The St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis, Missouri, compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB) since . Before joining the NL, they were also a charter member of the American Association (AA) from to . Although St. Louis has been the Cardinals' home city for the franchise's entire existence, they were also known as the Brown Stockings, Browns, and Perfectos.
In 140 seasons, the franchise has won more than 11,000 regular season games and appeared in 31 postseasons while claiming 12 interleague championships, tying one other, and 23 league pennants. 11 of the interleague championships are World Series titles won under the modern format since ; the other championship and tie occurred in –. 19 of the league pennants are NL pennants, and the other four are AA pennants. Their 11 World Series titles represent the most in the NL and are second in MLB only to the New York Yankees' 27.
Notable players have defined, in part, the Cardinals' success and history. Stan Musial owns the most career batting records with 22. Rogers Hornsby owns the most single-season records with 11. Bob Gibson owns the most career pitching records with 18. Silver King owns the most single-season pitching records with nine.
All-time record-holders
Table notes and keys All statistics:
Bold denotes still active with the team.
Italic denotes still active but not with the team.
Team records
Single-game All-time team single-game batting recordsCategoryRecord2nd place3rd place4th place5th placeRef Runs 28 vs. PHI(July 6, 1929) 23 vs. PHI(September 16, 1926) 22 vs. BKN(July 27, 1918) 21 vs. NYG (August 2, 1948), vs. CHC (April 27, 1977) Hits 28 vs. PHI(July 6, 1929) 26 vs. BKN (July 27, 1918), vs. PHI (September 23, 1930),vs. PHI (August 9, 1932), vs. ATL (August 22, 2008) Home runs 7 vs. BKN (May 7, 1940),vs. CHC (July 12, 1996) 6 vs. NYM (July 8, 1962), vs. MIL (April 9, 2000),vs. CHC (August 18, 2006), vs. PHI (July 15, 2007),vs. CIN (April 15, 2016)
Italics – occurred in extra innings All-time team single-game pitching recordsCategoryRecord2nd place3rd place4th place5th placeRef Strikeouts 19 vs. NYM (9.0 IP, September 15, 1969),vs. PIT (19.0 IP, August 19, 2012) 18 vs. CHC (14.1 IP,September 2, 2003) 17 vs. CHC (9.0 IP, July 30, 1933),vs. PHI (8.1 IP, May 21, 1970),vs. HOU (14.0 IP, June 22, 1999),vs. COL (14.1 IP, September 19, 2013)
Single-season All-time overall team single-season recordsCategoryRecord2nd place3rd place4th place5th placeRef Winning percentage .705 (1885) .704 (1887) .688 (1942) .682 (1943, 1944) Games won 106 (1942) 105 (1943, 1944, 2004) 101 (1931, 1967, 1985) Games lost 111 (1898) 105 (1908) 102 (1897) 101 (1907) 99 (1913) Fan attendance 3,552,180(2007) 3,540,649 (2014) 3,538,988 (2005) 3,520,889 (2015) 3,480,393 (2019)
All-time team single-season batting recordsCategoryRecord2nd place3rd place4th place5th placeRef Runs 1131 (1887) 1004 (1930) 976 (1891) 957 (1889) 944 (1886) Hits 1732 (1930) 1635 (1921) 1634 (1922) 1601 (1939) 1594 (1979) Doubles 373 (1930) 353 (1931) 342 (2003) 332 (1936, 1939) Triples 113 (1894) 98 (1893) 96 (1920) 94 (1901) 93 (1917) Home runs 235 (2000) 225 (2016) 223 (1998) 214 (2004) 210 (2019) Runs batted in 942 (1930) 862 (1887) 841 (2000) 827 (2003) 817 (2004) Stolen bases 581 (1887) 468 (1888) 336 (1886, 1889) 314 (1985) Caught stealing (most) 184 (1913) 144 (1915) 118 (1992) 114 (1920) 112 (1977) Caught stealing (least, 162-game season) 22 (2013, 2021) 25 (2022) 26 (2016) 29 (2019, 2023, 2024) Bases on balls 676 (1998) 675 (2000) 655 (1910) 644 (1987) 613 (1999) Strikeouts 1420 (2019) 1380 (2018) 1348 (2017) 1341 (2021) 1326 (2023) Batting average .314 (1930) .308 (1921) .307 (1887) .301 (1922) .299 (1925) On-base percentage .372 (1930) .371 (1887) .358 (1921) .357 (1922) .356 (1891, 1900, 1925, 2000) Slugging percentage .471 (1930) .460 (2004) .455 (2000) .454 (2003) .445 (1925) On-base plus slugging .843 (1930) .812 (2000) .804 (2003, 2004) .802 (1922)
