Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mwaka we2004 weSt. Louis Cardinals wakanga uri mwaka wechi123 wechikwata ichi muSt. Louis, Missouri uye mwaka wechi113 muNational League. Makardinali akaenda 105-57 mumwaka, kukunda kwakawanda kwechero timu yeKardinali kubvira 1944, uye timu yekutanga yeKardinali kuhwina mitambo zana kana kudarika kubvira 1985, uye vakakunda National League Central chikamu nemitambo gumi nematatu pamusoro peNL Wild-Card Champion Houston Astros. Mumakwikwi ekupedzisa maCardinals akakunda maLos Angeles Dodgers mitambo mitatu kusvika ku1 muNLDS uye maAstros mitambo mina kusvika ku3 mu
NLCS kuti vasvike kuWorld Series yavo yokutanga kubvira muna 1987. MuWorld Series maCardinals akatarisana neBoston Red Sox uye vakaparadzwa 4 mitambo kusvika ku0. Yakanga iri World Series yokupedzisira yakatambwa paBusch Memorial Stadium. Nemhaka yokuti American League yakanga ine nzvimbo yokumusha somugumisiro wokukunda All-Star Game, Busch Memorial Stadium yaiva nzvimbo iyo Kutukwa kweBambino kwakafa.