List of St. Louis Cardinals team records
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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 1892. Before joining the NL, they were also a charter member of the American Association (AA) from 1882 to 1891. 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 1903; the other championship and tie occurred in 1885–1886. 19 of the league pennants are NL pennants, and the other four are AA pennants.[1] 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.[2] Bob Gibson owns the most career pitching records with 18. Silver King owns the most single-season pitching records with nine.[3]
All-time record-holders
Record-holders of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise
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Table notes and keys
All statistics:
- As of end of 2024 season
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 records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| 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) |
[4] | |
| 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 records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| 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) |
[4] | ||
Single-season
| All-time overall team single-season records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Winning percentage | .705 (1885) | .704 (1887) | .688 (1942) | .682 (1943, 1944) | [5] | |
| 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) | |
Attendance milestones:
- First season the Cardinals reached 3.5 million: 2005[5]
- First season the Cardinals reached 3 million: 1987[5]
- First season the Cardinals reached 2.5 million: 1985[5]
- First season the Cardinals reached 2 million: 1967[5]
- First season the Cardinals reached 1.5 million: 1966[5]
- First season the Cardinals reached 1 million: 1946[5]
- First season the Cardinals reached 500,000: 1922[5]
| All-time team single-season batting records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Runs | 1131 (1887) | 1004 (1930) | 976 (1891) | 957 (1889) | 944 (1886) | [6] |
| 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 records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| ERA | 2.09 (1888) | 2.23 (1883) | 2.38 (1914) | 2.44 (1885) | 2.49 (1886, 1968) | [7] |
| 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 records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Errors (most) | 494 (1886) | 490 (1884) | 481 (1887) | 478 (1890) | 459 (1891) | [7] |
| 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 records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Seasons managed | 16 Tony La Russa | 14 Red Schoendienst | 11 Whitey Herzog | 8 Charles Comiskey | 7 Mike Matheny, Branch Rickey, Billy Southworth | [8] |
| 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 |
[5] | |||
| Pennants won | 4 Charles Comiskey | 3 Whitey Herzog, Tony La Russa, Billy Southworth | 2 Red Schoendienst, Gabby Street | |||
All-time career individual records
Batting
Top career batting leaders
Albert Pujols batted .326 with 469 home runs in 12 seasons as a Cardinal.[10]
Johnny Mize won the 1939 batting title and hit .336 with a .600 slugging percentage as a Cardinal.[11]
Lou Brock ranks second in franchise history in multiple career batting categories.
Enos Slaughter ranks in the top five in multiple career batting categories.
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Note: 1,500 plate appearances (PA) required for rate statistics.
Pitching
Top career pitching leaders
Dave Foutz ranks third in franchise history in ERA and fourth in winning percentage (first for all with 100+ decisions).
Jesse Haines ranks second in franchise history in wins, innings and complete games.
Dizzy Dean ranks third in team history in strikeouts and fifth in shutouts.
Adam Wainwright ranks second in franchise history in strikeouts, strikeouts per nine innings pitched and strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Notes: 500 innings pitched (IP) and 50 decisions qualify for career rate statistics.
All-time single-season individual records
Batting
Single-season batting leaders
Mark McGwire leads in four categories and is second in six.
Pitching
Notes: 100 IP and 10 decisions qualify for rate statistics.
Single-season individual records divided by era
Batting
Note: Minimum 250 plate appearances (PA) for rate statistics for seasons 1882–91. From 1892–present, the minimum number of PA is 300. Minimum 16 stolen base attempts qualifies for stolen base percentage. Since 1951 only.
