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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale University</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Business_School" title="Harvard Business School">Harvard Business School</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employer</th><td class="infobox-data org"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Title</th><td class="infobox-data title"><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_owners_and_executives" title="List of St. Louis Cardinals owners and executives">Managing partner and chairman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Katharine Cramer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_DeWitt" title="Bill DeWitt">William DeWitt Sr.</a> and Margaret H. DeWitt</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Orville DeWitt Jr.</b> (born August 31, 1941) is an <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a> businessman who is currently the <a href="/wiki/Partner_(business_rank)" title="Partner (business rank)">managing partner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">chairman</a> of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports_league_organization" title="Professional sports league organization">franchise</a> which competes in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). <sup id="cite_ref-ap111904_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap111904-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cardinals have won two <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> — in <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">2006</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011</a> — during DeWitt's time as owner. In addition to the Cardinals, DeWitt has also owned or invested in the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Stingers" title="Cincinnati Stingers">Cincinnati Stingers</a> hockey club, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>. Business interests outside baseball include Reynolds, DeWitt & Co., which owns <a href="/wiki/Arby%27s" title="Arby's">Arby's</a> franchises and invests in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Playing_Card_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Playing Card Company">U.S. Playing Card Company</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Petroleum_industry" title="Petroleum industry">petroleum</a> company <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_7" title="Spectrum 7">Spectrum 7</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_DeWitt_Jr.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>DeWitt, the son of longtime <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> executive <a href="/wiki/Bill_DeWitt" title="Bill DeWitt">Bill DeWitt</a> and Margaret H. DeWitt, was born in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a>, where he attended <a href="/wiki/Mary_Institute_and_St._Louis_Country_Day_School" title="Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School">St. Louis Country Day School</a>. He was around baseball constantly as a child; his father owned the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, and DeWitt served as a Browns batboy. On August 19, 1951, the little person <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel" title="Eddie Gaedel">Eddie Gaedel</a> served as a pinch hitter at a Browns game, wearing DeWitt's jersey to the plate. He earned a bachelor's degree from <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale University</a> in economics in 1963 and an <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Business_Administration" title="Master of Business Administration">M.B.A.</a> from <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> in 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-DeWitt_bio_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeWitt_bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_business_ventures_(1966–95)"><span id="Early_business_ventures_.281966.E2.80.9395.29"></span>Early business ventures (1966–95)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_DeWitt_Jr.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early business ventures (1966–95)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>DeWitt was part of an investment group led by <a href="/wiki/Francis_L._Dale" title="Francis L. Dale">Francis L. Dale</a> that purchased the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> for $8 million from his father, Bill Sr., on December 5, <a href="/wiki/1966_in_baseball" title="1966 in baseball">1966</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DeWitt joined Cincinnati investment firm <a href="/wiki/McDonald_%26_Co." title="McDonald & Co.">Gradison & Co</a>. in 1974. In 1979, along with <a href="/wiki/Mercer_Reynolds" title="Mercer Reynolds">Mercer Reynolds</a>, he founded the investment firm <a href="/w/index.php?title=Reynolds,_DeWitt_%26_Co.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reynolds, DeWitt & Co. (page does not exist)">Reynolds, DeWitt & Co.</a> The firm owns 63 <a href="/wiki/Arby%27s" title="Arby's">Arby's</a> franchises, whose value has been estimated at $50.4 million and is an investor in <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>-based <a href="/wiki/U.S._Playing_Card_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Playing Card Company">U.S. Playing Card Company</a>, with an estimated value of about $120 million. It also holds a $40 million stake in <a href="/wiki/Newport_Aquarium" title="Newport Aquarium">Newport Aquarium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Kentucky" title="Newport, Kentucky">Newport, Kentucky</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DeWitt is also involved with DeWitt Capital Group, a private equity firm registered in 2012.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> DeWitt has been part owner of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DeWitt_ventures_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeWitt_ventures-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1984, one of DeWitt's business ventures, the <a href="/wiki/Petroleum_industry" title="Petroleum industry">oil</a> company <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_7" title="Spectrum 7">Spectrum 7</a>, bought <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Arbusto_Energy" title="Arbusto Energy">Arbusto Energy</a>, which, in turn, merged with <a href="/wiki/Harken_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Harken Energy">Harken Energy</a> in 1986. When <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Chiles" title="Eddie Chiles">Eddie Chiles</a> prepared to sell the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> baseball franchise in 1989, DeWitt and Bush gathered investors to buy the team.<sup id="cite_ref-DeWitt_ventures_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeWitt_ventures-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DeWitt has also held shares in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> and the former <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Stingers" title="Cincinnati Stingers">Cincinnati Stingers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DeWitt_bio_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeWitt_bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DeWitt was part owner of the <a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Riverfront Coliseum">Riverfront Coliseum</a> in Cincinnati on December 3, 1979, <a href="/wiki/The_Who_concert_disaster" title="The Who concert disaster">when 11 people were killed prior to a concert by The Who</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="St._Louis_Cardinals_(1995–present)"><span id="St._Louis_Cardinals_.281995.E2.80.93present.29"></span>St. Louis Cardinals (1995–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_DeWitt_Jr.