Post on 21-Jan-2016
By: Pat Scott
THE BEGINNING • First established in 1882
• Home field located in St. Louis, Missouri
• charter American Association team
• original name was the Brown Stockings
(Browns)
• Changed name to Cardinals in 1900
HOME FIELD• Sportsman's Park (1882-1892)
• New Sportsman's Park (Robison Field) (1893-
1920)
• Return to Original Sportsman’s Park (1920-
1966)
• Busch Memorial Stadium (1966-2006)
• New Busch Memorial Stadium (2006- Present)
THE GREATEST CARDINALS
Stan Musial (1941-1963) – 3x National League MVP
Bob Gibson (1959-1975) – 2x World Series MVP
Ozzie Smith (1978- 1996) – 13x Golden Glove Award
Chris Carpenter (1997-Present) – 3x All-Star
A CENTURY OF SUCCESS
• 11 World Series (2nd all-time)
• 18 National League pennants
• 12 Division Titles
• 20 League MVPs
• 38 Hall of Famers
• 8 Hall of Fame Managers
MIKE MATHENY• Current Manager
• Former MLB catcher
• Played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals &, San Francisco Giants
• 4x National League Gold Glove Award
• 1 of 3 Major League catchers to catch at least 100 games in a single season without committing an error
2013 SEASON• Current Record: 97 wins & 65 loses
• Currently lead 3 games to 2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Champion
• 1 victory away from being in the 2013 World Series
• Will either be facing the Detroit Tigers or the Boston Redsoxs
LETS GO CARDINALS!