The St. Louis Cardinals is a professional team based in Saint Louis , Missouri . The team was founded in the year 1882 and moved to the National League in the year 1892. Formerly called the Brown Stockings and the Perfectos, the club plays at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis , Missouri . St. Louis Cardinals got its name in 1900 and maintains the same name till present. The team could not fetch good results in their first session. The Browns won four consecutive AA titles from 1885 to 1888, led by two-time batting champion, outfielder Tip O'Neill. The club got its name changed to the Perfectos in 1899, but the team member started wearing new white and cardinals as there uniform in 1900, they were christening Cardinals and the name struck. The Cardinals generally suffered for some forty years after the mid-1880s triumphs, while there cross town rivals, were competitive but could not be triumphant.St. Louis Cardinals Jerseys