| American Association single-season batting records (1882–91) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Refs |
| Batting average | .435 (1887) |
.366 (1889) |
.357 (1887) |
.357 (1887) |
.350 (1890) |
[12] |
| On-base percentage | .490 (1887) |
.463 (1887) |
.449 (1890) |
.448 (1886) |
.445 (1891) |
[13] |
| Slugging percentage | .691 (1887) |
.623 (1889) |
.547 (1887) |
.527 (1886) Bob Caruthers |
.513 (1890) |
[14] |
| On-base plus slugging | 1.180 (1887) |
1.030 (1889) |
1.010 (1887) |
.974 (1886) Bob Caruthers |
.901 (1887) |
[15] |
| Adjusted on-base plus slugging | 213 (1887) |
201 (1886) |
179 (1889) |
169 (1887) |
158 (1888) Tip O'Neill |
[16] |
| Games played | 140 Shorty Fuller, Tommy McCarthy (1889) |
139 Dummy Hoy, Charles Comiskey (1891) |
138 Curt Welch, Tip O'Neill (1886) |
[17] | ||
| Plate appearances | 688 (1891) |
677 (1887) |
656 (1889) |
647 Shorty Fuller (1891) Bill Gleason (1887) |
[18] | |
| At bats | 627 (1887) |
604 (1889) |
598 (1887) |
587 (1889) |
579 (1886) |
[19] |
| Runs | 167 (1887) |
163 (1887) |
152 (1886) Arlie Latham |
139 (1887) |
137 (1890) |
[20] |
| Hits | 225 (1887) |
198 (1887) |
192 (1890) |
190 (1886) Tip O'Neill |
180 (1887) |
[21] |
| Total bases | 357 (1887) |
259 (1887) |
256 (1890) |
255 (1886, 1889) Tip O'Neill |
[22] | |
| Doubles | 52 (1887) |
35 (1887) |
33 (1889) |
32 Curt Welch (1887) Yank Robinson (1887) |
[23] | |
| Triples | 19 (1887) |
14 (1886) Tip O'Neill, Bob Caruthers |
13 Dave Foutz (1887) Curt Welch (1886) |
[24] | ||
| Home runs | 16 (1889) |
14 (1887) |
12 (1889) |
11 (1891) |
10 (1891) Tip O'Neill |
[25] |
| RBI | 123 (1887) |
110 (1889) Tip O'Neill |
108 (1887) |
107 (1886) Tip O'Neill |
[26] | |
| Bases on balls | 118 (1889) |
117 (1891) |
116 (1888) Yank Robinson |
92 (1887) Yank Robinson |
88 (1891) |
[27] |
| Strikeouts | 81 (1889) |
78 (1888) |
64 (1888) |
58 (1891) |
56 (1889) |
[28] |
| Stolen bases | 129 (1887) |
117 (1887) |
109 (1888) Arlie Latham |
93 (1888) |
89 (1887) |
[29] |
| Runs created | 173 (1887) |
108 (1890) |
106 (1889) Tip O'Neill |
97 (1886) Tip O'Neill |
94 (1887) |
[30] |
| Extra base hits | 85 (1887) |
50 (1889) Tip O'Neill |
47 (1887) |
46 (1886) |
45 (1886) Tip O'Neill |
[31] |
| Times on base | 292 (1891) |
280 (1887) |
269 (1890) |
256 (1886) Tip O'Neill |
248 Denny Lyons (1891) Arlie Latham (1887) |
[32] |
| Hit by pitch | 29 (1890) |
18 (1891) |
17 (1887) |
15 Bill Gleason (1885) Yank Robinson (1886) |
[33] | |
| At bats per strikeout | 48.91 (1887) |
30.95 (1889) Charles Comiskey |
30.00 (1891) |
26.00 (1887) |
25.90 (1887) |
[34] |
| Outs made | 454 (1891) |
431 (1886) |
429 (1887) |
428 (1889) |
426 (1887) |
[35] |
| War era to early expansion era single-season batting records (1921–68) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Batting average | .424 (1924) |
.403 (1925) Rogers Hornsby |
.401 (1922) Rogers Hornsby |
.397 (1921) Rogers Hornsby |
