St. Louis Cardinals

{{Main|History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1875–1919)}}

Professional baseball began in St. Louis with the Brown Stockings of the National Association (NA) in 1875. The NA folded following that season, and the next season, St. Louis joined the National League as a charter member, finishing in third place at 45–19. George Bradley hurled the first no-hitter in Major League history. The NL expelled St. Louis from the league after 1877 due to a game-fixing scandal and the team went bankrupt.Cash 2002: 38 Without a league, they continued play as a semi-professional barnstorming team through 1881.

The magnitudes of the reorganizations, following the 1877 and 1881 seasons, are such that the 1875–1877 and 1878–1881 Brown Stockings teams are not generally considered to share continuity as a franchise with the current St. Louis Cardinals.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/ |title=St. Louis Cardinals Team History & Encyclopedia |work=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 24, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/FR_SLN.htm |title=St. Louis Cardinals (1882–2013) |work=Retrosheet |access-date=October 24, 2014}}

File:Charles Comiskey circa 1910.jpg, shown here circa 1910, guided the Browns to four American Association titles.]]

For the 1882 season, Chris von der Ahe purchased the team, reorganized it, and made it a founding member of the American Association (AA), a league to rival the NL.Suehsdorf, A. D. (1978). The Great American Baseball Scrapbook, p. 8. Random House. {{ISBN|0-394-50253-1}} 1882 is generally considered to be the first year of existence for the franchise which would later become known as the St. Louis Cardinals.{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1875.shtml |title=1875 St. Louis Brown Stockings team page | work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=January 10, 2013}}{{#tag:ref|Most sources consider the 1882 Brown Stockings to represent the beginning of the St. Louis Cardinals (if it was not the even earlier 1875 or 1878 clubs) but the St. Louis Cardinals baseball club itself considers its history to have begun in 1892 when the team (still called the St. Louis Browns) joined the National League.{{cite web|title=Franchise Timeline|url=https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/history/timeline|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Cardinals.com|access-date=June 14, 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/21/cards-history-began-in-1892/ |title=Cardinals assert team history began in 1892 |date=August 21, 2009 |work=The Cardinal Nation Blog |access-date=October 24, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034439/http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/21/cards-history-began-in-1892/ |url-status=dead }}|group=lower-alpha}}

The next season, St. Louis shortened their name to the Browns. Soon thereafter they became the dominant team in the AA, as manager Charlie Comiskey guided St. Louis to four pennants in a row from 1885 to 1888.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/comisch01.shtml |title=Charlie Comiskey Managerial Record| access-date=March 26, 2013| publisher= Baseball-Reference.com}} Pitcher and outfielder Bob Caruthers led the league in ERA (2.07) and wins (40) in 1885 and finished in the top six in both in each of the following two seasons. He also led the AA in OBP (.448) and OPS (.974) in 1886 and finished fourth in batting average in 1886 (.334) and fifth in 1887 (.357).{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carutbo01.shtml |title=Bob Caruthers player page |work= Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} Outfielder Tip O'Neill won the first batting triple crown in franchise history in 1887 and the only one in AA history.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'neiti01.shtml |title=Tip O'Neill player page |work= Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}}{{cite web | url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/awards.php?p=oneiti01 | title=Tip O'Neill awards | work= Baseball Almanac | access-date=April 21, 2013}}{{cite web | url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/triple_crowns.shtml | title=MLB Triple Crown Winners | work= Baseball-Reference.com | access-date=April 21, 2013}} By winning the pennant, the Browns played the NL pennant winner in a predecessor of the World Series. The Browns twice met the Chicago White Stockings—the predecessor to the Chicago Cubs—tying one in a heated dispute and winning the other, thus spurring the vigorous St. Louis-Chicago rivalry that ensues to this day.{{cite book|first=Jon David|last=Cash|title=Before They Were Cardinals: Major League Baseball in Nineteenth-Century|location=St. Louis|publisher=University of Missouri Press|year=2002}} During the franchise's ten seasons in the AA, they compiled an all-time league-high of 780 wins and .639 winning percentage. They lost just 432 contests while tying 21 others.

Image:Rogers Hornsby.jpg won two Triple Crowns as a Cardinal.]]

The AA folded after the 1891 season and the Browns transferred to the National League. This time, the club entered an era of stark futility. Between 1892 and 1919, St. Louis managed just five winning seasons, finished in last or next-to-last place sixteen times, and ended four seasons with 100 losses or more. The nadir was the 1897 season: a 29–102 record for a franchise-worst .221 winning percentage. St. Louis' 84–67 finish as the Perfectos in 1899 would be the team's best finish between the AA era and Sam Breadon's purchase of the team.{{cite web|title=Busch Stadium Facts|url=https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/ballpark/facts|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Cardinals.com|access-date=June 14, 2021}} As the "Perfectos", the team wore their jersey with a cardinal red trim and sock striping. Later that season, St. Louis Republic sportswriter Willie McHale included an account in a column of a female fan he heard remarking about the uniforms, "What a lovely shade of cardinal." Fans liked the moniker "Cardinals" and, the next year in 1900, popularity for the nickname induced an official change to Cardinals.{{cite news|last=Rogers|first=Anne|title=How the Cardinals got their nickname|url=https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/st-louis-cardinals-team-name-origin?t=cardinals-history-trivia|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Cardinals.com|date=December 21, 2020|access-date=June 14, 2021}}[http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/uniforms.asp?city=St.%20Louis&league=NL&sort=year&increment=9&pos=1 Uniform Database], which shows first Cardinal uniforms from 1900 to 1908, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum website.

In 1902, an American League team moved from Milwaukee into St. Louis, renamed themselves the St. Louis Browns and built a new park on the site of the Cardinals' old stadium, striking a rivalry that lasted five decades.{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/balt.shtml | title=Baltimore Orioles on Baseball Almanac | work=Baseball-almanac.com | access-date=June 3, 2013}} Breadon bought a minority interest in the Cardinals in 1917 and in 1919 Browns manager Branch Rickey joined the Cardinals.{{cite web |url=https://baseballbiography.com/sam-breadon |title=Sam Breadon |work=baseballbiography.com |access-date=June 3, 2013 }}{{cite web |last=Doyle |first=Pat |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/minor-league/minor2005a.shtml | title=Branch Rickey's Farm – Minor League History |work=baseball-almanac.com |access-date=June 3, 2013}} The Cardinals' first 28 seasons in the NL were a complete reversal of their stay in the AA—with a .406 winning percentage, they compiled 1,632 wins, 2,425 losses and 74 ties.

{{Main|History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1920–1952)}}

St. Louis baseball commenced a renaissance: since 1926 the Cardinals have won eleven World Series and nineteen NL pennants. Breadon spurred this revival when he bought out the majority stake in 1920 and appointed Rickey as business manager, who expanded scouting, player development, and pioneered the minor league farm system, filling the role of today's general manager.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1220.html |title=On This Day: Branch Rickey, 83, dies in Missouri |work=The New York Times on the Web Learning Network |date=January 10, 1965 |access-date=January 24, 2013}} With Rogers Hornsby at second base, he claimed Triple Crowns in 1922 and 1925, and the Cardinals won the 1926 World Series, their first.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hornsro01.shtml |title=Rogers Hornsby player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} St. Louis then won the league in 1928, 1930, and 1931 and the 1931 World Series.

File:Stan Musial 1957.png retired owning numerous National League and team batting records.]]

The Gashouse Gang edition claimed the 1934 World Series and the Cardinals amassed new thresholds of popularity far outside St. Louis via radio, which led to the coining of the term "Cardinal Nation".Doug Feldman. Dizzy and the Gashouse Gang: The 1934 St. Louis Cardinals and Depression-Era Baseball. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2000. 215pp. Dizzy Dean led the Gang, winning the 1934 MVP, and leading the NL multiple times in wins, strikeouts, innings, complete games and shutouts.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/deandi01.shtml |title=Dizzy Dean player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=February 22, 2013}} Johnny Mize and Joe Medwick emerged as two power threats, with Medwick claiming the last Triple Crown for a Cardinal in 1937.{{cite web |url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/hof/theme_of_the_week_dec.jsp |title=St. Louis Cardinals HOF Museum |work=MLB.com |access-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517072025/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/hof/theme_of_the_week_dec.jsp |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mizejo01.shtml |title=Johnny Mize player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/medwijo01.shtml |title=Joe Medwick player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}}

