The St. Louis Cardinals, according to available records, were original members of the National League that began operation in 1876 with teams in Chicago (Cubs), Hartford, Boston, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati. The Cubs won the pennant as NL champions with the Cardinals finishing second.
The St. Louis Cardinals football team moved to Arizona in 1988, becoming the Phoenix Cardinals. They changed the team name from Phoenix to Arizona Cardinals in 1994.
The St. Louis Browns left St. Louis in 1953 to relocate to Baltimore. The club's name was changed to the Orioles.
The American League Browns, who were in St. Louis between 1902-1953, played at Sportsman Park located on North Grand Boulevard and shared the park with the Cardinals.
The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals of the National League defeated the St. Louis Browns of the American League, four games to two.
The St. Louis Cardinals never played in the American League. They originated in 1882 in the American Association as the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The following season they shortened the name to Browns. After ten years in the AA they joined the National League as the Browns in 1892. Back during those days there was a thing called 'syndicate ownership' where one person or group could own more than one team. The owners of the Cleveland Spiders, Frank and Stanley Robison, bought the Browns prior to the 1899 season. They moved their best players from the Spiders to the Browns and their 'worst' players from the Browns to the Spiders. They also changed the name of the team from Browns to Perfectos for the 1899 season and made the team color cardinal red. This led sportswriters to give the team the nickname of Cardinals and the name was changed to from Perfectos to Cardinals in 1900.
The St. Louis Browns existed as a baseball team from 1902 until 1953. The franchised then moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Orioles of today.
To compete with the browns
Do you mean the St Louis baseball team? The baseball team St Louis Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954 and became the Orioles. They never became the Cardinals - The St Louis Cardinals always existed as a National league team since 1900
The St. Louis Cardinals team names:Brown Stockings (1882)Browns (1883-1898)Perfectos (1899)Cardinals (1900-present)
The St. Louis Browns left St. Louis in 1953 to relocate to Baltimore. The club's name was changed to the Orioles.
The American League Browns, who were in St. Louis between 1902-1953, played at Sportsman Park located on North Grand Boulevard and shared the park with the Cardinals.
Here is a list of the World Series opponents and results involving the St. Louis Cardinals franchise since 1926 (world championships in bold):1926 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Yankees 3.1928 -- New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0.1930 -- Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2.1931 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3.1934 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Detroit Tigers 3.1942 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Yankees 1.1943 -- New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1.1944 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, St. Louis Browns 2.1946 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Red Sox 3.1964 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Yankees 3.1967 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Red Sox 3.1968 -- Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3.1982 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2.1985 -- Kansas City Royals 4, St. Louis 3.1987 -- Minnesota Twins 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3.2004 -- Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0.2006 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Detroit Tigers 1.2011 -- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Texas Rangers 3.2013 -- Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2.
The St. Louis National League was started in 1876. The team was originally called the Brown Stockings, and later, simply the Browns. In 1899, the name Browns was changed to the Perfectos -- and the team color became red. In regards to their new color, a sportswriter heard a lady remark, "What a lovely shade of cardinal," and then used Cardinals as a nickname. The team officially changed its name from the Perfectos to the Cardinals in 1900. (This is summarized from the Cardinals official Web site.) Note: The St.Louis Browns did win many world seris but it was after St Louis Cardinals changed there named and another team took St.Louis Browns as there team. The Cardinals did not win them world seris.st.louis was known as the st.louis brown stocking in 1828 and thay was aa then in then in 1883-1891 they were known as the st.louis browns also a aa team then in 1892-1898 they were known as the st.louis browns then in 1899 they were the perfectos then in 1900 till known they are the st.louis cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the St. Louis Browns 4 games to 2 in the 1944 World Series.
The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals of the National League defeated the St. Louis Browns of the American League, four games to two.
St Louis cardinals 1915-1926 New York Giants 1927 Boston braves 1928 Chicago Cubs 1929-1932 st Louis browns 1933-1937
The St. Louis Cardinals never played in the American League. They originated in 1882 in the American Association as the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The following season they shortened the name to Browns. After ten years in the AA they joined the National League as the Browns in 1892. Back during those days there was a thing called 'syndicate ownership' where one person or group could own more than one team. The owners of the Cleveland Spiders, Frank and Stanley Robison, bought the Browns prior to the 1899 season. They moved their best players from the Spiders to the Browns and their 'worst' players from the Browns to the Spiders. They also changed the name of the team from Browns to Perfectos for the 1899 season and made the team color cardinal red. This led sportswriters to give the team the nickname of Cardinals and the name was changed to from Perfectos to Cardinals in 1900.
In 1944, the American League St. Louis Browns and the National League St. Louis Cardinals played in Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Both teams shared the stadium.