.384 (1923) Rogers Hornsby |
[61] |
| On-base percentage | .507 (1924) |
.489 (1925) Rogers Hornsby |
.459 (1923) Rogers Hornsby |
.459 (1922) Rogers Hornsby |
.458 (1921) Rogers Hornsby |
[62] |
| Slugging percentage | .756 (1925) |
.722 (1922) Rogers Hornsby |
.702 (1948) |
.696 (1924) Rogers Hornsby |
.652 (1930) |
[63] |
| On-base plus slugging | 1.245 (1925) |
1.203 (1924) Rogers Hornsby |
1.181 (1922) Rogers Hornsby |
1.152 (1948) |
1.201 (1921) Rogers Hornsby |
[64] |
| Adjusted on-base plus slugging | 222 (1924) |
210 (1925) Rogers Hornsby |
207 (1922) Rogers Hornsby |
200 (1948) |
191 (1921) Rogers Hornsby |
[65] |
| Games played | 162 Ken Boyer & Curt Flood (1964), Bill White * (1963) |
161 Dick Groat (1964) |
[66] | |||
| Plate appearances | 752 (1928) |
748 (1930) Taylor Douthit |
739 (1964) |
728 (1957) |
726 (1963) |
[67] |
| At bats | 689 (1967) |
679 (1964) |
664 (1930) |
662 (1963) Curt Flood |
660 (1968) Lou Brock * |
[68] |
| Runs | 141 (1922) |
135 (1948) |
133 (1925) Rogers Hornsby |
132 (1935) |
131 (1921) Rogers Hornsby |
[69] |
| Hits | 250 (1922) |
237 (1937) |
235 (1921) Rogers Hornsby |
230 (1948) |
228 (1946) Stan Musial * |
[70] |
| Total bases | 450 (1922) |
429 (1948) |
406 (1937) |
382 (1949) Stan Musial |
381 (1925) Rogers Hornsby |
[71] |
| Doubles | 64 (1936) |
56 (1937) Joe Medwick |
53 (1953) |
52 (1939) |
51 (1944) Stan Musial |
[72] |
| Triples | 20 Stan Musial * (1943, 1946), Jim Bottomley * (1928) |
18 Stan Musial * (1948), |
[73] | |||
| Home runs | 43 (1940) |
42 (1922) |
39 Stan Musial * (1948) Rogers Hornsby (1925) |
36 (1949) Stan Musial * |
[74] | |
| RBI | 154 (1937) |
152 (1922) |
143 (1925) Rogers Hornsby |
138 (1936) Joe Medwick |
137 (1940) |
[75] |
| Bases on balls | 107 (1949) |
105 (1953) Stan Musial * |
103 (1954) Stan Musial * |
98 (1951) Stan Musial * |
96 Solly Hemus * (1952) Stan Musial * (1952) |
[76] |
| Strikeouts | 134 (1966) |
125 (1953) |
124 (1968) Lou Brock * |
116 (1965) Lou Brock * |
114 (1968) |
[77] |
| Stolen bases | 74 (1966) |
63 (1965) Lou Brock * |
62 (1968) Lou Brock * |
52 (1967) Lou Brock * |
48 (1927) |
[78] |
| Stolen base percentage (Since 1951) |
83.78 (1968) |
82.61 (1960) |
80.44 (1966) Lou Brock * |
80.00 (1958) |
76.47 (1963) |
[79] |
| Runs created | 202 (1922) |
192 (1948) |
185 (1925) Rogers Hornsby |
183 (1924) Rogers Hornsby |
167 Hornsby (1921) |
[80] |
| Extra base hits | 103 (1948) |
102 (1922) |
97 (1937) |
95 (1936) Joe Medwick |
93 (1928) |
[81] |
| Times on base | 321 (1949) |
319 (1948) Stan Musial * |
318 (1924) |
316 (1922) Rogers Hornsby |
311 (1953) Stan Musial * |
[82] |
| Hit by pitch | 20 (1952) |
13 (1966) |
12 Orlando Cepeda (1967) Solly Hemus * (1953), George Watkins * (1933) |
[83] | ||
| Sacrifice hits | 37 Taylor Douthit (1926) | 36 Harry Walker * (1943) |
31 (1926) |
28 (1941) |
[84] | |
