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History of the Cardinals
Domestic fans may not be familiar with the St. Louis Cardinals, but for Americans, St. Louis, Missouri is a famous baseball city.

The first professional baseball team in St. Louis was not the Cardinals, but the Brown Sox, which became an army on 1876. However, this team only lasted for two years, and it was dissolved in 1878 because of the scandal of its boss Luca Thorpe. 188 1 year, Sportsman's Park and Club formed the St. Louis Browns team and joined the newly established American Association, which is the predecessor of today's Cardinals team. Midland League 189 1 dissolved, Browns 1892 joined the League of Nations.

1898, the Robinson brothers bought the Browns, renamed the team Perfectos (a cigar name) and put on very eye-catching red jerseys and socks. Later, the sports reporter of a local newspaper used the nickname "Cardinal" to refer to the team in her column, because she heard a female fan praise these players: what a lovely shade of Cardinal, which won the fans' response. 1900, Tuantuan was renamed Cardinals, and the main stadium Athletes Park was also renamed Union Park, which is also the origin of Cardinals' name.

Since joining the League of Nations, the cardinal's record has been unsatisfactory, and the ball has changed hands several times. At 1920, Sam Braden, the new president and largest shareholder, decided to make a difference. He sold the main stadium for more money first, and Branch Rickey, vice president and general manager, set up the first farm team (the second army) in Texas to train new people. This strategy really worked. With money and fresh blood, cardinals began to take off. 1926, under the leadership of the famous Rogers Hornsby, they won the first world championship in the team's history.

1942, the Cardinals won the world championship with a young team with an average age of less than 27, and were regarded as one of the greatest teams in history. The Cardinals entered the World Series for the third year in a row on 1944, but the opponents of the American League came to the Browns in St. Louis on 1902. Because the two teams share the same main stadium and athletes' park, all the world series are held in the same stadium. The pitchers of the two teams set a record of 92 strikeouts in six games. As a result, the Cardinals won the championship with four wins and two losses. During the five years from 1942 to 1946, the Cardinals entered the world series four times and won the world championship three times, which was the most brilliant moment in the team's history.

At the end of 1952 season, Anheuser-Busch Company (Busch Beer Company, Budweiser Beer is its most famous brand) bought Cardinals and Spautz Man Park Stadium from Brown, which was converted into Busch Stadium after the end of 1953 season. Brown moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles today. Busch Stadium was used until 1966, and was later replaced by the new Busch Memorial Stadium.

After the silence in the 1950s, the Cardinals flew high again in the 1960s, first pecking the Yankees with 1964 in the World Series, and then tearing up the Boston Red Sox with 1967. Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock set a new record of seven successful base thefts in the World Series. Pitcher Bob Gibson won the MVP of these two world series. In the 1968 World Series, the Cardinals played against the Detroit Tigers, Lou Brock stole bases for seven times to tie his own record again, and Cy Young pitcher Bob Gibson struck out his opponents for seven times in the first game 17, setting a world series record. Unfortunately, the Cardinals lost to Tiger Claw with three wins and four losses.

1970, Busch Memorial Stadium was replaced by artificial grass to welcome the arrival of the 1970s. 197 1 year, Torre (now the head coach of the Yankees) began to make his mark in the Cardinals, winning the league MVP with a batting average of 363%. Giant pitcher Bob Gibson struck out the 3000 milestone with a score of 1974, becoming the second pitcher in major league history to reach this record. The Cardinals also played 25 games with the New York Mets this year, making it the longest night game in major league history. Bob Gibson retired on 1975 and dedicated his career to the Cardinals on 17. 198 1 inducted into the major league hall of fame. 1979 Lou Brock hit the 3000th hit of his career, setting a major league record of 938 base thefts. In the same year, another cardinal, Templeton, hit 65,438+000 hits on the right and 65,438+065,438+065,438+0 hits on the left, becoming the first player in major league history with both hits exceeding 65,438+000.

