With Sunday’s 9-2 win over the Twins to complete a sweep of their first series of the season, the Cardinals are 3-0 for the first time since 2006, when they won the World Series.
Overall, it’s the Redbirds’ 17th 3-0 start since 1901 and sixth in the past 50 years.
What does that fast start mean for the next 159 games, from a historical perspective?
In the Cardinals’ 16 previous 3-0 starts, five of those years ended in the World Series.
In 13 of those 16 seasons, the Redbirds finished with a winning record.
Below is a look at each of the Cardinals’ previous seasons in which they started 3-0 along with the final result of each.
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2006
Final record: 83-78
Postseason: won World Series
2003
Final record: 85-77
Postseason: none
2000
Final record: 95-67
Postseason: Lost NLCS
1986
Final record: 79-82
Postseason: none
1977
Final record: 83-79
Postseason: none
1970
Final record: 76-86
Postseason: none
1968
Final record: 97-65
Postseason: lost World Series
1967
Final record: 101-60
Postseason: won World Series
1963
Final record: 93-69
Postseason: none
1962
Final record: 84-78
Postseason: none
1944
Final record: 105-49
Postseason: won World Series
1941
Final record: 97-56
Postseason: none
1937
Final record: 81-73
Postseason: none
1931
Final record: 101-53
Postseason: won World Series
1922
Final record: 85-69
Postseason: none
1912
Final record: 63-90
Postseason: none
