Tonight at 8 o'clock the Cardinals, who gave the Pirates as much trouble as anyone did in 1960, breaking even with them, will get their first 1961 shot at baseball's world champions.

On last May 1, the Cardinals stood at 7-6, ending a two-season fall-off on that milestone.

The Cardinals conduct their annual summer training camp at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

The Cardinal protodeacon, the senior cardinal deacon in order of appointment to the College of Cardinals, has the privilege of announcing a new pope's election and name ( once he has been ordained to the Episcopate ) from the central balcony at the Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City State.

Consequently, canon 351 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law requires that a cardinal be at least in the order of priesthood at his appointment, and that those who are not already bishops must receive episcopal consecration, a rule from which dispensation may be obtained from the pope, as by Cardinals Roberto Tucci, Albert Vanhoye, Domenico Bartolucci and most recently Karl Josef Becker.

However, the Panthers ' season came to a crushing end, as they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 33 – 13 at Bank of America Stadium in the NFC Divisional playoff game.

During the 2008 regular season, the Cardinals traveled to play the Panthers and took a 17-3 lead at halftime, but the Panthers rallied in the 3rd and 4th quarters to win.

Following the regular season, in which the 12-4 Panthers won their third NFC South division title, they hosted the Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium in the Panthers first home playoff game since January 2004.

Chicago halted St. Louis ' run to the playoffs by taking 4 of 5 games from the Cardinals at Wrigley Field in early September, after which the hapless Cubs finally won their first division title in 14 years.

In that same span the Cardinals have had 45 seasons in which their winning percentage was over. 500, while the Cubs have finished over that mark 19 times ( they finished at an even. 500 twice ).

The Rockies season was scheduled to begin on March 31 against the St. Louis Cardinals at St. Louis, however, the game was rescheduled to the next day because of foul weather.

A couple other division rivals such as the New York Giants and the Cardinals ( formerly in their time as their existence in St. Louis ) have purposely worn white at home against the Cowboys in the past.

The now Arizona Cardinals, back when they were in St. Louis, were one of the first teams to try doing this trick when the Cowboys visited the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Among the minority, in Trent, that showed opposition to these books ' inclusion were Cardinals Seripando and Cajetan, the latter an opponent of Luther at Augsburg.

The Miami Marlins in front of a sellout crowd at the inaugural Opening Night game at Marlins Park against the reigning World champion St. Louis Cardinals.

On the death of Clement in 1721, Alberoni boldly appeared at the conclave, and took part in the election of Innocent XIII, after which he was for a short time imprisoned by the new pontiff on the demand of Spain, but was cleared of all charges by a commission of his fellow Cardinals.

In Week 9, the Vikings played the Arizona Cardinals at home and won 27 – 24 in overtime.

Many Brewer fans welcomed facing the Cardinals with the National League pennant at stake, with the Brewers and Cardinals having a growing rivalry, and also a chance for the Brewers to avenge their 1982 World Series defeat, which was at the hands of the Cardinals.

In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 1964 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Mickey Mantle blasted Barney Schultz's first pitch into the right field stands at Yankee Stadium, which won the game for the Yankees 2 – 1.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, with the score tied at 3-3, the Cardinals had Enos Slaughter on first base and Harry Walker at the plate.

In possibly his finest moment as an Astro, Kent hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth in Game 5 of the 2004 National League Championship Series to put Houston ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 in the series.

Lolich picked off Lou Brock and Curt Flood in the bottom of the sixth inning to extinguish a Cardinals threat and went on to pitch a 4 to 1 Tigers victory.

The hit was crucial, as former teammate Maris homered in the bottom of the inning for the Cardinals before the Red Sox closed out the 3-1 win.

He had another poor World Series, however, batting just. 095 in the five-game loss to the St. Louis Cardinals – his only Series loss in six trips ; he was picked off at second base in the bottom of the ninth in the last game.

