Current-feed record
+7wins for Red Sox
59% Red Sox · 41% Cardinals
Cardinals have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 6-6.
Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Record
World Series rematch
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Sox lead Cardinals30to25since 1946
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Red Sox lead 2-1
Met in the World Series in 2013 and 2004
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1946 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals insights
Recent form
12-8last 20
Red Sox on a 2-game streak
Red Sox won 9-3 on Apr 12, 2026
Where it matters
10Postseason games
10 postseason games across 2 postseasons since 2002.
Schedule context
- Red Sox built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 18 of 29 decided meetings (62%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 6-6, or 50% to Red Sox.
Red Sox vs Cardinals postseason head-to-head record
Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals have met 55 times since 1946, 24 times in the postseason. The playoff games are included in the all-time total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Red Sox 14-10
- 24 postseason games since 1946
- Playoff share
- 43.6%
- Share of all meetings
- Regular season
- 31
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Win Percentage
24W
17W
BOS
STL
59%41%
Boston Red SoxSt. Louis Cardinals
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 12
STL 3-9 BOS
BOSApr 11
STL 1-7 BOS
BOSApr 10
STL 3-2 BOS
STLApr 6
BOS 5-4 STL
BOSApr 6
BOS 18-7 STL
BOSApr 4
BOS 13-9 STL
BOSMay 19
STL 3-11 BOS
BOSMay 18
STL 7-2 BOS
STLMay 17
STL 10-6 BOS
STLMay 14
BOS 1-9 STL
STL| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | STL | BOS | 3–9 | BOS |
| Apr 11, 2026 | STL | BOS | 1–7 | BOS |
| Apr 10, 2026 | STL | BOS | 3–2 | STL |
| Apr 6, 2025 | BOS | STL | 5–4 | BOS |
| Apr 6, 2025 | BOS | STL | 18–7 | BOS |
| Apr 4, 2025 | BOS | STL | 13–9 | BOS |
| May 19, 2024 | STL | BOS | 3–11 | BOS |
| May 18, 2024 | STL | BOS | 7–2 | STL |
| May 17, 2024 | STL | BOS | 10–6 | STL |
| May 14, 2023 | BOS | STL | 1–9 | STL |
Last Meeting
Apr 12, 2026Final
STL
3
HOME
BOS
9
AWAY
Red Soxwon by6runs
Red Sox' 2nd straight in this series·Game 41 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Boston Red Sox: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.8 runs on average
3.8runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
BOS-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200258.5%
STL-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200241.5%
Last 10 Results
BOS / STL
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season31 games
16
15
Postseason10 games
8
2
Boston Red Sox Biggest Win
13–1+12 runs
Jun 11, 2003
St. Louis Cardinals Biggest Win
11–2+9 runs
Jun 18, 2022
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | BOS ↕ | STL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
All 12 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
11-8
BOS
AWAY
9-13
STL
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals all-time record, 1946 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 52
- Peak inning
- 9
- Record game
- 25 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 41 games from 2003 to 2026. History Lab: 52 Retrosheet games from 1946 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
BOSSTL
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
BOSSTL
59.6
150.0
53.8
259.6
46.2
342.3
40.4
440.4
51.9
528.8
48.1
653.8
76.9
755.8
51.9
846.2
44.7
982.9
64.3
EX35.7
- BOS after scoring first
- 80.8%
- STL after scoring first
- 73.1%
- Lead-change games
- 34.6%
- Beyond nine innings
- 5
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
25 runs
BOS 18, STL 7
Apr 6, 2025
Biggest margin
12 runs
BOS 13, STL 1
Jun 11, 2003
Longest game
13 innings
BOS 7, STL 8
Jun 12, 2003
Largest crowd
54,575
STL 5, BOS 2
Oct 7, 1967 · Postseason
Boston Red Sox largest comeback
4-run deficit
STL 4, BOS 5
May 17, 2017
St. Louis Cardinals largest comeback
3-run deficit
BOS 3, STL 4
May 13, 2023
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricBOSSTL
Hits469475
Home runs4947
Walks195150
Strikeouts331363
Errors5133
Where the rivalry lived
- 0129games
Fenway Park
Boston, MA
- 0211games
Busch Stadium III
St. Louis, MO
- 038games
Busch Stadium II
St. Louis, MO
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Small sample: 41 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
26.8%
Share of the 41 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
73.2%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.8.
Average total
10.1runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
51.2%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 29 | 12 | 70.7% |
| 8.5 | 25 | 16 | 61% |
| 9.5Closest to even | 17 | 24 | 41.5% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Boston Red Sox
24 W · 58.5%1.71
St. Louis Cardinals
17 W · 41.5%2.41
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
30%vs 26.8% full archive
+3.2% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
70%vs 73.2% full archive
-3.2% in the last 20
Average total
11.7 runsvs 10.1 runs full archive
+1.6 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2014 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Red Sox and Cardinals in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals
What is the Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 24 games: Boston Red Sox have 14 wins and St. Louis Cardinals have 10 wins. Those games are already included in the complete series from 1946 through 2026.
When did the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Oct 6, 1946, when Boston Red Sox won 3-2 away to St. Louis Cardinals. The archive covers 52 meetings from 1946 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals have met 41 times in this archive, which covers the 2003 season onward.