<Tr> <Th> President of Baseball Operations </Th> <Td> John Mozeliak </Td> </Tr> <P> The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri . The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division . Busch Stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006 . With origins as one of the early professional baseball clubs in St. Louis, entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased a barnstorming club in 1881, then known as the Brown Stockings, and established them as charter members of the American Association (AA) which played 1882 to 1891, the following season . Upon the discontinuation of the AA, St. Louis joined the NL in 1892; at that time, they were called the Browns and the Perfectos before they were officially renamed as the Cardinals in 1900 . </P> <P> One of the most successful franchises in baseball history, the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships, the second-most in Major League Baseball (behind the New York Yankees) and the most in the National League . Their 19 National League pennants rank third in NL history . In addition, St. Louis has won 13 division titles in the East and Central divisions . While still in the AA, St. Louis won four league championships, qualifying them to play in a forerunner of the World Series . They tied in 1885 and won outright in 1886, both times against Chicago, in the first meetings of the Cardinals--Cubs rivalry that continues to this day . </P> <P> Cardinals achievements that have impacted MLB and sports in general include Branch Rickey's pioneering of the farm system, Rogers Hornsby's two batting Triple Crowns, Dizzy Dean's 30 - win season in 1934, Stan Musial's 17 MLB and 29 NL records, Bob Gibson's 1.12 earned run average (ERA) in 1968, Whitey Herzog's Whiteyball, Mark McGwire breaking the single - season home run record in 1998, and the 2011 championship team's unprecedented comebacks . The Cardinals have won 105 or more games in four different seasons and won 100 or more a total of nine times . Cardinals players have won 20 league MVPs, four batting Triple Crowns, and three Cy Young Awards . Baseball Hall of Fame inductees include Lou Brock, Dizzy Dean, Bob Gibson, Whitey Herzog, Rogers Hornsby, Joe Medwick, Stan Musial, Branch Rickey, Red Schoendienst, Ozzie Smith, and Bruce Sutter . </P>

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