Rogers Hornsby was manager in 1926, their first World Series win.
Billy Southworth. Southworth played on the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals that defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series and managed the 1942 Cardinals that defeated the Yankees in the World Series.
Believe it or not the St. Louis Cardinals first faced the Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series.
Tony La Russa won the World Series three times as a manager. The first was with the Oakland A's in 1989, the last two were with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006 and 2011.
The first time a World Series was played in one city was in 1944, in St. Louis. There the National League Cardinals met the American League team, the Browns. As it turned out, the St. Louis Cardinals victory in that Series made it their third straight World Series win.
4 men have won the World Series in their rookie season as manager ... 1) Bucky Harris as player/manager of the Washington Senators in 1924. 2) Eddie Dyer as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946. 3) Ralph Houk as manager of the New York Yankees in 1961. 4) Bob Brenly as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001. 6 other men have won the World Series in their first FULL season as an MLB manager ... 1) Tris Speaker won the World Series in his first full season as player/manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1920. He had taken over the team in 1919 and managed the final 61 games of the season. 2) Rogers Hornsby won the World Series in his first full season as player/manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1926. He had taken over the team in 1925 and managed the final 115 games of the season. 3) Bill Terry won the World Series in his first full season as player/manager of the New York Giants in 1933. He had taken over the team in 1932 and managed the final 114 games. 4) Frankie Frisch won the World Series in his first full season as player/manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1934. He had taken over the team in 1933 and managed the final 63 games. 5) Dallas Green won the World Series in his first full season as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980. He had taken over the team in 1979 and managed the final 30 games. 6) Tom Kelly won the World Series in his first full season as manager of the Minnesota Twins in 1987. He had taken over the team in 1986 and managed the final 23 games.
The Cardinals defeated the St. Louis Browns (now the Baltimore Orioles) 4 games to 2 to win the 1944 World Series.
No Cardinals player is officially the captain
1926 when they defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3.
The St. Louis Cardinals Are In Second Place With The Most world Series Wins With 9. The New York Yankees Are In First With 27 Wins.
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. Bob Gibson won two games on the mound for the Cards, including the crucial game seven in which he went the distance. It was the Cardinals first World Championship since 1946. After the series, Yogi Berra was fired as the Yankees manager after one year. Johnny Keene, the Cardinals' manager, resigned and was then hired to manage the Yankees.
yes, Bryan Jordan was drafted in the first round of the 1988 MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals
He is the first basemen for the St. Louis Cardinals.