The 1980s was another exciting time. 1In the middle of the 982 season, Joe McDonald was appointed to replace Whitey Henog, which really made the Cardinals soar. 13 entered the world series, knocked down the Milwaukee Brewers with 4 wins and 3 losses, and won the ninth world championship in the team's history (second only to 26 in the history of the Yankees' major leagues), which is also the latest champion. 1984, the team set a new team record with 220 base thefts. They are also the first major league team to steal bases for more than 200 times in three consecutive years since the St. Louis Browns 19 16. 1985 competed with Kansas Royals, both Missouri, for the world championship, also known as Interstate 70 War (both cities are located on Highway 70). From 65438 to 0986, Oz Smith, a wizard in guerrilla areas, won the Golden Glove Award for seven consecutive years. 1987, he dominated the major league team for the whole season with 3,072 fans, 122 fans, but lost to the Minnesota twins with 3 wins and 4 losses in the world series. 1988, the all-around player Jose Oquendo became the first player in the League of Nations to play nine defensive positions (including pitchers) since 19 18. 1989, the owner of the small ball, August A. Busch, died at the age of 90, which drew a sad end to the 1980s.

The first thing in the 1990s was that Torre was appointed head coach in August. 1990. Cardinal was at the bottom of the League of Nations East, which was the worst year since 19 18. In 199 1, Ozzie Smith's works won the12nd Der goldene Handschuh with the least 8 mistakes made by the National League shortstop. The Cardinals jumped to the second place in the division from the bottom of the previous year, but they still missed the playoffs. 1995 After the season ended, the Cardinals changed hands, and the new owner also invited a coach, Tony Laruca, as the head coach. Boucher Stadium was changed into a natural turf stadium, hoping to bring a new atmosphere to the Cardinals. Sure enough, 1996, the Cardinals entered the playoffs again, but unfortunately they were hacked to death by the Atlanta Warriors' axe in the League of Nations championship. The cardinals' pitchers set a team record of 1050 strikeouts this season. Oz Smith also announced his retirement this year, ending his professional baseball career, and his 1 jersey was also retired. From 65438 to 0997, Mark McGwire joined the Cardinals in July and contributed 24 home runs for the Cardinals. He tied the record of right-handers in Major League Baseball with 58 home runs in a single season, and hit more than 50 home runs for two consecutive years, the second person after Babe Ruth. 1998 is an unforgettable year for any major league fan. On September 8th, Jupao mcguire hit the 62nd home run, breaking Roger Maris' record of 6 1 home run in a single season. He is also the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to hit more than 50 home runs for three consecutive years. During the three years from 1997 to 1999, the Cardinals' record was not good, and the winning percentage hovered around 50%.

In the 2000 season, Cardinals finally reached the first place in the division, and there were still ten wins and losses from the second place. The team's 235 home runs in a single season is also a new record in team history. The Cardinals reached the playoffs for the first time 17, and broke the Warriors' axe with three consecutive victories in the first round, but were eliminated by the New York Mets in the League of Nations championship. At 200 1, the Cardinals appeared a shining star of tomorrow-Albert Pujos. The rookie of the year of the League of Nations, who was only 2 1 year old, hit 37 home runs, breaking the rookie record of the Cardinals and setting the rookie record of the League of Nations with 130 RBI. Starting pitcher Matt Morris won 22 games in a single season, the first time since Bob Gibson (23 wins) 1970. The Cardinals tied with the Astronauts for the division title this season, but lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks' snake kiss in the first round of the playoffs. In 2002, the Cardinals won the championship in the League of Nations Central District for the third year in a row with a score of 97 wins and 65 losses, and trampled the Diamondbacks to death in the first round of the playoffs, which avenged the year before last. Unfortunately, it was shot down by the San Francisco Giants with one win and four losses in the League of Nations Championship, and it still missed the opportunity to knock on the door of the World Series. Cardinals coach Tony Laruca was named coach of the year. In 2004, the Cardinals broke into the World Series, but were eventually swept by the reversed Yankees Red Sox. In 2005, Cardinals continued to enter the playoffs, but eventually missed the championship. In 2006, the Cardinals entered the World Series all the way, and finally eliminated the Tigers to win the World Series. This is also the 10 world series champion in the history of the Cardinals, which makes them the team that won the world series championship in MLB after the Yankees (26 times). 2007 was a bad season. Players were killed in a car accident, coaches were involved in lawsuits, and the Cardinals didn't make the playoffs.

20 1 1 season, the underdog Cardinals defeated the highly anticipated Philadelphia, Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers and won the World Series. 20 1 1 In the sixth game of the World Series, the Cardinals suffered the disadvantage of losing the championship with only one player out, but the young third baseman David Freys and veteran Lance berkman stepped forward one after another to turn the tide, and the Cardinals were able to turn the tables and beat the Rangers in the seventh game, with a team history of1/kloc-0. The "immortal bird" cardinals deserve it. On 20 1 1 year, the Cardinals won the world series championship again, so the Cardinals won 1 1 world series championship by 20 1 year, second only to the new york Yankees, firmly occupying the second position in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals can be said to be the most successful major league team since the beginning of 2 1 century. In the past ten years, they 1 1 reached the playoffs, reached the world series four times and won the final championship twice.

