List of St. Louis Cardinals team records
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
Table notes and keys
All statistics:
As of end of 2022 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 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 )
54 (1993 )
52 (2019 )
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 )
748 (2003 )
741 (2007 )
739 (1895 )
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 )
90 (1980 )
91 (1976 , 1988 )
94 (1978 , 1982 , 1984 )
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 )
1290 (2016 )
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 )
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
Note: 1,500 plate appearances (PA) required for rate statistics.
All-time career batting records
Category
Record
2nd place
3rd place
4th place
5th place
Batting average
.378 Jesse Burkett
.359 Rogers Hornsby
.344 Tip O'Neill
.336 Johnny Mize
.335 Joe Medwick
On-base percentage
.444 Jesse Burkett
.427 Rogers Hornsby , Mark McGwire
.419 Johnny Mize
.417 Stan Musial , Albert Pujols
Slugging percentage
.683 Mark McGwire
.614 Albert Pujols
.600 Johnny Mize
.568 Chick Hafey , Rogers Hornsby
On-base plus slugging
1.111 Mark McGwire
1.031 Albert Pujols
1.018 Johnny Mize
.995 Rogers Hornsby
.976 Stan Musial
Adjusted on-base plus slugging
180 Mark McGwire
177 Rogers Hornsby
171 Johnny Mize
170 Albert Pujols
164 Jesse Burkett
Games played
3,026 Stan Musial
2,289 Lou Brock
2,224 Yadier Molina
1,990 Ozzie Smith
1,820 Enos Slaughter
Plate appearances
12,721 Stan Musial
9,932 Lou Brock
8,554 Yadier Molina
8,242 Ozzie Smith
7,784 Albert Pujols
At bats
10,972 Stan Musial
9,125 Lou Brock
7,817 Yadier Molina
7,160 Ozzie Smith
6,841 Red Schoendienst
Runs
1,949 Stan Musial
1,427 Lou Brock
1,333 Albert Pujols
1,089 Rogers Hornsby
1,071 Enos Slaughter
Hits
3,630 Stan Musial
2,713 Lou Brock
2,168 Yadier Molina
2,156 Albert Pujols
2,110 Rogers Hornsby
Total bases
6,134 Stan Musial
4,062 Albert Pujols
3,776 Lou Brock
3,342 Rogers Hornsby
3,138 Enos Slaughter
Singles
2,253 Stan Musial
2,029 Lou Brock
1,577 Yadier Molina
1,529 Ozzie Smith
1,498 Red Schoendienst
Doubles
725 Stan Musial
469 Albert Pujols
434 Lou Brock
408 Yadier Molina
377 Joe Medwick
Triples
177 Stan Musial
143 Rogers Hornsby
135 Enos Slaughter
121 Lou Brock
119 Jim Bottomley
Home runs
475 Stan Musial
469 Albert Pujols
255 Ken Boyer
241 Jim Edmonds
228 Ray Lankford
Runs batted in
1,951 Stan Musial
1,397 Albert Pujols
1,148 Enos Slaughter
1,105 Jim Bottomley
1,072 Rogers Hornsby
Bases on balls
1,599 Stan Musial
1,003 Albert Pujols
876 Ozzie Smith
838 Enos Slaughter
780 Ray Lankford
Strikeouts
1,469 Lou Brock
1,449 Ray Lankford
1,072 Matt Carpenter
1,029 Jim Edmonds
926 Willie McGee
Stolen bases
888 Lou Brock
549 Vince Coleman
433 Ozzie Smith
369 Arlie Latham
333 Charles Comiskey
Stolen base percentage
86.18 Tommy Edman
82.68 Vince Coleman
80.94 Ozzie Smith
80.00 Andy Van Slyke
77.88 Kolten Wong
Runs created
2,552 Stan Musial
1,668 Albert Pujols
1,425 Rogers Hornsby
1,367 Lou Brock
1,188 Enos Slaughter
Extra-base hits
