Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Sport: Baseball
Background: The St. Louis Cardinals
are an American Major League Baseball team based in
Saint Louis, Missouri. They are in the Central Division
of the National League.
Founded: 1882 in the American Association.
Moved to National League in 1892.
Formerly known as: St. Louis Brown
Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883-1898), St.
Louis Perfectos (1899). Name became "Cardinals"
in 1900.
Home ballpark: Busch Stadium (1966-2005)
Uniform colors: Cardinal red, White,
and Navy blue
Logo design: One or two cardinals perched on
a baseball bat.
Wild Card titles won (1): 2001
Division titles won (6): 1982, 1985,
1987, 1996, 2000, 2002
American Association pennants won (4): 1885, 1886, 1887,
1888
National League pennants won (15):
1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946,
1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1987
World Series championships won (9):
1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982
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Franchise history
The team was formed as part of the American Association
in 1882 where they enjoyed a four-year dynasty under
flamboyant owner Chris von der Ahe. At that time they
were called the Browns, under which name they joined
the NL when the American Association went out of business.
They were briefly the Perfectos during 1899 before settling
on their present name.
Highlights from Cardinal history include the 1930s era
"Gas House Gang" featuring Dizzy Dean, Joe
Medwick, Pepper Martin and Enos Slaughter. In 1934,
Dean and his younger brother, Paul, combined to win
49 games - still a single season record for brothers.
Dizzy, whose real name was Jerome Herman Dean, won 30
of them, with Paul (nicknamed "Daffy") contributing
19 wins.
In the 1940s, the Cardinals dominated the National League,
and in 1944 they met their crosstown rivals, the St.
Louis Browns, in the "trolley car Series".
Stan "The Man" Musial arrived in St. Louis.
Known to loyal fans as "Ol' Number 6", Musial
spent 23 years in a Cardinal uniform. In the 1970s,
a statue of Musial was constructed outside Busch Stadium
downtown.
