The Cardinals' John Stuper delivers a pitch in the first inning of Game 6 of the 1982 World Series, en route to a complete-game 13-1 victory on Oct. 19 in St. Louis. (AP Photo)
The Cardinals have won three World Series in the past 55 years, which may not seem like a lot, except that only the New York Yankees (seven) and Boston Red Sox (four) have more.
But, like this season, in the three World Series the Cardinals have won since 1967 they were not considered the favorites in any of them.
In 1982, the Cardinals were underdogs to “Harvey’s Wallbangers,” the power-hitting Milwaukee Brewers club managed by Harvey Kuenn which led the majors in homers and outdistanced the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Eastern Division and then overcame a 2-0 California Angels lead in the best-of-five league championship series.