See History of the St. Louis Cardinals for more information on the former NFL team (NFL). The St. Louis Cardinals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the National League (NL). The Cardinals have won more than 130 games five times and have been to the World Series six times. They have not yet won the Series but have come close on several occasions. The team was founded in 1882 as the Brooklyn Atlantics and changed their name to the Browns before moving to St. Louis in 1892. They adopted their current name in 1946 when they replaced the Braves as the city's major league baseball team. They have played their home games at Sportsman's Park in downtown St. Louis since 1894. In 2001, the team moved into a new stadium, Busch Stadium, which is about 10 minutes away from the old one. The Cardinals have won seven NL Central titles and have appeared in the World Series every year except 1919 when they were banned because of labor problems. Currently, the St. Louis Cardinals lead the NL Central with a record of 72-50. Their owner is William DeWitt Jr., who took over after his father died in April 2005. The team's general manager is John Mozeliak.