In the 1940s, a golden era emerged as Rickey's farm system became laden with such talent as Marty Marion,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marioma01.shtml |title=Marty Marion player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} Enos Slaughter,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/slaugen01.shtml |title=Enos Slaughter player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} Mort Cooper,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coopemo01.shtml |title=Mort Cooper player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} Walker Cooper,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coopewa01.shtml |title=Walker Cooper player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} Stan Musial,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/musiast01.shtml |title=Stan Musial player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} Max Lanier,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/laniema01.shtml |title=Max Lanier player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} Whitey Kurowski,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kurowwh01.shtml |title=Whitey Kurowski player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} Red Schoendienst{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schoere01.shtml |title=Red Schoendienst player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} and Johnny Beazley.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beazljo01.shtml |title=Johnny Beazley player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}} It was one of the most successful decades in franchise history with 960 wins and 580 losses for a winning percentage higher than any other Major League team at .623.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/situational.cgi?from=1940&to=1949&0=2&1=3&rsgtlt=gt&rs=5&ragtlt=gt&ra=5&2=6&trgtlt=gt&tr=10&3=8&mvgtlt=gt&mv=10&4=10&owlsgtlt=gt&owls=.500&sortby=WP&teams=team&years=all&submit=Run+Situation |title=Breakout selected from 1940 to 1949 |access-date=October 6, 2013 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}} With Billy Southworth managing, they won the World Series in 1942 and 1944 (in the only all-St. Louis series against the Browns), and won 105 or more games each in 1942, 1943, and 1944. Southworth's managerial winning percentage (.642) is St. Louis' highest since the franchise joined the National League.{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/b8be8c57 |title=Billy Southworth |work=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=February 23, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/southbi01.shtml|title=Billy Southworth Managerial Record|access-date=March 26, 2013|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}} Musial was considered the most consistent hitter of his era and most accomplished in team history, winning three MVPs and seven batting titles.{{cite web |last=Fallstrom |first=A.B. |url=https://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=18260677 |title=Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial Dies at 92 |work=ABC News |date=January 20, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2013}} St. Louis then won the 1946 World Series on Slaughter's Mad Dash in Game 7.{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Larry |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/classic/news/story?page=moment011015-slaughter-cards-title |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203082940/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/classic/news/story?page=moment011015-slaughter-cards-title |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |title=Slaughter's mad dash gives Cardinals the title |work=ESPN Classic |date=October 17, 2005 |access-date=January 24, 2013}} Breadon was forced to sell the team in 1947 but won six World Series and nine NL pennants as Cardinals owner. They remained competitive, finishing .500 or better in thirteen of the next seventeen seasons, but fell short of winning the league or World Series until 1964.

{{Main|History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1989)}}

File:Bob Gibson 1962.png, the most decorated pitcher in team history, won two Cy Young Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gibsobo01.shtml | title=Bob Gibson player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 15, 2013}}]]

In 1953 the Anheuser-Busch brewery bought the Cardinals and August "Gussie" Busch became team president,{{cite web |url=http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_busch_1.html |title=August Anheuser Busch Was Born |work=America's Library |date=July 30, 2011 |access-date=April 4, 2013}} spurring the Browns' departure in 1953 to Baltimore to become the Orioles, and making the Cardinals the only major league club in town.{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/stlouisbrowns/browns.html |title=August Anheuser Busch Was Born |encyclopedia=Sports Encyclopedia |date=April 23, 2008 |access-date=April 4, 2013}} More success followed in the 1960s, starting with what is considered one of the most lopsided trades in Major League history, as St. Louis received outfielder Lou Brock from the Cubs for pitcher Ernie Broglio.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/sports/baseball/mlb-trade-deadline-can-be-great-deal-of-trouble.html?_r=0 |title=MLB Trade Deadline Can Be Great Deal of Trouble |work=The New York Times |date=July 30, 2011 |access-date=April 4, 2013}} MVP third baseman Ken Boyer and pitcher Bob Gibson led the club to a World Series win the same year{{cite web |url=http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/721578.html |title=1964 St. Louis Cardinals |first=Ross |last=Newhan |work=Scout.com |date=January 20, 2008 |access-date=April 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622020702/http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/721578.html |archive-date=June 22, 2013 }} and Curt Flood, Bill White, Curt Simmons, and Steve Carlton also made key contributions in this decade.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitebi03.shtml | title=Bill White player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 15, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carltst01.shtml | title=Steve Carlton player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 16, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/floodcu01.shtml | title=Curt Flood player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 15, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/simmocu01.shtml | title=Curt Simmons player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 15, 2013}} In 1967, new arrival Orlando Cepeda won the MVP, helping to propel St. Louis to the World Series.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cepedor01.shtml | title=Orlando Cepeda player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 15, 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1967 |title=1967 World Series |work=MLB.com |access-date=May 15, 2013}} The Cardinals won the league the following year behind their Major League-leading 2.49 staff ERA{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1968.shtml |title=1968 Major League Baseball Season Summary |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 5, 2013}} in what was an all-round record-breaking season of pitching dominance. Posting a modern-day record low ERA of 1.12 and striking out a one-game World Series-record of 17,{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1968 |title=World Series History: 1968 World Series |work=MLB.com |access-date=April 5, 2013}} Gibson won both the MVP and Cy Young awards that year.{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/1998/08/04/1968_pitchers/ |title=1968: The Year of the Pitcher |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=August 4, 1998 |access-date=April 5, 2013 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521002248/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/1998/08/04/1968_pitchers/ |url-status=dead }} However, the Cardinals failed to repeat as World Series champions, blowing a 3–1 lead to the underdog Detroit Tigers.

In the 1970s, catcher/third baseman Joe Torre and first baseman Keith Hernandez each won MVPs, but the team's best finishes were second place and 90 wins.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/torrejo01.shtml | title=Joe Torre player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 24, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hernake01.shtml | title=Keith Hernandez player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 24, 2013}} The team found their way back to the World Series three times in the 1980s, starting with manager Whitey Herzog and his Whiteyball style of play and another trade that altered course of the franchise: in 1982, shortstop Garry Templeton was shipped to the Padres for fellow shortstop Ozzie Smith.{{cite news |title=A Deep Team Rises to Top Despite Injuries, Cardinals Are Flying High and Leading NL East |first=Ross |last=Newhan |work=Los Angeles Times |page=Sports 3 |date=July 5, 1987 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/herzowh01.shtml|title=Whitey Herzog Managerial Record|access-date=March 26, 2013|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}} Widely regarded as one of the best defensive players in history, Smith ranks first all-time among shortstops in Gold Glove Awards (13), All-Star games (15), assists (8,375), and double plays (1,590).{{cite magazine |last=Donovan |first=John |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2002/01/07/oz_hall/ |title=Calling the Wizard |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=July 28, 2002 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022172913/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2002/01/07/oz_hall/ |archive-date=October 22, 2012 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithoz01.shtml | title=Ozzie Smith player page |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 24, 2013}} St. Louis won the 1982 World Series from the Milwaukee Brewers that fall.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1982_WS.shtml | title=1982 World Series |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 14, 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1581993036/1982-World-Series-St-Louis-Cardinals-vs-Milwaukee-Brewers |title=Vintage Gallery: Memories of the last 'Suds Series |work=pjstar.com |date=October 11, 2011 |access-date=May 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209231149/http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1581993036/1982-World-Series-St-Louis-Cardinals-vs-Milwaukee-Brewers |archive-date=December 9, 2011 }} The Cardinals again won the league in 1985 and 1987.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1987.shtml | title=1987 St. Louis Cardinals Batting, Pitching & Fielding statistics |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 14, 2013}} In the 1985 Series, they faced-off with cross-state rivals Kansas City Royals for the first time in a non-exhibition game, but they lost the series after a controversial call in Game 6;{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1985_WS.shtml | title=1985 World Series |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 14, 2013}} the 1987 series saw them face off against the Minnesota Twins, but could only win all three of their games played at home in the seven-game series.

{{main|History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1990–present)}}

File:Chris Carpenter Close.jpg, essential in two World Series titles, won 10 playoff games with a 3.00 postseason ERA.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carpech01.shtml |title=Chris Carpenter player page |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=March 31, 2013}}]]

File:Albert Pujols running the bases.jpg is one of the most accomplished players in Cardinals' history.]]

