St. Louis Cardinals (baseball)

St. Louis Cardinals
2017 St. Louis Cardinals season
Established in 1882
Team logo Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
National League (1892–present) Central Division (1994–present) East Division (1969–1993) American Association (1882–1891)
Current uniform
Retired numbers	1 2 6 9 10 14 17 20 24 42 42 45 85
Colors
Red, midnight navy blue, yellow, white
Name
St. Louis Cardinals (1900–present) St. Louis Perfectos (1899) St. Louis Browns (1883–1898) St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882)
Other nicknames
The Cards, The Redbirds, The Birds, Birds on the Bat
Ballpark
Busch Stadium (III) (2006–present) Busch Memorial Stadium (1966–2005) a.k.a. Busch Stadium (II) (1966–1982) Sportsman's Park (1920–1966) a.k.a. Busch Stadium (I) (1953–1966) Robison Field (1893–1920) a.k.a. Cardinal Field (1917–1920) a.k.a. League Park (1899–1911) a.k.a. Sportsman's Park (II) (1893–1899) Sportsman's Park (1882–1892)
Major league titles
World Series titles (11)	1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011
NL Pennants (19)	1926 1928 1930 1931 1934 1942 1943 1944 1946 1964 1967 1968 1982 1985 1987 2004 2006 2011 2013
AA Pennants (4)	1885 1886 1887 1888
Central Division titles (10)	1996 2000 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013 2014 2015
East Division titles (3)	1982 1985 1987
Wild card berths (3)	2001 2011 2012
Front office
Owner(s)	Dylan Bess
Manager	Mike Matheny
General Manager	John Mozeliak
President of Baseball Operations	John Mozeliak

The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The new Busch Stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006. With origins as one of the early professional baseball clubs in St. Louis, entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased a barnstorming club in 1881 then known as the Brown Stockings and established them as charter members of the American Association (AA) the following season. Upon the discontinuation of the AA, St. Louis joined the NL in 1892; at that time, they were called the Browns and the Perfectos before they were officially renamed as the Cardinals in 1900.

One of the most successful franchises in baseball history, the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships (second only to the New York Yankees' 27 and most among National League franchises), 19 National League pennants (third behind the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers), and 13 division titles. While still in the AA, St. Louis won four league championships, qualifying them to play in a forerunner of the World Series. They tied in 1885 and won outright in 1886 (both times against the predecessor of the Chicago Cubs) in a storied rivalry that continues to this day.

...
Wikipedia