1,377 Stan Musial
953 Albert Pujols
703 Rogers Hornsby
684 Lou Brock
647 Enos Slaughter
Times on base
5,282 Stan Musial
3,434 Lou Brock
3,246 Albert Pujols
2,936 Enos Slaughter
2,841 Ozzie Smith
Power–speed number
238.5 Ray Lankford
225.3 Lou Brock
146.5 Rogers Hornsby
143.9 Albert Pujols
140.5 Ken Boyer
Hit by pitch
87 Steve Evans , Albert Pujols
79 Fernando Viña
76 Yadier Molina
71 Kolten Wong
Sacrifice hits
154 Jim Bottomley
147 Marty Marion
135 Rogers Hornsby
131 Ozzie Smith , Milt Stock
Sacrifice flies
75 Yadier Molina
74 Albert Pujols
67 Ted Simmons
54 Ozzie Smith
53 Stan Musial
Double plays grounded into
287 Yadier Molina
245 Albert Pujols
243 Stan Musial
185 Ted Simmons
154 Ken Boyer
Intentional bases on balls
298 Stan Musial
252 Albert Pujols
151 Ted Simmons
118 Lou Brock
96 Johnny Mize
At bats per strikeout
38.0 Frankie Frisch
35.8 Joe Quinn
31.2 Jimmy Brown
28.7 Roger Connor
26.0 Bill Gleason
At bats per home run
7.9 Mark McGwire
14.1 Albert Pujols
15.1 Jim Edmonds
17.9 Ron Gant
18.8 Tyler O'Neill
Outs made
7,744 Stan Musial
6,882 Lou Brock
6,091 Yadier Molina
5,631 Ozzie Smith
5,156 Red Schoendienst
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 career pitching records
Category
Record
2nd place
3rd place
4th place
5th place
ERA
2.46 Ed Karger
2.52 John Tudor
2.67 Dave Foutz , Slim Sallee , Jack Taylor
Adjusted ERA+
146 John Tudor
143 Silver King
139 Ice Box Chamberlain
137 Jack Stivetts , Cy Young
Wins
251 Bob Gibson
210 Jesse Haines
200 Adam Wainwright
163 Bob Forsch
153 Bill Sherdel
Losses
174 Bob Gibson
158 Jesse Haines
136 Bill Doak
131 Bill Sherdel
127 Bob Forsch
Winning percentage
.719 Ice Box Chamberlain
.718 Ted Wilks
.705 John Tudor
.704 Dave Foutz
.700 Silver King , Tony Mullane
Games played
554 Jesse Haines
528 Bob Gibson
478 Adam Wainwright
465 Bill Sherdel
455 Bob Forsch
Games started
482 Bob Gibson
411 Adam Wainwright
401 Bob Forsch
387 Jesse Haines
320 Bill Doak
Innings pitched
3,884.1 Bob Gibson
3,203.2 Jesse Haines
2,668.1 Adam Wainwright
2,658.2 Bob Forsch
2,450.2 Bill Sherdel
Complete games
255 Bob Gibson
209 Jesse Haines
198 Ted Breitenstein
156 Dave Foutz
154 Silver King
Shutouts
56 Bob Gibson
30 Bill Doak
28 Mort Cooper
25 Harry Brecheen
23 Dizzy Dean , Jesse Haines
Saves
217 Jason Isringhausen
160 Lee Smith
129 Todd Worrell
127 Bruce Sutter
121 Trevor Rosenthal
Games finished
332 Jason Isringhausen
232 Todd Worrell
209 Lee Smith
203 Bruce Sutter
188 Lindy McDaniel
Hits allowed
3,455 Jesse Haines
3,279 Bob Gibson
2,721 Bill Sherdel
2,602 Bob Forsch
2,577 Adam Wainwright
Earned runs allowed
1,297 Jesse Haines
1,258 Bob Gibson
1,085 Bob Forsch
1,047 Adam Wainwright
992 Bill Sherdel
Strikeouts
3,117 Bob Gibson
2,202 Adam Wainwright
1,095 Dizzy Dean
1,085 Chris Carpenter
1,079 Bob Forsch
Bases on balls allowed
1,336 Bob Gibson
870 Jesse Haines
843 Ted Breitenstein
780 Bob Forsch
740 Bill Doak
Home runs allowed
257 Bob Gibson
233 Adam Wainwright
204 Bob Forsch
165 Jesse Haines
152 Larry Jackson
Hit batsmen
102 Bob Gibson
81 Adam Wainwright
72 Willie Sudhoff