After Gussie Busch died in 1989,{{cite news |last=Cart |first=Julie |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-30-sp-222-story.html |title=Patriarch of Cardinals Is Dead at 90: August A. Busch Jr., Beer Baron, Bought Baseball Team in '53 |newspaper=LA Times |date=September 30, 1989 |access-date=March 31, 2013}} the brewery took control{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1907&dat=19951026&id=tt8xAAAAIBAJ&pg=3108,3337396 |title=Anheuser-Busch Looking to Sell Cardinals |work=The Daily Reporter |date=October 26, 1995 |access-date=March 31, 2013}} and hired Joe Torre to manage late in 1990,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/torrejo01.shtml|title=Joe Torre Managerial Record|access-date=March 26, 2013|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}} then sold the team to an investment group led by William DeWitt Jr. in 1996.{{cite news|title=AB Sell Cardinals|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/23/sports/busch-to-sell-cardinals.html|access-date=February 24, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 23, 1995}} Tony La Russa replaced Torre in the spring of 1996.{{cite news|title=Tony La Russa retires as manager, three days after winning World Series|url=http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2011/10/cardinals_tony_la_russa_retire.html|access-date=February 24, 2013|newspaper=NJ.com (Associated Press)|date=October 31, 2011}} In 1998, Mark McGwire competed with the Cubs' Sammy Sosa for a barrage of home runs in their pursuit of the single-season home run record.{{cite web|title = Mark McGwire's Seventy Home Run Season by Baseball Almanac|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats1.shtml| access-date= August 8, 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070817130849/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats1.shtml| archive-date= August 17, 2007| url-status= live}} From 2000 to 2013, the Cardinals reestablished their way to the top with ten playoff appearances, four NL pennants, two World Series titles and 1,274 regular season wins against 993 losses for a .560 winning percentage, leading the National League and second in MLB only to the New York Yankees.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/situational.cgi?from=2000&to=2013&0=2&1=3&rsgtlt=gt&rs=5&ragtlt=gt&ra=5&2=6&trgtlt=gt&tr=10&3=8&mvgtlt=gt&mv=10&4=10&owlsgtlt=gt&owls=.500&sortby=WP&teams=team&years=all&submit=Run+Situation |title=Breakout selected from 2000 to 2013 |access-date=October 6, 2013 |work=Sports Reference LLC}} With the addition of Jim Edmonds, Albert Pujols, and Scott Rolen, the Cardinals featured three prominent sluggers and defenders nicknamed "MV3;"{{cite web |last=Goold |first=Derrick |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-recast-the-mv/article_b35705b6-65af-5e0a-a359-d5900b93b9c4.html |title=Cardinals recast the 'MV3' |work=stltoday.com |date=December 24, 2011 |access-date=June 3, 2012}} Pujols won three MVPs and hit .328 with 445 home runs in his Cardinals career.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pujolal01.shtml |title=Albert Pujols player page |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=March 31, 2013}} In 2004, playoff stalwart Chris Carpenter's 3.09 ERA and 15 wins helped power the team to a major-league best 105 wins and take the NL pennant.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2004.shtml |title=2004 St. Louis Cardinals team page |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=March 31, 2013}} In 2006, beset with injuries and inconsistency,{{cite web|last=Morris |first=Patrick |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/8815-the-2006-st-louis-cardinals-reliving-the-moment |title=Cardinals win like never before |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 6, 2008 |access-date=March 31, 2013}} they won the World Series, beating Detroit in five games to set an all-time record-low of 83 wins for a World Series winner.{{cite web |url=http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/unlikely_world_series_winners/st_louis_cardinals_2006.html?state=stop |title=Top 10 Unlikely World Series Winners |publisher=RealClearSports |date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=March 31, 2013 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085249/http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/unlikely_world_series_winners/st_louis_cardinals_2006.html?state=stop |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2006.shtml |title=2006 St. Louis Cardinals team page |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=March 31, 2013}}

In 2009, the Cardinals reached 10,000 wins, dating to when they first played in the American Association (AA).Although the St. Louis Cardinals do not officially recognize their era in the American Association (AA) as part of their Major League history, Major League Baseball recognized that incarnation of the AA in 1968, as well as other historic leagues, existing as former Major Leagues.{{cite web|title=American Association Remembered |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070501&content_id=1940267&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin |access-date=March 28, 2013|work=MLB.com |date=May 7, 2007}}{{cite web|title=The St. Louis Cardinals' Greatest Moments|url=http://www.backtobaseball.com/blog/cat/22/post/275-The-St-Louis-Cardinals-Greatest-Moments/|access-date=March 28, 2013|website=Back to Baseball|date=July 24, 2012|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310180939/http://www.backtobaseball.com/blog/cat/22/post/275-the-st-louis-cardinals-greatest-moments|url-status=dead}} St. Louis returned to the playoffs in 2011, first surmounting the largest games-won deficit after 130 games (at 10.5) to upstage the Atlanta Braves on the final day for the wild card playoff berth.{{cite web|last=Miklasz |first=Bernie |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/article_3aec789d-6d33-5997-a31b-360ace8bae63.html |title=Cardinals win like never before |publisher=St Louis Post-Dispatch |date=October 29, 2011|access-date=October 29, 2011}} In Game 3 of the World Series, Pujols became just the third player to hit three home runs in a World Series game.{{cite web |last=Strauss |first=Joe |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_72a1fda6-fce0-11e0-a99e-0019bb30f31a.html |title=Pujols puts on historic display of power |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=October 22, 2011 |access-date=August 5, 2011}} In Game 6, third baseman David Freese and outfielder Lance Berkman each tied the score on the Cardinals' final strike—the first such occurrence in any game in MLB history—and St. Louis defeated the Texas Rangers later that game with a walk-off home run from Freese.{{cite web |last=DiComo |first=Anthony |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111027&content_id=25805062 |title='Unbelievable' Game 6 ranks among the best |work=MLB.com |date=October 28, 2011 |access-date=November 1, 2012}} After winning that Series, La Russa retired and became the only manager to do so after winning a title. He also finished with the most wins for managers in franchise history with 1,408.{{cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Bruce |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/jenkins/article/Cardinals-carry-on-winning-tradition-3944878.php |title=Cardinals carry on winning tradition |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=October 12, 2012 |access-date=November 5, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/cardinals/story/2012-05-01/tony-la-russa-jersey-retired/54673640/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702133013/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/cardinals/story/2012-05-01/tony-la-russa-jersey-retired/54673640/1|archive-date=July 2, 2017|title=Cardinals to retire Tony La Russa's No. 10 jersey |work=USA Today|via=The Associated Press|date=May 1, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2012}}

La Russa's successor, Mike Matheny, helped extend St. Louis' playoff run as he became the first manager in the division play era to guide the Cardinals to the NLCS and playoffs in his first two seasons.{{cite web |author=Cardinals Press Release |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20131120&content_id=64077602&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl |title=Cardinals announce extension for Matheny |publisher=cleveland.indians.mlb.com |date=November 20, 2013 |access-date=March 6, 2014 |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307053345/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20131120&content_id=64077602&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl |url-status=dead }} In 2014, the Cardinals extended their NLCS streak to 4, with their 3–1 series victory over the Dodgers, in the NLDS. Ten days after being eliminated from the postseason by the San Francisco Giants, rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras was killed in a car accident while traveling to his hometown Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-taveras-killed-in-car-accident/article_fdb241ae-b39e-5ce7-ab00-69e5459bd7d7.html|title=Cards in disbelief over Taveras' death|first=Derrick|last=Goold|date=October 27, 2014 }} On November 17, they acquired Atlanta Braves right-fielder Jason Heyward (who had just come off a Gold Glove-winning season) to replace Taveras.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/11892064/atlanta-braves-trade-jason-heyward-jordan-walden-st-louis-cardinals-shelby-miller-tyrell-jnkins|title=Braves ship Heyward to Cards in 4-player deal|date=November 17, 2014}} On June 16, 2015, the FBI and the Justice Department started an investigation on the Cardinals for possibly hacking the Houston Astros. The hacking incident was perpetrated by Scouting Director Chris Correa.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/sports/baseball/st-louis-cardinals-hack-astros-fbi.html?_r=0|title=Cardinals Face F.B.I. Inquiry in Hacking of Astros' Database|author=Schmidt, Michael|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 16, 2015|access-date=June 16, 2015}} For the first time since the 2007–2008 seasons, the Cardinals missed the playoffs in consecutive years, 2016–2017.

On July 14, 2018, following an 8–2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals announced they had dismissed manager Mike Matheny after {{fract|6|1|2}} seasons. The team then named Mike Shildt interim manager, and he was made the permanent manager a month later.

On November 19, 2018, the team announced that the "Victory Blue" uniforms, worn by the Cardinals during the late 1970s and 1980s, would be returning for the 2019 season. The uniforms, integrating the powder blue color with the team's current "Saturday alternate" jersey design, were to be worn 13 times on the road during the 2019 season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/cardinals-bringing-back-blue-jerseys/615862733|title=Cardinals bringing back blue jerseys|work=KSDK|access-date=November 19, 2018|language=en-US}} The Cardinals acquired Paul Goldschmidt in a trade from the Arizona Diamondbacks on December 5, 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25461805/arizona-diamondbacks-trade-paul-goldschmidt-st-louis-cardinals |title=Arizona Diamondbacks trade Paul Goldschmidt to St. Louis Cardinals|work=ESPN|date=December 5, 2018 |access-date=December 8, 2018}}

On September 14, 2022, long-time starting pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina set the NL/AL record for most starts as pitcher and catcher duo, also referred to as a battery, at 325 starts together going back to 2007.{{Cite web |title=Time-tested Waino-Yadi battery sets record that may never be broken |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/adam-wainwright-yadier-molina-set-batterymates-record |access-date=September 19, 2022 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} The previous record holding duo, Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan, had held the record since 1975.{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Most Starts By Two Batterymates – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/research/article/most-starts-by-two-batterymates/ |access-date=September 19, 2022 |language=en-US}}

