The
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ...
, a
professional baseball
Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world.
Mod ...
franchise
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Business and law
* Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business to franchisees
* Franchise, a privilege to operate a type of business such as a cable television p ...
based in
St. Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
,
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
, compete in the
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...
(NL) of
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
(MLB). Before joining the NL in
1892
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States.
* February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado.
* February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...
, they were also a charter member of the
American Association American Association may refer to:
Baseball
* American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891
* American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997
* American Association of Profe ...
(AA) from
1882
Events
January–March
* January 2
** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates.
** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...
to
1891
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany.
** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence.
**Germany takes formal possession of its new Africa ...
. 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 134 seasons, the franchise has won more than 10,000 regular season games and appeared in 27 postseasons while claiming 12 interleague championships and 23 league pennants. Eleven of the interleague championships are
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...
titles
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won under the modern format since
1903
Events January
* January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India.
* January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...
; 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
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
' 27.
The first major award MLB presented for team performance occurred with the World Series
champions
A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the Victory, victor in a challenge, Competition, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and w ...
in 1903, and for individual performance, in 1911 in the
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...
with the Chalmers Award. The first major award that the National League presented for individual performance was the League Award in 1924, the predecessor of the modern
Most Valuable Player Award
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
(MVP).
Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933 ...
earned the League Award in
1925
Events January
* January 1
** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italia ...
making him the first winner of an MVP or its equivalent in franchise history. The following season, the Cardinals won their first modern
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...
. They won the first
World Series Trophy
The Commissioner's Trophy is a trophy presented each year by the Commissioner of Baseball to Major League Baseball’s (MLB) World Series champion. Recent trophy designs contain flags representing each team in North America's top two league ...
, following their
1967 World Series
The 1967 World Series was the World Series, championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1967 Major League Baseball season, 1967 season. The 64th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL ...
title, which, before that year, the World Series champion had never received any kind of official trophy.
Individual awards
Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers' ...
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
(MLB), with voting by the
Baseball Writers' Association of America
The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) is a professional association for journalists writing about Major League Baseball for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying websites. The organization was founded in 1908, and is known fo ...
(BBWAA), first presented the modern MVP award to one player each in the
American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
and
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...
in
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
. Voting is accomplished with two writers from each city containing an MLB club, of whom each fills in a ballot with the names of ten players, ranking each from first to tenth.
The BBWAA began polling three writers in each league city in 1938 and reduced that number to two per league city in 1961. One of the MVP award's predecessors was the League Award, which the National League awarded via of voting process in a similar fashion to that of the BBWAA from
1924
Events
January
* January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after.
* January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...
to
1929
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...
.
[Gillette & Palmer, pp. 1764–1765]
17 different Cardinals players have won the award a total of 21 times.
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
and
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
are the only players to have won multiple times, each having won three times. Pujols is the only Cardinals player to have won in consecutive seasons, in
2008
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and
2009
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. The most consecutive seasons a Cardinals player has won the award is three, which occurred from
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
to
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
between
Mort Cooper
Morton Cecil Cooper (March 2, 1913 – November 17, 1958) was an American baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played from 1938 to 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and Chi ...
, Musial, and
Marty Marion
Martin Whiteford "Mr. Shortstop" Marion (December 1, 1917 – March 15, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. Marion played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns between 1940–1953. He was a defensive s ...
. Typically awarded to position players, Cardinals pitchers who have won an MVP award are Cooper,
Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career ...
, and
Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ( ...
.
League Award (1924–1929)
*
Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933 ...
(1925)
*
Bob O'Farrell
Robert Arthur O'Farrell (October 19, 1896 – February 20, 1988) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for 21 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and the New Yo ...
(1926)
*
Jim Bottomley
James Leroy Bottomley (April 23, 1900 – December 11, 1959) was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1922 to 1937, most prominently as a member of the St. Louis ...
(1928)
Most Valuable Player Award (1931–present)
*
Frankie Frisch
Frank Francis Frisch (September 9, 1898—March 12, 1973), nicknamed "The Fordham Flash" or "The Old Flash", was an American Major League Baseball player and manager of the first half of the twentieth century.
Frisch was a switch-hitting secon ...
(1931)
*
Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career ...
(1934)
*
Joe Medwick
Joseph Michael Medwick (November 24, 1911 – March 21, 1975), nicknamed "Ducky" and "Muscles", was an American Major League Baseball player. A left fielder with the St. Louis Cardinals during the " Gashouse Gang" era of the 1930s, he also pla ...
(1937)
*
Mort Cooper
Morton Cecil Cooper (March 2, 1913 – November 17, 1958) was an American baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played from 1938 to 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and Chi ...
(1942)
*
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
(1943, 1946, 1948)
*
Marty Marion
Martin Whiteford "Mr. Shortstop" Marion (December 1, 1917 – March 15, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. Marion played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns between 1940–1953. He was a defensive s ...
(1944)
*
Ken Boyer
Kenton Lloyd "Ken" Boyer (May 20, 1931 – September 7, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman, coach and manager who played with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers for 15 ...