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: St. Louis Cardinals (1995–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1995, DeWitt and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Brauer" title="Stephen F. Brauer">Stephen F. Brauer</a> purchased the St. Louis Cardinals from <a href="/wiki/Anheuser-Busch" title="Anheuser-Busch">Anheuser-Busch</a> for $150 million.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He oversees all league, financial, operational and baseball affairs for the club.<sup id="cite_ref-DeWitt_bio_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeWitt_bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since DeWitt bought the team, the Cardinals have won two <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">2006</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011</a>), four <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_pennant_winners" title="List of National League pennant winners">National League pennants</a>, 11 <a href="/wiki/National_League_Central" title="National League Central">division</a> titles, and have made 15 total <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">playoff</a> appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> estimated that the team was worth $1.4 billion in 2014 and $2.1 billion in July 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cardinals are one of the largest privately held firms in St. Louis, bringing in an estimated $233 million in revenue in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Billdewitt3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Billdewitt3.jpg/380px-Billdewitt3.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Billdewitt3.jpg/570px-Billdewitt3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Billdewitt3.jpg/760px-Billdewitt3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>DeWitt during the 2011 World Series Parade.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1997, DeWitt established Cardinals Care, a <a href="/wiki/Nonprofit_organization" title="Nonprofit organization">nonprofit organization</a> that builds baseball fields, helps youth baseball programs, and awards <a href="/wiki/Grant_(money)" title="Grant (money)">grants</a> to children's boards. Through January 2017, Cardinals Care had distributed some $900,000 a year.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2013, the organization has built 18 baseball fields in the <a href="/wiki/Greater_St._Louis" title="Greater St. Louis">Greater St. Louis</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2004, the organization has run Redbird Rookies, a network of 20 leagues for nearly 4,500 children around Greater St. Louis and in rural sections of <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who would not otherwise have the opportunity. It provides equipment and other necessities to the players, training for coaches and organizers, and workshops for parents. </p><p>The Cardinals have purchased three of their minor league affiliates since the DeWitt group took over. In 1998, DeWitt purchased the <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Cardinals" title="Palm Beach Cardinals">Palm Beach Cardinals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minor_league" title="Minor league">minor league</a> A-ball) and, in 2005, the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Cardinals" title="Springfield Cardinals">Springfield Cardinals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a> (AA).<sup id="cite_ref-DeWitt_bio_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeWitt_bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of April 2013, the team had negotiated to purchase the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> (<a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">AAA</a>) from the Memphis Redbirds Foundation (MRF), a local non-profit entity. However, talks went on hold due to <a href="/wiki/Default_(finance)" title="Default (finance)">defaulted</a> <a href="/wiki/Bond_(finance)" title="Bond (finance)">bonds</a> on the building of <a href="/wiki/AutoZone_Park" title="AutoZone Park">AutoZone Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 16, 2013, the Cardinals announced a resolution to purchase the team while the city purchased the stadium. The Cardinals agreed to lease the stadium from the city while Memphis will upgrade the park.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, <i>Forbes</i> listed the Redbirds as one of the ten most valuable minor league franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To expand the Cardinals' international presence, DeWitt opened baseball academies in the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a> and placed representatives in six foreign countries.<sup id="cite_ref-DeWitt_bio_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeWitt_bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, the Cardinals moved from their old home, <a href="/wiki/Busch_Memorial_Stadium" title="Busch Memorial Stadium">Busch Memorial Stadium</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Busch_Stadium" title="Busch Stadium">Busch Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/2006_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2006 St. Louis Cardinals season">2006</a>. The $365 million stadium is one of the few majority-privately funded MLB stadiums, along with the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>' <a href="/wiki/Oracle_Park" title="Oracle Park">Oracle Park</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>' <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Busch Stadium cost $45 million (12%) in a long-term loan from <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">St. Louis County</a>, while, by comparison the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>' <a href="/wiki/American_Family_Field" title="American Family Field">American Family Field</a> ended up drawing 77.5% in <a href="/wiki/Government_spending" title="Government spending">public funding</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In conjunction with opening the new Busch Stadium, a mixed-use retail, entertainment, hotel, residential and office space known as <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Ballpark_Village" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Ballpark Village">Ballpark Village</a> was planned for development adjacent to Busch Stadium. However, several years of delays postponed the groundbreaking and construction until spring of 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a>, the Cardinals hosted the <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>. </p><p>DeWitt began emphasizing developing talent as much as possible through the <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor leagues</a>, rather than relying mainly on <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agents</a>. Seventeen of the 25 players on the Cardinals' 2011 World Series roster were Cardinals' draftees.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In January <a href="/wiki/2014_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2014 St. Louis Cardinals season">2014</a>, the city of Memphis cleared the Cardinals to purchase the Memphis Redbirds from the MRF.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ballpark Village construction was completed and it opened in March 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cardinals also announced the rechristening of the team <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_Hall_of_Fame_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum">Hall of Fame Museum</a>, with an annual selection process commencing in 2015. Twenty-two former Cardinals players and personnel were announced for induction into the Hall of Fame for the inaugural class of 2014. Closed since 2008, when the <a href="/wiki/International_Bowling_Hall_of_Fame" title="International Bowling Hall of Fame">International Bowling Hall of Fame</a> moved to <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, this reincarnation of the museum is located in the newly constructed Ballpark Village within the same building as the <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Nation" title="Cardinal Nation">Cardinal Nation</a> Restaurant.