Earlier this week, inspired by Grant Brisbee’s lovely post about the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, I wrote about the Cardinals seasons that started with the most consecutive losses in order to find the team’s “worst start to a season”. Well, as an optimist and generally lighthearted gal, I found that research to be rather bleak, so to make it a little more fun and really further the utility for my work, I looked into the Cardinals best starts to a season as well. Let’s get to it!

1884 St. Louis Brown Stockings

Overall Record: 67-40
Finish: 4th in American Association
Pythagorean Record: 63-44 (658 Runs Scored, 539 Runs Allowed)
Longest Winning Streak: 8
Longest Losing Streak: 4
Began the season with 6 consecutive wins

Technically not the “Cardinals” as we know today, but still the same organization all the same, in 1884 the St.