St. Louis Cardinals

The current defending champions of the World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals was created in 1882 as “Brown Stockings”. The name was used until 1898 where they sported the name, “Perfectos” in 1899. The name Cardinals started in 1900 and is used until now. During the early years, the team already showed potential when they won for four straight years from 1885 to 1888. However, after the American Association was dissolved, the performance of St Louis Cardinals also disintegrated.

The name St. Louis Cardinals came from Willie McHale a newspaper writer in St. Louis. He overheard the word cardinals from an observation of a lady when the team wore red banded uniforms, “a lovely shade of cardinal”. The St Louis Cardinals logo of a bird is a variation from numerous revisions from time to time, the first logo as cardinals were only the interlocked S and L but in 1920s the team used two birds on top of the bat. Since then, the St. Louis Cardinals logo always has a bird with a bat with variations only to its position and number of birds.

The powerful performance of St. Louis Cardinals through the years started in the second half of the 1920s. In 1926, the St. Louis Cardinal Baseball team won their first National League division championship. The St. Louis Cardinals World Series date with the Yankees was their first World Series appearance where they won in a gripping seven games. With this performance, the St. Louis Cardinals schedule was dotted with victories. In all, the St. Louis Cardinals have won 10 division titles, 17 national league pennants and 10 World Series championships. The St. Louis Cardinals baseball team holds the most wins in the World Series in the National League.

Not only will the team performance go the books of St. Louis Cardinals history but also with individual feats as well. Mark McGwire, the team’s first baseman hit the most number of homeruns in one season with 70 in 1998. However, it was broken by Barry Bonds with 73 in 2001. Mark McGwire’s stint didn’t really help the St Louis Cardinal Baseball team capture any World Series title, his achievement was honored by the St. Louis Cardinals officials who retired his number.

Followers of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team were ecstatic last year. In 2006, with a new stadium, the team went on to win the World Series; making them the second team to win a World Series in a new park (first was the Yankees in 1923). Sales of St. Louis Cardinals tickets are continuous in the stadium and online where fans of the team can also download the latest St. Louis Cardinals wallpaper. Follow the St Louis Cardinals baseball team on the quest to win another World Series. You may store up on St. Louis Cardinals merchandise by ordering from reputable online sellers.