearances, walks, stolen bases and singles to name some.
Bob Gibson pitched seventeen seasons for the Cardinals as their greatest pitcher where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1981 and they retired his number 45. He made all nine of his All-Star appearances, won two CY Young awards, won nine gold gloves, led the NL in strikeouts once, led the NL in wins once, led the majors in ERA once, won the 1968 MVP, won two WS MVPs in 1964 & 1967 and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1964 & 1967 while there. He worked as a broadcaster and a pitching coach for them. He also finished as the franchise leader for many pitching categories in Cardinals history like having the highest WAR for pitchers, most wins, innings pitched, games started, strikeouts, shutouts and complete games.
Steve Carlton pitched seven seasons for the Cardinals where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1994. He made three of his ten All-Star appearances and was on one World Series Championship team in 1967 while there. He also has the eighth most strikeouts in Cardinals history.
Dizzy Dean pitched seven years for the Cardinals where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1953 and they retired his number 17. He made all four of his All-Star appearances, won the 1934 NL MVP, led the NL in compete games four times, led the majors in wins twice, led the majors in strikeouts four times and was on one World Series Championship team in 1934 while there. He was also a broadcaster for them for six seasons. He finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Cardinals history like having the second highest WAR for pitchers, third most strikeouts, fifth most shouts and seventh most wins to name some.
Frankie Frisch spent elevens seasons in the infield for the Cardinals as their second greatest second basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1947 and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He made all three of his All-Star appearances, won the 1931 NL MVP, led the NL in stolen bases twice and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1931 & 1934 while there. He was also their manager for six seasons. There are Cardinals players that got into the Hall of Fame because he was the chairmen with the most influence after being on the committee after he had been voted into the Hall of Fame when his career ended. Players like OF Chick Hafey and pitcher Jesse Haines, other players who played for the Giants have been considered among the weakest of all inductees and according to the BBWAA, that the Veterans Committee was not selective enough in choosing members. Charges of cronyism were levied against the Veterans Committee most notably by Bill James. This led to the Veterans Committee having its powers reduced in subsequent years.
Bruce Sutter was the Cardinals closer for four seasons where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2006 and they retired his number 42. He made two of his six All-Star appearances, won three NL reliever of year awards, led the NL in saves three times and was on one World Series Championship team in 1982 while there. He also has the fourth most saves and games finished in Cardinals history.
Lee Smith was the Cardinals closer for three seasons where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2019. He made three of his seven All-Star appearances, won two of his three reliever of the year awards and led the NL in saves two times while there. He also finished with the second most saves and third most games finished in Cardinals history.
Mark McGwire spent five seasons for the Cardinals as their second greatest first basemen where he made three of his twelve All-Star appearances, led the majors in home runs three times, led the NL in RBIs once while there and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He was on their coaching staff for three seasons where he was on one World Series Championship team in 2011. He also finished with the highest slugging percentage, second highest on base percentage and the sixth most home runs in Cardinals history.
Ken Boyer spent eleven seasons for the Cardinals as their greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he made all eleven of his All-Star appearances, led the NL in RBIs once, won all five of his gold gloves, won the 1964 NL MVP and was on one World Series Championship team in 1964 while there. He also managed them for three seasons after managing in their minors, is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame and they retired his number 14. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Cardinals history like having the third most home runs, fourth highest offensive WAR, fifth highest WAR for position players, sixth most total bases and RBIs to name some.
Curt Flood spent twelve seasons in the outfield for the Cardinals as their greatest/longest tenured center fielder where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won all seven of his gold gloves, was on two World Series Championship teams in 1964 & 1967 while there and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Cardinals history like having the fifth most singles, sixth highest defensive WAR, seventh most games played and the eight highest WAR for position players to name some.
Chris Carpenter pitched nine seasons for the Cardinals where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won one CY Young award, led the NL in ERA once, won NL comeback player of the year, won Sporting News NL pitcher of the year twice, was on two World Series Championship teams in 2006 & 2011 while there and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He also finished with the four most strikeouts, eight best strikeouts per 9 IP and win-loss percentage in Cardinals history.
