St Louis Cardinals Tickets

St Louis Cardinals information, The roots of the modern day St. Louis Cardinals stretch back to 1899. By the 1920's the Cardinals had built a successful team around second basemen Rogers Hornsby. In 1926, the Cardinals won their first World Series by knocking off the feared Yankees in seven games. Soon thereafter, in 1928, the Cardinals won another pennant. In 1934, comic pitcher Jerome Herman ìDizzyî Dean and his younger brother Paul combined for 49 wins, still a record to this day for two brothers. The 1940's displayed the Cardinals' utter domination of the National League. In 1942, the team won 106 games, a franchise record. Stan ìThe Manî Musial led the '44 team to another World Series victory against the team's cross-town rivals, the St. Louis Browns. In 1946, the Cards won yet another World Series, with the eventual winning run coming in the eighth inning by Enos Slaughter in Game 7.

In 1964, with the help of Lou Brock and Bob Gibson, the Cardinals once again defeated the New York Yankees to take the World Series. In 1967, future Hall of Famers Lou Brock, Orlando Cepeda, Steve Carlton, and Bob Gibson led St. Louis to another World Series victory over the Boston Red Sox. In 1970, Gibson was recognized for his outstanding pitching by being awarded the Cy Young Award. Compared to the history of the St. Louis Cardinals, the team did not have much success in the 1970's. However, there were highlights. Famed New York Yankee manager Joe Torre won the National League MVP award in 1971, while in 1979 Lou Brock had his 3,000th hit. With the unconventional Whitey Herzog taking on the role of manager, the Cardinals restored their great position in the 1980's. Players such as Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee and Darrell Porter played crucial roles in the successes of the Cardinals in this era.

The team went on to win the 1982 World Series and win pennants in '85 and '87. In 1998, Mark McGwire set the record for most home runs in a season with 70, breaking Roger Maris' previous record of 61. In 2001, the Cardinals shared the NL Central Championship with the Houston Astros. The same year, rookie sensation Albert Pujols slammed 37 home runs, and it would not take long for all of baseball to realize that he would be one of the greatest players ever to play the game. In 2004, Pujols helped launch the team into the World Series by getting the game tying hit in Game 7, only to lose to the long due Boston Red Sox. In 2005, Chris Carpenter was awarded the Cy Young Award, and Albert Pujols was named National League MVP. In 2006, maybe it was the opening of the new Busch Stadium. Maybe it was just pure skill. Either way, the Cardinals went on to win the 2006 World Series, and are the reigning champs. After defeating the New York Mets in the NLCS, the Cards faced a formidable opponent in the Detroit Tigers. With the great play of David Eckstein, Chris Carpenter, and Jeff Weaver, and the great managing by Tony LaRussa, the Cardinals once again were victorious by a margin of 4-1.