Retirement number:

Although the name of Rogers-constance is displayed next to the retirement number, the number he wore in the Cardinals is only No.4, which was the number he wore when 1933 returned to the Cardinals, and it has passed its peak period, but this number has not retired. There are also cardinal heroes whose names are displayed next to the retired figures, and the late great commentator Jack Barker, who has been explaining the cardinal competition on radio and TV for a long time.

1, shortstop Archie Smith. Archie Smith has been the best shortstop in the league since 1982 was traded from San Diego Padres to Cardinals. Smith played for the Cardinals until 1982- 1996 retired. During playing for the Cardinals, Smith 14 was selected as an All-Star, 1 0/won the Golden Glove Award,1won the Silver Rod Award, and 1982 won the World Series with the Cardinals.

Number 2, second baseman/head coach/coach Red Shane dienst. Shian dienst played for the Cardinals twice as a player at 1945- 1956 and1961963, and as a head coach at1965-/kloc-0. During his career, he has been selected as an All-Star for 65,438+00 times, including 9 times when he was with the Cardinals. At the same time, he also played an important role in five world series champion teams in different capacities. Except Milwaukee Warriors 1957, these teams all won the championship in Cardinals.

No.6, outfielder/first baseman Stan Musil. Musil played for the Cardinals from 194 1- 1963, and only played for the first team for life. Among them, from 1945, he didn't play in the major leagues because of World War II. He was selected as an All-Star for 24 times, won the World Series Championship for 3 times, won the League of Nations MVP for 3 times, won the League of Nations batting championship for 7 times, and 1999 was selected as the All-Star Team of the Major League Century, with a career batting average of .331,hitting 475 home runs and 3,630 hits, 19565438.

Number 9, outfielder enos slaughter. Slaughter played for the Cardinals during 1938- 1953, and was interrupted for three years by World War II during 1943- 1945. He 10 was selected as an all-star and won four world series titles, two of which were won as cardinals.

14, third baseman Ken Boyle. As a player, Boyle played for the Cardinals from 1955 to 1965. During the period, 1 1 was selected as an all-star, won the Golden Glove Award for 5 times, won the League of Nations MVP for 1 times, and won the world championship for 1964.

17, the first "dizzy" dean. After playing briefly in the major leagues at 1930, Dean played for the Cardinals as the main pitcher at 1932- 1937, and won the World Series with the team at 1934. Dean scored 30 winning goals that year and won the League of Nations MVP that year. Dean is also the last pitcher in the history of the League of Nations to win 30 games in a single season. The reason why he got the nickname of "vertigo" was that Dean was hit on the head by a ball thrown by the opponent's outfielder during a base run, and he was once unable to walk and was forced to leave the field. Dean is also one of the most individual players in major league history.

Number 20, outfielder Lubbock. Brock played for the Cardinals from 1964- 1979, and won the World Series twice with the team at 1964 and 1967. He is also the record holder of Ricky Henderson's previous single season and career stealing bases in major leagues.

No.24, head coach Whiteney Herzog. Herzog coached the Cardinals from 1980- 1990, led the team to win the League of Nations championship three times, and won the World Series championship in 1982. In 20 10, Herzog was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Committee.

Number 42, terminator Bruce Sutter. Souter played for the Cardinals during 198 1- 1984, and won the world championship with the team in 1982. As an early terminator, Souter achieved 300 successful saves in his career, with a defense rate of only 2.83.

Number 45, starting pitcher Bob Gibson. Gibson played for the Cardinals in 1959- 1975, and was loyal. He was selected as an All-Star for 9 times, won the Golden Glove Award for 9 times, and won the League of Nations Celeron Award for 2 times, and was crowned the League of Nations MVP with 1968. At the same time, he won two world championships, 1964 and 1967, and was also the MVP winner of the two champion teams.

No.85, boss Gusibs. Booth bought Cardinals from 1953 and served as the team chairman from 1989 until his death. No.85 commemorates his age when he retired. The number is 1984. During his time in charge of the team, his Cardinals won six league titles and three world series titles.

Number 42, second baseman Jesse Robinson. 1997, Major League of America announced that Robinson's No.42 jersey was retired from all major league teams to commemorate his achievements in breaking apartheid in major leagues.