68 Silver King
59 Carlos Martínez
Wild pitches
111 Jumbo McGinnis
108 Bob Gibson
88 Bob Forsch
78 Silver King
77 Dave Foutz
Batters faced
16,068 Bob Gibson
13,624 Jesse Haines
11,116 Adam Wainwright
11,088 Bob Forsch
10,473 Bill Sherdel
WHIP
1.080 John Tudor
1.095 Bob Caruthers
1.098 Jumbo McGinnis
1.122 Silver King
1.125 Chris Carpenter
Strikeout-to-walk ratio
4.03 Miles Mikolas
3.666 Chris Carpenter
3.272 Bob Tewksbury
2.992 Adam Wainwright
2.917 Jack Flaherty
Strikeouts per nine innings pitched
10.038 Jack Flaherty
8.628 Carlos Martínez
8.454 Lance Lynn
7.971 Todd Stottlemyre
7.873 Michael Wacha
Bases on balls per nine innings pitched
1.042 Cy Young
1.161 Bob Tewksbury
1.379 Jumbo McGinnis
1.386 Grover Cleveland Alexander
1.587 Bob Caruthers
Hits per nine innings pitched
7.223 Jack Flaherty
7.286 Fred Beebe
7.597 Bob Gibson
7.630 José DeLeón
7.660 Ice Box Chamberlain
Home runs per nine innings pitched
.042 Ed Karger
.082 Jumbo McGinnis
.087 Red Ames
.104 Mike O'Neill
.105 Fred Beebe
All-time single-season individual records
Batting
Single-season batting leaders
All-time individual single-season batting records
Category
Record
2nd place
3rd place
4th place
5th place
Batting average
.435 (1887 )
Tip O'Neill
.424 (1924 )
Rogers Hornsby
.403 (1925 )
Rogers Hornsby
.401 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
.397 (1921 )
Rogers Hornsby
On-base percentage
.507 (1924 )
Rogers Hornsby
.505 (1900 )
John McGraw
.490 (1887 )
Tip O'Neill
.489 (1925 )
Rogers Hornsby
.470 (1998 )
Mark McGwire
Slugging percentage
.756 (1925 )
Rogers Hornsby
.752 (1998 )
Mark McGwire
.722 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
.702 (1948 )
Stan Musial
.697 (1999 )
Mark McGwire
On-base plus slugging
1.245 (1925 )
Rogers Hornsby
1.222 (1998 )
Mark McGwire
1.203 (1924 )
Rogers Hornsby
1.181 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
1.180 (1887 )
Tip O'Neill
Adjusted on-base plus slugging
222 (1924 )
Rogers Hornsby
216 (1998 )
Mark McGwire
213 (1887 )
Tip O'Neill
210 (1925 )
Rogers Hornsby
207 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
Games played
163 (1989 )
José Oquendo
162 Ken Boyer (1964 ), Curt Flood (1964 ),
Pedro Guerrero (1989 ), Terry Pendleton (1989 ), Bill White (1963 )
Plate appearances
752 (1928 )
Taylor Douthit
748 (1930 )
Taylor Douthit
739 (1964 )
Curt Flood
729 (1970 )
Lou Brock
728 (1957 )
Don Blasingame
At bats
689 (1967 )
Lou Brock
679 (1964 )
Curt Flood
672 (1979 )
Garry Templeton
664 Lou Brock (1970 ),
Taylor Douthit (1930 )
Runs
167 (1887 )
Tip O'Neill
163 (1887 )
Arlie Latham
152 (1886 )
Arlie Latham
142 (1901 )
Jesse Burkett
141 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
Hits
250 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
237 (1937 )
Joe Medwick
235 (1921 )
Rogers Hornsby
230 Stan Musial (1948 ),
Joe Torre (1971 )
Total bases
450 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
429 (1948 )
Stan Musial
406 (1937 )
Joe Medwick
394 (2003 )
Albert Pujols
389 (2004 )
Albert Pujols
Singles
185 (1899 )
Jesse Burkett
181 (1901 )
Jesse Burkett
