St. Louis Cardinals Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a Year; which leads to the National League season in review; the Manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"Some people asked me if I would be interested in managing the A's. I said a definite no thank you. At night, that place is a graveyard with lights." - St. Louis Cardinals Manager (1980-1990) Whitey Herzog
St. Louis Cardinals Managers
1890 - 2009

Managers & Finishes

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB

Roster

1900

n/a

Patsy Tebeau

42 50 .457 5th 18½

1900

n/a

Louie Heilbroner

23 25 .479
1901

n/a

Patsy Donovan

76 64 .543 4th 14½

1901

1902

n/a

Patsy Donovan

56 78 .418 6th 44½

1902

1903

n/a

Patsy Donovan

43 94 .314 8th 46½

1903

1904

n/a

Kid Nichols

75 79 .487 5th 31½

1904

1905

n/a

Kid Nichols

5 9 .357 6th 47½

1905

n/a

Jimmy Burke

34 56 .378

n/a

Stanley Robison

19 31 .380
1906

n/a

John McCloskey

52 98 .347 7th 63

1906

1907

n/a

John McCloskey

52 101 .340 8th 55½

1907

1908

n/a

John McCloskey

49 105 .318 8th 50

1908

1909

n/a

Roger Bresnahan

54 98 .355 7th 56

1909

1910

n/a

Roger Bresnahan

63 90 .412 7th 40½

1910

1911

n/a

Roger Bresnahan

75 74 .503 5th 22

1911

1912

n/a

Roger Bresnahan

63 90 .412 6th 41

1912

1913

n/a

Miller Huggins

51 99 .340 8th 49

1913

1914

n/a

Miller Huggins

81 72 .529 3rd 13

1914

1915

n/a

Miller Huggins

72 81 .471 6th 18½

1915

1916

n/a

Miller Huggins

60 93 .392 7th 33½

1916

1917

n/a

Miller Huggins

82 70 .539 3rd 15

1917

1918

n/a

Jack Hendricks

51 78 .395 8th 33

1918

1919

n/a

Branch Rickey

54 83 .394 7th 40½

1919

1920

n/a

Branch Rickey

75 79 .487 5th 18

1920

1921

n/a

Branch Rickey

87 66 .569 3rd 7

1921

1922

n/a

Branch Rickey

85 69 .552 3rd 8

1922

1923

n/a

Branch Rickey

79 74 .516 5th 16

1923

1924

n/a

Branch Rickey

65 89 .422 6th 28½

1924

1925

n/a

Branch Rickey

13 25 .342 4th 18

1925

n/a

Rogers Hornsby

64 51 .557
1926

n/a

Rogers Hornsby

89 65 .578 1st +2

1926

1927

n/a

Bob O'Farrell

92 61 .601 2nd

1927

1928

n/a

Bill McKechnie

95 59 .617 1st +2

1928

1929

n/a

Bill McKechnie

34 29 .540 4th 20

1929

n/a

Billy Southworth

43 45 .489
1930

n/a

Gabby Street

92 62 .597 1st +2

1930

1931

n/a

Gabby Street

101 53 .656 1st +13

1931

1932

25

Gabby Street

72 82 .468 6th 18

1932

1933

25

Gabby Street

46 45 .505 5th

1933

3

Frankie Frisch

36 26 .581
1934

3

Frankie Frisch

95 58 .621 1st +2

1934

1935

3

Frankie Frisch

96 58 .623 2nd 4

1935

1936

3

Frankie Frisch

87 67 .565 2nd 5

1936

1937

3

Frankie Frisch

81 73 .526 4th 15

1937

1938

3

Frankie Frisch

63 72 .467 6th 17½

1938

25

Mike Gonzalez

8 8 .500
1939

37

Ray Blades

92 61 .601 2nd

1939

1940

37

Ray Blades

14 24 .368 3rd 16

1940

35

Mike Gonzalez

1 5 .167

40

Billy Southworth

69 40 .633
1941

40

Billy Southworth

97 56 .634 2nd

1941

1942

30

Billy Southworth

106 48 .688 1st +2

1942

1943

30

Billy Southworth

105 49 .682 1st +18

1943

1944

30

Billy Southworth

105 49 .682 1st +14½

1944

1945

30

Billy Southworth

95 59 .617 2nd 3

1945

1946

30

Eddie Dyer

98 58 .628 1st +2

1946

1947

30

Eddie Dyer

89 65 .578 2nd 5

1947

1948

30

Eddie Dyer

85 69 .552 2nd

1948

1949

30

Eddie Dyer

96 58 .623 2nd 1

1949

1950

30

Eddie Dyer

78 75 .510 5th 12½

1950

1951

4

Marty Marion

81 73 .526 3rd 15½