| Sacrifice flies | 11 (1954) | 9 Orlando Cepeda (1966) Red Schoendienst# (1954), Bill Virdon * (1955) |
6 tied with 8 | [85] | ||
| Double plays grounded into | 25 (1948) |
24 (1958) |
22 Ken Boyer (1964) |
21 (1938) |
[86] | |
| Intentional bases on balls | 26 (1958) |
23 (1967) |
19 Tim McCarver * (1967) |
[87] | ||
| At bats per strikeout | 61.70 (1927) |
55.09 (1943) |
55.00 (1934) Frankie Frisch# |
43.92 (1929) Frankie Frisch# |
43.71 (1927) |
[88] |
| Outs made | 512 (1967) |
511 (1947) |
500 (1964) |
496 (1950) Red Schoendienst# |
495 (1968) Lou Brock * |
[89] |
| Division play era single-season batting records (1969–present) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Refs |
| Batting average | .363 (1971) |
.359 (2003) |
.357 (2008) Albert Pujols |
.353 (1985) |
.344 (1979) |
[90] |
| On-base percentage | .483 (2000) |
.470 (1998) Mark McGwire |
.462 (2008) |
.459 (1985) |
.443 (2009) Albert Pujols |
[91] |
| Slugging percentage | .752 (1998) |
.746 (2000) Mark McGwire |
.697 (1999) Mark McGwire |
.671 (2006) |
.667 (2003) Albert Pujols |
[92] |
| On-base plus slugging | 1.229 (2000) |
1.222 (1998) Mark McGwire |
1.120 (1999) Mark McGwire |
1.114 (2008) |
1.106 (2003) Albert Pujols |
[93] |
| Adjusted on-base plus slugging | 216 (1998) |
203 (2000) Mark McGwire |
192 (2008) |
189 (2009) Albert Pujols |
187 (2003) Albert Pujols |
[94] |
| Games played | 163 (1989) |
162 Pedro Guerrero (1989), Terry Pendleton (1989) |
8 tied with 161 | [95] | ||
| Plate appearances | 729 (1970) |
727 (1973) Lou Brock * |
721 (1970) Lou Brock * |
717 (2013) |
713 (2005) |
[96] |
| At bats | 672 (1979) |
664 (1970) |
655 (1969) Lou Brock * |
650 (1973) Lou Brock * |
647 (1978) Garry Templeton# |
[97] |
| Runs | 137 (2003) |
133 (2004) Albert Pujols |
130 (1998) |
129 Jim Edmonds * (2000), Albert Pujols (2005) |
[98] | |
| Hits | 230 (1971) |
216 (1985) |
212 (2003) |
211 (1979) |
210 (1979) |
[99] |
| Total bases | 394 (2003) |
389 (2004) Albert Pujols |
383 (1998) |
374 (2009) Albert Pujols |
363 (1999) Mark McGwire |
[100] |
| Doubles | 55 (2013) |
51 Albert Pujols (2003, 2004) | 49 (2003) |
48 Scott Rolen (2006), |
[101] | |
| Triples | 19 (1979) |
18 Willie McGee# (1985) Garry Templeton# (1977) |
15 (1991) |
14 (1997) |
[102] | |
| Home runs | 70 (1998) |
65 (1999) Mark McGwire |
49 (2006) |
47 (2009) Albert Pujols |
46 (2004) Albert Pujols |
[103] |
| RBI | 147 Mark McGwire (1998, 1999) |
137 Albert Pujols (2006) |
135 (2009) Albert Pujols |
[104] | ||
| Bases on balls | 162 (1998) |
136 (1987) |
133 (1999) Mark McGwire |
115 (2009) |
104 (2008) Albert Pujols |
[105] |
| Strikeouts | 167 (2000) |
162 (1997) |
155 (1998) |
151 (1998) |
150 (2004) Jim Edmonds * |
[106] |
| Stolen bases | 118 (1974) |
110 (1985) |
109 (1987) Vince Coleman# |
107 (1986) Vince Coleman# |
81 (1988) Vince Coleman# |
[107] |
| Stolen base percentage | 91.18 (1985) |
88.89 (2005) |
88.43 (1986) |
87.50 (2002) |
87.23 (1988) |