(1964)
*
Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (; born September 17, 1937), nicknamed "the Baby Bull" and "Peruchin", is a Puerto Rican former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1958 to 1974, primarily the San Francisco Giants. A ...
(1967)
*
Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ( ...
(1968)
*
Joe Torre
Joseph Paul Torre (; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball executive, serving as a special assistant to the Commissioner of Baseball since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseb ...
(1971)
*
Keith Hernandez
Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP ...
(1979)
*
Willie McGee
Willie Dean McGee (born November 2, 1958) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is an assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for four teams, over 18 seasons. He ...
(1985)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2005, 2008, 2009)
*
Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Goldsch ...
(2022)
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall ...
(1956–present)
*
Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ( ...
(1968, 1970)
*
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
(2005)
Rookie of the Year Award
A rookie is a person new to an occupation, profession, or hobby. In sports, a ''rookie'' is a professional athlete in their first season (or year).
In contrast with a veteran who has experience and expertise, a rookie is usually inexperienced ...
(1947–present)
*
Wally Moon
Wallace Wade MoonSteve Springer"Dodgers' Moon found success in Coliseum" ''Los Angeles Times'', March 23, 2008. (April 3, 1930 – February 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball. Moon played his 12-yea ...
(1954)
*
Bill Virdon
William Charles Virdon (June 9, 1931 – November 23, 2021) was an American professional baseball outfielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Virdon played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 t ...
(1955)
*
Bake McBride
Arnold Ray McBride (born February 3, 1949), nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" and "The Callaway Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, a ...
(1974)
*
Vince Coleman (1985)
*
Todd Worrell
Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball, serving as those team ...
(1986)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2001)
Manager of the Year Award
In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to two outstanding managers, one each in the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner is voted on by 30 members of the Baseball Write ...
(1983–present)
*
Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (; born November 9, 1931) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager, most notable for his Major League Baseball (MLB) managerial career.
He made his MLB debut as a player in 1956 wit ...
(1985)
*
Tony La Russa
Anthony La Russa Jr. (; born October 4, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. His MLB career has spanned from 1963 to 2022, in several roles. He is the former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland At ...
(2002)
*
Mike Shildt
Michael Timothy Shildt (born August 9, 1968) is an American baseball coach for the San Diego Padres, where he is the team's interim third base coach.
After serving as a scout and manager in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system, he served ...
(2019)
Triple Crown
Triple Crown may refer to:
Sports Horse racing
* Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
* Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)
** Triple Crown Trophy
** Triple Crown Productions
* Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
* Trip ...
*
Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
(1887)
*
Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933 ...
(1922, 1925)
*
Joe Medwick
Joseph Michael Medwick (November 24, 1911 – March 21, 1975), nicknamed "Ducky" and "Muscles", was an American Major League Baseball player. A left fielder with the St. Louis Cardinals during the " Gashouse Gang" era of the 1930s, he also pla ...
(1937)
Hank Aaron Award The Hank Aaron Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players selected as the top hitter in each league, as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media. It was introduced in 1999 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Hank ...
(1999–present)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2003, 2009)
*
Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Goldsch ...
(2022)
World Series Most Valuable Player Award
The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series, which is the final round of the MLB postseason. The aw ...
(1955–1993, 1995–present)
*
Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ( ...
(
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
,
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
)
*
Darrell Porter
Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952 – August 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1971 to 1987 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Ran ...
(
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
)
*
David Eckstein
David Mark Eckstein (; born January 20, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player. He was an infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for ten seasons. He played college baseball for the University of Florida and played professiona ...
(
2006
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)
*
David Freese
David Richard Freese (born April 28, 1983) is an American former professional baseball Infielder, infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was a key player during the 2011 Major Leag ...
(
2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
)
League Championship Series Most Valuable Player
The League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players deemed to have the most impact on their teams' performances in each of the two respective League Championship Series that ...
(1977–1993, 1995–present)
*
Darrell Porter
Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952 – August 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1971 to 1987 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Ran ...
(
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
)
*
Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National ...
(
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
)
*
Jeff Suppan
Jeffrey Scot Suppan (; born January 2, 1975), is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current professional baseball coach who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, ...
(
2006
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)
*
David Freese
David Richard Freese (born April 28, 1983) is an American former professional baseball Infielder, infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was a key player during the 2011 Major Leag ...
(
2011
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)
*
Michael Wacha
Michael Joseph Wacha (; born July 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. He played co ...
(
2013
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)
All-Star Game Selections (1933–2019, 2021–present)
*Pitcher
**
Bill Hallahan
William Anthony Hallahan (August 4, 1902 – July 8, 1981) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1920s and 1930s. Nicknamed "Wild Bill" because of his lack of control on the mound—he twice led the National Leag ...
(1933)
**
Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career ...
(1934–1937)
**
Bill Walker Bill Walker may refer to:
Australian rules football
* Bill A. Walker (1886–1934), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
* Bill Walker (Australian footballer, born 1883) (1883–1971), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
* Bill J. V. Wal ...
(1935)
**
Curt Davis
Curtis Benton Davis (September 7, 1903 – October 12, 1965) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Even though he did not reach the big leagues until he was 30, the right-hander was a two-time National League All-Star over a 13-year ...