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cardinals' value exceeded $1 billion for the first time in 2015 when <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> appraised the Cardinals outright at $1.4 billion,<sup id="cite_ref-forbes2015_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes2015-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making them the 27th-most valuable sports franchise in the world,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and sixth-principal <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports_league_organization" title="Professional sports league organization">franchise</a> in Major League Baseball (MLB).<sup id="cite_ref-forbes2015_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes2015-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was an increase from an $800 million pricing and eighth in the echelon in <a href="/wiki/2014_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2014 St. Louis Cardinals season">2014</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes2014_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes2014-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their revenue was $294 million while their operating income was $73.6 million,<sup id="cite_ref-forbes2015_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes2015-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and their overall assessment was approximately $200 million higher than the MLB average of $1.2 billion. Mike Ozanian of <i>Forbes</i> remarked that the Cardinals were "baseball's biggest anomaly", with outsize value outpacing their status as one of baseball's "smallest <a href="/wiki/Market_(economics)" title="Market (economics)">markets</a>", and Ballpark Village was a popular destination for <a href="/wiki/Eating" title="Eating">dining</a> and <a href="/wiki/Entertainment" title="Entertainment">entertainment</a>. The Cardinals' local <a href="/wiki/Television_program" class="mw-redirect" title="Television program">television</a> <a href="/wiki/Audience_measurement" title="Audience measurement">ratings</a> (7.76) graded the highest among all <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_regional_sports_networks" title="Major League Baseball on regional sports networks">major league teams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reports surfaced on June 16, <a href="/wiki/2015_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2015 St. Louis Cardinals season">2015</a>, that the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> (FBI) were reviewing an alleged incident involving Cardinals' front office officials <a href="/wiki/Hacker_(computer_security)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hacker (computer security)">hacking</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>' database of players, scouting reports and proprietary statistics. It was regarded as the first known case of <a href="/wiki/Corporation" title="Corporation">corporate</a> <a href="/wiki/Espionage" title="Espionage">espionage</a> involving <a href="/wiki/Computer_network" title="Computer network">computer network</a> hacking in <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports" title="Professional sports">professional sports</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 19, 2015, the Cardinals became the first team in MLB to clinch a playoff spot that <a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">season</a>. It also extended a franchise record of five consecutive seasons of reaching the postseason, a record which the club had set in <a href="/wiki/2014_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2014 St. Louis Cardinals season">2014</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5consplayoffs_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5consplayoffs-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_activities">Political activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_DeWitt_Jr.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Political activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2003, President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> appointed DeWitt to be on the <a href="/wiki/President%27s_Intelligence_Advisory_Board" title="President's Intelligence Advisory Board">President's Intelligence Advisory Board</a> and tapped his wife, Kathy, to serve on the <a href="/wiki/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts" title="National Endowment for the Arts">National Endowment for the Arts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_DeWitt_Jr.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>DeWitt and his wife, Katharine "Kathy" Cramer DeWitt, live in <a href="/wiki/Indian_Hill,_Ohio" title="Indian Hill, Ohio">Indian Hill, Ohio</a>. They have four children, Katie, Bill, Andrew, and Margot and twelve grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-DeWitt_bio_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeWitt_bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bill_DeWitt_III" title="Bill DeWitt III">Bill DeWitt III</a> is the president of the Cardinals.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Andrew E. DeWitt is the founder and CEO of Dewey's Pizza.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_DeWitt_Jr.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_owners_and_executives" title="List of St. Louis Cardinals owners and executives">List of St. Louis Cardinals owners and executives</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_DeWitt_Jr.&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ap111904-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ap111904_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.foxnews.com/story/bush-picks-three-for-inaugural-fundraising">"Bush picks three for inaugural fundraising"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fox_News" title="Fox News">Fox News</a>. <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. 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<ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1882_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">1882</span></a></b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">St. Louis, Missouri</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_Hall_of_Fame_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum">Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a 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articles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Cardinals_(1875%E2%80%931919)" title="History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1875–1919)">1875–1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Cardinals_(1920%E2%80%931952)" title="History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1920–1952)">1920–1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Cardinals_(1953%E2%80%931989)" title="History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1989)">1953–1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Cardinals_(1990%E2%80%93present)" title="History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1990–present)">1990–present</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1946 National League tie-breaker series">1946 NL tie-breaker series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slaughter%27s_Mad_Dash" title="Slaughter's Mad Dash">Slaughter's Mad Dash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_for_Broglio" title="Brock for Broglio">Brock for Broglio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandberg_Game" title="Sandberg Game">June 23, 1984 game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_National_League_Championship_Series#Game_5" title="1985 National League Championship Series">"Go Crazy, Folks!