[108] |
| Runs created | 193 (1998) |
176 (2003) |
165 (2009) Albert Pujols |
160 Mark McGwire (1999) Albert Pujols (2008) |
[109] | |
| Extra base hits | 99 (2004) |
95 (2003) Albert Pujols |
93 (2009) Albert Pujols |
91 (1998) |
88 (2001) Albert Pujols |
[110] |
| Times on base | 323 (1998) |
314 (2009) |
307 (1971) |
305 (2003) Albert Pujols |
304 (2005) Albert Pujols |
[111] |
| Hit by pitch | 28 (2000) |
22 (2001) |
20 (2014) Jon Jay * |
18 (2002) |
17 (2014) |
[112] |
| Sacrifice hits | 25 (1973) |
21 (1975) |
18 (1974) |
16 (1986) |
14 Bob Forsch (1982) |
[113] |
| Sacrifice flies | 14 (1982) |
13 (1985) |
12 Pedro Guerrero (1989), Tom Herr# (1987), Keith Hernandez * (1982) |
[114] | ||
| Double plays grounded into | 31 (2013) |
29 Albert Pujols (2011) Ted Simmons# (1973) |
27 Yadier Molina (1999) |
[115] | ||
| Intentional bases on balls | 44 (2009) | 38 (2010) | 34 (2008) | 26 Mark McGwire (1998) |
[116] | |
| At bats per strikeout | 30.28 (1993) |
24.23 (1984) |
22.56 (1971) |
19.89 (1985) |
19.81 (1969) |
[117] |
| Outs made | 500 Vince Coleman# (1985, 1988) |
492 (1973) |
491 (1970) |
489 (1978) |
[118] | |
Pitching
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| Early National League / "Dead-ball era" single-season pitching records (1892–1920) | ||||||
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Single-game individual records
Includes both regular season and postseason games.
Batting
**Johnny Mize (4×), Albert Pujols (4×), Mark McGwire (3×), Stan Musial (2×), Paul Goldschmidt, George Harper, Reggie Smith, George Watkins, Bill White, and Joshua Báez.[126]
Pitching
| All single-game, individual pitching records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Refs |
| Game score | 116 (April 29, 1936) Roy Parmelee |
106 (July 2, 1933) Tex Carleton |
104 (April 30, 1950) Harry Brecheen |
103 (August 30, 1989) José DeLeón |
102 (September 22, 1917) Lee Meadows |
[127] |
| Innings pitched | 17.0 Dizzy Dean (July 1, 1934 vs CIN)
Roy Parmelee (April 29, 1936 vs NYG) |
16.1 Jesse Haines Oct 1, 1920 vs CHC |
16.0 Mort Cooper (Sep. 24, 1944 vs PHI) Tex Carleton (July 2, 1933 vs NYG) |
[128] | ||
| Nine-inning single-game, individual pitching records (1920–present) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Refs |
| Game score | 98 (May 10, 2013) |
97 (July 15, 1960) |
96 (June 17, 1970) |
94 Chris Carpenter (2005); Matt Morris (2004) Bob Gibson (1971); Steve Carlton (1968) |
[129] | |
| Strikeouts | 19 (May 19, 1969) Steve Carlton |
17 (July 30, 1933) Dizzy Dean |
16 Steve Carlton (September 20, 1967 vs PHI) & (May 21, 1970 vs PHI) Bob Gibson (May 23, 1970 vs PHI) |
[130] | ||
| Bases on balls | ||||||
| Hits allowed | ||||||
| Wild pitches | ||||||
| Hit batsmen | ||||||
| 10 or more strikeouts in a postseason game | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of SO | Pitcher | Date | Event | Opponent | Outcome | Duration, decision | Ref |
