St. Louis Cardinals records

1897–2026

Worst losses

Largest margins of defeat

  1. 1–22 BLN 1897
  2. 5–25 Atlanta Braves 1897
  3. 2–21 San Francisco Giants 1988
  4. 1–20 Atlanta Braves 1915
  5. 0–19 Pittsburgh Pirates 1961

Best seasons

Highest regular-season win percentage

  1. 1942 106–48–2
  2. 1943 105–49–3
  3. 1944 105–49–3
  4. 1931 101–53
  5. 2004 105–57

Worst seasons

Lowest regular-season win percentage

  1. 1897 29–103–1
  2. 1898 39–111–4
  3. 1903 43–94–2
  4. 1908 49–105
  5. 1907 51–102–2

Best starts

Wins to open a season

  1. 7 to start 1899
  2. 7 to start 1962
  3. 6 to start 1967
  4. 5 to start 1944
  5. 4 to start 1922

Worst starts

Losses to open a season

  1. 6 to start 1997
  2. 5 to start 1902
  3. 5 to start 1919
  4. 5 to start 1960
  5. 5 to start 1973

Win streaks

Consecutive wins

  1. 17 2021
  2. 14 1935
  3. 12 1943
  4. 12 1982
  5. 11 1941

Losing streaks

Consecutive losses

  1. 18 1897
  2. 15 1909
  3. 14 1905
  4. 14 1916
  5. 13 1910

Biggest wins

Largest margins of victory

  1. 28–6 Philadelphia Phillies 1929
  2. 23–3 Philadelphia Phillies 1926
  3. 21–3 Chicago Cubs 1977
  4. 20–2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1937
  5. 18–0 Cincinnati Reds 1944

Postseason

Seasons that reached the playoffs

  1. 2022 0–2
  2. 2021 0–1
  3. 2020 1–2
  4. 2019 3–6
  5. 2015 1–3
  6. 2014 4–5
  7. 2013 9–8 title game
  8. 2012 7–6

World Series appearances

Seasons that reached the World Series

  1. 2013 lost World Series
  2. 2011 won World Series
  3. 2006 won World Series
  4. 2004 lost World Series
  5. 1987 lost World Series
  6. 1985 lost World Series
  7. 1982 won World Series
  8. 1968 lost World Series
  9. 1967 won World Series
  10. 1964 won World Series
  11. 1946 won World Series
  12. 1944 won World Series
  13. 1943 lost World Series
  14. 1942 won World Series
  15. 1934 won World Series
  16. 1931 won World Series
  17. 1930 lost World Series
  18. 1928 lost World Series
  19. 1926 won World Series

Ties

Games that ended level

  1. 5–5 Pittsburgh Pirates 1998
  2. 8–8 Cincinnati Reds 1994
  3. 0–0 Pittsburgh Pirates 1989
  4. 3–3 Atlanta Braves 1989
  5. 2–2 Chicago Cubs 1981
  6. 2–2 Philadelphia Phillies 1979
  7. 3–3 Houston Astros 1975
  8. 2–2 Washington Nationals 1971
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