(1939)
**
Lon Warneke
Lonnie Warneke (March 28, 1909 – June 23, 1976) (pronounced WARN-a-key), nicknamed "The Arkansas Hummingbird", was a Major League Baseball player, Major League umpire, county judge, and businessman from Montgomery County, Arkansas, whose career ...
(1939, 1941)
**
Mort Cooper
Morton Cecil Cooper (March 2, 1913 – November 17, 1958) was an American baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played from 1938 to 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and Chi ...
(1942, 1943)
**
Max Lanier
Hubert Max Lanier (August 18, 1915 – January 30, 2007) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He led the National League in earned run average in 1943, and was the ...
(1943)
**
Howie Pollet
Howard Joseph Pollet (June 26, 1921 – August 8, 1974) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and 1950s. A three-time All-Star in 1943, 1946 and 1949, he twice led the National League in earned run averag ...
(1943, 1946, 1949)
**
Red Munger
George David "Red" Munger (October 4, 1918 – July 23, 1996) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who spent a decade in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1943–44; 1946–52) and Pittsburgh Pirat ...
(1944, 1947, 1949)
**
Harry Brecheen
Harry David Brecheen (, , October 14, 1914 – January 17, 2004), nicknamed "The Cat", was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the St. Louis Cardinals. In the late 1940s he was among the team ...
(1947, 1948)
**
Gerry Staley
Gerald Lee Staley (August 21, 1920 – January 2, 2008) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 Minor League draft. He pitched regularly from 1947 on, then was traded to ...
(1952)
**
Harvey Haddix
Harvey Haddix, Jr. (September 18, 1925 – January 8, 1994) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher and pitching coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1952–1956), Philadelphia Phillies ...
(1953–1955)
**
Luis Arroyo
Luis Enrique "Tite" Arroyo, (February 18, 1927 – January 13, 2016) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1955 to 1963. Arroyo was the first Puerto Rican player to appear for the New York Yankees and was a key part of their pennant winning s ...
(1955)
**
Larry Jackson
Lawrence Curtis Jackson (June 2, 1931 – August 28, 1990) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies from to . In , ...
(1957, 1958, 1960)
**
Wilmer Mizell
Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, Sr. (August 13, 1930 – February 21, 1999), was an American athlete and politician. From 1952 to 1962, he was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets of Major Le ...
(1959)
**Lindy McDaniel (1960)
**
Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ( ...
[8] (1962, 1965–1970, 1972)
**Steve Carlton
(1968, 1969, 1971)
**Rick Wise (1973)
**Lynn McGlothen (1974)
**Bruce Sutter
(1981, 1984)
**Joaquín Andújar
(1984, 1985)
**
Todd Worrell
Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball, serving as those team ...
(1988)
**Lee Smith (baseball), Lee Smith
(1991–1993)
**Bob Tewksbury (1992)
**Tom Henke (1995)
**Kent Bottenfield (1999)
**Darryl Kile (2000)
**Matt Morris (baseball), Matt Morris
(2001, 2002)
**Woody Williams (2003)
**
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
(2005, 2006, 2010)
**Jason Isringhausen (2005)
**Ryan Franklin (2009)
**Adam Wainwright
(2010, 2013, 2014)
**Lance Lynn (2012)
**Edward Mujica (2013)
**Pat Neshek (2014)
**Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1991), Carlos Martínez
(2015, 2017)
**Trevor Rosenthal (2015)
**
Michael Wacha
Michael Joseph Wacha (; born July 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. He played co ...
(2015)
**Miles Mikolas
(2018, 2022)
**Alex Reyes (2021)
**Ryan Helsley (2022)
*Catcher
**Jimmie Wilson (baseball), Jim Wilson (1933)
**Walker Cooper
(1942–1944)
**Del Rice (1953)
**Hal Smith (catcher), Hal Smith
(1957, 1959)
**Tim McCarver
(1966, 1967)
**Ted Simmons [6] (1972–1974, 1977–1979)
**Tony Peña (1989)
**Tom Pagnozzi (1992)
**Yadier Molina [10] (2009–2015, 2017, 2018, 2021)
*First base
**Ripper Collins (baseball), Ripper Collins
(1935, 1936)
**Johnny Mize
(1937, 1939–1941)
**
Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (; born September 17, 1937), nicknamed "the Baby Bull" and "Peruchin", is a Puerto Rican former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1958 to 1974, primarily the San Francisco Giants. A ...
(1967)
**Dick Allen (1970)
**
Keith Hernandez
Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP ...
(1979, 1980)
**Jack Clark (baseball), Jack Clark
(1985, 1987)
**Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956), Pedro Guerrero (1989)
**Gregg Jefferies
(1993, 1994)
**Allen Craig (2013)
**
Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Goldsch ...
(2022)
*Second base
**Burgess Whitehead (1935)
**Stu Martin (baseball), Stu Martin (1936)
**Jimmy Brown (baseball), Jimmy Brown (1942)
**Don Blasingame (1958)
**Julián Javier
(1963, 1968)
**Tom Herr (1985)
*Third base
**Whitey Kurowski
(1943, 1944, 1946, 1947)
**Eddie Kazak (1949)
**Ray Jablonski (1954)
**
Ken Boyer
Kenton Lloyd "Ken" Boyer (May 20, 1931 – September 7, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman, coach and manager who played with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers for 15 ...
