The Baseball Scholar

St. Louis Cardinals

Dave Franks
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  • St. Louis Cardinals Lists
  • Team History
    Years Known As Record World Series Titles Pennants Playoff Appearance
    1900 – 2022 St. Louis Cardinals 9,951 – 9,093 11 19 32
    1899 St. Louis Perfectos 84 – 67 0 0 0
    1883 – 1898 St. Louis Browns 1,060 – 1,029 0 4 0
    1882 St. Louis Brown Stockings 37 – 43 0 0 0
    World Series Titles
    Year Opponent Series World Series MVP
    2011 Texas Rangers 4-3 David Freese
    2006 Detroit Tigers 4-1 David Eckstein
    1982 Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Darrell Porter
    1967 Boston Red Sox 4-3 Bob Gibson
    1964 New York Yankees 4-3 Bob Gibson
    1946 Boston Red Sox 4-3
    1944 St. Louis Browns 4-2
    1942 New York Yankees 4-1
    1934 Detroit Tigers 4-3
    1931 Philadelphia Athletics 4-3
    1926 New York Yankees 4-3
    Retired Numbers
    Number Player Years Played Position
    1 Ozzie Smith 1982 – 1996 SS
    2 Red Schoendienst 1945 – 1956, 1961 – 1963 2B / OF
    6 Stan Musial 1941 – 1944, 1946 – 1963 OF / 1B
    9 Enos Slaughter 1938 – 1942, 1946 – 1953 OF
    10 Tony La Russa 1996 – 2011 Manager
    14 Ken Boyer 1955 – 1965 3B / OF
    17 Dizzy Dean 1930, 1932 – 1937 RHP
    20 Lou Brock 1964 – 1979 OF
    24 Whitey Herzog 1980 – 1990 Manager
    42 Bruce Sutter 1981 – 1984 RHP
    45 Bob Gibson 1959 – 1975 RHP
    MVP
    Year Player Position
    2022 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
    2009 Albert Pujols 1B
    2008 Albert Pujols 1B
    2005 Albert Pujols 1B
    1985 Willie McGee OF
    1979 Keith Hernandez 1B
    1971 Joe Torre 3B
    1968 Bob Gibson SP
    1964 Ken Boyer 3B
    1948 Stan Musial OF
    1946 Stan Musial OF
    1944 Marty Marion SS
    1943 Stan Musial OF
    1942 Mort Cooper SP
    1937 Joe Medwick OF
    1934 Dizzy Dean SP
    1931 Frankie Frisch 2B
    1928 Jim Bottomley 1B
    1926 Bob O’Farrell C
    1925 Rogers Hornsby 2B
    Cy Young Award
    Year Player
    2005 Chris Carpenter
    1970 Bob Gibson
    1968 Bob Gibson
    Rookie of the Year
    Year Player Position
    2001 Albert Pujols OF / 3B / 1B
    1986 Todd Worrell RP
    1985 Vince Coleman OF
    1974 Bake McBride OF
    1955 Bill Virdon OF
    1954 Wally Moon OF
    Manager of the Year
    Year Manager
    2019 Mike Shildt
    2002 Tony La Russa
    1985 Whitey Herzog