History of the St. Louis Cardinals
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This article is about the Major League Baseball franchise. For the National Football League franchise now known as the Arizona Cardinals, see History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL).
The history of the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball franchise spans from 1875 to the present. For more information on specific periods within club history, refer to one of the following articles:
- History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1875–1919)
- History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1920–52)
- History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1953–89)
- History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1990–present)
For detailed accounts on individual seasons in St. Louis Cardinals history, see List of St. Louis Cardinals seasons.
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| Relocated teams | Milwaukee Brewers (1901) • Boston Braves (1871–1952) • St. Louis Browns (1902–1953) • Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954) • New York Giants (1883–1957) • Brooklyn Dodgers (1884–1957) • Washington Senators (1901–1960) • Milwaukee Braves (1953–1965) • Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) • Seattle Pilots (1969) • Washington Senators (1961–1971) • Montreal Expos (1969–2004) • Oakland Athletics (1968–2024) | ||||||
| Defunct teams | New York Mutuals (1876) • Athletic of Philadelphia (1876) • Hartford Dark Blues (1875–76) • St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876–77) • Louisville Grays (1876–77) • Indianapolis Blues (1878) • Milwaukee Grays (1878) • Syracuse Stars (1878) • Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876–1879) • Cincinnati Stars (1880) • Worcester Worcesters (1880–1882) • Providence Grays (1878–1885) • Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) • Cleveland Blues (1879–1884) • Troy Trojans (1879–1882) • St. Louis Maroons (1885–86) • Kansas City Cowboys (1886) • Detroit Wolverines (1881–1888) • Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887–1889) • Washington Nationals (1886–1889) • Cleveland Spiders (1887–1899) • Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899) • Louisville Colonels (1892–1899) • Washington Senators (1891–1899) • Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) | ||||||