All-time team single-season pitching recordsCategoryRecord2nd place3rd place4th place5th placeRef ERA 2.09 (1888) 2.23 (1883) 2.38 (1914) 2.44 (1885) 2.49 (1886, 1968) Runs allowed per game 2.91 (1968) 3.03 (1943) 3.08 (1942) 3.12 (1944) 3.24 (2015) Complete games 146 (1904) 139 (1892) 135 (1905) 134 (1886, 1899) Shutouts 30 (1968) 26 (1944) 23 (2014) 21 (1943) 20 (1985) Saves 62 (2015) 57 (2004) 55 (2014, 2024) 54 (1993) Hits allowed (most) 1610 (1936) 1609 (1922) 1604 (1929) 1594 (1897, 1930) Hits allowed (least, 162-game season) 1234 (2021) 1282 (1968) 1284 (2019) 1289 (1969) 1300 (1978) Runs allowed (most) 1088 (1897) 1036 (1895) 953 (1894) 929 (1896, 1898) Runs allowed (least, 162-game season) 472 (1968) 525 (2015) 540 (1969) 557 (1967) 572 (1985) Earned runs allowed (most) 779 (1897) 761 (1999) 760 (2023) 748 (2003) 741 (2007) Earned runs allowed (least, 162-game season) 409 (1968) 477 (1969) 478 (2015) 496 (1967) 505 (1966, 1985) Home runs allowed (most) 210 (2003) 196 (2000, 2001) 193 (2006) 191 (2019) Home runs allowed (least, 162-game season) 82 (1968) 84 (1989) 90 (1980) 91 (1976, 1988) Bases on balls allowed (most) 701 (1911) 667 (1999) 632 (1970) 616 (1974) 608 (2021) Bases on balls allowed (least, 162-game season) 375 (1968) 383 (1993) 400 (1992) 410 (1964) 431 (1967) Strikeouts 1399 (2019) 1351 (2017) 1337 (2018) 1329 (2015) 1308 (2024) WHIP 0.960 (1888) 1.000 (1883) 1.045 (1885) 1.067 (1884) 1.120 (1968) Strikeouts per nine innings pitched 8.83 (2020) 8.72 (2019) 8.38 (2017) 8.27 (2018) 8.17 (2015) Home runs per nine innings pitched 0.07 (1883) 0.09 (1882) 0.10 (1886) 0.11 (1885, 1906, 1908)
All-time team single-season fielding recordsCategoryRecord2nd place3rd place4th place5th placeRef Errors (most) 494 (1886) 490 (1884) 481 (1887) 478 (1890) 459 (1891) Errors (least, 162-game season) 66 (2019, 2022) 67 (2023) 75 (2013, 2024) Double plays 196 (2005) 192 (1974) 187 (1951) 184 (1984) 183 (1943) Fielding percentage .989 (2019, 2023, 2023) .988 (2013) .987 (2003, 2024)
Managers
All-time team managerial recordsCategoryRecord2nd place3rd place4th place5th placeRef Seasons managed 16 Tony La Russa 14 Red Schoendienst 11 Whitey Herzog 8 Charles Comiskey 7 Mike Matheny, Branch Rickey, Billy Southworth Winning percentage (Min. 3 complete seasons) .673 Charles Comiskey .642 Billy Southworth .578 Eddie Dyer .564 Frankie Frisch .563 Gabby Street Games won 1408 Tony La Russa 1041 Red Schoendienst 822 Whitey Herzog 680 Billy Southworth 591 Mike Matheny Games lost 1182 Tony La Russa 955 Red Schoendienst 728 Whitey Herzog 485 Branch Rickey 474 Mike Matheny World Series titles 2 Tony La Russa, Billy Southworth 1 Eddie Dyer, Frankie Frisch, Whitey Herzog,Rogers Hornsby, Johnny Keane, Red Schoendienst, Gabby Street Pennants won 4 Charles Comiskey 3 Whitey Herzog, Tony La Russa, Billy Southworth 2 Red Schoendienst, Gabby Street
All-time career individual records
Batting
