Highest total
31 runs
LAD 20, STL 11
Aug 21, 1894
Dodgers vs Cardinals All-Time Record: Cardinals 1,131-1,097
National League
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals lead Dodgers1,131to1,097·18 tiessince 1884
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 6 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Cardinals lead 4-2
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1884 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Dodgers vs Cardinals postseason head-to-head record
Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals have met 2,246 times since 1884, 24 times in the postseason. The playoff games are included in the all-time total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Cardinals 14-10
- 24 postseason games since 1884
- Playoff share
- 1.1%
- Share of all meetings
- Regular season
- 2,222
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Sep 3
LAD 3-2 STL
LADSep 2
LAD 6-8 STL
STLSep 1
LAD 8-13 STL
STLMay 3
STL 1-4 LAD
LADMay 2
STL 3-2 LAD
STLMay 1
STL 7-2 LAD
STLAug 6
LAD 3-5 STL
STLAug 5
LAD 12-6 STL
LADAug 4
LAD 2-3 STL
STLJun 8
STL 3-7 LAD
LAD| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | LAD | STL | 3–2 | LAD |
| Sep 2, 2026 | LAD | STL | 6–8 | STL |
| Sep 1, 2026 | LAD | STL | 8–13 | STL |
| May 3, 2026 | STL | LAD | 1–4 | LAD |
| May 2, 2026 | STL | LAD | 3–2 | STL |
| May 1, 2026 | STL | LAD | 7–2 | STL |
| Aug 6, 2025 | LAD | STL | 3–5 | STL |
| Aug 5, 2025 | LAD | STL | 12–6 | LAD |
| Aug 4, 2025 | LAD | STL | 2–3 | STL |
| Jun 8, 2025 | STL | LAD | 3–7 | LAD |
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season163 games
75
88
Postseason18 games
8
10
Los Angeles Dodgers Biggest Win
17–4+13 runs
Sep 15, 2018
St. Louis Cardinals Biggest Win
11–0+11 runs
Sep 23, 2022
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | LAD ↕ | STL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
34-57
LAD
AWAY
41-49
STL
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals all-time record, 1884 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
- 2,240
- Peak inning
- 1
- Record game
- 31 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 181 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 2,240 Retrosheet games from 1884 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.
LADSTL
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
LADSTL
58.3
155.4
40.7
240.5
48.6
348.6
48.3
449.8
46.3
553.0
46.2
649.9
50.2
753.4
48.6
846.9
48.4
943.5
32.8
EX42.8
- LAD after scoring first
- 65.1%
- STL after scoring first
- 66.3%
- Lead-change games
- 40.9%
- Beyond nine innings
- 198
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Biggest margin
19 runs
STL 19, LAD 0
Aug 15, 1886
Longest game
18 innings
STL 7, LAD 7
Aug 17, 1902
Largest crowd
66,485
LAD 3, STL 2
Jul 3, 1958
Los Angeles Dodgers largest comeback
8-run deficit
LAD 9, STL 8
May 18, 1950
St. Louis Cardinals largest comeback
7-run deficit
STL 13, LAD 12
Jul 5, 1894
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricLADSTL
Hits18,47718,481
Home runs1,1711,157
Walks6,3336,335
Strikeouts9,0409,464
Errors2,3922,395
Where the rivalry lived
- 01497games
Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis, MO
- 02494games
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn, NY
- 03336games
Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
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.
One-run games
32%
Share of the 181 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
68%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.3.
Average total
8.4runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
58.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5Closest to even | 91 | 90 | 50.3% |
| 8.5 | 77 | 104 | 42.5% |
| 9.5 | 65 | 116 | 35.9% |
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.
St. Louis Cardinals
98 W · 54.1%1.85
Los Angeles Dodgers
83 W · 45.9%2.18
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
40%vs 32% full archive
+8% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
60%vs 68% full archive
-8% in the last 20
Average total
9.2 runsvs 8.4 runs full archive
+0.8 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2023 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 Cardinals and Dodgers in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
When did the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is May 29, 1884, when Los Angeles Dodgers beat St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 at home. The archive covers 2,240 meetings from 1884 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
Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals have met 181 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.