Larry Jackson pitched eight seasons for the Cardinals where he made four of his five All-Star appearances, his 194 NL career victories are the most in the league since 1900 by any RHP who never played for a first place team, he won at least thirteen games of his last twelve seasons, led the NL in innings once and led the NL in starts once while there. He also finished with the tenth most games started and tenth highest WAR for pitchers in Cardinals history. Other notable starters in Cardinals history have been Bob Forsch, Slim Salle, Bill Doak, Bill Sherdel, Harry Brecheen, Joaquin Andujar, Bob Tewksbury, Mort Cooper, Vinegar Bend Mizell, Harvey Haddix, Howie Pollet, Gerry Staley, Red Munger, Max Lanier, Nelson Briles, Adam Wainwright who is active and Hall of Famer Jesse Haines.
Jim Edmonds spent eight years in the outfield for the Cardinals as their second greatest center fielder where he made three of his four All-Star appearances, won six of his eight gold gloves, won his only silver slugger, was on one World Series Championship team in 2006 while there and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He also finished with the fourth most home runs, seventh highest slugging percentage and the eight most walks in Cardinals history.
Willie McGee spent thirteen seasons in the outfield for the Cardinals where he all four of his All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves, won his only silver slugger, won two batting titles, won the 1985 NL MVP, was on one World Series Championship team in 1982 while there and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He has been a special assistant to the GM and works on the coaching staff to assist outfielders and base running .He also finished with the sixth most stolen bases, seventh most triples, ninth most singles and tenth most games played in Cardinals history. Other notable outfielders in Cardinals history have been Vince Coleman, Tip O’Neill, Lonnie Smith, Ron Gant, Ray Lankford, Terry Moore, Jose Cruz Sr, Joe Cunningham, Brian Jordan, JD Drew, Juan Encarnacion, Matt Holliday, Ryan Ludwickand Hall of Famers Jesse Burkett, Chick Hafey, Tommy McCarthy, and Joe Medwick.
Scott Rolen spent six seasons for the Cardinals as their second greatest third basemen where he made four of his seven All-Star appearances, won four of his eight gold gloves, won his only silver slugger, was on one World Series Championship team in 2006 while there and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. Other notable infielders in Cardinals history have been Keith Hernandez, Jack Clark, Pedro Guerrero, Tino Martinez, Bill White, Gerald Perry, Ray Sanders, Ripper Collins, Ed Konetchy, Don Blasingame, Julian Javier, Tom Herr, Fernando Vina, Garry Templeton, Marty Marion, Dal Maxvill, Dick Groat, David Eckstein, Edgar Renteria, Royce Clayton, Pepper Martin, Whitey Kurowski, Terry Pendleton, Todd Zeile, Gary Gaetti, Placido Polanco, David Freese, Hall of Fame manager Miller Huggins as a second basemen, Hall of Fame manager Leo Durocher as a shortstop, Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre as an infielder, Albert Pujols who is active, Hall of Famers Orlando Cepeda, Johnny Mize, Roger Connor, Jake Beckley, Jim Bottomley, Bobby Wallace and Red Schoendienst who is also their second greatest manager.
Tim McCarver spent thirteen seasons behind the plate for the Cardinals as their second greatest/longest tenured catcher where he made both of his All-Star appearances, was on two World Series Championship teams in 1964 & 1967 while there and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. Other notable catchers in Cardinals history have been Darrell Porter, Del Rice, Jimmie Wilson, Hal Smith, Tom Pagnozzi, Mike Mathey who is also a former manager for them and current catcher Yadier Molina.
Jason Isringhausen was the Cardinals closer for seven years where he made both of his All-Star appearances, led the NL in saves once while there and is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He also finished with the most saves, games finished and sixth most games played in Cardinals history.
Lindy McDaniel was the Cardinals closer for eight seasons where he made both of his All-Star appearances, led the NL in saves twices, won reliever of the year once and has the MLB record for most batters faced in the eighth inning while there. He also finished with the fifth most games finished, seventh most saves and tenth most games played in Cardinals history.
Todd Worrell was the Cardinals closer for six seasons where he made one of his three All-Star appearances, won NL rookie of the year, won NL reliever of the year once and led the NL in saves once while there. He also finished with the second most games finished, third most saves and ninth most games played in Cardinals history.
Ryan Franklin was the Cardinals closer for five seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance, was on one World Series Championship team in 2011 while there and currently works in their front office. He also finished with the sixth most saves and ninth most games finished in Cardinals history. Other notable relievers in Cardinals history have been Al Hrabosky, Joe Hoerner, Al Brazle