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Call_(Kansas_City_Royals)" title="The Call (Kansas City Royals)">The Call</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padres_Paradise_Series" title="Padres Paradise Series">Padres Paradise Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_home_run_record_chase" title="1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase">Home run chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Tat%C3%ADs" title="Fernando Tatís">Fernando Tatís' two grand slams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_wild_card_chase" title="2011 Major League Baseball wild card chase">2011 Major League Baseball wild card chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Freese%27s_2011_World_Series_home_run" class="mw-redirect" title="David Freese's 2011 World Series home run">Game 6 of the 2011 World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_MLB_Little_League_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 MLB Little League Classic">2017 MLB Little League Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_MLB_London_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 MLB London Series">2023 MLB London Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Rickwood_Field:_A_Tribute_to_the_Negro_Leagues" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues">MLB game at Rickwood Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cardinals%E2%80%93Cubs_rivalry" title="Cardinals–Cubs rivalry">Chicago Cubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardinals%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" title="Cardinals–Dodgers rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bill DeWitt Jr.</a></li> <li>President of Baseball Operations: <a href="/wiki/John_Mozeliak" title="John Mozeliak">John Mozeliak</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Girsch" title="Mike Girsch">Mike Girsch</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Marmol" title="Oliver Marmol">Oliver Marmol</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Minor league<br />affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Triple-A</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a></dd> <dt>Double-A</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Springfield_Cardinals" title="Springfield Cardinals">Springfield Cardinals</a></dd> <dt>High-A</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Peoria_Chiefs" title="Peoria Chiefs">Peoria Chiefs</a></dd> <dt>Single-A</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Cardinals" title="Palm Beach Cardinals">Palm Beach Cardinals</a></dd> <dt>Rookie</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Cardinals" title="Florida Complex League Cardinals">Florida Complex League Cardinals</a></dd> <dt>Foreign Rookie</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Cardinals" title="Dominican Summer League Cardinals">Dominican Summer League Cardinals</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />Championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;">pre-MLB</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1885_World_Series" title="1885 World Series">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_World_Series" title="1886 World Series">1886</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;">MLB</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1926_World_Series" title="1926 World Series">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_World_Series" title="1931 World Series">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_World_Series" title="1934 World Series">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_World_Series" title="1942 World Series">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_World_Series" title="1944 World Series">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_World_Series" title="1946 World Series">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_World_Series" title="1964 World Series">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_World_Series" title="1967 World Series">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_World_Series" title="1982 World Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">League pennants</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;">American Association</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_baseball" title="1885 in baseball">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_baseball" title="1886 in baseball">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_baseball" title="1887 in baseball">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_baseball" title="1888 in baseball">1888</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;">National League</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1926_World_Series" title="1926 World Series">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_World_Series" title="1928 World Series">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_World_Series" title="1930 World Series">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_World_Series" title="1931 World Series">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_World_Series" title="1934 World Series">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_World_Series" title="1942 World Series">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_World_Series" title="1944 World Series">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_World_Series" title="1946 World Series">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_World_Series" title="1964 World Series">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_World_Series" title="1967 World Series">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_World_Series" title="1968 World Series">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1982 National League Championship Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1985 National League Championship Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1987 National League Championship Series">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 National League Championship Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 National League Championship Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2011 National League Championship Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2013 National League Championship Series">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>National League East</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1982_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1982 National League Championship Series">1982</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1985_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1985 National League Championship Series">1985</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1987_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1987 National League Championship Series">1987</a></dd> <dt>National League Central</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1996_National_League_Division_Series" title="1996 National League Division Series">1996</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Division_Series" title="2000 National League Division Series">2000</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2002_National_League_Division_Series" title="2002 National League Division Series">2002</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">2005</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2006_National_League_Division_Series" title="2006 