[7] (1955, 1959–1964)
**Ken Reitz (1980)
**Scott Rolen
(2003–2006)
**
David Freese
David Richard Freese (born April 28, 1983) is an American former professional baseball Infielder, infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was a key player during the 2011 Major Leag ...
(2012)
**Nolan Arenado
(2021, 2022)
*Shortstop
**Leo Durocher (1936)
**
Marty Marion
Martin Whiteford "Mr. Shortstop" Marion (December 1, 1917 – March 15, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. Marion played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns between 1940–1953. He was a defensive s ...
[7] (1943, 1944, 1946–1950)
**Dick Groat
(1963, 1964)
**Garry Templeton
(1977, 1979)
**
Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National ...
[14] (1982–1992, 1994–1996)
**Royce Clayton (1997)
**Édgar Rentería
(2000, 2003, 2004)
**
David Eckstein
David Mark Eckstein (; born January 20, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player. He was an infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for ten seasons. He played college baseball for the University of Florida and played professiona ...
(2005, 2006)
**Rafael Furcal (2012)
**Jhonny Peralta (2015)
**Aledmys Díaz (2016)
**Paul DeJong (2019)
*Outfield
**
Joe Medwick
Joseph Michael Medwick (November 24, 1911 – March 21, 1975), nicknamed "Ducky" and "Muscles", was an American Major League Baseball player. A left fielder with the St. Louis Cardinals during the " Gashouse Gang" era of the 1930s, he also pla ...
[6] (1934–1939)
**Terry Moore (baseball), Terry Moore
(1939–1942)
**Enos Slaughter [10] (1941, 1942, 1946–1953)
**Harry Walker (1943)
**Wally Westlake (1951)
**Rip Repulski (1956)
**
Wally Moon
Wallace Wade MoonSteve Springer"Dodgers' Moon found success in Coliseum" ''Los Angeles Times'', March 23, 2008. (April 3, 1930 – February 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball. Moon played his 12-yea ...
(1957)
**Joe Cunningham (baseball), Joe Cunningham (1959)
**Curt Flood
(1964, 1966, 1968)
**Lou Brock [6] (1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979)
**Reggie Smith
(1974, 1975)
**
Bake McBride
Arnold Ray McBride (born February 3, 1949), nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" and "The Callaway Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, a ...
(1976)
**George Hendrick
(1980, 1983)
**Lonnie Smith (baseball), Lonnie Smith (1982)
**
Willie McGee
Willie Dean McGee (born November 2, 1958) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is an assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for four teams, over 18 seasons. He ...
(1983, 1985, 1987, 1988)
**
Vince Coleman (1988, 1989)
**Félix José (1991)
**Ray Lankford (1997)
**Jim Edmonds
(2000, 2003, 2005)
**Ryan Ludwick (2008)
**Matt Holliday
(2010–2012, 2015)
**Lance Berkman (2011)
**Carlos Beltrán
(2012, 2013)
*Managers
**Billy Southworth
(1943, 1944)
**Eddie Dyer (1947)
**
Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (; born November 9, 1931) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager, most notable for his Major League Baseball (MLB) managerial career.
He made his MLB debut as a player in 1956 wit ...
(1983, 1986, 1988)
**
Tony La Russa
Anthony La Russa Jr. (; born October 4, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. His MLB career has spanned from 1963 to 2022, in several roles. He is the former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland At ...
(2003, 2005, 2007, 2012)
**Mike Matheny (2014)
*Coaches
**Dave Ricketts
(1979, 1983)
**Chuck Hiller (1983)
**Mike Roarke (1986)
**Rich Hacker (1988)
**Nick Leyva (1988)
**Johnny Lewis (baseball), Johnny Lewis (1988)
**Dave Duncan (baseball), Dave Duncan
(2005, 2007, 2012)
**Marty Mason
(2005, 2007)
**Hal McRae
(2005, 2007)
**José Oquendo
(2005, 2007, 2012, 2014)
**Dave McKay (baseball), Dave McKay
(2005, 2007, 2012)
**Joe Pettini
(2005, 2007, 2012)
**Derek Lilliquist
(2012, 2014)
**Mike Aldrete (2014)
**Blaise Ilsley (2014)
**John Mabry (2014)
**Chris Maloney (2014)
*Multiple Positions
**
Frankie Frisch
Frank Francis Frisch (September 9, 1898—March 12, 1973), nicknamed "The Fordham Flash" or "The Old Flash", was an American Major League Baseball player and manager of the first half of the twentieth century.
Frisch was a switch-hitting secon ...
[3]; 2B (1933–1935); Manager (1935)
**Pepper Martin [4]; 3B (1933–1935); OF (1937)
**
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
[20]; OF (1943, 1944, 1946–1949, 1951–1954, 1956, 1960–1963); 1B (1950, 1955, 1957–1959)
**Red Schoendienst [14] 2B (1946, 1948–1955); Manager (1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975)
**Bill White (first baseman), Bill White [5]; OF (1959); 1B (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964)
**
Joe Torre
Joseph Paul Torre (; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball executive, serving as a special assistant to the Commissioner of Baseball since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseb ...
