The St Louis Cardinals were established in 1882 under owner Chris Von Der Ahe a versatile entrepreneur and baseball enthusiast.

The Cardinals were initially named ‘Brown Stockings’ and were part of American Association till they joined the National League in 1892.

The Browns were four times American Association pennant winners consecutively for the years 1885, 1886, 1887 and 1888.

Their homeground was Sportsman Park at this time.

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Frank and Stanley Robinson purchased the St Louis Cardinals, then called the Brown Stockings from the troubled Chris Von Der Ahe in 1898. The team park was renamed League Park and the Brown Stockings were named the Perfectos for a brief period till 1900. After a sportswriter overheard a fan appreciating the new uniform colors as a lovely shade of cardinals, the nickname ‘cardinals’ was liked and accepted by the team.

The St Louis Cardinals started the 1900’s with 65- 75 record and 4th position by the end of 1901 season. The League Park was renamed Robinson Park in 1911 by Mrs. Helen H Britton, in memory of her father and uncle; Frank and Stanley Robinson. In 1916 Mrs. Britton sold her shares of the Cardinals to Sam Breadon and James C Jones.

The 1920’s started well for St Louis Cardinals with 87-66 record and 3rd position by the end of 1921 season. The Cardinals were in good form as Roger Hornsby became the first Triple Crown winner from the Redbirds for the years 1922 and 1925. With Branch Rickey at the front office and Hornsby as the team manger the Cardinals were a prosperous team with great players.

The first National League pennant and World Series championship came in 1926 to the Cardinals; Grover Alexander was largely accredited for the wins. The next National League pennants came in 1928 and 1930 with players like Jim Bottomley, young Jay Hanna, famous Dizzy Dean and Jesse Haines.

The 1930’s started even better when the St Louis Cardinals were World Series title holders for years 1931 and 1934.

In 1937 Joe Medwick became the last National League player to date to win the Triple Crown with .347 batting average, 154 RBI and 31 home runs.

The Cardinals dominated the diamond in the 1940’s. They were the National League pennant winners for four years and World Series title holders for three years. Throughout the decade from 1940 to 1949 the Cardinals remained in the top three position, their best being 1942 with 106-48 record being on top of the list.

St Louis Cardinals played their first night game on 4 June 1940. The players accredited for the wins were Stan Musial (National League MVP 1943, 1946 & 1948), Mort Cooper (National League MVP 1942), Enos Slaughter (great hitter) and Whitey Kurowski (third baseman).

After a brief ownership Fred Saigh sold the Cardinals to August A Busch Jr. on 20 Feb 1953. The Cardinals ballpark after negotiations from owner Bill Veeck was purchased, renovated and named Busch Stadium. The 50’s proved to be mediocre for the Cardinals with Musial’s achieving his 3000th hit on 13 May 1958.

The 1960’s started on a better note with Cardinals having 86-68 record and in 3rd position on the board by the end of 1960 season. The Cardinals were back on their winning streak in the 60’s with three national League pennant and two World Series titles throughout the decade.

The 1964 World Series was the most exciting of the two with St Louis Cardinals finally defeating tough contenders the Yankees to a 4-3 record. The Cardinals had some great players on their 60’s team like the legendary Lou Brock, Bob Gibson (National League MVP 1968, Cy Young Award), Tim Mc Carver (power hitter), and Ken Boyer.

The Cardinals maintained their good performance in the 1970’s with Joe Torre (National League MVP 1971), with Lou Brock becoming the second Major Leaguer with 118 stolen bases in 1974, John Denny at age 23 became the youngest player to win National League ERA title in 1976 and Garry Templeton hit 200 homers in a season made him the youngest player to achieve this feat. Instead of great all star players the team was not able to capture any title till the 80’s.

The St Louis Cardinals became the World Series title holders in 1982 under manager Whitey Herzog and also accredited for the win rookie Willie Mc Gee (MVP & Gold Glove winner). Cardinals also won three National League pennants throughout the decade. The team boasted great player like Joe Morgan, Ozzie Smith, Todd Worrell and Vince Coleman.

The 90’s was a period of change for the Cardinals. They had new owners Fred Hanser, Drew Bour and William DeWitt Jr. in 1995; the team also had change of managers from Joe Torre in 1990 to Mike J in 1995 and finally Tonny La Russa in 1996. The team became stable with Russa’s guidance and had 88-74 record and 1st position by the end of 1996 season.

In the new millennia the Cardinals were on the 1st position with 95-67 record by the end of 2000 season. The St. Louis Cardinals had above 90 wins after 12 years and they continued to better themselves on the score board and reached 105-57 record in 2004. The Cardinals remained in the top three till 2007 season, with two National League pennants and a World Series title for the year 2006 against the Tigers.

