Current-feed record
+12wins for Tigers
64% Tigers · 36% Cardinals
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 8-4 since 2023.
Cardinals vs Tigers: All-Time Head-to-Head Record
World Series meeting
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Tigers lead Cardinals43to29since 1934
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Tigers lead 2-1
Met in the World Series in 2006
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1934 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals insights
Recent form
13-7last 20
Cardinals won 5-3 on Apr 5, 2026
Where it matters
5Postseason games
5 postseason games across 1 postseason since 2002.
Schedule context
- Tigers built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 20 of 32 decided meetings (63%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 8-4, or 67% to Tigers.
Tigers vs Cardinals postseason head-to-head record
Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals have met 72 times since 1934, 19 times in the postseason. The playoff games are included in the all-time total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Cardinals 11-8
- 19 postseason games since 1934
- Playoff share
- 26.4%
- Share of all meetings
- Regular season
- 53
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Win Percentage
28W
16W
DET
STL
64%36%
Detroit TigersSt. Louis Cardinals
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 5
DET 3-5 STL
STLApr 4
DET 11-6 STL
DETApr 3
DET 4-0 STL
DETMay 21
STL 1-5 DET
DETMay 20
STL 4-5 DET
DETMay 19
STL 11-4 DET
STLMay 1
DET 4-1 STL
DETApr 30
DET 1-2 STL
STLApr 30
DET 11-6 STL
DETMay 7
STL 12-6 DET
STL| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2026 | DET | STL | 3–5 | STL |
| Apr 4, 2026 | DET | STL | 11–6 | DET |
| Apr 3, 2026 | DET | STL | 4–0 | DET |
| May 21, 2025 | STL | DET | 1–5 | DET |
| May 20, 2025 | STL | DET | 4–5 | DET |
| May 19, 2025 | STL | DET | 11–4 | STL |
| May 1, 2024 | DET | STL | 4–1 | DET |
| Apr 30, 2024 | DET | STL | 1–2 | STL |
| Apr 30, 2024 | DET | STL | 11–6 | DET |
| May 7, 2023 | STL | DET | 12–6 | STL |
Last Meeting
Apr 5, 2026Final
DET
3
HOME
STL
5
AWAY
Cardinalswon by2runs
Snapped Tigers' streak·Game 44 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
St. Louis Cardinals won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.2 runs on average
3.2runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
DET-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200263.6%
STL-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200236.4%
Last 10 Results
DET / STL
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season39 games
27
12
Postseason5 games
1
4
Detroit Tigers Biggest Win
14–4+10 runs
May 18, 2007
St. Louis Cardinals Biggest Win
12–2+10 runs
Sep 10, 2020
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DET ↕ | STL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
All 13 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
9-10
DET
AWAY
6-19
STL
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals all-time record, 1934 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
- 69
- Peak inning
- 7
- Record game
- 18 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 44 games from 2006 to 2026. History Lab: 69 Retrosheet games from 1934 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.
DETSTL
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
DETSTL
44.9
131.9
37.7
240.6
62.3
352.2
46.4
444.9
62.3
560.9
44.9
652.2
65.2
780.9
49.3
832.8
53.8
936.4
53.3
EX13.3
- DET after scoring first
- 81.6%
- STL after scoring first
- 67.7%
- Lead-change games
- 37.7%
- Beyond nine innings
- 9
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
18 runs
DET 14, STL 4
May 18, 2007
Biggest margin
12 runs
STL 1, DET 13
Oct 9, 1968 · Postseason
Longest game
14 innings
STL 8, DET 7
Jun 12, 1999
Largest crowd
54,692
STL 4, DET 0
Oct 2, 1968 · Postseason
Detroit Tigers largest comeback
3-run deficit
DET 5, STL 3
Oct 7, 1968 · Postseason
St. Louis Cardinals largest comeback
5-run deficit
STL 8, DET 7
Jun 12, 1999
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricDETSTL
Hits613623
Home runs8064
Walks211217
Strikeouts487478
Errors6141
Where the rivalry lived
- 0125games
Comerica Park
Detroit, MI
- 0219games
Busch Stadium III
St. Louis, MO
- 0312games
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: 44 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
36.4%
Share of the 44 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
63.6%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.2.
Average total
9.3runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
65.9%
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 | 26 | 18 | 59.1% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 23 | 21 | 52.3% |
| 9.5 | 15 | 29 | 34.1% |
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.
Detroit Tigers
28 W · 63.6%1.57
St. Louis Cardinals
16 W · 36.4%2.75
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
35%vs 36.4% full archive
-1.4% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
65%vs 63.6% full archive
+1.4% in the last 20
Average total
9.5 runsvs 9.3 runs full archive
+0.2 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2018 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 Tigers and Cardinals in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals
What is the Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 19 games: Detroit Tigers have 8 wins and St. Louis Cardinals have 11 wins. Those games are already included in the complete series from 1934 through 2026.
When did the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Oct 3, 1934, when St. Louis Cardinals won 8-3 away to Detroit Tigers. The archive covers 69 meetings from 1934 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
Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals have met 44 times in this archive, which covers the 2006 season onward.