178 (1964 )
Curt Flood
170 Jesse Burkett (1900 ),
Milt Stock (1920 )
Doubles
64 (1936 )
Joe Medwick
56 (1937 )
Joe Medwick
55 (2013 )
Matt Carpenter
53 (1953 )
Stan Musial
52 Tip O'Neill (1887 ),
Enos Slaughter (1939 )
Triples
29 (1893 )
Perry Werden
25 Roger Connor (1894 ),
Tom Long (1915 )
20 Jim Bottomley (1928 ), Duff Cooley (1895 ),Rogers Hornsby (1920 ), Stan Musial (1943 , 1946 )
Home runs
70 (1998 )
Mark McGwire
65 (1999 )
Mark McGwire
49 (2006 )
Albert Pujols
47 (2009 )
Albert Pujols
46 (2004 )
Albert Pujols
Runs batted in
154 (1937 )
Joe Medwick
152 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
147 (1998 , 1999 )
Mark McGwire
143 (1925 )
Rogers Hornsby
Bases on balls
162 (1998 )
Mark McGwire
136 Jack Clark (1987 ),
Jack Crooks (1892 )
133 (1999 )
Mark McGwire
121 (1893 )
Jack Crooks
Strikeouts
168 (2021 )
Tyler O'Neill
167 (2000 )
Jim Edmonds
166 (2019 )
Paul Goldschmidt
162 (1997 )
Ron Gant
158 (2018 )
Matt Carpenter
Stolen bases
129 (1887 )
Arlie Latham
118 (1974 )
Lou Brock
117 (1887 )
Charlie Comiskey
110 (1985 )
Vince Coleman
109 Vince Coleman (1987 ),
Arlie Latham (1888 )
Stolen base percentage
93.75 (2019 )
Tommy Edman
91.43 (2022 )
Tommy Edman
91.18 (1985 )
Tom Herr
88.89 (2005 )
Albert Pujols
88.46 (2015 )
Jason Heyward
Runs created
202 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
193 (1998 )
Mark McGwire
192 (1948 )
Stan Musial
185 (1925 )
Rogers Hornsby
183 (1924 )
Rogers Hornsby
Extra-base hits
103 (1948 )
Stan Musial
102 (1922 )
Rogers Hornsby
99 (2004 )
Albert Pujols
97 (1937 )
Joe Medwick
95 Joe Medwick (1936 ),
Albert Pujols (2003 )
Times on base
320 (1998 )
Mark McGwire
318 (1924 )
Rogers Hornsby
316 Rogers Hornsby (1922 ),
Stan Musial (1949 )
312 (1948 )
Stan Musial
Power–speed number
29.9 (1967 )
Lou Brock
28.3 (1998 )
Ray Lankford
27.1 (1992 )
Ray Lankford
26.3 (1996 )
Ray Lankford
26.0 (1999 )
Fernando Tatís
Hit by pitch
31 (1910 )
Steve Evans
29 (1890 )
Chief Roseman
28 (2000 )
Fernando Viña
24 (1900 )
Dan McGann
23 Dan McGann (1901 ),
John McGraw (1900 )
Sacrifice hits
37 (1926 )
Taylor Douthit
36 Milt Stock (1921 ),
Harry Walker (1943 )
34 (1914 )
Lee Magee
31 Les Bell (1926 ),
Doc Lavan (1920 )
Sacrifice flies
14 (1982 )
George Hendrick
13 (1985 )
Tom Herr
12 Pedro Guerrero (1989 ),
Keith Hernandez (1982 ), Tom Herr (1987 )
Double plays grounded into
31 (2013 )
Matt Holliday
29 Albert Pujols (2011 ),
Ted Simmons (1973 )
27 Yadier Molina (2009 ),
Albert Pujols (2007 )
Intentional bases on balls
44 (2009 )
Albert Pujols
38 (2010 )
Albert Pujols
34 (2008 )
Albert Pujols
28 Mark McGwire (1998 ),
At bats per strikeout
78.1 (1893 , 1895 )
Joe Quinn
75.3 (1898 )
Lave Cross
61.7 (1927 )
Frankie Frisch
55.1 (1942 )
Jimmy Brown
At bats per home run
7.3 (1998 )
Mark McGwire
8.0 (1999 )
Mark McGwire
10.9 (2006 )
Albert Pujols
11.5 (2003 )
Jim Edmonds
11.9 (2004 )
Jim Edmonds
Outs made
519 (1947 )
Red Schoendienst
512 (1967 )
Lou Brock
500 Vince Coleman (1985 , 1988 ),
Curt Flood (1964 )
Pitching
Notes: 100 IP and 10 decisions qualify for rate statistics.
