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Established in 1882 | |||
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Retired numbers | 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23, 24, 42, 42, 45, 85 | ||
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World Series titles (11) | 2011 • 2006 • 1982 • 1967 1964 • 1946 • 1944 • 1942 1934 • 1931 • 1926 | ||
NL Pennants (18) | 2013 • 2011 • 2006 • 2004 1987 • 1985 • 1982 • 1968 1967 • 1964 • 1946 • 1944 1943 • 1942 • 1934 • 1931 1930 • 1928 • 1926 | ||
AA Pennants (4) | 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885 | ||
Central Division titles (8) | 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2009 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2002 2001 • 2000 • 1996 | ||
East Division titles (3) [1] | 1987 • 1985 • 1982 | ||
Wild card berths (3) [5] | 2012 • 2011 • 2001 | ||
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Owner(s) | William DeWitt, Jr., Fred Hanser (1996-Present), and Klingaman Group | ||
Manager | Mike Matheny (2012-Present) | ||
General Manager | John Mozeliak (2007-Present) |
The St. Louis Cardinals (also called "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are part of the Central Division in the National League. The Cardinals have won a National League record 11 World Series championships, second in Major League Baseball for most championships behind the New York Yankees, who have 27. They last won a World Series in 2011.
The Cardinals were started by the American Association in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings, who got their name from an earlier National League team. They joined the National League in 1892 and have been known as the Cardinals ever since 1900. The Cardinals began play in the current Busch Stadium in 2006, becoming the first team since 1923 to win the World Series in their first season in a new ballpark. They are the oldest current professional sports franchise west of the Mississippi River. The Cardinals have a strong rivalry with the Chicago Cubs that began in 1885.
The Cardinals and Astros were declared co-champions of the NL Central in 2001, based on their identical regular season record. Due to the fact that the Astros edged the Cardinals in head-to-head games, 9–7, they were seeded as the division winner in the post-season, and the Cardinals were seeded as the wild-card.