Note: 1,500 plate appearances (PA) required for rate statistics. All-time career batting recordsCategoryRecord2nd place3rd place4th place5th place Batting average .378 Jesse Burkett .359 Rogers Hornsby .344 Tip O'Neill .336 Johnny Mize .335 Joe Medwick On-base percentage .444 Jesse Burkett .427 Rogers Hornsby, Mark McGwire .419 Johnny Mize .417 Stan Musial, Albert Pujols Slugging percentage .683 Mark McGwire .614 Albert Pujols .600 Johnny Mize .568 Chick Hafey, Rogers Hornsby On-base plus slugging 1.111 Mark McGwire 1.031 Albert Pujols 1.018 Johnny Mize .995 Rogers Hornsby .976 Stan Musial Adjusted on-base plus slugging 180 Mark McGwire 177 Rogers Hornsby 171 Johnny Mize 169 Albert Pujols 164 Jesse Burkett Games played 3,026 Stan Musial 2,289 Lou Brock 2,224 Yadier Molina 1,990 Ozzie Smith 1,820 Enos Slaughter Plate appearances 12,721 Stan Musial 9,932 Lou Brock 8,554 Yadier Molina 8,242 Ozzie Smith 7,784 Albert Pujols At bats 10,972 Stan Musial 9,125 Lou Brock 7,817 Yadier Molina 7,160 Ozzie Smith 6,841 Red Schoendienst Runs 1,949 Stan Musial 1,427 Lou Brock 1,333 Albert Pujols 1,089 Rogers Hornsby 1,071 Enos Slaughter Hits 3,630 Stan Musial 2,713 Lou Brock 2,168 Yadier Molina 2,156 Albert Pujols 2,110 Rogers Hornsby Total bases 6,134 Stan Musial 4,062 Albert Pujols 3,776 Lou Brock 3,342 Rogers Hornsby 3,138 Enos Slaughter Singles 2,253 Stan Musial 2,029 Lou Brock 1,577 Yadier Molina 1,529 Ozzie Smith 1,498 Red Schoendienst Doubles 725 Stan Musial 469 Albert Pujols 434 Lou Brock 408 Yadier Molina 377 Joe Medwick Triples 177 Stan Musial 143 Rogers Hornsby 135 Enos Slaughter 121 Lou Brock 119 Jim Bottomley Home runs 475 Stan Musial 469 Albert Pujols 255 Ken Boyer 241 Jim Edmonds 228 Ray Lankford Runs batted in 1,951 Stan Musial 1,397 Albert Pujols 1,148 Enos Slaughter 1,105 Jim Bottomley 1,072 Rogers Hornsby Bases on balls 1,599 Stan Musial 1,003 Albert Pujols 876 Ozzie Smith 838 Enos Slaughter 780 Ray Lankford Strikeouts 1,469 Lou Brock 1,449 Ray Lankford 1,123 Matt Carpenter 1,029 Jim Edmonds 926 Willie McGee Stolen bases 888 Lou Brock 549 Vince Coleman 433 Ozzie Smith 369 Arlie Latham 333 Charles Comiskey Stolen base percentage 86.18 Tommy Edman 82.68 Vince Coleman 80.94 Ozzie Smith 80.00 Andy Van Slyke 77.88 Kolten Wong Runs created 2,552 Stan Musial 1,668 Albert Pujols 1,425 Rogers Hornsby 1,367 Lou Brock 1,188 Enos Slaughter Extra-base hits 1,377 Stan Musial 953 Albert Pujols 703 Rogers Hornsby 684 Lou Brock 647 Enos Slaughter Times on base 5,282 Stan Musial 3,434 Lou Brock 3,246 Albert Pujols 2,936 Enos Slaughter 2,841 Ozzie Smith Power–speed number 238.5 Ray Lankford 225.3 Lou Brock 146.5 Rogers Hornsby 143.9 Albert Pujols 140.5 Ken Boyer Hit by pitch 87 Steve Evans, Albert Pujols 79 Fernando Viña 76 Yadier Molina 71 Kolten Wong Sacrifice hits 154 Jim Bottomley 147 Marty Marion 135 Rogers Hornsby 131 Ozzie Smith, Milt Stock Sacrifice flies 75 Yadier Molina 74 Albert Pujols 67 Ted Simmons 54 Ozzie Smith 53 Stan Musial Double plays grounded into 287 Yadier Molina 245 Albert Pujols 243 Stan Musial 185 Ted Simmons 154 Ken Boyer Intentional bases on balls 298 Stan Musial 252 Albert Pujols 151 Ted Simmons 118 Lou Brock 96 Johnny Mize At bats per strikeout 38.0 Frankie Frisch 35.8 Joe Quinn 31.2 Jimmy Brown 28.7 Roger Connor 26.0 Bill Gleason At bats per home run 7.9 Mark McGwire 14.1 Albert Pujols 15.1 Jim Edmonds 17.9 Ron Gant 18.8 Tyler O'Neill Outs made 7,744 Stan Musial 6,882 Lou Brock 6,091 Yadier Molina 5,631 Ozzie Smith 5,156 Red Schoendienst
Pitching
Notes: 500 innings pitched (IP) and 50 decisions qualify for career rate statistics.