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The St. Louis Cardinals 1997 season was the team's 116th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 106th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 73–89 during the season and finished fourth in the National League Central division, 11 games behind the Houston Astros .
The St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis, Missouri, compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Founded in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association (AA), the team was originally named the Brown Stockings before it was shortened to Browns the next season.
The 1997 Major League Baseball season was the inaugural season for Interleague play, as well as the final season in the American League for the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to the NL the following season. The California Angels changed their name to the Anaheim Angels.
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]
This list is complete and up-to-date through the 2024 season. The 2011 St. Louis Cardinals after winning the World Series.. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the St. Louis Cardinals franchise, including the 1882 St. Louis Brown Stockings, the 1883–1898 St. Louis Browns, and the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos.
McGwire, the record holder for home runs by a rookie with 49 in 1987, set the Cardinals' record for a one-month home run total with 15 in September 1997. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In 1998 , the Cardinals became the focus of the baseball world as McGwire broke the single-season home run record with 70. [ 23 ]
September 19 – Mark McGwire records his 20th home run of the season with the St. Louis Cardinals. Paired with the 34 home runs he had hit with the Oakland Athletics earlier in the year, he becomes the first player in Major League history to record twenty or more home runs for two different teams in the same season. September 21:
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. American baseball player and coach (born 1963) For the American musician, see Mark McGuire (musician). Baseball player Mark McGwire McGwire with the San Diego Padres in 2017 First baseman Born: (1963-10-01) October 1, 1963 (age 61) Pomona, California, U.S. Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB ...