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| Years in red
denote National League
championships. |
1876
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The St. Louis Brown
Stockings become a
charter member of the
National League in the
nation's centennial year. |
1877
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Under accusations of
scandal, John B.C. Lucas,
owner of the Brown
Stockings, withdrew his
team from the league. |
1881
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With Chris Von der Ahe
as the corporate
president and chief
stockholder, the Browns
are entered in to the
American Association. |
1886
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The American
Association Browns beat
Chicago of the National
League in a
winner-take-all world
championship game that
went 10 innings. |
1892
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The American
Association folded at the
conclustion of the 1891
season. As a result, the
Browns rejoined the
National League. They
later became known as the
Perfectos. |
1898
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The Perfectos move to
League Park, which would
later be named Robison
Field. |
1899
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Since changing the
team's name to the
Perfectos, the team was
outfitted in red striped
stockings and red-trimmed
uniforms. When
sportswriter Willie
McHale, of the St. Louis
Republic, heard a lady
fan remark, "What a
lovely shade of
cardinal," the new
nickname was used in his
column, and struck a
chord with St. Louis
fans. The team officially
changed its name from the
Perfectos to the
Cardinals in 1900. |
1920
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The Cardinals move to
Sportsman's Park. |
1922
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Rogers Hornsby wins
the Triple Crown. |
1925
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Rogers Hornsby wins a
second Triple Crown. |
1926
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Cardinals win their
first National League
Championship, and their
first World Series
Championship against the
Yankees. The Cards won
the series 4-3. |
1928
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Cardinals win National
League Championship. |
1930
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Cardinals win National
League Championship. |
1931
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Cardinals become World
Series Champions after
beating the Athletics 4
games to 3. |
1934
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The Gas House Gang
wins the Cardinals their
3rd World Series
Championship. The Cards
won the Series against
the Tigers 4-3. |
1942
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The Cards won their
4th World Series
Championship against the
Yankees 4-1. |
1943
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Cardinals win National
League Championship. |
1944
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The Cardinals won
their 5th World Series
(known as the Street Car
Series) against the
Browns 4-2. It was the
only time that the World
Series featured two teams
from St. Louis. |
1946
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The Cardinals next
World Series Championship
came against the Red Sox.
The Cards took the series
4-3. |
1953
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Anheuser-Busch
purchases the Cardinals
and renames Sportsman's
Park to Busch Stadium. |
1958
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On May 13, Stan
"The Man"
Musial collected his
3000th hit. |
1963
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Musial announced his
retirement in 1963. On
September 29 of the same
year, Musial became the
first Cardinal to have
his number retired.
Musial's number was 6. |
1964
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The Cardinals won
their 7th World Series
Championship against the
Yankees 4 games to 3. |
1966
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The first game is
played at the new Busch
Memorial Stadium. The
All-Star Game was played
at Busch that year, as
well. |
1967
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Lou Brock sets a
record for the number of
steals in a World Series
at 7. The Cardinals also
won the World Series
against the Red Sox 4-3. |
1968
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Bob Gibson sets the
World Series strikeout
record in one game with
17. |
1974
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Bob Gibson becomes the
second pitcher in Major
League history to strike
out 3000 batters. |
1979
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On August 13, Lou
Brock collected his
3000th hit. Later that
year, on September 3, Lou
Brock also stole his
938th base and became
Major League Baseball's
all time stolen base
leader. |
1982
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The Cardinals won
their 9th World Series
Championship against the
Brewers 4-3. The
Cardinals have not won a
World Series ever since. |
1985
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The Cardinals set a
club record for the most
stolen bases (314). |
1987
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Cardinals win National
League Championship. |
1998
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On September 8, Mark
McGwire broke Roger
Maris' single season home
run record by hitting
number 62 at 8:18 p.m.
Central Standard Time. On
September 27, the final
game of the season,
McGwire hit number 70
into what is now known as
Suite 70. Not to be
outdone by McGwire's
achievements, Ray
Lankford became the
all-time Busch Stadium
home run leader (87). |
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