All-time individual single-season pitching records
Category
Record
2nd place
3rd place
4th place
5th place
ERA
1.12 (1968 )
Bob Gibson
1.63 (1888 )
Silver King
1.72 (1914 )
Bill Doak
1.78 (1942 )
Mort Cooper
1.90 (1943 )
Max Lanier
Adjusted ERA+
258 (1968 )
Bob Gibson
195 (1888 )
Silver King
192 (1942 )
Mort Cooper
186 (1889 )
Jack Stivetts
185 (1985 )
John Tudor
Wins
45 (1888 )
Silver King
41 (1886 )
Dave Foutz
40 (1885 )
Bob Caruthers
35 Silver King (1889 ),
Tony Mullane (1883 )
Losses
35 (1897 )
Red Donahue
30 (1895 )
Ted Breitenstein
29 Bill Hart (1896 ),
Jack Taylor (1898 )
27 Bill Hart (1897 ),
Pink Hawley (1894 ), Willie Sudhoff (1898 )
Winning percentage
.842 (2012 )
Kyle Lohse
.818 (2018 )
Miles Mikolas
.813 Al Hrabosky (1975 ),
Howie Krist (1942 )
.811 (1934 )
Dizzy Dean
Games played
89 (2001 )
Steve Kline
86 (2004 )
Ray King
81 (2015 )
Kevin Siegrist
78 Mitchell Boggs (2012 ),
Steve Kline (2003 ),
Jason Motte (2011 )
Games started
64 (1888 )
Silver King
57 (1886 )
Dave Foutz
56 (1891 )
Jack Stivetts
53 Bob Caruthers (1885 ),
Silver King (1889 )
Innings pitched
584.2 (1888 )
Silver King
504 (1886 )
Dave Foutz
482.1 (1885 )
Bob Caruthers
460.2 (1883 )
Tony Mullane
458 (1889 )
Silver King
Complete games
64 (1888 )
Silver King
55 (1886 )
Dave Foutz
53 (1885 )
Bob Caruthers
49 (1883 )
Tony Mullane
47 Ted Breitenstein (1895 ),
Silver King (1889 )
Shutouts
13 (1968 )
Bob Gibson
11 (1886 )
Dave Foutz
10 Mort Cooper (1942 ),
John Tudor (1985 )
7 Harry Brecheen (1948 ), Mort Cooper (1944 ),
Dizzy Dean (1934 ), Bill Doak (1914 )
Saves
48 (2015 )
Trevor Rosenthal
47 Jason Isringhausen (2004 ),
Lee Smith (1991 )
45 Trevor Rosenthal (2014 ),
Bruce Sutter (1984 )
Games finished
66 (2004 )
Jason Isringhausen
63 (1984 )
Bruce Sutter
61 Lee Smith (1991 ),
Dave Veres (2000 )
60 (1986 )
Todd Worrell
Hits allowed
497 (1894 )
Ted Breitenstein
485 (1897 )
Red Donahue
481 (1894 )
Pink Hawley
468 (1895 )
Ted Breitenstein
465 (1898 )
Jack Taylor
Earned runs allowed
238 (1894 )
Ted Breitenstein
237 (1897 )
Red Donahue
214 (1894 )
Pink Hawley
213 (1895 )
Ted Breitenstein
205 (1897 )
Bill Hart
Strikeouts
289 (1890 )
Jack Stivetts
283 (1886 )
Dave Foutz
274 (1970 )
Bob Gibson
270 (1965 )
Bob Gibson
269 (1969 )
Bob Gibson
Bases on balls allowed
232 (1891 )
Jack Stivetts
191 (1894 )
Ted Breitenstein
187 (1893 )
Kid Gleason
182 (1895 )
Ted Breitenstein
181 (1911 )
Bob Harmon
Home runs allowed
39 (1948 )
Murry Dickson
35 Jason Marquis (2006 ),
Matt Morris (2004 ), Brett Tomko (2003 )
34 Bob Gibson (1965 ),
Dustin Hermanson (2001 )
Hit batsmen
30 (1888 )
Silver King
27 (1898 )
Willie Sudhoff
25 (1898 )
Jack Taylor
22 (1897 )
Red Donahue
21 Pink Hawley (1894 ),
Silver King (1889 )
Wild pitches
40 (1882 )
Jumbo McGinnis
36 (1889 )
Silver King
29 (1890 )
Jack Stivetts
28 Toad Ramsey (1890 ),
Jack Stivetts (1891 )
Batters faced
2,286 (1888 )
Silver King
2,091 (1886 )
Dave Foutz
1,987 (1894 )
Ted Breitenstein
1,966 (1889 )
Silver King
1,948 (1885 )
Bob Caruthers
WHIP
.853 (1968 )
Bob Gibson
.874 (1888 )
Silver King
.938 (1985 )
John Tudor
.954 (1967 )
Dick Hughes
