St. Louis Cardinals

Chris Von der Ahe’s Brown Stockings began American Association play, winning their first game on May 2.⁠[1]

The St. Louis Browns entered the National League.⁠[2]

The club played as the St. Louis Perfectos.⁠[3]

The club became the St. Louis Cardinals.⁠[3]

After Stanley Robison’s death, Helene Hathaway Robison Britton inherited three-quarters of the shares, with her mother holding the rest.⁠[1]

Sam Breadon removed Branch Rickey as manager but retained him as general manager. Rickey bought minor-league clubs to develop players in a farm system later emulated across the majors.⁠[4]

The Cardinals beat the Yankees in seven games for their first modern World Series championship.⁠[5]

The club defeated the Philadelphia Athletics to win the World Series.⁠[3]

Dizzy Dean won 30 games and was named NL MVP.⁠[5]

The club beat the Detroit TigersDetroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball club in Detroit, Michigan.Open the full entry in a seven-game World Series.⁠[3]

Homegrown players including Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial helped win the World Series. Rickey then moved to the Brooklyn DodgersLos Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball club in Los Angeles, playing in Major League Baseball’s National League at Dodger Stadium.Open the full entry.⁠[4]

The Cardinals defeated the city’s American League Browns for the championship.⁠[3]

The club beat the Boston Red Sox in a seven-game World Series.⁠[3]

Anheuser-Busch purchased the club from Fred Saigh for $3.75 million, including $1.25 million in assumed debt.⁠[1]

Tom Alston started at first base in the opener against the Chicago CubsChicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team in the National League Central Division, playing at Wrigley Field on Chicago’s North Side. Originally known as the White Stockings, the club joined the National League as a charter member in 1876 and is the only team from its inaugural season still playing in its original city. The Cubs name became official in 1907. The franchise has won 17 National League pennants and three World Series titles, in 1907, 1908 and 2016. The 2016 championship ended a 108-year World Series title drought. The Ricketts family has held a controlling interest since 2009.Open the full entry, becoming the first Black player to appear for the Cardinals in the majors.⁠[6]

The club beat the Yankees in seven games.⁠[7]

The club moved downtown to Busch Memorial Stadium, a multipurpose venue also used by St. Louis’s NFLNFLThe NFL (National Football League) is a U.S. professional American football league of 32 clubs. Founded in 1920 as the APFA and renamed in 1922, it is organized into the AFC and NFC, with the season culminating in the Super Bowl.Open the full entry team.⁠[8]

The club beat the Boston Red Sox in seven games.⁠[7]

Bob Gibson finished with a 1.12 ERA; the Cardinals lost the World Series to the Detroit Tigers.⁠[7]

The club beat the Milwaukee BrewersMilwaukee BrewersThe Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball club in Milwaukee, playing in Major League Baseball’s National League Central.Open the full entry in seven games, ending a fifteen-year championship drought.⁠[5]

Anheuser-Busch announced a $150 million sale agreement with Bill DeWitt Jr.’s group covering the club, stadium and parking facilities. The buyers committed to keeping the club in St. Louis.⁠[1]

Anheuser-Busch completed the club’s sale.⁠[9]

The club opened the new Busch Stadium against the Milwaukee Brewers. Brick and steel frame the exterior, with the Gateway Arch visible beyond the outfield.⁠[8]

The club defeated the Detroit Tigers for the championship.⁠[3]

David Freese hit an eleventh-inning walk-off homer in Game 6. The Cardinals won Game 7 for their eleventh modern World Series championship.⁠[5]

Former club executive Christopher Correa pleaded guilty to five counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer, involving confidential Houston AstrosHouston AstrosThe Houston Astros are a professional baseball club in Houston, Texas, competing in MLB’s American League West.Open the full entry scouting and trade information.⁠[10]

Correa received 46 months in prison and restitution exceeding $279,000. The Justice Department stated that no other Cardinals personnel had been charged.⁠[10]

The club owed the Astros $2 million and two draft picks.⁠[11]

Albert Pujols ended his final season with 703 career home runs.⁠[5]

Chaim Bloom became president of baseball operations.⁠[12]

The club went 77–85 and missed the postseason.⁠[13]

Bill DeWitt III became CEO.⁠[14]

Busch Stadium stands in downtown St. Louis. The adjacent Ballpark Village opened its first phase in 2014, with a club Hall of Fame museum, restaurants and viewing areas.⁠[8]

St. Louis Cardinals: Official website: https://www.mlb.com/cardinals (opens in a new window).⁠[15]

St. Louis Cardinals: X: https://x.com/Cardinals (opens in a new window).⁠[16]

St. Louis Cardinals: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardinals (opens in a new window).⁠[17]

St. Louis Cardinals: YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: https://www.youtube.com/cardinals (opens in a new window).⁠[18]