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When St. Louis won the final game and an apparent 3–2 Series championship, Chicago White Stockings owner Albert Spalding overruled his manager and declared that he wanted the forfeit counted. The result of a tied Series was that neither team got the prize money that had been posted by the owners before the Series (and was returned to them ...
Record-holders of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise. Stan Musial, with St. Louis Cardinals 1941 – 44 and 1946 – 63. Rogers Hornsby, with St. Louis Cardinals 1915 – 26 and 1933. Bob Gibson, with St. Louis Cardinals 1959 – 75. Charles 'Silver' King, with St. Louis Browns 1887 – 89. Tony La Russa managed the Cardinals from 1996 – 2011.
The NL has the longest winning streak of 11 games from 1972 to 1982; the AL held a 13-game unbeaten streak from 1997 to 2009 (including a tie in 2002). The AL previously dominated from 1933 to 1949, winning 12 of the first 16. The NL dominated from 1950 to 1987, going 33–8–1, including a stretch from 1963 to 1982 when they won 19 of 20.
The winning team is traditionally invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States . A total of 119 World Series have been contested through 2023, with the AL champion winning 68 and the NL champion winning 51. The New York Yankees of the AL have played in 40 World Series, winning 27 – the most championship appearances ...
The NA folded following that season, and the next season, St. Louis joined the National League as a charter member, finishing in third place at 45–19. George Bradley hurled the first no-hitter in Major League history. The NL expelled St. Louis from the league after 1877 due to a game-fixing scandal and the team went bankrupt. [17]
On March 13, 1960, the league's 12 owners unanimously approved the Cardinals' move to St. Louis, ending the team's 62-year history and 40 NFL seasons in Chicago. In addition to the NFL's blessing, the Bidwills sought permission from the long-established baseball team in their new city to share the "Cardinals" nickname.
1 Season was shortened due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout. 2 As of the 2005–06 NHL season, all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses). 3 Season was shortened due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout. 4 The 2019–20 NHL season was suspended on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 5 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
The Standard Template Library (STL) is a software library originally designed by Alexander Stepanov for the C++ programming language that influenced many parts of the C++ Standard Library. It provides four components called algorithms , containers , functions , and iterators .