[5]; C (1970); 3B (1971–1973); Manager (1992)
**Mark McGwire [4]; 1B (1998–2000); Coach (2012)
**
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
[10]; 3B (2001); OF (2003); 1B (2004–2010); DH (2022)
**Matt Carpenter (baseball), Matt Carpenter [3]; 2B (2013); 3B (2014, 2016)
Gold Glove Award (1957–present)
*List of Gold Glove Award winners at pitcher, Pitcher
**Bobby Shantz
(1962–1964)
**
Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ( ...
[9] (1965–1973)
**Joaquín Andújar (1984)
**Adam Wainwright
(2009, 2013)
*List of Gold Glove Award winners at catcher, Catcher
**Tom Pagnozzi
(1991, 1992, 1994)
**Mike Matheny
(2000, 2003, 2004)
**Yadier Molina [9] (2008–2015, 2018)
*List of Gold Glove Award winners at first base, First base
**Bill White (first baseman), Bill White [6] (1960–1965)
**
Keith Hernandez
Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP ...
[6] (1978–1983)
**
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2006, 2010)
**
Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Goldsch ...
(2021)
*List of Gold Glove Award winners at second base, Second base
**Fernando Viña
(2001, 2002)
**Kolten Wong
(2019, 2020)
**Tommy Edman (2021)
*List of Gold Glove Award winners at third base, Third base
**
Ken Boyer
Kenton Lloyd "Ken" Boyer (May 20, 1931 – September 7, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman, coach and manager who played with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers for 15 ...
[5] (1958–1961, 1963)
**Ken Reitz (1975)
**Terry Pendleton
(1987, 1989)
**Scott Rolen
(2002–2004, 2006)
**Nolan Arenado
(2021, 2022)
*List of Gold Glove Award winners at shortstop, Shortstop
**Dal Maxvill (1968)
**
Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National ...
[11] (1982–1992)
**Édgar Rentería
(2002, 2003)
*List of Gold Glove Award winners at outfield, Outfield
**Curt Flood [7] (1963–1969)
**
Willie McGee
Willie Dean McGee (born November 2, 1958) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is an assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for four teams, over 18 seasons. He ...
(1983, 1985, 1986)
**Jim Edmonds [6] (2000–2005)
**Jason Heyward (2015)
**Tyler O'Neill
(2020, 2021)
**Harrison Bader (2021)
*Utility
**Brendan Donovan (2022)
Gold Glove Award#Platinum Glove Award, Platinum Glove Award (2011–present)
The Platinum Glove is a fan-voted award conferred annually to single out the top-fielding player from all Gold Glove winners in each league.''
* Yadier Molina
(2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
* Nolan Arenado
(2021, 2022)
Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award (2012–2019)
:''Note: In 2012 and 2013, the award was given to a player on each MLB team; one awardee was then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for the American League and another for the National League. From 2014 to 2019, the award was given to one player at each position for all of MLB; one of the nine awardees was then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for all of Major League Baseball.''
*Team (National League)
**Yadier Molina (2012, 2013)
*Second baseman (MLB)
**Kolten Wong (2019)
*Right fielder (MLB)
**Jason Heyward (2015)
Silver Slugger Award (1980–present)
*List of Silver Slugger Award winners at pitcher, Pitcher (1980–2019, 2021)
**Bob Forsch
(1980, 1987)
**Jason Marquis (2005)
**Adam Wainwright (2017)
*List of Silver Slugger Award winners at catcher, Catcher
**Ted Simmons (1980)
**Yadier Molina (2013)
*List of Silver Slugger Award winners at first base, First base
**
Keith Hernandez
Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP ...
(1980)
**George Hendrick (1983)
**Jack Clark (baseball), Jack Clark
(1985, 1987)
**Mark McGwire (1998)
**
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2004, 2008–2010)
**
Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Goldsch ...
(2022)
*List of Silver Slugger Award winners at second base, Second base
**Matt Carpenter (baseball), Matt Carpenter (2013)
*List of Silver Slugger Award winners at third base, Third base
**
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2001)
**Scott Rolen (2002)
**Nolan Arenado (2022)
*List of Silver Slugger Award winners at shortstop, Shortstop
**
Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National ...
(1987)
**Édgar Rentería
(2002–03)
*List of Silver Slugger Award winners at outfield, Outfield
**George Hendrick (1980)
**
Willie McGee
Willie Dean McGee (born November 2, 1958) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is an assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for four teams, over 18 seasons. He ...
(1985)
**
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2003)
**Jim Edmonds (2004)
**Ryan Ludwick (2008)
**Matt Holliday (2010)
Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award, Comeback Player of the Year Award (2005–present)
*
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
(2009)
*Lance Berkman (2011)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2022)
Roberto Clemente Award (1971–present)
* Lou Brock (1975)
*
Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National ...
