Real Team History
1910: The Cardinals struggles continue as they finish in 7th place with a miserable 63-90 record.
1911: After 9 straight losing seasons the Cardinals finally post a winning record finishing in 5th place with a record of 75-74.
1912: The Cardinals plunge back into 6th place posting a disappointing record of 63-99.
1913: The ownership of the club passed to Robison's daughter, Helene Hathaway Britton. Mrs. Britton bought out Manager Roger Bresnahan's contract and hired Miller Huggins. However in Huggins first season the Cards do not fair any better finish dead last with a 51-99 record.
1914: In Miller Huggins' 2nd year, the Cardinals finished the season in 3rd place with an 81-72 record. It was something of a sensation because it was the best season for the franchise since joining the National League.
1915: The Cardinals are not able to build of their 3rd place finish and fall back to 6th Place with a 72-81 record.
1916: After another terrible 60-93 season the Cardinals are sold by Helene Hathaway Britton to her attorney, James C. Jones, and stockholders, including a St. Louis automobile dealer named Sam Breadon.
1917: The fan-controlled club needed a baseball man to run it. They found one in Branch Rickey, then business manager of the A.L. Browns. Rickey was named president; however the club continued to struggle financially. However, the Cards show some promise placing 3rd with a solid 82-70 record.
1918: With the departure of Manage Miller Huggins to the New York Yankees the Cardinals fall back into last place with a 54-83 record.
1919: The Cardinals struggles continue as they finish in 6th place with a woeful record of 54-83.
1920: Sam Breadon became president and majority stockholder of the Cardinals, and Branch Rickey moved to Vice President and General Manager. One of Breadon's first moves was to sell Robison Field and become tenants at Sportsman's Park. Branch Rickey would use proceeds from the sale of the ballpark to invest in the first Cardinals farm club affiliation at Houston, TX, a move that would single a new strategy in running the franchise.