| 17 | Bob Gibson | Oct. 2, 1968 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | W, 4–0 | CG ShO-9, W | [131] |
| 13 | Bob Gibson | Oct. 12, 1964 | World Series | New York Yankees | W, 5–2 | CG-10, W | |
| 12 | Mort Cooper | Oct. 8, 1944 | World Series | St. Louis Browns | W, 2–0 | CG ShO-9, W | |
| 10 | Adam Wainwright | Oct. 28, 2013 | World Series | Boston Red Sox | L, 1–3 | GS-7, L | |
| Adam Wainwright | Oct. 7, 2012 | NLDS | Washington Nationals | L, 2–3 | GS-7 | ||
| Bob Gibson | Oct. 6, 1968 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | W, 10–1 | CG-9, W | ||
| Bob Gibson | Oct. 12, 1967 | World Series | Boston Red Sox | W, 7–2 | CG-9, W | ||
| Bob Gibson | Oct. 4, 1967 | World Series | Boston Red Sox | W, 2–1 | CG-9, W | ||
| Pete Alexander | Oct. 3, 1926 | World Series | New York Yankees | W, 6–2 | CG-9, W | ||
Pitchers with nine SO in a postseason game: Andy Benes, Paul Derringer, Gibson (2×), Michael Wacha, Wainwright, Jeff Weaver, and Woody Williams.[131]
Fielding records
Cardinals career fielding leaders
Ozzie Smith holds numerous career fielding records for Cardinals shortstops.
Red Schoendienst leads Cardinals second basemen in three career categories.
Ken Boyer leads Cardinals third basemen in four career categories.
Jim Bottomley leads Cardinals first basemen in putouts and games played and is second in double plays.
Curt Flood ranks first among Cardinal outfielders in putouts and fourth in double plays and games played.
Note: 2,000 innings minimum for position players' fielding percentage; 500 innings for pitchers.
| First basemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Games played | 1,357 Albert Pujols | 1,340 Jim Bottomley | 1,118 Keith Hernandez | 1,016 Stan Musial | 1,010 Charles Comiskey | [133] |
| Innings | 11,462.1 Albert Pujols | 9,590 Keith Hernandez | 8,146.1 Bill White | 4,339.1 Mark McGwire | 3,911 Stan Musial | |
| Putouts | 13,160 Jim Bottomley | 12,130 Albert Pujols | 10,572 Keith Hernandez | 10,259 Charles Comiskey | 10,091 Ed Konetchy | |
| Assists | 1,166 Albert Pujols | 879 Keith Hernandez | 688 Stan Musial | 640 Ed Konetchy | 610 Bill White | |
| Double plays | 1,241 Albert Pujols | 1,151 Jim Bottomley | 991 Keith Hernandez | 935 Stan Musial | 752 Bill White | |
| Fielding percentage | .998 Paul Goldschmidt | .997 Tino Martinez | .994 Keith Hernandez, John Mabry, Albert Pujols | |||
| Errors | 314 Charles Comiskey | 174 Jim Bottomley | 126 Ed Konetchy | 79 Johnny Mize, Albert Pujols | ||
| Second basemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Games played | 1,547 Julián Javier | 1,429 Red Schoendienst | 1,140 Frankie Frisch | 997 Rogers Hornsby | 987 Tom Herr | [134] |
| Innings | 12,939.1 Julián Javier | 8,405 Tom Herr | 6,281 Kolten Wong | 5,270 Ted Sizemore | 4,975 José Oquendo | |
| Putouts | 3,684 Red Schoendienst | 3,377 Julián Javier | 2,879 Frankie Frisch | 2,144 Rogers Hornsby | 2,122 Tom Herr | |
