The St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis, Missouri, compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Before joining the NL in 1892, 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 134 seasons, the franchise has won more than 10,000 regular season games and appeared in 27 postseasons while claiming 12 interleague championships and 23 league pennants. Eleven of the interleague championships are World Series titles won under the modern format since ; 19 of the league pennants are NL pennants, and the other four are AA pennants. Their 11 World Series titles represent the most in the NL and are second in MLB only to the New York Yankees' 27.
The first major award MLB presented for team performance occurred with the World Series champions in 1903, and for individual performance, in 1911 in the American League with the Chalmers Award. The first major award that the National League presented for individual performance was the League Award in 1924, the predecessor of the modern Most Valuable Player Award (MVP). Rogers Hornsby earned the League Award in making him the first winner of an MVP or its equivalent in franchise history. The following season, the Cardinals won their first modern World Series. They won the first World Series Trophy,The World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1970. In 1985, it was renamed the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award that was given to the All-Star Game MVP. following their 1967 World Series title, which, before that year, the World Series champion had never received any kind of official trophy.
Individual awards
Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Major League Baseball (MLB), with voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), first presented the modern MVP award to one player each in the American and National League in . Voting is accomplished with two writers from each city containing an MLB club, of whom each fills in a ballot with the names of ten players, ranking each from first to tenth. The BBWAA began polling three writers in each league city in 1938 and reduced that number to two per league city in 1961. One of the MVP award's predecessors was the League Award, which the National League awarded via of voting process in a similar fashion to that of the BBWAA from to .Gillette & Palmer, pp. 1764–1765
17 different Cardinals players have won the award a total of 21 times. Stan Musial and Albert Pujols are the only players to have won multiple times, each having won three times. Pujols is the only Cardinals player to have won in consecutive seasons, in and . The most consecutive seasons a Cardinals player has won the award is three, which occurred from to between Mort Cooper, Musial, and Marty Marion. Typically awarded to position players, Cardinals pitchers who have won an MVP award are Cooper, Dizzy Dean, and Bob Gibson.
League Award (1924–1929) Rogers Hornsby (1925) Bob O'Farrell (1926) Jim Bottomley (1928)
Most Valuable Player Award (1931–present)
Frankie Frisch (1931) Dizzy Dean (1934) Joe Medwick (1937) Mort Cooper (1942) Stan Musial (1943, 1946, 1948) Marty Marion (1944) Ken Boyer (1964) Orlando Cepeda (1967) Bob Gibson (1968) Joe Torre (1971) Keith Hernandez (1979) Willie McGee (1985) Albert Pujols (2005, 2008, 2009) Paul Goldschmidt (2022)
Cy Young Award (1956–present) Bob Gibson (1968, 1970) Chris Carpenter (2005)
Rookie of the Year Award (1947–present) Wally Moon (1954) Bill Virdon (1955) Bake McBride (1974) Vince Coleman (1985) Todd Worrell (1986) Albert Pujols (2001)
Manager of the Year Award (1983–present) Whitey Herzog (1985) Tony La Russa (2002) Mike Shildt (2019)
Triple Crown Tip O'Neill (1887) Rogers Hornsby (1922, 1925) Joe Medwick (1937)
Hank Aaron Award (1999–present) Albert Pujols (2003, 2009) Paul Goldschmidt (2022)
World Series Most Valuable Player Award (1955–1993, 1995–present) Bob Gibson (, ) Darrell Porter () David Eckstein () David Freese ()
