Ku qor sii wadida sadarkan - Kadib xilli ciyaareedkii caadiga ahaa ee 2004 kaas oo Cardinals ay hogaaminayeen NL ee orodka la dhaliyay (855) halka ay u oggolaadeen kuwa ugu yar (659), La Russa's Cardinals waxay ka adkaadeen Los Angeles Dodgers ee National League Division Series, 3 ciyaarood ilaa 1. St. Louis ayaa markaas la ciyaartay Houston Astros ee National League Championship Series
Waxaad Taxanaha xiisadda leh ee uu ku jiro kabtanka ka soo horjeeda Roger Clemens oo ku jira ciyaartiisa ugu sarreysa, Cardinals baseman saddexaad Scott Rolen ayaa ku dhuftay ciyaar guuleystay laba-darood oo ka soo baxday Clemens kulankii 7aad ka dib Jim Edmonds 'qabashada badbaadada. Home run kaasi wuxuu Cardinals geeyay World Series markii ugu horeysay tan iyo 1987. Si kastaba ha noqotee, waxay la kulmeen kooxda Boston Red Sox oo ka gudubtay hoos u dhac 3-0 ah oo ka dhan ah New York Yankees oo iyaga ku fogeeyay afar ciyaarood.