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Viva Los Vanquished St. Louis Cardinals

Who won the most games against the St. Louis Cardinals?

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Overall records
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Most wins, career

64 Warren Spahn (7/27/19468/8/1965
39 Carl Hubbell (8/18/19288/2/1942[g1]
39 Robin Roberts (8/7/19484/28/1966
38 Steve Carlton (4/19/19728/11/1984
34 Larry French (5/17/19296/18/1942
30 Charlie Root (4/29/19264/18/1941
28 Burleigh Grimes (5/26/19195/25/1932
28 Preacher Roe (5/2/19446/27/1954
28 Bucky Walters (5/9/19359/25/1946
27 Ray Kremer (4/22/19246/11/1933[g1]
26 Greg Maddux (4/11/19887/29/2006
25 Dolf Luque (4/23/19198/23/1934
25 Tom Seaver (8/30/19686/22/1983[g1]
24 Dave Koslo (6/5/19429/9/1953
23 Carl Erskine (7/27/19485/18/1958[g2]
23 Don Newcombe (7/31/19495/22/1960[g2]
23 Ken Raffensberger (4/20/19408/23/1953
23 Johnny Vander Meer (5/27/19388/14/1950
22 Freddie Fitzsimmons (8/28/19255/31/1943[g2]
22 Art Nehf (6/11/19196/20/1929
22 Eppa Rixey (7/19/1919[g2]8/5/1933[g1]
22 Bob Rush (6/30/19495/12/1960

Most wins, relief

13 Gary Lavelle (5/16/19755/9/1983
10 Clem Labine (6/6/19535/30/1959
10 Tug McGraw (7/2/19699/12/1984[g2]
9 Mace Brown (8/24/19365/7/1941
9 Roy Face (9/1/19558/24/1968
9 Roger McDowell (4/11/19859/4/1991
9 Mike Remlinger (5/3/19999/4/2003
9 Ed Roebuck (5/5/19555/10/1965

Most wins, 1910s

1919
5 Hod Eller
3 Rube Benton
3 Leon Cadore
3 Burleigh Grimes
3 Claude Hendrix
3 Dolf Luque
3 Lee Meadows
3 Art Nehf
3 Fred Toney

Most wins, 1920s

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
23 Burleigh Grimes
20 Ray Kremer
19 Art Nehf
19 Eppa Rixey
18 Wilbur Cooper
18 Dazzy Vance
16 Lee Meadows
15 Larry Benton
15 Dolf Luque

Most wins, 1930s

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
27 Larry French
27 Carl Hubbell
21 Charlie Root
17 Lon Warneke
15 Ed Brandt
15 Paul Derringer
15 Bill Lee
13 Hal Schumacher

Most wins, 1940s

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
19 Johnny Vander Meer
18 Bucky Walters
17 Ken Heintzelman
15 Johnny Schmitz
14 Fritz Ostermueller
12 Claude Passeau
12 Warren Spahn
11 Vic Lombardi
11 Ken Raffensberger

Most wins, 1950s

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
42 Warren Spahn
30 Robin Roberts
22 Carl Erskine
20 Don Newcombe
19 Bob Rush
18 Preacher Roe
17 Paul Minner
17 Curt Simmons

Most wins, 1960s

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
17 Sandy Koufax
16 Don Drysdale
16 Juan Marichal
15 Dick Ellsworth
15 Chris Short
14 Jim Maloney
13 Denny Lemaster
12 Bob Hendley

Most wins, 1970s

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
23 Steve Carlton
21 Tom Seaver
16 Jim Rooker
14 Don Gullett
13 Dave Roberts
12 Jerry Koosman
11 Ross Grimsley
11 Steve Renko
11 Rick Reuschel

Most wins, 1980s

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
15 Steve Carlton
13 Bob Knepper
12 Bryn Smith
12 Fernando Valenzuela
10 Bill Gullickson
9 Steve Bedrosian
9 Dwight Gooden
9 David Palmer
9 Bob Walk

Most wins, 1990s

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
16 Greg Maddux
11 Tom Glavine
9 Steve Trachsel
8 Doug Drabek
8 Ramon Martinez
7 John Burkett
7 Frank Castillo
7 Jeff Fassero
7 Mike Hampton
7 Pete Harnisch
7 Bruce Hurst
7 Darryl Kile
7 Denny Neagle
7 Kirk Rueter
7 Zane Smith
7 John Smoltz

Most wins, 2000s

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
12 Carlos Zambrano
9 Roy Oswalt
8 Tom Glavine
8 Greg Maddux
8 Wade Miller
8 Chad Qualls
7 Bronson Arroyo
7 Aaron Harang
7 Ted Lilly
7 Jeff Suppan

Fewest days to win 8 games

359 Preacher Roe (5/7/1951-4/29/1952)
372 Steve Carlton (9/17/1979-9/22/1980)
376 Dave Koslo (7/13/1951-7/22/1952)
376 Bucky Walters (8/27/1943-9/5/1944[g2])
386 Russ Bauers (8/15/1937[g2]-9/4/1938)

Fewest days to win 7 games

136 Preacher Roe (5/7/1951, 5/18/1951, 6/7/1951, 6/12/1951, 7/20/1951, 7/29/1951, 9/19/1951
304 Ray Kremer (9/29/1929[g1]-7/29/1930)
329 Bill Lee (8/11/1936-7/5/1937[g2])
340 Watty Clark (7/10/1929-6/14/1930)
343 Ray Kremer (5/18/1929-4/25/1930)