(1995)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2008)
* Carlos Beltrán (2013)
* Yadier Molina (2018)
* Adam Wainwright (2020)
Major League Baseball All-Century Team, MLB All-Century Team (1999)
*
Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ( ...
*
Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933 ...
* Mark McGwire
*
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)
Voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality, and character value.
*
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
Major League Baseball All-Time Team, MLB All-Time Team (1997)
''Cardinals award winners include those who played the highest number of games in their career with the Cardinals.''
*
Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933 ...
(2B)
*
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
(LF Runner-up)
Sporting News, Sporting News Awards
MLB Athlete of the Decade (2000–2009)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
Sporting_News#Athlete_of_the_Year, Sportsman of the Year / Pro Athlete of the Year / Athlete of the Year
''Note: Normally awarded to one athlete across all sports.''
* Lou Brock (1974)
*
Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (; born November 9, 1931) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager, most notable for his Major League Baseball (MLB) managerial career.
He made his MLB debut as a player in 1956 wit ...
(1982)
* Mark McGwire
(1997, 1998)
The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award, Most Valuable Player Award (1929–1945)
*
Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career ...
(1934)
*
Joe Medwick
Joseph Michael Medwick (November 24, 1911 – March 21, 1975), nicknamed "Ducky" and "Muscles", was an American Major League Baseball player. A left fielder with the St. Louis Cardinals during the " Gashouse Gang" era of the 1930s, he also pla ...
(1937)
*
Mort Cooper
Morton Cecil Cooper (March 2, 1913 – November 17, 1958) was an American baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played from 1938 to 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and Chi ...
(1942)
*
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
(1943)
*
Marty Marion
Martin Whiteford "Mr. Shortstop" Marion (December 1, 1917 – March 15, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. Marion played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns between 1940–1953. He was a defensive s ...
(1944)
Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award, Player of the Year Award
*
Marty Marion
Martin Whiteford "Mr. Shortstop" Marion (December 1, 1917 – March 15, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. Marion played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns between 1940–1953. He was a defensive s ...
(1944)
*
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
(1946, 1951)
*
Ken Boyer
Kenton Lloyd "Ken" Boyer (May 20, 1931 – September 7, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman, coach and manager who played with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers for 15 ...
(1964)
*
Joe Torre
Joseph Paul Torre (; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball executive, serving as a special assistant to the Commissioner of Baseball since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseb ...
(1971)
* Lou Brock (1974)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2003, 2008, 2009)
Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award, NL Pitcher of the Year Award
*
Howie Pollet
Howard Joseph Pollet (June 26, 1921 – August 8, 1974) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and 1950s. A three-time All-Star in 1943, 1946 and 1949, he twice led the National League in earned run averag ...
(1949)
*
Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ( ...
(1968, 1970)
*
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
(2005, 2006)
Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award, NL Rookie of the Year Award
*
Wally Moon
Wallace Wade MoonSteve Springer"Dodgers' Moon found success in Coliseum" ''Los Angeles Times'', March 23, 2008. (April 3, 1930 – February 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball. Moon played his 12-yea ...
(1954)
*
Bill Virdon
William Charles Virdon (June 9, 1931 – November 23, 2021) was an American professional baseball outfielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Virdon played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 t ...
(1955)
* Dick Hughes (baseball), Dick Hughes (1967)
* Reggie Cleveland (1971)
*
Vince Coleman (1985)
*
Todd Worrell
Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball, serving as those team ...
(1986)
* Alan Benes (1996)
* Matt Morris (baseball), Matt Morris (1997)
* Rick Ankiel (2000)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2001)
Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award, NL Fireman of the Year / Reliever of the Year Award (1960–2010)
* Lindy McDaniel (1960)
* Al Hrabosky (1975)
* Bruce Sutter
(1981, 1982, 1984)
*
Todd Worrell
Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball, serving as those team ...
(1986)
* Lee Smith (baseball), Lee Smith
(1991, 1992)
* Ryan Franklin (2009)
Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award, NL Comeback Player of the Year Award
* Lou Brock (1979)
* Joaquín Andújar (1984)
* John Tudor (baseball), John Tudor (1990)
* Matt Morris (baseball), Matt Morris (2001)
*
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
(2004, 2009)
* Lance Berkman (2011)
Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, Manager of the Year Award
* Billy Southworth
(1941, 1942)
* Eddie Dyer (1946)
* Eddie Stanky (1952)
* Fred Hutchinson (1957)
* Johnny Keane (1964)
*
Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (; born November 9, 1931) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager, most notable for his Major League Baseball (MLB) managerial career.
He made his MLB debut as a player in 1956 wit ...
(1982)
Sporting News Executive of the Year Award, Executive of the Year Award
* Branch Rickey
(1936, 1942)
* Frank Lane (1957)
* Bing Devine
(1963, 1964)
* Walt Jocketty
(2000, 2004)
List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#MLB All-Decade Team, Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team (2009)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(1B)
Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award
* Mark McGwire (1999)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2005, 2006, 2009, 2010)
List of Topps All-Star Rookie teams, Topps All-Star Rookie teams
*1960 – Julián Javier, 2B
*1965 – Pat Corrales, C
*1967 – Dick Hughes (baseball), Dick Hughes, RHP
*1972 – Dwain Anderson, SS
*1974 –
Bake McBride
Arnold Ray McBride (born February 3, 1949), nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" and "The Callaway Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, a ...