The present Cardinals are a promising team with All-Star players like Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, Jim Edmonds, Jeff Weaver and David Eckstein. The Redbirds are a great Major League team that has proved its potential time and again on the diamond.

St Louis Cardinals Major league titles

World Series titles (10)

• 2006 • 1982 • 1967 • 1964
• 1946 • 1944 • 1942 • 1934
• 1931 • 1926
• NL Pennants (17) 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 (7)

• 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2002
• 2001 • 2000 • 1996

East Division titles (3)

• 1987 • 1985 • 1982

Owner(s): William DeWitt, Jr. and Fred Hanser

Manager: Tony La Russa

General Manager: John Mozeliak

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2009

MLB SERIES 25

• JOBA CHAMBERLAIN
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• JOSH HAMILTON
• RUSSELL MARTIN
• JACOBY ELLSBURY
• JOSE REYES
• MANNY RAMIREZ

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MLB SERIES 24 (2009 WAVE 1)

• DEREK JETER 4
• JIMMY ROLLINS
• JOHAN SANTANA
• JOSH BECKETT 2
• KOSUKE FUKUDOME
• ALEX RODRIGUEZ 5
• MIKE LOWELL
• TORII HUNTER 2

Release Date

May 2009

MLB 2009 TRU EXCLUSIVE ASSORTMENT (SERIES 23)

• CARLOS ZAMBRANO
• CHIPPER JONES 2
• DUSTIN PEDROIA
• JUSTIN UPTON
• JORGE POSADA 3
• MIGUEL CABRERA

Release Date

April 2009

3-INCH MLB BASEBALL SERIES 7

DAVID ORTIZ ALBERT PUJOLS RYAN HOWARD MANNY RAMIREZ DERREK LEE DEREK JETER

Release Date

March 2009

MLB COOPERSTOWN 2009 (SERIES 6)

• BABE RUTH 3
• THURMAN MUNSON
• CARL YASTRZEMSKI
• TONY GWYNN
• JOE MORGAN

Release Date

March 2010

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JACKIE ROBINSON DAY 3-PACK

2008

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 22

• DEREK JETER 4
• CARLOS LEE
• CURT SCHILLING 3
• JOSE REYES
• ICHIRO 3
• ANDRUW JONES 2

Release Date

June 2008

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 21

• NOMAR GARCIAPARRA 4
• DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
• JORGE POSADA 2
• MICHAEL YOUNG
• JOE MAUER
• ALFONSO SORIANO 3

Release Date

April 2008

COOPERSTOWN SERIES 5

• DENNIS ECKERSLEY
• HANK AARON
• MICKEY MANTLE 2
• MIKE SCHMIDT
• RYNE SANDBERG
• TY COBB

Release Date

February 2008

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 20

• CHASE UTLEY
• BARRY ZITO
• CHIEN-MING WANG
• KEVIN YOUKILIS
• GARY SHEFFIELD
• PAUL KONERKO

Release Date

February 2008

3-INCH MLB BASEBALL SERIES 6

• MARIANO RIVERA 2
• JONATHAN PAPELBON
• DAVID WRIGHT
• BARRY ZITO
• ALBERT PUJOLS 3
• RYAN HOWARD

Release Date

February 2008

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FANFEST 2008: DON MATTINGLY

FANFEST 2008: DEREK JETER

BOSTON RED SOX 3-PACK 2

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2007

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 19

• ANDY PETTITTE
• ALBERT PUJOLS 3
• JOHNNY DAMON 2
• JONATHAN PAPELBON
• PRINCE FIELDER
• PEDRO MARTINEZ 2
• SCOTT KAZMIR

Release Date

July 2007

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 18

• BRANDON WEBB
• DAVID ORTIZ 2
• DAVID WRIGHT
• JUSTIN VERLANDER
• MARIANO RIVERA 2
• RYAN HOWARD

Release Date

June 2007

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 17

• JOSH BECKETT 2
• JIM THOME (White Sox)
• ROBINSON CANO
• ERIC CHAVEZ
• BILLY WAGNER (Mets)
• TROY GLAUS (Blue Jays)

Release Date

February 2007

COOPERSTOWN SERIES 4

• JOE DIMAGGIO
• JOHNNY BENCH
• TED WILLIAMS
• ROGER MARIS
• STEVE CARLTON
• OZZIE SMITH

Release Date

February 2007

3-INCH MLB BASEBALL SERIES 5

• ANDRUW JONES 2
• DEREK JETER 2
• DERREK LEE
• IVAN RODRIGUEZ
• JOSH BECKETT
• JIM EDMONDS
• JASON GIAMBI 2
• MIKE PIAZZA
• MANNY RAMIREZ 2
• ORLANDO HUDSON
• PAT BURRELL
• PEDRO MARTINEZ