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The Cardinals play their home games at Busch Stadium (also referred to as New Busch Stadium or Busch III) in downtown St. Louis, straddling 7th and Clark near the intersection of Interstates 64, 55, and 44.{{cite web |url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=directions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822160914/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=directions |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 22, 2010 |title=Busch Stadium Information – Directions |publisher=cardinals.com |access-date=May 27, 2013}} The stadium opened for the 2006 season at a cost of $411 million and holds a normal capacity of 46,861.{{cite web |url=http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/stlbpk.htm |title=Busch Stadium |publisher=ballparks.com |access-date=May 27, 2013}}[http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060428&content_id=1422814&vkey=pr_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl "Cardinals make 65,000 additional tickets available"]{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} St. Louis Cardinals Press Release, April 28, 2006 The Cardinals finished their inaugural season in the new Busch Stadium by winning the 2006 World Series, the first team to do so since the New York Yankees in 1923.{{cite web |last=Spector |first=Jesse |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/27-27-new-york-yankees-world-series-titles-article-1.416964?pgno=1 |title=27 things about those 27 New York Yankees World Series titles |work=New York Daily News |date=November 5, 2009}} This open-air stadium emulates the HOK Sport (now Populous)-designed "retro-style" baseball-only parks built since the 1990s.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkfactors.com/STL |title=Park Factors for Busch Stadium, St. Louis |website=ParkFactors.com |publisher= ScoutingBook.com|access-date=May 27, 2013}} The open panoramic perspective over the outfield wall offers a remarkable view of St. Louis' downtown skyline featuring the distinctive Gateway Arch.{{cite web |last=Hoffert |first=Jess |url=http://www.midwestliving.com/photos/summer/busch-stadium-in-st-louis/ |title=Busch Stadium |publisher=Midwest Living |date=June 25, 2012 |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-date=November 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122173654/http://www.midwestliving.com/photos/summer/busch-stadium-in-st-louis/ |url-status=dead }} A replica of the Eads Bridge spans the entrance to the park on the third base side, while the statue of Stan Musial stands in front of that entrance.{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Roland |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/watching-cardinals-game-busch-stadium-11731096.html |title=Watching a Cardinals Game at Busch Stadium |publisher=Yahoo! Voices |date=September 5, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728223542/http://voices.yahoo.com/watching-cardinals-game-busch-stadium-11731096.html |archive-date=July 28, 2014 }} Other statues at the corner of 8th and Clark include Hall of Famers Rogers Hornsby, Ozzie Smith, George Sisler, Cool Papa Bell, Bob Gibson, Jack Buck, and others.{{cite web |last=Granillo |first=Larry |url=http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/baseballs-best-statues-by-ballpark.html |title=Baseball's Best Statues, by Ballpark |publisher=wezen-ball.com |date=February 3, 2010}}

Due to increased demand, Game 7 of the 2011 World Series accommodated a baseball record of 47,399 by increasing the number of standing room only tickets. The attendance record for any sporting event is 48,263, in a 2013 association football (soccer) friendly match between Chelsea F.C. and Manchester City F.C., made possible by on-field seating.{{cite web|last=Snyder |first=Matt |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/22295758/photo-busch-stadium-as-a-soccer-venue |title=PHOTO: Busch Stadium as a soccer venue |work=CBS Sports |date=May 24, 2013 |access-date=May 27, 2013}} The largest attendance (53,000) of any event at Busch belongs to U2 during a concert from their 360° Tour in 2011.{{cite web|last=Volkmann |first=Kelsey |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2011/07/u2-rocks-busch-stadium-in-st-louis.html?page=all |title=U2 rocks Busch Stadium in St. Louis |publisher=St. Louis Business Journal |date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=May 27, 2013}}

Ballpark Village is a mixed-use development located across Clark Street from Busch Stadium.{{cite web|last=Barker |first=Jacob|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/as-million-ballpark-village-project-approaches-opening-apartments-already-leasing/article_191e8ae9-f877-58f7-8156-662e262f9644.html |title=As $261 million Ballpark Village project approaches opening, apartments already leasing |publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=January 10, 2019 |access-date=January 10, 2019}} Phase 1 of the development, completed for the start of the 2014 season, includes entertainment venues, restaurants, and retail. Anchored by Cardinals Nation (which includes the Cardinals Hall of Fame, a two-story Cardinals-themed restaurant and rooftop seating for 300+ fans with views of the field across the street), a {{convert|20000|sqft|abbr=on}} Budweiser Brew House, FOX Sports Midwest Live! and PBR, the $100 million phase 1 development of Ballpark Village is intended to be a gathering space throughout the year, not just during the baseball season.{{cite web |url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/ballpark/ballpark_village.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120222346/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/ballpark/ballpark_village.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 20, 2011 |title=Busch Stadium Ballpark Village Information |publisher=cardinals.com |access-date=April 6, 2014}}

Busch Stadium is the Cardinals' fourth home ballpark and the third to bear that name. The Cardinals' original home ballpark was Sportsman's Park from 1882 to 1892 when they played in the American Association and were known as the Browns. In 1893, the Browns moved to a new ballpark five blocks northwest of Sportsman's Park which would serve as their home from 1893 to 1920. The new park was originally called New Sportsman's Park but became more commonly referred to as Robison Field.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Ballparks|url=https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/history/ballparks|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Cardinals.com|access-date=June 14, 2021}} Midway through the 1920 season, the Cardinals abandoned Robison Field and returned to the original Sportsman's Park and became tenants of their American League rivals, the St. Louis Browns. In 1953, the Anheuser-Busch Brewery purchased the Cardinals and the new owner subsequently also purchased Sportsman's Park from the Browns and renamed it Busch Stadium, later becoming Busch I. The Browns then left St. Louis for Baltimore after the season, becoming the Orioles. The Cardinals built Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch II, in downtown St. Louis, opened it during the 1966 season and played there until 2005. It was built as the multi-purpose stadium home of both the baseball Cardinals and the NFL football Cardinals, who are now the Arizona Cardinals; the NFL's Rams also played the first four games of their home schedule upon their arrival in St. Louis in 1995. The current Busch Stadium was constructed partly atop the site of Busch Memorial Stadium.

The Cardinals home field in spring training is Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. They share the complex, which opened in 1998, with the Miami Marlins. Before moving to Jupiter, the Cardinals hosted spring training at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg, Florida from 1937 to 1997.

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The Cardinals have exceeded the attendance total of 3 million every season from 2004 to 2019. Every season from 2013 to 2019, the Cardinals finished second among MLB franchises in home game attendance, surpassed only by the Los Angeles Dodgers each season. The Cardinals since 1987, have surpassed 3 million in 25 years, with the 25th season on September 18, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL |title=St. Louis Cardinals Team History & Encyclopedia |work=Baseball-reference.com |accessdate=September 19, 2023}}

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The Cardinals have had few logos throughout their history, although those logos have evolved over time. The first logo associated with the Cardinals was an interlocking "SL" that appeared on the team's caps and or sleeves as early as 1899 or 1900 (depending on the source). Those early uniforms usually featured the name "St. Louis" on white home and gray road uniforms which both had cardinal red accents. During an 1899 road trip to Chicago, a girl in the stands remarked, "Oh, isn't that a lovely shade of cardinal." The team, known as the Perfectos at the time, changed its name to Cardinals the following season. In 1920, the "SL" largely disappeared from the team's uniforms, and for the next 20 years the team wore caps that were white with red striping and a red bill.{{cite web | url=http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/uniforms.asp?city=St.%20Louis&league=NL&sort=year&increment=9&pos=19 | title=National Baseball Hall of Fame – Dressed to the Nines – Uniform Database }}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/topic/st-louis-cardinals-team-ownership-history/|title=St. Louis Cardinals team ownership history|author1=Mark Stangl|publisher=Society for American Baseball Research}}

In 1922, the Cardinals wore uniforms for the first time that featured two cardinal birds perched on a baseball bat over the name "Cardinals" with the letter "C" of the word hooked over the bat. The concept of the birds originated after general manager Branch Rickey noticed a colorful cardboard arrangement featuring cardinal birds on a table in a Presbyterian church in Ferguson, Missouri, at which he was speaking. The arrangement's production was by a woman named Allie May Schmidt. Schmidt's father, a graphic designer, helped Rickey make the logo a familiar staple on Cardinals uniforms.{{cite news|last=Getzenburg|first=Alaina|title=Schmidt's vision inspired iconic red bird logo|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/allie-may-schmidt-inspired-cardinals-logo/c-254904614|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|date=September 18, 2017|access-date=April 19, 2018}} While the team had been known as the Cardinals for over 20 years by then, this logo changed the perception from the color to the bird. The now-famous "birds on the bat" design initially appeared with the birds perched on a black bat and "Cardinals" in printed letters. An alternate version of this logo with "St. Louis" replacing "Cardinals" appeared in 1930 and was the primary logo in 1931 and 1932 before "Cardinals" returned. In 1940, the now-familiar "{{sm|StL}}" logo was introduced on the team's caps. The interlocking "{{sm|StL}}" has undergone several slight modifications over the years but has appeared on the team's caps every year since. The first appearance of the "STL" in 1940 coincided with the introduction of navy blue as a uniform color. From 1940 until 1955, the team wore navy blue caps with red bills and a red interlocking "{{sm|StL}}" while the jerseys featured both cardinal red and navy blue accents. In 1951, the "birds on the bat" logo was changed to feature a yellow baseball bat.{{cite web | url=http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/uniforms.asp?lowYear=1882&highYear=2008&city=St.%20Louis&league=NL&sort=year&increment=18&pos=19 | title=Cardinals uniforms | work=Baseball Hall of Fame Uniform Database | access-date=May 3, 2008}}

In 1956, the Cardinals changed their caps to solid blue with a red "{{sm|StL}}", removing the red bill. Also, for that season only, the Cardinals wore a script "Cardinals" wordmark on their uniforms excluding the "birds on the bat". An updated version of the "birds on the bat" logo returned in 1957 with the word "Cardinals" written in cursive beneath the bat; this logo, with some incremental changes along the way, has been the team's logo since. In 1962, the Cardinals became the first National League team (and the second in all of Major League Baseball after the Chicago White Sox in 1960) to display players' names on the back of their jerseys. In 1964, while retaining their blue caps for road games, the Cardinals changed their home caps to all red with first a blue, than a white, interlocking "{{sm|StL}}". The next year, the red caps were the only cap worn by the team full-time. In 1967, the birds on the bat emblem on the jersey was again tweaked, making the birds more realistic and changing the position of their tails relative to the bat and this version remained on all Cardinals game jerseys through 1997.