, OF
*1976 – Garry Templeton, SS
*1982 –
Willie McGee
Willie Dean McGee (born November 2, 1958) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is an assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for four teams, over 18 seasons. He ...
, OF
*1985 –
Vince Coleman, OF
*1986 –
Todd Worrell
Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball, serving as those team ...
, RHP
*1990 – Félix José, OF
*1991 – Ray Lankford, OF
*1995 – John Mabry, 1B
*1996 – Alan Benes, RHP
*1997 – Dmitri Young, 1B
*2001 –
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
, 3B
*2003 – Bo Hart, 2B
*2010 – Jaime García (baseball), Jaime García, LHP
*2013 – Matt Adams, 1B
*2014 – Kolten Wong, 2B
*2015 – Randal Grichuk, OF
*2016 – Seung-hwan Oh, RP
*2017 – Paul DeJong, SS
*2018 – Harrison Bader, OF
*2020 – Kwang-hyun Kim, LHP
*2021 – Dylan Carlson (baseball), Dylan Carlson, OF
Players Choice Awards
In 1992, the Comeback Player of the Year was the first and only Players' Choice honor; others followed in subsequent years.
Players Choice Awards#Player of the Year, Player of the Year
* Mark McGwire (1998)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2003, 2008, 2009)
Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award, Marvin Miller Man of the Year
* Mark McGwire (1997)
* Eric Davis (baseball), Eric Davis (2000)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2006)
Players Choice Awards#Outstanding Player, NL Outstanding Player
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2003, 2008, 2009)
*
Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Goldsch ...
(2022)
Players Choice Awards#Outstanding Pitcher, NL Outstanding Pitcher
*
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
(2005, 2006)
* Adam Wainwright (2009)
Players Choice Awards#Outstanding Rookie, NL Outstanding Rookie
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2001)
Players Choice Awards#Comeback Player, NL Comeback Player
* Matt Morris (baseball), Matt Morris (2001)
*
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
(2004, 2009)
* Lance Berkman (2011)
MLB Insiders Club Magazine All-Postseason Team (2011)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(1B)
*
David Freese
David Richard Freese (born April 28, 1983) is an American former professional baseball Infielder, infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was a key player during the 2011 Major Leag ...
(3B)
* Lance Berkman (OF; 1 of 3)
*
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
(SP; 1 of 3)
* Jason Motte (RP)
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
*
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
(1957)
*
Ken Boyer
Kenton Lloyd "Ken" Boyer (May 20, 1931 – September 7, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman, coach and manager who played with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers for 15 ...
(1964)
* Lou Brock (1977)
*
Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National ...
(1989)
* Mark McGwire (1999)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2009)
Heart & Hustle Award
*
David Eckstein
David Mark Eckstein (; born January 20, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player. He was an infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for ten seasons. He played college baseball for the University of Florida and played professiona ...
(2005)
*
Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(2009)
*
Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Goldsch ...
(2022)
Tony Conigliaro Award
*
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
(2009)
* Mitch Harris (baseball), Mitch Harris (2015)
Branch Rickey Award (1992–2014)
*
Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National ...
(1994)
Ford C. Frick Award
Names in bold received the award based on their work as Cardinals broadcasters.
* Jack Buck (1987)
* Harry Caray (1989)
* Joe Garagiola Sr. (1991)
*
* Milo Hamilton (1992)
* Tim McCarver (2012)
*
* Played and broadcast for the Cardinals
Team Awards
:''Note: The Cardinals were originally known as the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883–1898), and St. Louis Perfectos (1899), before becoming the Cardinals in 1900.''
*1885 St. Louis Browns season, 1885 –
American Association American Association may refer to:
Baseball
* American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891
* American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997
* American Association of Profe ...
pennant
* – tied List of pre–World Series baseball champions#Champions from 1876 to 1904, "World Series", 3-3-1, with Chicago NL
*1886 St. Louis Browns season, 1886 – American Association pennant
* – won "World Series", 4–2, over Chicago NL
*1887 St. Louis Browns season, 1887 – American Association pennant
*1888 St. Louis Browns season, 1888 – American Association pennant
* – List of National League pennant winners 1876–1968, National League pennant
* – List of World Series champions, World Series championship
* – National League pennant
* – National League pennant
* – National League pennant
* – World Series championship (2)
* – National League pennant
* – World Series championship (3)
* – National League pennant
* – World Series championship (4)
* – National League pennant
* – National League pennant
* – World Series championship (5)
* – National League pennant
* – World Series championship (6)
* – National League pennant
* – World Series championship (7)
* – National League pennant
* –
World Series Trophy
The Commissioner's Trophy is a trophy presented each year by the Commissioner of Baseball to Major League Baseball’s (MLB) World Series champion. Recent trophy designs contain flags representing each team in North America's top two league ...