League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (1977–1993, 1995–present) Darrell Porter () Ozzie Smith () Albert Pujols () Jeff Suppan () David Freese () Michael Wacha ()
All-MLB Team (2019–present) First team Paul Goldschmidt (1B, 2022) Ryan Helsley (RP, 2024) Second team Jack Flaherty (SP, 2019) Nolan Arenado (3B, 2022) Ryan Helsley (RP, 2022) Jordan Montgomery (SP, 2023)
All-Star Game Selections (1933–2019, 2021–present)
Pitcher Bill Hallahan (1933) Dizzy Dean (1934–1937) Bill Walker (1935) Curt Davis (1939) Lon Warneke (1939, 1941) Mort Cooper (1942, 1943) Max Lanier (1943) Howie Pollet (1943, 1946, 1949) Red Munger (1944, 1947, 1949) Harry Brecheen (1947, 1948) Gerry Staley (1952) Harvey Haddix (1953–1955) Luis Arroyo (1955) Larry Jackson (1957, 1958, 1960) Wilmer Mizell (1959) Lindy McDaniel (1960) Bob Gibson (1962, 1965–1970, 1972) Steve Carlton (1968, 1969, 1971) Rick Wise (1973) Lynn McGlothen (1974) Bruce Sutter (1981, 1984) Joaquín Andújar (1984, 1985) Todd Worrell (1988) Lee Smith (1991–1993) Bob Tewksbury (1992) Tom Henke (1995) Kent Bottenfield (1999) Darryl Kile (2000) Matt Morris (2001, 2002) Woody Williams (2003) Chris Carpenter (2005, 2006, 2010) Jason Isringhausen (2005) Ryan Franklin (2009) Adam Wainwright (2010, 2013, 2014) Lance Lynn (2012) Edward Mujica (2013) Pat Neshek (2014) Carlos Martínez (2015, 2017) Trevor Rosenthal (2015) Michael Wacha (2015) Miles Mikolas (2018, 2022) Alex Reyes (2021) Ryan Helsley (2022, 2024) Riley O'Brien (2026) Catcher Jim Wilson (1933) Walker Cooper (1942–1944) Del Rice (1953) Hal Smith (1957, 1959) Tim McCarver (1966, 1967) Ted Simmons (1972–1974, 1977–1979) Tony Peña (1989) Tom Pagnozzi (1992) Yadier Molina (2009–2015, 2017, 2018, 2021) First base Ripper Collins (1935, 1936) Johnny Mize (1937, 1939–1941) Orlando Cepeda (1967) Dick Allen (1970) Keith Hernandez (1979, 1980) Jack Clark (1985, 1987) Pedro Guerrero (1989) Gregg Jefferies (1993, 1994) Allen Craig (2013) Paul Goldschmidt (2022) Second base Burgess Whitehead (1935) Stu Martin (1936) Jimmy Brown (1942) Don Blasingame (1958) Julián Javier (1963, 1968) Tom Herr (1985) Brendan Donovan (2025) Third base Whitey Kurowski (1943, 1944, 1946, 1947) Eddie Kazak (1949) Ray Jablonski (1954) Ken Boyer (1955, 1959–1964) Ken Reitz (1980) Scott Rolen (2003–2006) David Freese (2012) Nolan Arenado (2021–2023) Shortstop Leo Durocher (1936) Marty Marion (1943, 1944, 1946–1950) Dick Groat (1963, 1964) Garry Templeton (1977, 1979) Ozzie Smith (1982–1992, 1994–1996) Royce Clayton (1997) Édgar Rentería (2000, 2003, 2004) David Eckstein (2005, 2006) Rafael Furcal (2012) Jhonny Peralta (2015) Aledmys Díaz (2016) Paul DeJong (2019) Outfield Joe Medwick (1934–1939) Terry Moore (1939–1942) Enos Slaughter (1941, 1942, 1946–1953) Harry Walker (1943) Wally Westlake (1951) Rip Repulski (1956) Wally Moon (1957) Joe Cunningham (1959) Curt Flood (1964, 1966, 1968) Lou Brock (1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979) Reggie Smith (1974, 1975) Bake McBride (1976) George Hendrick (1980, 1983) Lonnie Smith (1982) Willie McGee (1983, 1985, 1987, 1988) Vince Coleman (1988, 1989) Félix José (1991) Ray Lankford (1997) Jim Edmonds (2000, 2003, 2005) Ryan Ludwick (2008) Matt Holliday (2010–2012, 2015) Lance Berkman (2011) Carlos Beltrán (2012, 2013) Jordan Walker (2026) Designated hitter Iván Herrera (2026) Managers Billy Southworth (1943, 1944) Eddie Dyer (1947) Whitey Herzog (1983, 1986, 1988) Tony La Russa (2003, 2005, 2007, 2012) Mike Matheny (2014) Oliver Marmol (2026) Coaches Dave Ricketts (1979, 1983) Chuck Hiller (1983) Mike Roarke (1986) Rich Hacker (1988) Nick Leyva (1988) Johnny Lewis (1988) Dave Duncan (2005, 2007, 2012) Marty Mason (2005, 2007) Hal McRae (2005, 2007) José Oquendo (2005, 2007, 2012, 2014) Dave McKay (2005, 2007, 2012) Joe Pettini (2005, 2007, 2012) Derek Lilliquist (2012, 2014) Mike Aldrete (2014) Blaise Ilsley (2014) John Mabry (2014) Chris Maloney (2014) Multiple Positions Frankie Frisch ; 2B (1933–1935); Manager (1935) Pepper Martin ; 3B (1933–1935); OF (1937) Stan Musial ; OF (1943, 1944, 1946–1949, 1951–1954, 1956, 1960–1963); 1B (1950, 1955, 1957–1959) Red Schoendienst 2B (1946, 1948–1955); Manager (1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975) Bill White ; OF (1959); 1B (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964) Joe Torre ; C (1970); 3B (1971–1973); Manager (1992) Mark McGwire ; 1B (1998–2000); Coach (2012) Albert Pujols ; 3B (2001); OF (2003); 1B (2004–2010); DH (2022) Matt Carpenter ; 2B (2013); 3B (2014, 2016)
Gold Glove Award (1957–present)
Pitcher Bobby Shantz (1962–1964) Bob Gibson (1965–1973) Joaquín Andújar (1984) Adam Wainwright (2009, 2013) Catcher Tom Pagnozzi (1991, 1992, 1994) Mike Matheny (2000, 2003, 2004) Yadier Molina (2008–2015, 2018) First base Bill White (1960–1965) Keith Hernandez (1978–1983) Albert Pujols (2006, 2010) Paul Goldschmidt (2021) Second base Fernando Viña (2001, 2002) Kolten Wong (2019, 2020) Tommy Edman (2021) Third base Ken Boyer (1958–1961, 1963) Ken Reitz (1975) Terry Pendleton (1987, 1989) Scott Rolen (2002–2004, 2006) Nolan Arenado (2021, 2022) Shortstop Dal Maxvill (1968) Ozzie Smith (1982–1992) Édgar Rentería (2002, 2003) Masyn Winn (2025) Outfield Curt Flood (1963–1969) Willie McGee (1983, 1985, 1986) Jim Edmonds (2000–2005) Jason Heyward (2015) Tyler O'Neill (2020, 2021) Harrison Bader (2021) Utility Brendan Donovan (2022)
Platinum Glove Award (2011–present) The Platinum Glove is a fan-voted award conferred annually to single out the top-fielding player from all Gold Glove winners in each league.
Yadier Molina (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) Nolan Arenado (2021, 2022)
Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award (2012–2019) Note: In 2012 and 2013, the award was given to a player on each MLB team; one awardee was then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for the American League and another for the National League. From 2014 to 2019, the award was given to one player at each position for all of MLB; one of the nine awardees was then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for all of Major League Baseball.
Team (National League) Yadier Molina (2012, 2013) Second base (MLB) Kolten Wong (2019) Right field (MLB) Jason Heyward (2015)
Fielding Bible Award (2006–present)
Catcher Yadier Molina (2007–2010, 2012, 2013) First base Albert Pujols (2006–2009, 2011) Paul Goldschmidt (2021) Second base Kolten Wong (2018–2020) Third base Nolan Arenado (2022) Shortstop Masyn Winn (2024) Left field Tyler O'Neill (2020, 2021) Right field Jason Heyward (2015) Multi-position Tommy Edman (2022)
Silver Slugger Award (1980–present)
Pitcher (1980–2019, 2021) Bob Forsch (1980, 1987) Jason Marquis (2005) Adam Wainwright (2017) Catcher Ted Simmons (1980) Yadier Molina (2013) First base Keith Hernandez (1980) George Hendrick (1983) Jack Clark (1985, 1987) Mark McGwire (1998) Albert Pujols (2004, 2008–2010) Paul Goldschmidt (2022) Second base Matt Carpenter (2013) Third base Albert Pujols (2001) Scott Rolen (2002) Nolan Arenado (2022) Shortstop Ozzie Smith (1987) Édgar Rentería (2000, 2002, 2003) Outfield George Hendrick (1980) Willie McGee (1985) Albert Pujols (2003) Jim Edmonds (2004) Ryan Ludwick (2008) Matt Holliday (2010) Utility Alec Burleson (2025)
Rolaids Relief Man Award (1976–2012) Bruce Sutter (1981, 1982, 1984) Todd Worrell (1986) Lee Smith (1991, 1992) Tom Henke (1995)
Reliever of the Year Award (2014–present) Ryan Helsley (2024)
Comeback Player of the Year Award (2005–present) Chris Carpenter (2009) Lance Berkman (2011) Albert Pujols (2022)
Roberto Clemente Award (1971–present) Lou Brock (1975) Ozzie Smith (1995) Albert Pujols (2008) Carlos Beltrán (2013) Yadier Molina (2018) Adam Wainwright (2020)
MLB All-Century Team (1999) Bob Gibson Rogers Hornsby