In 1971, following the trend in baseball at the time, the Cardinals replaced the traditional flannel front-button shirts and pants with belts with new pullover knit jerseys and beltless elastic waist pants. In 1973, the crew-neck collar became a V-neck. Another trend in baseball led the Cardinals to change their road uniforms from gray to light blue from 1976 to 1984; the player numbers were worn on the sleeves in 1979 and 1980. In 1992, the Cardinals returned to wearing traditional button-down shirts and pants with belts. That same year, they also brought back the all-navy cap with a red "{{sm|StL}}", which were last worn in 1964, for use on the road only while wearing the same red and white cap for home games.

In 1998, the "birds on the bat" was updated for the first time in 30 years with more detailed birds and bolder letters. That year, St. Louis introduced a cap featuring a single cardinal bird perched on a bat worn for Sunday home games only. Up until 2020, the alternate "bird" caps were paired with their primary "{{sm|StL}}" red batting helmets, but in the 2021 season, the Cardinals added a new helmet to match their home Sunday alternate caps. The new birds on the bat design was modified again the next year, with yellow beaks and white eyes replacing the red beaks and yellow eyes of the 1998 version. Uniform numbers also returned to the front of the jerseys in 1999 after a two-year absence.

On November 16, 2012, the Cardinals unveiled a new alternate uniform to be worn at home games on Saturdays beginning with the 2013 season. The modified jersey, cream-colored with red trim on the sleeves and down the front, retains the "birds on the bat" but is the first since 1932 in which "St. Louis" is used instead of "Cardinals".{{cite news|last=Langosch|first=Jenifer|title=City is key to Cardinals' alternate home jersey|url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121115&content_id=40305046&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|date=November 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119103550/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121115&content_id=40305046&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl|archive-date=November 19, 2012|access-date=April 19, 2018|url-status=dead}} 2013 also saw the team adopt their red caps as their main cap for both home and away games for the first time since 1991; the navy cap was retained as an alternate, used when visiting other teams with red home caps.

Starting with the 2019 season, the Cardinals have worn updated powder blue alternate uniforms during Saturday road games. Like the Saturday home cream alternates, it features red piping and "St. Louis" below the "birds on the bat" logo.{{cite news|last=Clair|first=Michael|title=The Cardinals brought back the powder blue jerseys with – get this – buttons!|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/cardinals-unveil-throwback-powder-blue-jerseys/c-300904202|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|date=November 19, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2018}} In 2020, the Cardinals introduced a slightly updated version of their "{{sm|StL}}" cap logo, which was "soft launched" in 2019 via their social media accounts and game broadcasts.{{Cite web|url=http://news.sportslogos.net/2019/08/08/cardinals-change-their-classic-stl-cap-logo/|title = Cardinals Change Their Classic STL Cap Logo| date=August 8, 2019 }}

In 2023, the Cardinals introduced Stifel as its first uniform sponsor. The Stifel patch, which has red letters with the background color corresponding to the team's uniform, is placed on either sleeve depending on a player's handedness.

In 2024, the Cardinals unveiled their City Connect uniform. The red-based uniform with white pants maintained the trademark "birds on the bat" logo in front, but with the script "The Lou" in white trimmed in navy blue instead of either the city or team name. "The Lou" paid homage to rapper Nelly, a St. Louis native who once coined the city's nickname on his 2000 single Country Grammar. Darker red wavy pinstripes were an allusion to the Mississippi River where St. Louis is situated. A red circular patch containing a yellow fleur-de-lis, a navy blue illustration of the Gateway Arch, and a red "STL" wordmark, is placed on either sleeve. Caps are red and featured the aforementioned "STL" wordmark in white with navy blue trim.{{cite news|last=Denton|first=John|title='From The Lou and proud': Cards City Connects a fresh take on iconic brand|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-reveal-city-connect-uniforms|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|date=May 20, 2024|access-date=May 20, 2024}}

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The team mascot is an anthropomorphic cardinal wearing the team's uniform named Fredbird. He is assisted by [https://web.archive.org/web/20070317213039/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/fan_forum/team_fredbird.jsp Team Fredbird], a group of eleven women who entertain fans from the field and on top of the dugouts.

While unofficial, the Rally Squirrel became an unexpected phenomenon during the 2011 postseason. Making its "debut" in Game 3 of the NLDS on October 4, a squirrel ran across home plate in the middle of a pitch from Roy Oswalt of the Phillies to the Cardinals' Skip Schumaker. The Cardinals would win Game 4 and subsequently Game 5 (October 7) in Philadelphia to advance to the NLCS, symbolizing the squirrel's "role" in the victory. The squirrel was popularized as "Buschie the Rally Squirrel".{{cite web|last=Britt |first=Crystal |url=http://www.kfvs12.com/story/15640350/busch-takes-steps-to-remove-squirrel |title=Fans hope Buschie the Rally Squirrel is good luck – KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar Bluff |publisher=Kfvs12.com |date=October 7, 2011 |access-date=December 13, 2012}} As a tribute to the popularity of the squirrel, a small depiction of the Rally Squirrel is also included on the official World Series rings the team received. It shows up under the "STL" logo on the side of the ring.

Fredbird sparked controversy in May 2015, when he was asked by a fan for a photograph and handed him a sign that said "Police Lives Matter". The team later claimed that Fredbird should not be involved in any political activity or social commentary.{{cite news|last=Holleman|first=Joe|title=Deadspin targets Fredbird over 'police lives matter' sign|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|location=St. Louis, MO|language=EN|date=May 22, 2015|url=https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/columns/joe-holleman/deadspin-targets-fredbird-over-police-lives-matter-sign/article_7e87bc9a-5e8f-5c66-9df5-fef7870fa07b.html|access-date=October 1, 2021}}

{{main|Cardinals–Cubs rivalry}}

The Cardinals–Cubs rivalry refers to games between the Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. The rivalry is also known as the Downstate Illinois rivalry or the I-55 Series (in earlier years as the Route 66 Series) as both cities are located along Interstate 55 (which itself succeeded the famous U.S. Route 66). The Cubs lead the series 1,253–1,196, through October 2021, while the Cardinals lead in National League pennants with 19 against the Cubs' 17. The Cubs have won 11 of those pennants in Major League Baseball's Modern Era (1901–present), while all 19 of the Cardinals' pennants have been won since 1926. The Cardinals also have an edge when it comes to World Series successes, having won 11 championships to the Cubs' 3. Games featuring the Cardinals and Cubs see numerous visiting fans in either Busch Stadium in St. Louis or Wrigley Field in Chicago.{{cite news|url=http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/cubs-cardinals-must-emulate-yankees-red-sox-to-rekindle-rivalry.html|title=Cubs, Cardinals Must Emulate Yankees, Red Sox to Rekindle Rivalry|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=February 6, 2011|first=Tony|last=Lee|work=NESN}} When the National League split into two and then three divisions, the Cardinals and Cubs remained together. This has added excitement to several pennant races over the years. The Cardinals and Cubs have played each other once in the postseason, 2015 National League Division Series, which the Cubs won 3–1.

{{main|Show Me Series}}

The Cardinals have an interleague and intrastate rivalry with the Kansas City Royals, dubbed the "Show-Me Series" after the nickname of the team's home state, Missouri; or the "I–70 Series" after the interstate highway that connects the cities. The teams first met in the 1985 World Series, which the Royals won 4–3, and which remains their only post-season meeting.

Since interleague play began in {{mlby|1997}}, the Cardinals and Royals have met in four to six games each season, evenly split between the two cities. As of 2021, the Cardinals lead the overall series 71–50.

The rivalry heated up in 2015, when both teams held the best records in their respective leagues when they opened each of their two series. The Royals advanced to the World Series, where they faced and ultimately defeated the New York Mets, while the Cardinals lost in the NLDS. Had the Cardinals made it to the World Series, they would have faced the Royals in a rematch of 1985.

