Cardinal Balls Trivia Quiz

Answer: St. Louis Brown Stockings

The franchise began in 1882 in the American Association. In 1883, they changed their name to the Browns, and stayed in the American Association until the 1891 season. Joining the National League in 1892, they kept the Browns name until 1899 when they changed it to Perfectos. 1900 saw the Cardinals' name take hold for the next over 100 seasons.

Answer: 1885

The St. Louis Browns of the American Association won four consecutive league pennants under the helm of Connie Comiskey. Their first Major League pennant came in 1926 under manager Rogers Hornsby, and they won the World Series against the Yankees, four games to three. Comiskey would later own the American League Chicago White Sox.

Answer: 5

With their franchise beginning in 1882, they won 101 in 1931, then from 1942-1944 the Cardinals won 106, 105, and 105 respectively. Finally, they went 101-60 in 1967, when they beat the Red Sox in the World Series. They also went 101-61 in 1985, but this was outside their first 100 seasons.

Answer: Tony Mullane

Dean was the only other listed Cardinal 30-game winner, but this happened 51 years after Mullane's 1883 35-15 record. Gibson did not win more than 23 in a season, and Forsch's season high in St. Louis was 20. Dean went 30-7 in 1934, their World Series winning season against the Tigers.

Answer: Red Schoendienst

The others were all St. Louis managers, but not longer than eight seasons. Schoendienst helmed the Cardinals for 14 seasons from 1965-1976, then in 1980 and 1990. Red took the team to two World Series. He played for the Cardinals from 1945-1956, then from 1961-1963. He was primarily a second baseman in his playing career.

Answer: Tip O'Neill

The others never played for St. Louis. O'Neill won the Triple Crown for the St. Louis Browns of the American Association in 1887. His .435 average was tops over runner-up Pete Browning of Louisville, with his .402. O'Neill also won the batting title in 1888. Rogers Hornsby won six batting crowns with the Cardinals.

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The Cardinals beat the Tigers four games to one. No Cardinal pitcher won more than one game in the series. Cardinal David Eckstein was the series MVP, going 8-for-22 with four RBIs. The Cardinals went to the 2004 World Series also, while the Tigers' last World Series was in 1984.

Answer: Whitey Herzog

LaRussa, although winning two awards, won his first as a Cardinal in 2002. The Manager of the Year award began in 1983.

Answer: None listed

Musial leads this group with 475, playing his entire career in St. Louis. McGwire hit only 220 in a Cardinal uniform. Williams was a career Boston Red Sox player.

Answer: Lou Brock

The others never played for the Cardinals. Brock stole a career 938 bases, with 888 as a Cardinal. Lou was a Cardinal from 1964-1979. Rickey Henderson later broke his record.