A report on St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and National League Central

Charles Comiskey, shown here circa 1910, guided the Browns to four American Association titles.
The 1876 White Stockings won the NL championship.
Cincinnati Reds baseball team in 1909
Rogers Hornsby won two Triple Crowns as a Cardinal.
The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games. They then won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907–08.
Hall of famer Edd Roush led Cincinnati to the 1919 World Series.
Stan Musial retired owning numerous National League and team batting records.
1913 Chicago Cubs
Ted Kluszewski (1953)
Bob Gibson, the most decorated pitcher in team history, won two Cy Young Awards.
Hall of Famer Hack Wilson
Crosley Field (pictured in 1969), the Reds' home stadium from 1912 to 1970
Pitcher Chris Carpenter, essential in two World Series titles, won 10 playoff games with a 3.00 postseason ERA.
Club logo (1927–1936)
Riverfront Stadium (pictured in 1974), the home stadium of the Reds from 1970 to 2002
Albert Pujols is one of the most accomplished players in Cardinals' history.
Cubs logo (1941–1945)
Pete Rose at bat in a game at Dodger Stadium during the 1970s
Sportsman's Park during the 1946 World Series
A sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series.
George Foster slugged 52 home runs in 1977, earning the NL MVP award.
Busch Memorial Stadium, home stadium from 1966 to 2005
Ernie Banks ("Mr. Cub")
Eric Davis in 1990
St. Louis logo (1900–1919)
Ryne Sandberg set numerous league and club records in his career and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005.
Opening day at Riverfront Stadium, 1995
St. Louis mascot Fredbird, 2013
Andre Dawson, 5× All-Star and 1987 NL MVP during tenure in Chicago
Great American Ball Park, the Reds' home stadium since 2003
Red Schoendienst (1965–76, 1980, 1990)
Sammy Sosa was the captain of the Chicago Cubs during his tenure with the team.
Ken Griffey Jr. played in his hometown of Cincinnati from 2000 to 2008.
Tony La Russa (1996–2011)
Kerry Wood, along with Mark Prior, led the Cubs' rotation in 2003.
Joey Votto, first baseman (2007–present)
Joe Medwick's Triple Crown in 1937 is the last in the history of the National League
Dempster emerged in 2004 and became the Cubs' regular closer.
Great American Ball Park opened in 2003 along the Ohio River.
Lou Brock
Alfonso Soriano signed with the club in 2007.
Logo (1915–1919)
Dizzy Dean
Carlos Zambrano warming up before a game
Scott Rolen wearing the current Reds away uniform, featuring classic lettering.
Curt Flood
Starlin Castro during his 2010 rookie season
Barry Larkin playing in Riverfront Stadium in 1990
Enos Slaughter
One of two Cubs building blocks, Anthony Rizzo, swinging in the box
Frank Robinson
Ozzie Smith
The Cubs celebrate after winning the 2016 World Series.
Eppa Rixey
Bruce Sutter
2016 Champions visit the White House in June 2017.
Ernie Lombardi
Harry Caray
Clark (left) with the Oriole Bird
The Ohio Cup trophy
Ron Santo
Marty Brennaman, the Hall of Fame "voice of the Reds"
Billy Williams
Ferguson Jenkins
Kiki Cuyler
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
Harry Caray

The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division.

- St. Louis Cardinals

The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division.

- Chicago Cubs

The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division, and were a charter member of the American Association in 1881 before joining the NL in 1890.

- Cincinnati Reds

This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League East (the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Cardinals).

- National League Central

In two of these championships, the Browns met the Chicago White Stockings, now the Chicago Cubs, launching the enduring Cardinals–Cubs rivalry.

- St. Louis Cardinals

Both seasons resulted in matchups with the St. Louis Brown Stockings, with the clubs tying in 1885 and with St. Louis winning in 1886.

- Chicago Cubs

On July 14, 2018, following an 8–2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals announced they had dismissed manager Mike Matheny after seasons.

- St. Louis Cardinals

In other deals that proved to be less successful, the Reds traded Gary Nolan to the California Angels for Craig Hendrickson; Rawly Eastwick to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Capilla; and Mike Caldwell to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rick O'Keeffe and Garry Pyka, as well as Rick Auerbach from Texas.

- Cincinnati Reds

In, the Reds were in the newly created National League Central Division with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and fellow rivals Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros.

- Cincinnati Reds

The Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Spiders, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, New York Highlanders, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Red Sox were among the early squads to arrive.

- Chicago Cubs

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