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!