Release Date

February 2007

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3-INCH CONOR JACKSON

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CHICAGO CUBS 3-PACK

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2006

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 16

• CRAIG BIGGIO
• MANNY RAMIREZ 2
• SCOTT PODSEDNIK
• GARY SHEFFIELD
• VICTOR MARTINEZ
• JAKE PEAVY

Release Date

July 2006

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 15

• DERREK LEE
• ANDRUW JONES 2
• RICHIE SEXSON (MARINERS)
• JOHAN SANTANA
• MIGUEL CABRERA
• CHAD CORDERO
• CARLOS DELGADO

Release Date

May 2006

3-INCH MLB BASEBALL SERIES 4

• ALEX RODRIGUEZ 2
• CARLOS BELTRAN
• GARRET ANDERSON
• DONTRELLE WILLIS
• DAVID ORTIZ
• KERRY WOOD
• MARIANO RIVERA
• ALBERT PUJOLS 2
• KEN GRIFFEY JR.
• JASON VARITEK
• JOHN SMOLTZ
• ALFONSO SORIANO
• JIM THOME
• BILLY WAGNER
• HIDEKI MATSUI
• CURT SCHILLING 2

Release Date

February 2006

COOPERSTOWN SERIES 3

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• MICKEY MANTLE
• CARLTON FISK
• JACKIE ROBINSON
• DON MATTINGLY
• ROBERTO CLEMENTE
• NOLAN RYAN 2

Release Date

February 2006

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 14

• MARK MULDER (Cardinals)
• BOBBY ABREU
• ARAMIS RAMIREZ
• JEFF KENT
• JASON VARITEK 2
• ALEX RODRIGUEZ 4

Release Date

February 2006

COLLECTOR'S EDITION ROGER CLEMENS (ASTROS)

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MLB COMMEMORATIVE 2-PACK: BARRY BONDS & BABE RUTH

FANFEST 2006: ROBERTO CLEMENTE

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COOPERSTOWN COLLECTOR'S EDITION MICKEY MANTLE

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NEW YORK YANKEES 3-PACK

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2005

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 13: EXTENDED EDITION

• RANDY JOHNSON 3
• PEDRO MARTINEZ 2
• MOISES ALOU
• LARRY WALKER 2

Release Date

August 2005

3-INCH MLB BASEBALL SERIES 3

• ALEX RODRIGUEZ 2
• ROGER CLEMENS
• SAMMY SOSA
• FRANK THOMAS
• JIM EDMONDS
• ERIC GAGNE
• CURT SCHILLING
• ICHIRO 2
• DEREK JETER
• RANDY JOHNSON 2
• PEDRO MARTINEZ
• NOMAR GARCIAPARRA 3

Release Date

July 2005

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 12

• TOM GLAVINE
• DAVID ORTIZ
• ADRIAN BELTRE
• CARLOS BELTRAN
• NOMAR GARCIAPARRA 2
• MIKE MUSSINA
• SCOTT ROLEN 2
• ERIC GAGNE 2

Release Date

June 2005

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Release Date

May 2005

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 11

• ALEX RODRIGUEZ 3
• KEN GRIFFEY JR. 2
• MARK PRIOR 2
• ROY HALLADAY
• BILLY WAGNER
• JOHNNY DAMON
• VLADIMIR GUERRERO 2
• MIKE PIAZZA 2

Release Date

April 2005

COOPERSTOWN SERIES 2

• CAL RIPKEN JR.
• MIKE SCHMIDT
• CATFISH HUNTER
• BABE RUTH
• WILLIE MAYS
• WILLIE STARGELL

Release Date

February 2005

MLB HOMEPLATE DIORAMA: JASON VARITEK AND UMPIRE

3-INCH JOSH BECKETT & MIGUEL CABRERA

3-INCH YOGI BERRA & JORGE POSADA

3-INCH FRANK CATALANOTTO & ORLANDO HUDSON

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3-INCH BILLY WAGNER & PAT BURRELL

FANFEST 2005: IVAN RODRIGUEZ

FANFEST 2005: TROY PERCIVAL

12-INCH DEREK JETER 2

3-INCH DONTRELLE WILLIS & PAUL LO DUCA

MLB 2-PACK: CURT SCHILLING & ALBERT PUJOLS

3-INCH DON MATTINGLY

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12-INCH BARRY BONDS 2 (GRAY UNIFORM)

