The St. Louis Cardinals -- when judged by the number of World Series won -- are considered to be the second most successful major league baseball franchise of all time. Over the years, they've brought glory to St. Louis on 10 occasions, placing them behind only the New York Yankees in all of baseball. Additionally, those 10 victories make them the most successful National League team of all time. Starting in 1882, when they first laced up the spikes, St. Louis Cardinals tickets have been hot properties ever since.
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For number of years after joining the National League, the Cardinals would struggle slightly to find their place, never finishing higher than third, though the sale of St. Louis Cardinals tickets never diminished. However, the year 1926 became a bellwether for pretty much the remainder of the century. It was during this momentous year that the Cardinals finished atop the National League, capping it off with a victory in the World Series and seeing great quantities of St. Cardinals tickets sold.
The 1930s only got better, with the Cardinals being led by future Hall of Famers Dizzy Dean and Joe Medwick. Together, this duo helped propel St. Louis to three National League pennants and two World Series victories, leading to big box office sales of St. Louis Cardinals tickets. The team was so strong that it competed for the NL pennant every year in the decade except 1938. The Cards also remained a force in the 1940s, taking four pennants and three more World Series victories while continuing to see strong sales of St. Louis Cardinals tickets. Leading the team's charge to excellence was, of course, baseball Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial.
Never being completely out of the mix, St. Louis recharged itself in 1964, the year which saw two more future Hall of Famers -- Lou Brock and Bob Gibson -- lead the team to even higher heights, delivering to the city three more NL pennants and an additional two World Series triumphs and a singular triumph in sales of St. Louis Cardinals tickets. Gibson became known as one of the hardest throwing pitchers in the game. The 1968 season was one of particular dominance for him, where he won both the Cy Young award and MVP, convincing fans to keep on purchasing St. Louis Cardinals tickets.
Though down somewhat during the 1970s, that lag was finally overcome in 1982 when the Cardinals took yet another National League pennant and, led by future Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, went on to win another World Series title. Overall, in the 1980s, the club added two more NL pennants to go with their triumphal 1982. And though the 1990s became a time of severe decline at times, the team still managed yet another National League title while also playing host to awesome homerun hitter Mark McGwire, whose 1998 season brought joy to the city and a ton of eager buyers of St. Louis Cardinals tickets.
So far, the Cardinals are still bringing it with outstanding performance after outstanding performance, riding the big bat of Albert Pujols -- along with spectacular play by Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds -- to five playoff appearances, two National League pennants and a penultimate World Series victory in 2006, which helped propel the sale of St. Louis Cardinals tickets even higher.
If past performance means anything, the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals promise to be outstanding, and will work hard to be as successful in the new season as they turned out to be in 2009. They’re sure to be strong contenders for another pennant and a possible World Series victory. Their lineup, both pitching and hitting-wise, is "stacked." What all this means is that the Gateway City will have a very exciting 2010, both on the field and in the box office, where St. Louis Cardinals tickets will sell well.