| Assists | 4,130 Red Schoendienst | 4,107 Julián Javier | 3,807 Frankie Frisch | 3,263 Rogers Hornsby | 2,892 Tom Herr | |
| Double plays | 1,092 Red Schoendienst | 907 Julián Javier | 730 Tom Herr | 709 Frankie Frisch | 554 Rogers Hornsby | |
| Fielding percentage | .992 José Oquendo | .990 Tommy Edman | .988 Tom Herr | .985 Ken Oberkfell | .984 Fernando Viña | |
| Errors | 322 Yank Robinson | 219 Julián Javier | 207 Rogers Hornsby | 170 Frankie Frisch | 161 Miller Huggins | |
| Third basemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Games played | 1,539 Ken Boyer | 1,081 Ken Reitz | 908 Terry Pendleton | 868 Whitey Kurowski | 839 Arlie Latham | [135] |
| Innings | 12,306.2 Ken Boyer | 9,182.1 Ken Reitz | 7,884 Terry Pendleton | 5,689.2 Scott Rolen | 5,367.2 Matt Carpenter | |
| Putouts | 1,373 Ken Boyer | 1,056 Arlie Latham | 1,025 Whitey Kurowski | 799 Ken Reitz | 717 Terry Pendleton | |
| Assists | 3,149 Ken Boyer | 2,135 Terry Pendleton | 2,011 Ken Reitz | 1,898 Arlie Latham | 1,569 Whitey Kurowski | |
| Double plays | 306 Ken Boyer | 176 Ken Reitz | 155 Terry Pendleton | 137 Whitey Kurowski | 135 Scott Rolen | |
| Fielding percentage | .977 Gary Gaetti | .971 Ken Reitz | .971 Nolan Arenado | .968 Scott Rolen | .964 Andy High, Ken Oberkfell | |
| Errors | 456 Arlie Latham | 225 Ken Boyer | 123 Terry Pendleton | 119 Bobby Byrne | 116 Whitey Kurowski | |
| Shortstops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Games played | 1,929 Ozzie Smith | 1,484 Marty Marion | 1,054 Dal Maxvill | 891 Édgar Rentería | 700 Garry Templeton | [136] |
| Innings | 16,735 Ozzie Smith | 8,075 Dal Maxvill | 7,631.1 Édgar Rentería | 6,023.2 Garry Templeton | 4,903.2 Paul DeJong | |
| Putouts | 3,221 Ozzie Smith | 2,881 Marty Marion | 1,595 Dal Maxvill | 1,450 Leo Durocher | 1,356 Garry Templeton | |
| Assists | 6,229 Ozzie Smith | 4,691 Marty Marion | 3,050 Dal Maxvill | 2,432 Édgar Rentería | 2,396 Garry Templeton | |
| Double plays | 1,221 Ozzie Smith | 937 Marty Marion | 575 Dal Maxvill | 499 Édgar Rentería | 488 Garry Templeton | |
| Fielding percentage | .984 Jhonny Peralta | .980 Paul DeJong, Ozzie Smith | .979 Brendan Ryan | .977 David Eckstein | ||
| Errors | 437 Bill Gleason | 247 Marty Marion | 238 Shorty Fuller | 196 Ozzie Smith | 185 Doc Lavan | |
| Outfielders, 1–5 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Games played | 2,218 Lou Brock | 1,896 Stan Musial | 1,751 Enos Slaughter | 1,687 Curt Flood | 1,502 Willie McGee | [137] |
| Innings | 18,913 Lou Brock | 14,083.1 Curt Flood | 12,378.1 Ray Lankford | 11,850.1 Willie McGee | 8,622.2 Jim Edmonds | |
| Putouts | 4,005 Curt Flood | 3,791 Lou Brock | 3,725 Stan Musial | 3,457 Enos Slaughter | 3,374 Ray Lankford | |
| Assists | 142 Enos Slaughter | 129 Stan Musial | 125 Tommy McCarthy | 123 Hugh Nicol | 122 Jack Smith | |
| Double plays | 42 Jack Smith | 33 Tommy McCarthy, Enos Slaughter | 28 Curt Flood | 27 Stan Musial | ||
| Fielding percentage | .995 Jon Jay | .994 Ryan Ludwick | .993 Tito Landrum | .991 Chuck Diering | .990 Tommy Pham | |
| Errors | 173 Lou Brock | 131 Tip O'Neill | 96 Tommy McCarthy | 90 Jack Smith | 85 Willie McGee | |
| Outfielders, 6–10 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | 6th place | 7th place | 8th place | 9th place | 10th place | Ref |
| Games played | 1,492 Ray Lankford | 1,189 Terry Moore | 1,161 Joe Medwick | 1,048 Jim Edmonds | 1,014 Jack Smith | [137] |
| Innings | 7,756 Matt Holliday | 7,500.2 Vince Coleman | 6,771.2 George Hendrick | 5,353.2 Jon Jay | 5,038 Brian Jordan | |
| Putouts | 3,288 Willie McGee | 3,117 Terry Moore | 2,535 Taylor Douthit | 2,531 Joe Medwick | 2,442 Jim Edmonds | |
| Assists | 109 Lou Brock | 105 Curt Flood | 102 Terry Moore | 91 Willie McGee | 88 Joe Medwick | |
| Double plays | 24 Homer Smoot | 23 Patsy Donovan, Terry Moore | 21 Tommy Dowd, Rube Ellis | |||
| Fielding percentage | .988 George Hendrick, Matt Holliday, Bake McBride, Tony Scott | .987 Jim Edmonds, Curt Flood, Brian Jordan | ||||
| Errors | 82 Tommy Dowd | 80 Hugh Nicol | 79 Taylor Douthit | 74 Enos Slaughter | 73 Jesse Burkett | |
| Outfielders, 11–15 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | 11th place | 12th place | 13th place | 14th place | 15th place | Ref |
| Games played | 919 Matt Holliday | 879 Vince Coleman | 835 Taylor Douthit | 828 George Hendrick | 771 Tip O'Neill | [137] |
| Innings | 4,603.1 Bernard Gilkey | 4,304 J. D. Drew | 3,791.1 Tony Scott | 3,551.2 Lonnie Smith | 3,468.2 Ryan Ludwick | |
| Putouts | 1,989 Jack Smith | 1,660 Vince Coleman | 1,557 George Hendrick | 1,493 Chick Hafey | 1,420 Jon Jay | |
| Assists | 84 Rube Ellis | 81 Steve Evans, Austin McHenry | 78 Patsy Donovan | 73 Chick Hafey, Curt Welch | ||
| Double plays | 20 Steve Evans, Willie McGee | 19 Lou Brock | 18 Joe Medwick, Rebel Oakes | |||
| Fielding percentage | (see position 10) | .986 Carlos Beltrán, Randal Grichuk, John Mabry, Skip Schumaker, Mike Shannon | ||||
| Errors | 70 Rube Ellis | 64 Joe Medwick, Stan Musial, Rebel Oakes, Homer Smoot | ||||
| Pitchers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Record | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Ref |
| Putouts | 291 Bob Gibson | 228 Adam Wainwright | 220 Bob Forsch | 188 Ted Breitenstein | 143 Dave Foutz | [138] |
| Assists | 808 Bill Doak | 650 Jesse Haines | 498 Bill Sherdel | 484 Bob Gibson | 479 Slim Sallee | |
| Double plays | 46 Bob Gibson | 34 Bob Forsch | 32 Jesse Haines | 28 Adam Wainwright | 24 Bill Doak, Howie Pollet | |
| Fielding percentage | .990 Kyle Lohse | .989 Garrett Stephenson | .986 Grover Cleveland Alexander | .985 Lon Warneke | .983 Rick Wise | |
| Errors | 54 Jumbo McGinnis | 44 Ted Breitenstein | 42 Bob Gibson | 38 Bill Doak | 35 Dave Foutz | |