{{main|Cardinals–Dodgers rivalry}}

Primarily a playoff rivalry; since 1892, the Cardinals and Dodgers have met six times in the postseason, with two meetings in the NLCS, both won by the Cardinals. Both teams have recently grown a history of animosity towards one another since the late 2000s as both teams often met frequently in the postseason. The Dodgers have not fared as well against the Cardinals in the postseason. In five prior postseason series matchups, the Cardinals have won four, with the Dodgers winning only the 2009 NLDS and the 2021 National League Wild Card Game.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/10876/dodgers-cardinals-rivalry-going-strong|title=Dodgers-Cardinals rivalry going strong|date=June 28, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2021-10-04/the-head-to-head-playof-history-of-the-los-angeles-dodgers-and-st-louis-cardinals|title=The one-sided head-to-head playoff history of the Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals|website=Los Angeles Times |date=October 4, 2021 }}

The rivalry between the Cardinals and the New York Mets peaked during the 1980s when both teams contended for National League East supremacy. The rivalry began with the 1983 trade that brought Keith Hernandez from the Cardinals to the Mets, essentially turning the latter into contenders.{{cite web|last=Ladson|first=Bill|title=How the trade that made Keith Hernandez a Met came to be|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/keith-hernandez-mets-trade-anniversary|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|date=June 16, 2023|access-date=July 20, 2023}} Between 1985 and 1988, the division was dominated by either of the two teams, and in three of those years, the NL East winner went on to the World Series. In 1994, the Cardinals were moved to the National League Central, and the rivalry faded soon after. The two teams would meet in the {{nlcsy|2000}} and {{nlcsy|2006}} National League Championship Series, briefly rekindling the rivalry.{{cite web|first=Nora|last=Farrell|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/cardinals-and-mets-have-long-and-colorful-rivalry/63-368155048|title=Cardinals and Mets have long and colorful rivalry|website=KSDK|date=June 1, 2012|accessdate=July 20, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Muratore|first=Elizabeth|title=Mets and Cardinals rivalry goes back much further than 2006|url=https://risingapple.com/2020/06/16/mets-cardinals-rivalry-history/|publisher=FanSided (Rising Apple)|date=June 16, 2020|access-date=July 20, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Crisafulli|first=Alex|title=The Cardinals – Mets rivalry was the best rivalry|url=https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2016/8/25/12637064/the-cardinals-mets-rivalry-keith-hernandez-jack-clark-1985-1987|publisher=SB Nation (Viva El Birdos)|date=August 25, 2016|access-date=July 20, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Wright|first=Brian|title=Memorable Games in Mets-Cardinals History|url=https://metsmerizedonline.com/memorable-games-in-mets-cardinals-history/|publisher=Metsmerized Online|date=May 17, 2022|access-date=July 20, 2023}}

{{See also|List of St. Louis Cardinals owners and executives}}

An investment group led by William DeWitt Jr. owns the St. Louis Cardinals, having bought the team from Anheuser-Busch (AB) in 1996.{{cite news |url=http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/824267.html |work=Scout.com |title=In defense of DeWit & Company |date=December 24, 2008 |access-date=April 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622033510/http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/824267.html |archive-date=June 22, 2013 }} As with other periods of the Cardinals' transaction history, doubt loomed as to whether the purchaser would keep the team in St. Louis, due to the city's status as a "small market", which appears to handicap a club's competitiveness. Such was the case when Sam Breadon put the Cardinals up for sale in 1947: then-NL President Ford Frick proposed moving the Cardinals to Chicago.{{cite news| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/12/26/baseballs-sign-of-the-times-under-new-ownership/ |work=Chicago Tribune |title=Baseball's Sign of the Times: Under New Ownership |date=December 26, 1995 |access-date=April 27, 2013}} When AB placed the Cardinals for sale in 1995, they publicly expressed intention to find a buyer who would keep the club in St. Louis.{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19951027&id=1ElWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6295,6351993 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |title=Anheuser-Busch Puts Cardinals Up for Sale |date=October 26, 1995 |access-date=April 27, 2013}} In March 1996, AB sold the team for $147 million to a partnership headed by Southwest Bank's Drew Baur, Hanser and DeWitt Jr. Civic Center Redevelopment, a subsidiary of AB, held the parking garages and adjacent property and also transferred them to the Baur ownership group.Judd 2002: 91 Baur's group then sold the garages to another investment group, lowering the net franchise purchase price to about $100 million, about $10 million less than Financial World's value of the team at the time $110 million.{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2001/05/07/story2.html?page=all |work=St. Louis Business Journal |title=Cards owners worth $4 billion |date=May 6, 2001 |access-date=April 27, 2013}}

Current Cincinnati Reds owners Bob Castellini and brothers Thomas Williams and W. Joseph Williams Jr. each once owned a stake in the Cardinals dating back to the Baur-DeWitt group's purchase of the team. To allow their purchase of the Reds in 2005, the rest of the group bought out Castellini's and the Williams brothers' shares, totaling an estimated 13 percent. At that time, the Forbes valued the Cardinals at about $370 million.{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2005/11/21/story7.html?page=all |work=St. Louis Business Journal |title=Cardinals group to buy up departing owners' stakes |date=November 20, 2005 |access-date=April 26, 2013}} However, after reabsorbing that stake into the remainder of the group, they decided to make it available to new investors in 2010. Amid later allegations that the Cardinals owed the city profit shares, DeWitt revealed that their profitability had not reached the threshold to trigger that obligation.{{cite news| url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/dewitt-iii-defends-cardinals-releases-owner-names/article_a04234e6-021e-11e0-910d-00127992bc8b.html |work=St. Louis Business Journal |title=DeWitt III defends Cardinals; releases owner names |date=December 7, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2013}}

As of 2024, Forbes valued the Cardinals tenth among the 30 MLB franchises. Their estimated value of $2.55 billion was the same from the season before, when they ranked tenth. St. Louis' revenue in 2024 was $372 million, up $14 million from 2023. Their Operating income was $57 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/teams/st-louis-cardinals |title=St. Louis Cardinals |work=Forbes |date=March 2024 |access-date=March 28, 2024}} The Cardinals' deal with Fox Sports Midwest (now Bally Sports Midwest), signed in 2015, began in 2018, and is worth $1 billion through 2032.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2017/04/11/baseball-team-values-2017/ |title=Baseball Team Values 2017 |author=Mike Ozanian |work=Forbes |date=April 11, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2016/03/23/baseballs-most-valuable-teams/#5ac392301ddd |title=Baseball's Most Valuable Teams |work=Forbes |author=Mike Ozanian |date=March 23, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mlm45fdgdd/8-st-louis-cardinals/ |title=St. Louis Cardinals – in photos: MLB valuations |work=Forbes |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=March 30, 2014}}{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/teams/st-louis-cardinals/ |work=Forbes |title=#10 St. Louis Cardinals |date=March 26, 2013 |access-date=March 30, 2014}} In 2014, Forbes valued the Cardinals at $820 million and opined previously that they play "in the best single-team baseball market in the country and are among the league's leaders in television ratings and attendance every season." Concurrent with the growth of Major League Baseball, the Cardinals value has increased significantly since the Baur-DeWitt purchase. In 2000, the franchise was valued at $219 million,{{cite news| url=http://www.privco.com/private-company/st-louis-cardinals-llc |work=Privco |title=St. Louis Cardinals, LLC |date=March 26, 2013 |access-date=March 27, 2013}} a growth rate of 374% through 2014. The franchise's value grew 12.7% from 2013 to 2014.

The Forbes methodology of team values are enterprise values (equity plus net debt) that include the economics of the ballpark but exclude the value of real estate itself. Forbes does not include the value of team-owned regional sports networks. The league's ownership in Major League Baseball Advanced Media (100%) and the MLB Network (67%) and league's investment portfolio are included in our values. In total, these three assets constitute about $425 million in value for each team. Revenue and operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) measure cash in versus cash out (not accrual accounting) for the 2017 season. Their figures include the post-season and are net of revenue sharing and stadium debt payments. Revenues include the pro-rated upfront bonuses networks pay teams as well as proceeds from non-MLB events at the ballpark. The non-recurring $18 million each team received in 2017 from the sale of a stake in BamTech to Walt Disney was excluded, as were profits or losses from team-owned RSNs.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2018/04/11/baseball-team-values-2018/#e4d1b593fc09 |title=Baseball Team Values 2018 |work=Forbes |date=April 11, 2018}}

All valuations per Forbes.

¹ Based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt, other than stadium debt.

  (2024: market $1,070 mil., stadium $540 mil., sport $590 mil., brand management $350 mil.)

  (2018: market $715 mil., stadium $447 mil., sport $493 mil., brand management $245 mil.)

  (2017: market $666 mil., stadium $411 mil., sport $488 mil., brand management $235 mil.)

  (2011: market $206 mil., stadium $136 mil., sport $111 mil., brand management $65 mil.)

² Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.

³ Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

⁴ Includes benefits and bonuses.

⁵ Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of MLB. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average in 2010.