.968 Jack Flaherty (2019 ),
Tony Mullane (1883 )
Strikeout-to-walk ratio
6.257 (2013 )
Adam Wainwright
5.034 (2018 )
Miles Mikolas
4.850 (1993 )
Bob Tewksbury
4.550 (1992 )
Bob Tewksbury
4.500 (2019 )
Miles Mikolas
Strikeouts per nine innings pitched
10.589 (2019 )
Jack Flaherty
9.977 (2000 )
Rick Ankiel
9.527 (2017 )
Carlos Martínez
9.217 (2015 )
Carlos Martínez
9.205 (2012 )
Lance Lynn
Bases on balls per nine innings pitched
.773 (1992 )
Bob Tewksbury
.842 (1993 )
Bob Tewksbury
.889 (1884 )
Jumbo McGinnis
1.008 (1900 )
Cy Young
1.064 (1885 )
Bob Caruthers
Hits per nine innings pitched
5.849 (1968 )
Bob Gibson
6.188 (2019 )
Jack Flaherty
6.364 (1989 )
José DeLeón
6.442 (1906 )
Fred Beebe
6.549 (1908 )
Bugs Raymond
Home runs per nine innings pitched
.033 (1902 )
Stan Yerkes
.038 Fred Beebe (1907 ),
Bob Harmon (1910 )
.041 Johnny Lush (1909 ),
Mike O'Neill (1904 )
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.
Pitching
Single-game individual records
Includes both regular season and postseason games.
Batting
All-time individual single-game batting records
Category
Record
2nd place
3rd place
4th place
5th place
Refs
Home runs
4 (September 7, 1993 )
Mark Whiten # vs CIN
3 – accomplished 18 times **
[ 126]
**Johnny Mize (4×), Albert Pujols (4×), Mark McGwire (3×), Stan Musial (2×), Paul Goldschmidt , George Harper , Reggie Smith , George Watkins , and Bill White . [ 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 17.0 IP vs NYG
106 (July 2, 1933 )
Tex Carleton 16.0 IP vs NYG
104 (April 30, 1950 )
Harry Brecheen 13.0 IP vs CHC
103 (August 30, 1989 )
José DeLeón 11.0 IP vs CIN
102 (September 22, 1917 )
Lee Meadows 14.0 IP vs BSN
[ 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]
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.
Catchers
Category
Record
2nd place
3rd place
4th place
5th place
Ref
Games caught
2,184 Yadier Molina
1,439 Ted Simmons
1,018 Del Rice
960 Tim McCarver
827 Tom Pagnozzi
[ 132]
Innings
18,294.2 Yadier Molina
12,335 Ted Simmons
8,158.1 Tim McCarver
6,672.1 Tom Pagnozzi
4,938 Mike Matheny
Putouts
15,122 Yadier Molina
7460 Ted Simmons
5740 Tim McCarver
4311 Del Rice
4124 Tom Pagnozzi
Assists
1,062 Yadier Molina
757 Frank Snyder
755 Ted Simmons
498 Mike González
455 Del Rice
Double plays
137 Yadier Molina
87 Ted Simmons
77 Jimmie Wilson
63 Del Rice
54 Mike González , Tim McCarver
Stolen bases
920 Ted Simmons
565 Yadier Molina
496 Tom Pagnozzi
357 Tim McCarver
334 Darrell Porter
Caught stealing
486 Ted Simmons
381 Yadier Molina
293 Tom Pagnozzi
207 Tim McCarver
184 Darrell Porter
Fielding percentage
.996 Mike Matheny
.995 Yadier Molina
.993 Tony Peña
.992 Tom Pagnozzi
.990 Tim McCarver
Errors
151 Jack Boyle
111 Doc Bushong
104 Ted Simmons
83 Yadier Molina
75 Pat Deasley , Ivey Wingo
Passed balls
193 Jack Boyle
182 Doc Bushong
163 Ted Simmons
101 Sleeper Sullivan
98 Jocko Milligan
Wild pitches
549 Yadier Molina
439 Ted Simmons
209 Tim McCarver
185 Tom Pagnozzi
136 Mike Matheny
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
See also
References
General
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