St. Louis Cardinals fun facts
The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to the New York Yankees, who have won 27. They have played in 18. They are the defending World Series champions, having won the 2011 World Series in seven games over the Texas Rangers.
The Cardinals were founded in the American Association in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings, taking the name from an earlier National League team. They joined the National League in 1892 and have been known as the Cardinals since 1900. The Cardinals began play in the current Busch Stadium in 2006, becoming the first team since 1923 to win the World Series in their first season in a new ballpark. They are the oldest current professional sports franchise west of the Mississippi. The Cardinals have a strong rivalry with the Chicago Cubs that began in 1885.
World Series titles 2011, 2006, 1982, 1967, 1964, 1946, 1944, 1942, 1934, 1931, 1926
Busch Stadium III
Busch Stadium (also referred to informally as "New Busch Stadium" or "Busch Stadium III") is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. It replaced Busch Memorial Stadium and occupies a portion of that stadium's former footprint. Busch Stadium has been chosen by MLB to host the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The ballpark opened on April 4, 2006 with an exhibition between the minor league Memphis Redbirds and Springfield Cardinals, both affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals, which Springfield won 5-3. The first official major league game occurred on April 10, 2006 as the Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6–4 behind an Albert Pujols home run and winning pitcher Mark Mulder. A commercial area, dubbed Ballpark Village, is being developed adjacent to the stadium over the remainder of the former stadium's footprint.
The stadium is the third stadium in St. Louis to carry the name Busch Stadium. Sportsman's Park was renamed Busch Stadium in 1953, after team owner Gussie Busch. The first Busch closed in 1966, and both the baseball Cardinals, and the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals moved to a new multi-purpose stadium, named Busch Memorial Stadium.
Shop for St. Louis Cardinals Merchandise and Apparel in our online store:
Show your St. Louis Cardinals support with Antigua Apparel and other St. Louis Cardinals Merchandise and get FREE shipping on all orders over $100.00 within the U.S.
Why pay those high St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium prices when you can shop with us and SAVE!
Buy online:
St. Louis Cardinals Batting Helmets |
St. Louis Cardinals Men's Fleece |
St. Louis Cardinals Men's Jackets |
St. Louis Cardinals Men's Polos |
St. Louis Cardinals Men's Shirts |
St. Louis Cardinals Windshirts |
St. Louis Cardinals Women's Fleece |
St. Louis Cardinals Women's Polos |
| 