National League Division Series">2006</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2009_National_League_Division_Series" title="2009 National League Division Series">2009</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2013_National_League_Division_Series" title="2013 National League Division Series">2013</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Division_Series" title="2014 National League Division Series">2014</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2015_National_League_Division_Series" title="2015 National League Division Series">2015</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Division_Series" title="2019 National League Division Series">2019</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2022_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2022 National League Wild Card Series">2022</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_League_Division_Series" title="2011 National League Division Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2012 National League Wild Card Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2021 National League Wild Card Game">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">All Star Games hosted</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;background-color: #C41E3A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000066, inset -2px -2px 0 #000066; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(144)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (144)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1880s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden">1880 · 1881 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1882_St._Louis_Brown_Stockings_season" title="1882 St. Louis Brown Stockings season">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1883 St. Louis Browns season">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1884 St. Louis Browns season">1884</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1885_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1885 St. Louis Browns season">1885</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1886_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1886 St. Louis Browns season">1886</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1887_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1887 St. Louis Browns season">1887</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1888_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1888 St. Louis Browns season">1888</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1889 St. Louis Browns season">1889</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1890s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1890_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1890 St. Louis Browns season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1891 St. Louis Browns season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1892 St. Louis Browns season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1893 St. Louis Browns season">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1894 St. Louis Browns season">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1895 St. Louis Browns season">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1896 St. Louis Browns season">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1897 St. Louis Browns season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1898 St. Louis Browns season">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_St._Louis_Perfectos_season" title="1899 St. Louis Perfectos season">1899</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1900 St. Louis Cardinals season">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1901 St. Louis Cardinals season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1902 St. Louis Cardinals season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1903 St. Louis Cardinals season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1904 St. Louis Cardinals season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1905 St. Louis Cardinals season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1906 St. Louis Cardinals season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1907 St. Louis Cardinals season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1908 St. Louis Cardinals season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1909 St. Louis Cardinals season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1910 St. Louis Cardinals season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1911 St. Louis Cardinals season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1912 St. Louis Cardinals season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1913 St. Louis Cardinals season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1914 St. Louis Cardinals season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1915 St. Louis Cardinals season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1916 St. Louis Cardinals season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1917 St. Louis Cardinals season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1918 St. Louis Cardinals season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1919 St. Louis Cardinals season">1919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1920 St. Louis Cardinals season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1921 St. Louis Cardinals season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1922 St. Louis Cardinals season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1923 St. Louis Cardinals season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1924 St. Louis Cardinals season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1925 St. Louis Cardinals season">1925</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1926_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1926 St. Louis Cardinals season">1926</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1927 St. Louis Cardinals season">1927</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1928_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1928 St. Louis Cardinals season">1928</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1929 St. Louis Cardinals season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1930_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1930 St. Louis Cardinals season">1930</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1931_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1931 St. Louis Cardinals season">1931</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1932 St. Louis Cardinals season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1933 St. Louis Cardinals season">1933</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1934_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1934 St. Louis Cardinals season">1934</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1935 St. Louis Cardinals season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1936 St. Louis Cardinals season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1937 St. Louis Cardinals season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1938 St. Louis Cardinals season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1939 St. Louis Cardinals season">1939</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1940 St. Louis Cardinals season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1941 St. Louis Cardinals season">1941</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1942_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1942 St. Louis Cardinals season">1942</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1943_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1943 St. Louis Cardinals