The Cardinals own three of their six Minor League Baseball affiliates:

• Palm Beach Cardinals, Florida State League{{cite news |last=Hummel |first=Rick |author-link=Rick Hummel |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/cardinals-buy-memphis-franchise/article_67d4facc-be0b-53d7-b42a-f8e02031d235.html |title=Cardinals buy Memphis franchise |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=November 16, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013}}
• FCL Cardinals, Florida Complex League
• DSL Cardinals, Dominican Summer League

;Franchise Principals

• Chairman & CEO: William DeWitt Jr.
• President: Bill DeWitt III
• Sr. Vice President & General Counsel: Mike Whittle
• Vice President, Business Development: Dan Good

;Baseball Operations

• President of Baseball Operations: John Mozeliak
• Advisor to President, Baseball Operations: Chaim Bloom
• Vice President, Special Projects: Mike Girsch
• Assistant GM, Major League Operations & International Scouting: Moisés Rodríguez
• Assistant GM & Director of Scouting: Randy Flores
• Assistant GM, Player Development & Performance: Rob Cerfolio
• Special Advisor to Player Development: Gary LaRocque
• Special Assistant to President, Baseball Operations: Joe McEwing
• Special Assistant to President, Baseball Operations: Willie McGee

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{{Main|List of St. Louis Cardinals managers}}

Field managers with one or more years managing, and the current manager are included here.

;Table key

• *All-time franchise leader. ** Franchise leader since 1900.

{{see also|St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster}}

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{{Further|List of St. Louis Cardinals coaches}}

{{main|St. Louis Cardinals award winners and league leaders|St. Louis Cardinals team records}}

• Darryl Kile Award: Two awards are presented each year, one to a St. Louis Cardinal and one to a Houston Astro, each of whom exemplifies Kile's virtues of being "a good teammate, a great friend, a fine father and a humble man." The winner is selected by each local chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/darryl_kile_award.shtml |title=Darryl Kile Award |publisher=Baseball-almanac.com |access-date=December 13, 2012}} See: {{section link|St. Louis Cardinals award winners and league leaders|Darryl Kile Good Guy Award}}.
• No-hitters: Cardinal pitchers have thrown 10 no-hitters: Ted Breitenstein (1891), Jesse Haines (1924), Paul Dean (1934), Lon Warneke (1941), Ray Washburn (1968), Bob Gibson (1971), Bob Forsch (1978 and 1983), José Jiménez (1999), and Bud Smith (2001). The Cardinals have never been involved in a perfect game, win or lose.
• Cy Young Awards: Two Cardinal pitchers have won Cy Young Awards: Bob Gibson in 1968 and 1970, and Chris Carpenter in 2005.St. Louis Cardinals award winners and league leaders
• MVP Awards: 17 different Cardinal players have won a total of 21 Most Valuable Player awards, the most recent being Paul Goldschmidt in 2022. Albert Pujols and Stan Musial have collected the most MVPs with three apiece. Bob Gibson won both the Cy Young Award and the MVP award in 1968. The Cardinals are second only to the New York Yankees' 22 MVP awards.NL MVP Awards by team
• Rookie of the Year: Six Cardinals have won the Rookie of the Year award: Wally Moon in 1954, Bill Virdon in 1955, Bake McBride in 1974, Vince Coleman in 1985, Todd Worrell in 1986, and Albert Pujols in 2001.
• Hitting for the cycle: 19 different Cardinal players have hit for the cycle for a total of 21 times, the most recent being Nolan Arenado in 2022.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/cards.shtml |title=St. Louis Cardinals |publisher=Baseball-almanac.com |access-date=October 29, 2011}}

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• Triple Crown: Four of the 16 batting Triple Crowns in the major leagues (including three of only six in the National League) were by Cardinals. Tip O'Neill won the only American Association Triple Crown and the first in franchise history in 1887. Rogers Hornsby became the only two-time winner in NL history when he did it in 1922 and 1925 (Ted Williams won two AL Triple Crowns). Joe Medwick's Triple Crown in 1937 is the last in the history of the National League.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/triple_crowns.shtml |title=Triple Crown Winners|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=October 29, 2011}} Hornsby's 1925 numbers led the entire major leagues, making him one of only five players to have won this expanded Triple Crown.
• Home runs and RBI in a game: Jim Bottomley drove in 12 runs against the Brooklyn Robins on September 16, 1924, an all-time MLB single-game record that still stands.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_rbi1.shtml |title=RBI records |publisher=Baseball-almanac.com |access-date=October 29, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1924/B09160BRO1924.htm |title=Box score for Bottomley |publisher=Retrosheet.org |date=September 16, 1924 |access-date=October 29, 2011}} On September 7, 1993, Mark Whiten tied that record and another MLB single-game record with four home runs.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr4.shtml |title=Home run records |publisher=Baseball-almanac.com |access-date=October 29, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B09072CIN1993.htm |title=Box score |publisher=Retrosheet.org |date=September 7, 1993 |access-date=October 29, 2011}}
• Four home runs in a row by consecutive batters: Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez, and Dylan Carlson hit consecutive home runs on July 2, 2022, off starting pitcher Kyle Gibson of the Phillies. This feat has only occurred eleven times in the history of Major League Baseball.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-hit-four-straight-home-runs#:~:text=11th%20time%20in%20history,-July%202nd%2C%202022&text=The%20ball%20was%20flying%20early,hit%20four%20consecutive%20home%20runs. |title=Cards hit 4 straight HRs! 11th time in history |work=MLB.com |access-date=July 2, 2022}}
• Two grand slams in a single inning: Fernando Tatís is the only player in Major League history to hit two grand slam home runs in the same inning, on April 23, 1999. Both were against Chan Ho Park of the Dodgers.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats11.shtml |title=Baseball Almanac |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date=October 29, 2011}}

• Leo Durocher 1934–1937
• Terry Moore 1942–1948
• Ken Boyer 1959–1965
• Ted Simmons and Reggie Smith 1976{{cite book |last=Hernandez |first=Keith | url= | title=I'm Keith Hernandez: A Memoir |location=New York | publisher=Little, Brown and Company | year=2018 | pages=223}}

{{Main|List of St. Louis Cardinals in the Baseball Hall of Fame}}

{{see also|National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame}}

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Dick Allen
Walter Alston
Jake Beckley
Jim Bottomley *
Roger Bresnahan
Lou Brock *
Mordecai Brown
Jesse Burkett
Steve Carlton

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Dizzy Dean *
Leo Durocher
Dennis Eckersley
Frankie Frisch *
Bob Gibson *
Burleigh Grimes
Chick Hafey *
Jesse Haines *
Whitey Herzog *

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Miller Huggins
Jim Kaat
Tony La Russa *
Rabbit Maranville
John McGraw
Bill McKechnie
Joe Medwick *
Minnie Miñoso
Johnny Mize *

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Kid Nichols
Branch Rickey
Wilbert Robinson
Scott Rolen
Red Schoendienst *
Ted Simmons *
Enos Slaughter *
Lee Smith
Ozzie Smith *

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Billy Southworth *
Bruce Sutter
Joe Torre
Dazzy Vance
Larry Walker
Bobby Wallace
Hoyt Wilhelm
Vic Willis
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In 2014, the Cardinals announced the reopening of the franchise Hall of Fame after a 6-year hiatus. A formal selection process recognizes former players as Cardinals Hall of Famers each year. To be eligible for election, a player must have been a member of the Cardinals for at least three seasons. The team initially released the names of 22 former players and personnel included in the inaugural class of 2014.{{cite press release|title=Cardinals establish Hall of Fame & detail induction process|url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140118&content_id=66822534&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126165854/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140118&content_id=66822534&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2014|publisher=St. Louis Cardinals|date=January 18, 2014|access-date=January 29, 2014}} There are now 55 members of the Cardinals Hall of Fame.

Positions that are listed were played the equivalent of a full season for the Cardinals.

Players who have been nominated, but not inducted, include Joaquín Andújar, Steve Carlton, George Hendrick, Brian Jordan, and Lee Smith.{{Cite web|title=2021 Cardinals Hall of Fame ballot nominees announced|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-2021-cardinals-hall-of-fame-ballot-nominees-announced|access-date=November 26, 2021|website=MLB.com|language=en}}

After receiving the most fan votes on the 2023 ballot, David Freese later declined his induction into the Cardinals Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=Cardinals 2023 Hall of Fame induction class update |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-cardinals-2023-hall-of-fame-induction-class-update |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

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The Cardinals have retired 13 total jersey numbers––second in MLB only to the New York Yankees' 22––in honoring 15 total former players and club personnel on the left field wall at Busch Stadium.{{cite web |url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/history/retired_numbers.jsp |title=Cardinals retired numbers |work=stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com |access-date=July 20, 2013 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135923/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/history/retired_numbers.jsp |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last=Kiley |first=Gabriel |url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/cutfour/article.jsp?content_id=34333870&c_id=stl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109222422/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/cutfour/article.jsp?content_id=34333870&c_id=stl |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |title=A look at the Cardinals retired numbers |work=stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com |date=July 12, 2012 |access-date=July 20, 2013}} A 16th, Jackie Robinson, is honored by all MLB teams.{{cite news |last=Araton |first= Harvey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/sports/baseball/15rivera.html?_r=0 |title=Yankees' Mariano Rivera is the last No. 42 |work=The New York Times |date=April 14, 2010}} For the majority of Rogers Hornsby's career, the Cardinals did not have any numbers on their uniforms. When the Cardinals experimented with numbers on uniforms in 1923, Hornsby briefly donned the number 4. He switched to 6 the following season before the team abandoned the practice. Upon his return to the team in 1933, Hornsby again wore number 4 before being traded later that year. The club opted to simply honor his name with no number attached to him in 1997.