Fewest days to win 6 games

84 Preacher Roe (5/7/1951, 5/18/1951, 6/7/1951, 6/12/1951, 7/20/1951, 7/29/1951
125 Preacher Roe (5/18/1951, 6/7/1951, 6/12/1951, 7/20/1951, 7/29/1951, 9/19/1951
133 Bucky Walters (4/26/1944, 5/6/1944, 6/8/1944, 7/14/1944, 8/4/1944, 9/5/1944[g2]
135 Carl Erskine (5/6/1953, 6/7/1953, 7/17/1953[g2], 7/31/1953, 8/30/1953, 9/17/1953
139 Warren Spahn (5/8/1955, 8/9/1955, 8/15/1955, 8/18/1955, 9/18/1955, 9/23/1955
144 Eppa Rixey (4/20/1921, 4/29/1921, 6/27/1921, 8/11/1921, 8/14/1921, 9/10/1921
160 Steve Carlton (4/16/1980, 4/26/1980, 7/6/1980, 8/7/1980, 9/13/1980, 9/22/1980
163 Warren Spahn (4/14/1953, 5/30/1953[g1], 7/5/1953[g1], 7/10/1953, 8/10/1953, 9/23/1953
164 Larry French (4/14/1932, 4/21/1932, 5/20/1932, 5/27/1932, 9/5/1932[g2], 9/24/1932

Fewest days to win 5 games

46 Warren Spahn (8/9/1955, 8/15/1955, 8/18/1955, 9/18/1955, 9/23/1955
66 Bill Doak (7/15/1924, 8/8/1924, 8/10/1924[g1], 8/25/1924, 9/18/1924[g2]
73 Preacher Roe (5/18/1951, 6/7/1951, 6/12/1951, 7/20/1951, 7/29/1951
75 Preacher Roe (5/7/1951, 5/18/1951, 6/7/1951, 6/12/1951, 7/20/1951
76 Dave Koslo (5/8/1952, 5/21/1952[g2], 6/15/1952[g2], 7/15/1952, 7/22/1952

Fewest days to win 4 games

37 Preacher Roe (5/7/1951, 5/18/1951, 6/7/1951, 6/12/1951
40 Warren Spahn (8/15/1955, 8/18/1955, 9/18/1955, 9/23/1955
41 Warren Spahn (8/9/1955, 8/15/1955, 8/18/1955, 9/18/1955
42 Bill Doak (7/15/1924, 8/8/1924, 8/10/1924[g1], 8/25/1924
42 Bill Doak (8/8/1924, 8/10/1924[g1], 8/25/1924, 9/18/1924[g2]
42 Ray Kremer (4/22/1924, 5/1/1924, 5/30/1924[g2], 6/2/1924

Fewest days to win 3 games

7 Charlie Root (6/29/1937, 6/30/1937, 7/5/1937[g1]
10 Joe Shaute (7/17/1932[g2], 7/18/1932, 7/26/1932[g1]
10 Warren Spahn (8/9/1955, 8/15/1955, 8/18/1955
11 Carl Hubbell (9/20/1928[g2], 9/22/1928, 9/30/1928
12 Mike Marshall (5/1/1976, 5/10/1976, 5/12/1976
12 Tiny Osborne (5/13/1925, 5/16/1925, 5/24/1925
13 Dutch Ruether (4/27/1920, 5/5/1920, 5/9/1920

Fewest days to win 2 games

1 Jack Baldschun (4/14/1963[g1], 4/14/1963[g2]
1 Joe Kerrigan (9/8/1976[g1], 9/8/1976[g2]
1 Clyde King (8/22/1951[g1], 8/22/1951[g2]
2 Sweetbread Bailey (6/27/1919, 6/28/1919
2 Rod Beck (5/19/1995, 5/20/1995
2 Steve Bedrosian (5/21/1983, 5/22/1983
2 Steve Bedrosian (6/28/1986, 6/29/1986
2 Sammy Ellis (9/19/1964[g1], 9/20/1964
2 Woodie Fryman (7/29/1982, 7/30/1982
2 Scott Garrelts (7/25/1987, 7/26/1987[g1]
2 Bob Lee (4/17/1968, 4/18/1968
2 Carl Mays (8/31/1924, 9/1/1924[g1]
2 Stu Miller (8/10/1959, 8/11/1959
2 Bob Osborn (5/30/1930[g2], 5/31/1930
2 Claude Passeau (7/15/1936, 7/16/1936
2 Hal Reniff (7/1/1967, 7/2/1967[g1]
2 Steve Ridzik (6/3/1953[g2], 6/4/1953
2 Felix Rodriguez (6/29/2001, 6/30/2001
2 Charlie Root (6/29/1937, 6/30/1937
2 Barney Schultz (7/26/1961, 7/27/1961
2 Joe Shaute (7/17/1932[g2], 7/18/1932
2 Ken Trinkle (4/30/1947, 5/1/1947

Longest drought between wins

6221 Charlie Hough (7/21/19768/3/1993
5791 Hoyt Wilhelm (6/19/19544/28/1970
5048 Jamie Moyer (8/13/19886/10/2002
4743 Dutch Leonard (8/26/1934[g1]8/22/1947
4370 Salomon Torres (9/4/19938/23/2005
4011 Mike Torrez (6/27/1972[g2]6/22/1983[g2]
3689 Dennis Cook (4/20/19905/27/2000
3636 Braden Looper (6/3/19995/18/2009
3612 Dan Schatzeder (6/25/19795/16/1989
3356 Gaylord Perry (5/21/19697/30/1978

Includes all games played between 1919 and 2010.
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