season">1943</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1944_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1944 St. Louis Cardinals season">1944</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1945 St. Louis Cardinals season">1945</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1946_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1946 St. Louis Cardinals season">1946</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1947 St. Louis Cardinals season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1948 St. Louis Cardinals season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1949 St. Louis Cardinals season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1950 St. Louis Cardinals season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1951 St. Louis Cardinals season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1952 St. Louis Cardinals season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1953 St. Louis Cardinals season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1954 St. Louis Cardinals season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1955 St. Louis Cardinals season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1956 St. Louis Cardinals season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1957 St. Louis Cardinals season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1958 St. Louis Cardinals season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1959 St. Louis Cardinals season">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1960 St. Louis Cardinals season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1961 St. Louis Cardinals season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1962 St. Louis Cardinals season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1963 St. Louis Cardinals season">1963</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1964_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1964 St. Louis Cardinals season">1964</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1965 St. Louis Cardinals season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1966 St. Louis Cardinals season">1966</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1967_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1967 St. Louis Cardinals season">1967</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1968_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1968 St. Louis Cardinals season">1968</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1969 St. Louis Cardinals season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1970 St. Louis Cardinals season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1971 St. Louis Cardinals season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1972 St. Louis Cardinals season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1973 St. Louis Cardinals season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1974 St. Louis Cardinals season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1975 St. Louis Cardinals season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1976 St. Louis Cardinals season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1977 St. Louis Cardinals season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1978 St. Louis Cardinals season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1979 St. Louis Cardinals season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1980 St. Louis Cardinals season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1981 St. Louis Cardinals season">1981</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1982_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1982 St. Louis Cardinals season">1982</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1983 St. Louis Cardinals season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1984 St. Louis Cardinals season">1984</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1985_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1985 St. Louis Cardinals season">1985</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1986 St. Louis Cardinals season">1986</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1987_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1987 St. Louis Cardinals season">1987</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1988 St. Louis Cardinals season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1989 St. Louis Cardinals season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1990 St. Louis Cardinals season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1991 St. Louis Cardinals season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1992 St. Louis Cardinals season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1993 St. Louis Cardinals season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1994 St. Louis Cardinals season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1995 St. Louis Cardinals season">1995</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1996_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1996 St. Louis Cardinals season">1996</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1997 St. Louis Cardinals season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1998 St. Louis Cardinals season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1999 St. Louis Cardinals season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/2000_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2000 St. Louis Cardinals season">2000</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2001_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2001 St. Louis Cardinals season">2001</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2002_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2002 St. Louis Cardinals season">2002</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2003 St. Louis Cardinals season">2003</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2004_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2004 St. Louis Cardinals season">2004</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2005_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2005 St. Louis Cardinals season">2005</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2006_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2006 St. Louis Cardinals season">2006</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2007 St. Louis Cardinals season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2008 St. Louis Cardinals season">2008</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2009_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2009 St. Louis Cardinals season">2009</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000066 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C41E3A, inset -2px -2px 0 #C41E3A; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2010 St. Louis Cardinals season">2010</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2011_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2011 St. Louis Cardinals season">2011</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2012 St. Louis Cardinals season">2012</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2013_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2013 St. Louis Cardinals season">2013</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2014_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2014 St. Louis Cardinals season">2014</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2015_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2015 St. Louis Cardinals season">2015</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2016 St. Louis Cardinals season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2017 St. Louis Cardinals season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2018 St. Louis Cardinals season">2018</a></li> <li><i><a 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