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Notes:

• Hornsby: When honored in 1997, '"SL"' was used in place of a number as he played mostly in an era without numbers.

{{cite book|last=Lupica|first=Matt|title=The Baseball Stadium Insider: A Comprehensive Dissection of All Thirty Ballparks, the Legendary Players, and the Memorable Moments|date=January 2012|publisher=iUniverse|location=Bloomington, Indiana|pages=221|chapter=Busch Stadium|quote=A lifetime .358 hitter, Hornsby was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1942, and the Cardinals honored him alongside the retired numbers with the 'SL' symbol due to his playing days predating the use of numbers.}}

• 42: Jackie Robinson's number 42 was retired throughout baseball in 1997. The Cardinals again retired 42 in September 2006 in honor of Sutter, who was elected to the Hall of Fame earlier in the year.
• 85: Cardinal stockholders honored Busch with the number 85 on his 85th birthday in 1984.

• 4: Yadier Molina's (C, 2004–2022) number has not been reissued since he retired after the 2022 season.
• 5: Albert Pujols's (1B, 2001–2011, 2022) number has not been reissued since he retired after the 2022 season.
• 50: Adam Wainwright's (SP, 2005–2010, 2012–2023) number has not been reissued since he retired after the 2023 season.
• 51: Willie McGee's (OF, 1982–1990, 1996–1999; Coach, 2018–2024; Advisor, 2025–present) number has not been reissued since late in the 2001 season, except for when he became a coach on the Cardinals' staff and was reissued the number.{{cite book|last1=Snyder|first1=John|title=Cardinals Journal: Year by Year and Day by Day with the St. Louis Cardinals Since 1882|publisher=Clerisy Press|isbn=9781578604807|page=689}}

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The St. Louis Cardinals farm system consists of six minor league affiliates.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=STL|title=St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Affiliates|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=October 30, 2023}}

{{see also|List of St. Louis Cardinals broadcasters}}

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In St. Louis, Audacy-owned KMOX (1120 AM) airs Cardinals games over radio and feeds the rest of the Cardinals network. Capable of reaching 21 million listeners in nine states including Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, the Cardinals radio network is the second-largest in MLB with 117 affiliate stations.

Ricky Horton and John Rooney alternate as play-by-play announcers, with Matt Pauley serving as pre-game and post-game host. KMOX's 50,000-watt clear-channel signal covers much of the continental United States at night. At one time, owing to the Cardinals' status as a "regional" franchise, the Cardinals radio network reached almost half of the country.

The 2011 season marked the Cardinals' return to KMOX following five seasons on KTRS (550 AM), a station which is 50 percent owned by the Cardinals. With a partnership spanning seven decades, and continuously since 1954, its conclusion was realized after the 2005 season when the then owners of KMOX, CBS Radio, and the Cardinals failed to reach terms on a new rights agreement. However, frustrated by the underpowered coverage of 5,000-watt KTRS, the Cardinals reached a new deal with KMOX in 2011.

Starting in 2013 (at age 74), Mike Shannon started reducing his workload. As of the 2016 season, he only called home games for the Cardinals. As of the 2019 season, his 47th in the broadcast booth, he surpassed Jack Buck, his long-time broadcast companion, as the longest-tenured Cardinal broadcaster.

On January 14, 2021, Shannon announced that the upcoming season, his 50th season in the broadcast booth, would be his last.{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/cardinals-plan-season-long-celebration-for-retiring-broadcaster-shannon/article_8788a2b6-2d7b-5bb8-9ea4-2d917fe47d40.html |title=Cardinals plan season-long celebration for retiring broadcaster Shannon |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=March 18, 2021 |access-date=March 27, 2021}}

Since 2000, Cardinals telecasts have generated the top three in ratings in MLB every season. Bally Sports Midwest airs all games in high-definition and is the team's exclusive television broadcaster, with the exception of selected Saturday afternoon games on Fox (via its St. Louis affiliate, KTVI) or Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Oklahoma, Bally Sports Southwest, and Bally Sports Southeast air Cardinals games for fans living within the Cardinals broadcast territory who do not receive the Bally Sports Midwest channel. During the 2016 season, the Cardinals averaged an 8.54 rating and 104,000 viewers on primetime TV broadcasts in St Louis.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/09/28/here-are-the-2016-mlb-prime-time-television-ratings-for-each-team/2/ Here Are The 2016 MLB Prime Time Television Ratings For Each Team] – Maury Brown, Forbes SportsMoney, September 28, 2016 Beginning with the 2025 season, at least 10 games will be simulcast over-the-air on stations owned by Gray Media. Matrix Midwest will be the flagship station for these games.{{Cite web |last=K. Miller|first=Mark|date=March 6, 2025|title=St. Louis Cardinals Partner With Gray Media, KMOV & Matrix Midwest |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/st-louis-cardinals-partner-with-gray-media-kmov-matrix-midwest/ |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=TV News Check }}

The television commentators lineup includes Chip Caray, Brad Thompson, and Jim Edmonds. Jimmy "The Cat" Hayes serves as dugout reporter during the game as well as on Cardinals Live, a pre- and post-game show. Cardinals Live is hosted in-studio by Alexa Datt along with game analysts and former Cardinals players Al Hrabosky and Rick Ankiel.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/story/Edmonds-joins-FOX-Sports-Midwest?blockID=878543|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616000836/http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/story/Edmonds-joins-FOX-Sports-Midwest?blockID=878543|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2013|title=Edmonds joins Fox Sports Midwest|publisher=Fox Sports Midwest.com|date=March 14, 2013|access-date=April 22, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/chip-caray-cardinals-play-by-play-broadcaster|title=Chip Caray named Cardinals' new lead TV voice|website=MLB.com|date=January 30, 2023|accessdate=January 31, 2023}}

Cardinals Kids, a program aimed at the team's younger fans, airs weekly in-season on Fox Sports Midwest. It is hosted by former Cardinals pitcher Brad Thompson, team mascot Fredbird, and Busch Stadium Public Address announcer John "The U-Man" Ulett. The 30-minute show began airing in 2003 and presents team news, player profiles, and Cardinals team history in a kid-friendly manner along with games and trivia.{{cite web|url=http://cardinalskids.com/about-page|title=About Cardinals Kids|publisher=Cardinals Kids.com|year=2013|access-date=April 22, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203062224/http://cardinalskids.com/about-page|url-status=dead}}

A weekly magazine program, This Week in Cardinal Nation, airs on St. Louis' NBC affiliate KSDK. Cardinals games had been seen on KSDK (and its predecessor, KSD-TV) from 1947 through 1958, 1963 through 1987, and 2007 until 2010. KPLR-TV was the Cardinals' other over-the-air broadcaster, carrying games from 1959 through 1962 and from 1988 until 2006.

Former Cardinals broadcasters include Jack Buck, Harry Caray, Bob Carpenter, Dizzy Dean, Joe Garagiola, Dan McLaughlin, and Jay Randolph. Joe Buck, the son of Jack Buck, was an official member of the Cardinals' broadcast team from 1991 until 2007. The younger Buck once served as the lead play-by-play caller for Fox Sports' national Major League Baseball and National Football League broadcasts before joining ESPN as the voice of Monday Night Football in 2022.

Opening Day payrolls for 25-man roster (since 2000):{{cite web|url=http://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/national-league-central/st-louis-cardinals |title=Cot's Baseball Contracts|publisher=Baseballprospectus.com |access-date=April 9, 2024}} [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s-kGjlxIH3qqsLmhOCPm9QJ9w2DBEVnT332kK3RF7j4/pubhtml 2018–23 payroll obligations]

2020 season shortened to 60 games. Payroll adjusted from $168,930,500 to $69,461,295.

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• {{cite book |last=Judd |first=Dennis |title=The Infrastructure of Play: Building the Tourist City |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |location=Armonk, N.Y. |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-7656-0956-4 |ref=Jud02}}
• {{cite magazine|last=Taylor |first=Phil |title=Where's The Boo In Booster? |date=October 31, 2011 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1191591/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029045904/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1191591/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2011|access-date=October 28, 2011 |quote=Redbird Nation's reputation as the most knowledgeable, loyal and, above all, friendly fans in the majors ... 'Our fans are the best because they're just as passionate as anywhere else, ..., but they're probably a little more fair-minded,' says St. Louis manager Tony La Russa.}}
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• [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/ St. Louis Cardinals Team Index] (at Baseball Reference)
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