(8)
[The ]World Series Trophy
The Commissioner's Trophy is a trophy presented each year by the Commissioner of Baseball to Major League Baseball’s (MLB) World Series champion. Recent trophy designs contain flags representing each team in North America's top two league ...
was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was renamed the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award, All-Star Game MVP.
* – National League pennant
*
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
– National League Championship Series#Championship Trophy, Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
* – World Series Trophy (9)
*
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
– Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
*1987 National League Championship Series, 1987 – Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
*
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
– Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
*
2006
File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
– Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
* – Commissioner's Trophy (MLB), Commissioner's Trophy
[ (World Series) (10)
*2006 – Jack Buck Award
*]2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
– Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
* – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) (11)
*2011 – Baseball America Organization of the Year#Baseball America Organization of the Year, ''Baseball America'' Organization of the Year
*2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
– Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
* – ''Baseball America'' Organization of the Year
Team records (single-season)
Minor-league system
Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year
*1995 – Mike Gulan (3B) and Mike Busby (RHP)
*1996 – Dmitri Young (INF) and Britt Reames (RHP)
*1997 – Brent Butler (INF) and Cliff Politte (RHP)
*1998 – Pablo Ozuna (INF) and Rick Ankiel (LHP)
*1999 – Adam Kennedy (INF) and Rick Ankiel (LHP)
*2000 – Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...
(3B) and Bud Smith (LHP)
*2001 – Coco Crisp (OF) and Jimmy Journell (RHP)
*2002 – John Gall (baseball), John Gall (1B) and Tyler Johnson (baseball, born 1981), Tyler Johnson (LHP)
*2003 – John Gall (baseball), John Gall (1B) and Dan Haren (RHP)
*2004 – Reid Gorecki (OF) and Anthony Reyes (RHP)
*2005 – Travis Hanson (3B) and Mark Worrell (RHP)
*2006 – Colby Rasmus (OF) and Blake Hawksworth (RHP)
*2007 – Colby Rasmus (OF) and P. J. Walters (RHP)
*2008 – Daryl Jones (baseball), Daryl Jones (OF) and Jess Todd (RHP)
*2009 – Allen Craig (LF/1B) and Lance Lynn (RHP)
*2010 – Matt Carpenter (baseball), Matt Carpenter (3B) and Shelby Miller (RHP)
*2011 – Matt Adams (1B) and Shelby Miller (RHP)
*2012 – Oscar Taveras (OF) and Seth Maness (RHP)
*2013 – Kolten Wong (2B) and Zach Petrick (RHP)
*2014 – Magneuris Sierra (OF) and Marco Gonzales (LHP)
*2015 – Stephen Piscotty (OF) and Austin Gomber (LHP)/Alex Reyes (RHP)
*2016 – Carson Kelly (C) and Luke Weaver (baseball), Luke Weaver (RHP)
*2017 – Harrison Bader (OF) and Jack Flaherty (RHP)
*2018 – Tyler O'Neill (OF) and Dakota Hudson (RHP)
*2019 – Dylan Carlson (baseball), Dylan Carlson (OF) and Ángel Rondón (RHP)
*2021 – Jordan Walker (baseball), Jordan Walker (3B) and Freddy Pacheco (RHP)
''Baseball America'' Minor League Player of the Year Award
*1999 – Rick Ankiel
''USA Today'' Minor League Player of the Year Award
*1999 – Rick Ankiel
Joe Bauman Home Run Award
*2002 – Iván Cruz (Memphis Redbirds)
Other achievements
National Baseball Hall of Fame
:''See St. Louis Cardinals#Hall of Famers''
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
:''See St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum''
Darryl Kile Good Guy Award
:''See: Darryl Kile Award and footnote''
*2003 – Mike Matheny
*2004 – Woody Williams
*2005 – Cal Eldred
*2006 – Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
*2007 – Russ Springer
*2008 – Adam Wainwright
*2009 – Skip Schumaker
*2010 – Matt Holliday
*2011 – Lance Berkman
*2012 – Jake Westbrook
*2013 – Jason Motte
*2014 – Mark Ellis (baseball), Mark Ellis
*2015 – Yadier Molina
*2016 – Jonathan Broxton
*2017 – Zach Duke
*2018 – Miles Mikolas
*2019 – Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Goldsch ...
Retired numbers
:''See St. Louis Cardinals#Retired numbers''
''Sports Illustrated'' Top 20 Male Athletes of the Decade
*2009 – Albert Pujols (#9)
Associated Press Athlete of the Year
*1934 – Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career ...
*1998 – Mark McGwire
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
:''See: .''
Jack Buck Award
*1987 – August A. Busch, Jr., former brewer, prominent sportsman, and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals
*1994 – Stan Musial
Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...
, St. Louis Cardinal Hall of Famer
*1996 – Bill DeWitt, longtime Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
executive and former owner of History of the St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Browns
*2010 – Ernie Hays, former St. Louis Cardinals organist
See also
* List of St. Louis Cardinals team records
* Major League Baseball titles leaders
* List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
* Baseball awards#United States, Baseball awards
* List of Major League Baseball awards, List of MLB awards
Footnotes
{{MLB awards
St. Louis Cardinals lists, Awa
Major League Baseball team trophies and awards, Saint