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The origin of the St. Louis Cardinals mascot dates back to the 1920's. As a professional baseball team, the Cardinals name and mascot were based on the birds of the same name. These birds were synonymous with the color red, and were in large numbers in the greater St. Louis area.
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The #6 was retired for Stan Musial who played for the Cardinals from 1941-1944 and 1946-1963.
The St. Louis Cardinals were established in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, a major league at the time. The 2009 season is their 128th as a major league team.