The Cardinals were leading the game 2-1 as the Dodgers came to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The Cardinals answered with a home run by Albert Pujols in the bottom half, tying the game at two.

The Cardinals broke a 4 – 4 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with back-to-back home runs from Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen ; Rolen also hit a game-tying homer in the fifth inning.

The Cardinals responded in the bottom of the first with a two-run homer by the red-hot Albert Pujols.

In the bottom of the third, Charlie Gehringer got the Tigers on the board with a single that drove in Jo-Jo White, but in the St. Louis fifth Medwick tattooed a solo home run off Crowder for a 4 – 1 Cardinals lead.

The next time a team that close to elimination recovered to win was the 1985 World Series, when the Kansas City Royals rallied in the bottom of the ninth to beat the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6, then won Game 7 and the championship.

In the bottom of the third, the Cardinals received a bit of a scare when Brock turned his left ankle on a steal of second base.

The Chicago White Sox won the game in the bottom of the inning before Montañez could log an at bat, however, he did have two at bats without a hit with the Angels before being returned to the Cardinals on May 5.

Steve batted. 320 with 3 RBIs in that Series that the Royals won over the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three, with Balboni contributing a key single in the bottom of the ninth of Game 6 as the Royals ralied from a 1-0 deficit to win 2-1 and extend the series to seven games.

In the 1985 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, his team trailing 3 games to 2 in the Series and 1 – 0 on the scoreboard, Orta led off the bottom of the ninth with a ground ball to Cardinal first baseman Jack Clark, who flipped the ball to Cardinal pitcher Todd Worrell covering first.

The twenty-one-year-old Warneke took the mound in the bottom of the sixth in relief of Guy Bush, with the Cardinals ahead 5 – 0.

His single completed a come from behind victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers who trailed the Cardinals 2 to 1 going into the bottom of the ninth inning.

The Panthers and Cardinals have played each other every season since 2001 with the lone exception of the 2006 & 2012.

" St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Dan McLaughlin, Tom Ackerman, Ron Jacober, and Kevin Wheeler host " Sports Open Line ", which airs every weekday night.

The SeaWolves succeed various Erie-based baseball franchises, namely every version of the Erie Sailors ( the New York – Penn League franchise was also known as the Erie Orioles ) and the Erie Cardinals ( now known as the State College Spikes ).

On July 27, the day after the Mets played a 14-inning game where every pitcher in the bullpen was used, Johan pitched a complete game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

After a St. Louis Cardinals balk in Game 4 of the 2006 NLCS, McCarver explained, " You have to have ' one thousand one ' when coming to a stop, and you have to stop your glove in the same place every time in front of your body ," when the rules state that there must be merely a complete discernible stop anywhere in front of the pitcher's body ; no certain duration or location is necessary.

That season, every single Cardinals player with over 300 at-bats had a batting average over. 300, the only time in history this has happened.

He led the Cardinals in stolen bases every year from 1960 until 1963.

Mark DeRosa is another famous utility man, playing just about every position for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, and the San Francisco Giants.

Before signing as a free agent with New York, Coleman led the National League in stolen bases in every season he played with the Cardinals (-), becoming one of just four players ever to lead his league in six consecutive seasons.

May the scarlet that you now wear always express the caritas Christi, inspiring you to a passionate love for Christ, for his Church and for all humanity .” A little later, he added: “ I am counting on you, dear Brother Cardinals, to ensure that the principle of love will spread far and wide, and will give new life to the Church at every level of her hierarchy, in every group of the faithful, in every religious institute, in every spiritual, apostolic or humanitarian initiative .”

He led the Cardinals in home runs every year from 1980 until 1983.

Simmons led the Cardinals in RBIs every year from 1972 until 1978.

Pittsburgh owner Art Rooney was so unhappy with the " Phil-Pitt " arrangement that he merged with the Chicago Cardinals for the 1944 season, creating a team known as Card-Pitt ( derisively called " carpet " due to going winless, and the commentary that " every team walked all over them ").