BARRY BONDS (700TH HOME RUN COMMEMORATIVE FIGURE)

MLB 2-PACK: BARRY BONDS & WILLIE MAYS

12-INCH NOLAN RYAN (ASTROS)

2004

MLB 12-INCH BASEBALL SERIES 1

• 12-Inch NOLAN RYAN
• 12-Inch SAMMY SOSA

Release Date

November 2004

COOPERSTOWN COLLECTION

• BOB GIBSON
• BROOKS ROBINSON
• NOLAN RYAN
• REGGIE JACKSON
• TOM SEAVER
• YOGI BERRA

Release Date

July 2004

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 10

• DEREK JETER 2
• ALBERT PUJOLS 2
• ANDY PETTITTE
• MARK MULDER
• CARLOS DELGADO
• CURT SCHILLING 2
• GARRET ANDERSON
• ROGER CLEMENS
• RAFAEL PALMEIRO

Release Date

June 2004

3-INCH MLB BASEBALL SERIES 2

• NOMAR GARCIAPARRA/TORII HUNTER
• PEDRO MARTINEZ/KEN GRIFFEY JR.
• JORGE POSADA/SCOTT ROLEN
• CURT SCHILLING/HIDEKI MATSUI
• MIKE PIAZZA/KERRY WOOD
• JASON GIAMBI/ALBERT PUJOLS

Release Date

May 2004

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 9

• ANDRUW JONES
• DONTRELLE WILLIS
• MAGGLIO ORDONEZ
• MARIANO RIVERA
• NOMAR GARCIAPARRA 2
• TODD HELTON

Release Date

April 2004

3-INCH MLB BASEBALL

• DEREK JETER/BARRY ZITO
• SAMMY SOSA/CHIPPER JONES
• ALEX RODRIGUEZ/ERIC GAGNE
• ICHIRO/JIM THOME
• RANDY JOHNSON 2/ALFONSO SORIANO
• MARK PRIOR/IVAN RODRIGUEZ

Release Date

March 2004

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 8

• ALEX RODRIGUEZ 2
• ALFONSO SORIANO 2
• HIDEKI MATSUI
• JEFF BAGWELL
• JOHN SMOLTZ
• KEVIN BROWN
• RICHIE SEXSON

Release Date

February 2004

FANFEST 2004: JEFF BAGWELL

FANFEST 2004: ROGER CLEMENS

MLB 2-PACK: TODD HELTON & SAMMY SOSA

MLB 2-PACK: DEREK JETER & NOMAR GARCIAPARRA

2003

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 7

• BERNIE WILLIAMS
• BARRY ZITO
• MARK PRIOR
• RANDY JOHNSON 2
• SCOTT ROLEN
• TROY GLAUS

Release Date

September 2003

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 6

• JIM EDMONDS
• JORGE POSADA
• JIM THOME
• KAZUHISU ISHII
• LUIS GONZALEZ
• MIKE SWEENEY
• SAMMY SOSA 2

Release Date

July 2003

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 5

• ALFONSO SORIANO
• BARRY BONDS 2
• DEREK LOWE
• ERIC GAGNE
• JASON KENDALL
• MIGUEL TEJADA
• PAT BURRELL
• TORII HUNTER

Release Date

June 2003

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 4

• ERIC HINSKE
• ICHIRO 2
• LANCE BERKMAN
• LARRY WALKER
• MATT MORRIS
• TREVOR HOFFMAN

Release Date

March 2003

WORLD SERIES 2002: BARRY BONDS

FANFEST 2003: FRANK THOMAS

FANFEST 2003: SAMMY SOSA

2002

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 3

• ADAM DUNN
• CHIPPER JONES
• CURT SCHILLING
• JASON GIAMBI
• JUAN GONZALEZ
• ROBERTO ALOMAR
• ROY OSWALT
• VLADIMIR GUERRERO

Release Date

August 2002

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 2

• ALEX RODRIGUEZ
• BARRY BONDS
• DEREK JETER
• GREG MADDUX
• KEN GRIFFEY JR.
• KERRY WOOD
• MANNY RAMIREZ
• NOMAR GARCIAPARRA
• ROGER CLEMENS

Release Date

June 2002

MLB BASEBALL SERIES 1

• ALBERT PUJOLS
• ICHIRO
• IVAN RODRIGUEZ
• MIKE PIAZZA
• PEDRO MARTINEZ
• RANDY JOHNSON
• SHAWN GREEN
• SAMMY SOSA

Release Date

March 2002

BIG LEAGUE CHALLENGE: JASON GIAMBI

BIG LEAGUE CHALLENGE: NOMAR GARCIAPARRA

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