1951

1952

12

Eddie Stanky

88 66 .571 3rd

1952

1953

12

Eddie Stanky

83 71 .539 3rd 22

1953

1954

12

Eddie Stanky

72 82 .468 6th 25

1954

1955

12

Eddie Stanky

17 19 .472 7th 30½

1955

5

Harry Walker

51 67 .432
1956

29

Fred Hutchinson

76 78 .494 4th 17

1956

1957

29

Fred Hutchinson

87 67 .565 2nd 8

1957

1958

29

Fred Hutchinson

69 75 .479 5th 20

1958

35

Stan Hack

3 7 .300
1959

7

Solly Hemus

71 83 .461 7th 16

1959

1960

7

Solly Hemus

86 68 .558 3rd 9

1960

1961

7

Solly Hemus

33 41 .446 5th 13

1961

5

Johnny Keane

47 33 .587
1962

5

Johnny Keane

84 78 .519 6th 17½

1962

1963

5

Johnny Keane

93 69 .574 2nd 6

1963

1964

5

Johnny Keane

93 69 .574 1st +1

1964

1965

2

Red Schoendienst

80 81 .497 7th 16½

1965

1966

2

Red Schoendienst

83 79 .512 6th 12

1966

1967

2

Red Schoendienst

101 60 .627 1st +10½

1967

1968

2

Red Schoendienst

97 65 .599 1st +9

1968

1969

2

Red Schoendienst

87 75 .537 4th 13

1969

1970

2

Red Schoendienst

76 86 .469 4th 13

1970

1971

2

Red Schoendienst

90 72 .556 2nd 7

1971

1972

2

Red Schoendienst

75 81 .481 4th 21½

1972

1973

2

Red Schoendienst

81 81 .500 2nd

1973

1974

2

Red Schoendienst

86 75 .534 2nd

1974

1975

2

Red Schoendienst

82 80 .506 3rd 10½

1975

1976

2

Red Schoendienst

72 90 .444 5th 29

1976

1977

9

Vern Rapp

83 79 .512 3rd 18

1977

1978

9

Vern Rapp

6 11 .353 5th 21

1978

8

Jack Krol

1 1 .500

14

Ken Boyer

62 81 .434
1979

14

Ken Boyer

86 76 .531 3rd 12

1979

1980

14

Ken Boyer

18 33 .353 4th 17

1980

8

Jack Krol

0 1 .000

3

Whitey Herzog

38 35 .521

2

Red Schoendienst

18 19 .486
1981

24

Whitey Herzog

59 43 .578 2nd / 2nd +2

1981

1982

24

Whitey Herzog

92 70 .568 1st +3

1982

1983

24

Whitey Herzog

79 83 .488 4th 11

1983

1984

24

Whitey Herzog

84 78 .519 3rd 12½

1984

1985

24

Whitey Herzog

101 61 .623 1st +3

1985

1986

24

Whitey Herzog

79 82 .491 3rd 28½

1986

1987

24

Whitey Herzog

95 67 .586 1st +3

1987

1988

24

Whitey Herzog

76 86 .469 5th 25

1988

1989

24

Whitey Herzog

86 76 .531 3rd 7

1989

1990

24

Whitey Herzog

33 47 .412 6th 25

1990

2

Red Schoendienst

13 11 .542

22

Joe Torre

24 34 .414
1991

9

Joe Torre

84 78 .519 2nd 14

1991

1992

9

Joe Torre

83 79 .512 3rd 13

1992

1993

9

Joe Torre

87 75 .537 3rd 10

1993

1994

9

Joe Torre

53 61 .465 3rd 13

1994

1995

9

Joe Torre

20 27 .426 4th 22½

1995

22

Mike Jorgensen

42 54 .438
1996

10

Tony La Russa

88 74 .543 1st +6

1996

1997

10

Tony La Russa

73 89 .451 4th 11

1997

1998

10

Tony La Russa

83 79 .512 3rd 19

1998

1999

10

Tony La Russa

75 86 .466 4th 21½

1999

2000

10

Tony La Russa

95 67 .586 1st +10

2000

2001

10

Tony La Russa

93 69 .574 1st 0

2001

2002

10

Tony La Russa

97

65

.599

1st +13

2002

2003

10

Tony La Russa

85

77

.525

3rd

3

2003

2004

10

Tony La Russa

105

57

.648

1st +13

2004

2005

10

Tony La Russa

100

62

.617

1st

+11

2005

2006

10

Tony La Russa

83

78

.516

1st +1½

2006

2007

10

Tony La Russa

78

84

.481

3rd

7

2007

2008

10

Tony La Russa

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2008

2009

10

Tony La Russa

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2009

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB

Roster

St. Louis Cardinals Managers & Finishes



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