Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Athletics and Cardinals?
194 players played for both the Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1901 and 2025, including Enos Slaughter, Mark McGwire, Willie McGee and Dal Maxvill. 94 of them played for the Athletics first and 91 for the Cardinals first; 9 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bones Ely is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cardinals first, then the Athletics from 1901.
- Sonny Gray is the most recent: Athletics first, then the Cardinals from 2024.
- Enos Slaughter played the most games across the two: 199 for the Athletics and 1,820 for the Cardinals.
- 39 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Enos Slaughter.
- Most common positions on this list: P (95), OF (37), C (19), SS (14).
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All 194 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Athletics | Cardinals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 1955–1956 (199 g) | 1938–1942, 1946–1953 (1820 g) |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 1986–1997 (1329 g) | 1997–2001 (545 g) |
| Willie McGee | OF | 1990 (29 g) | 1982–1990, 1996–1999 (1661 g) |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 1972–1975 (136 g) | 1962–1972 (1205 g) |
| Mark Ellis | 2B | 2002–2003, 2005–2011 (1056 g) | 2014 (73 g) |
| Matt Holliday | OF | 2009 (93 g) | 2009–2016 (982 g) |
| Dick Siebert | 1B | 1938–1945 (1004 g) | 1937–1938 (23 g) |
| George Hendrick | OF | 1971–1972 (100 g) | 1978–1984 (893 g) |
| Monte Cross | SS | 1902–1907 (717 g) | 1896–1897 (257 g) |
| Lave Cross | 3B | 1901–1905 (676 g) | 1898–1900 (270 g) |
| Gene Tenace | C | 1969–1976 (805 g) | 1981–1982 (124 g) |
| Mike Gallego | 2B | 1985–1991, 1995 (772 g) | 1996–1997 (78 g) |
| John Mabry | OF | 2002 (89 g) | 1994–1998, 2001, 2004–2005 (748 g) |
| Mike Heath | C | 1979–1985 (725 g) | 1986 (65 g) |
| Ossee Schrecongost | C | 1902–1908 (662 g) | 1899 (72 g) |
| Stephen Piscotty | OF | 2018–2022 (403 g) | 2015–2017 (323 g) |
| Dennis Eckersley | P | 1987–1995 (525 g) | 1996–1997 (120 g) |
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 1966 (12 g) | 1955–1959 (602 g) |
| Danny Cater | 1B | 1966–1969 (557 g) | 1975 (22 g) |
| Scott Spiezio | 1B | 1996–1999 (359 g) | 2006–2007 (201 g) |
| Brandon Moss | OF | 2012–2014 (376 g) | 2015–2016 (179 g) |
| Jason Isringhausen | P | 1999–2001 (151 g) | 2002–2008 (401 g) |
| Doc Lavan | SS | 1913 (6 g) | 1919–1924 (535 g) |
| Craig Paquette | 3B | 1993–1995 (224 g) | 1999–2001 (305 g) |
| Ted Kubiak | 2B | 1967–1969, 1972–1975 (469 g) | 1971 (32 g) |
| Rick Honeycutt | P | 1987–1993, 1995 (390 g) | 1996–1997 (63 g) |
| Roger Maris | OF | 1958–1959 (221 g) | 1967–1968 (225 g) |
| Gino Cimoli | OF | 1962–1964 (301 g) | 1959 (143 g) |
| Felix Jose | OF | 1988–1990 (129 g) | 1990–1992 (310 g) |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | 1972 (3 g) | 1966–1968 (431 g) |
| Ron Gant | OF | 2001, 2003 (51 g) | 1996–1998 (382 g) |
| Bobby Del Greco | OF | 1961–1963 (327 g) | 1956 (102 g) |
| Diego Segui | P | 1962–1965, 1967–1968, 1970–1972 (324 g) | 1972–1973 (98 g) |
| Ray Jablonski | 3B | 1959–1960 (46 g) | 1953–1954, 1959 (369 g) |
| Jack Rothrock | OF | 1937 (88 g) | 1934–1935 (283 g) |
| Mario Guerrero | SS | 1978–1980 (305 g) | 1975 (64 g) |
| Adam Kennedy | 2B | 2009 (129 g) | 1999, 2007–2008 (235 g) |
| T. J. Mathews | P | 1997–2001 (210 g) | 1995–1997, 2001 (140 g) |
| Bobby Shantz | P | 1949–1956 (245 g) | 1962–1964 (99 g) |
| Bones Ely | SS | 1901 (45 g) | 1893–1895 (289 g) |
| Mike Mohler | P | 1993–1998 (264 g) | 1999–2000 (70 g) |
| Dan Johnson | 1B | 2005–2008 (318 g) | 2015 (12 g) |
| Carl Scheib | P | 1943–1945, 1947–1954 (324 g) | 1954 (3 g) |
| Gerry Staley | P | 1961 (23 g) | 1947–1954 (301 g) |
| Murry Dickson | P | 1958–1959 (66 g) | 1939–1940, 1942–1943, 1946–1948, 1956–1957 (253 g) |
| Aledmys Diaz | SS | 2023–2024 (121 g) | 2016–2017 (190 g) |
| Alex Kellner | P | 1948–1958 (293 g) | 1959 (12 g) |
| Lou Klein | 2B | 1951 (49 g) | 1943, 1945–1946, 1949 (254 g) |
| Matty Alou | OF | 1972 (32 g) | 1971–1973 (268 g) |
| Scott Hemond | C | 1989–1994 (233 g) | 1995 (57 g) |
| Pete Kozma | SS | 2021 (3 g) | 2011–2015 (275 g) |
| Larry Haney | C | 1969–1970, 1972–1976 (273 g) | 1973 (2 g) |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1989–1992 (219 g) | 1983 (48 g) |
| Kiko Calero | P | 2005–2008 (179 g) | 2003–2004 (67 g) |
| Darold Knowles | P | 1971–1974 (195 g) | 1979–1980 (50 g) |
| George Earnshaw | P | 1928–1933 (219 g) | 1936 (20 g) |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 1973–1974 (55 g) | 1969–1970 (174 g) |
| Ricardo Rincon | P | 2002–2005 (223 g) | 2006 (5 g) |
| Tito Francona | OF | 1969–1970 (64 g) | 1965–1966 (164 g) |
| Irv Noren | OF | 1957 (81 g) | 1957–1959 (142 g) |
| Dave Collins | OF | 1985 (112 g) | 1990 (99 g) |
| Russ Springer | P | 2009 (48 g) | 2003, 2007–2008 (163 g) |
| Mark Mulder | P | 2000–2004 (150 g) | 2005–2008 (55 g) |
| Joaquin Andujar | P | 1986–1987 (41 g) | 1981–1985 (163 g) |
| Lew Krausse | P | 1961, 1964–1969 (199 g) | 1973 (1 g) |
| Joe Nossek | OF | 1966–1967, 1969 (187 g) | 1969–1970 (10 g) |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 1977 (66 g) | 1984–1985 (131 g) |
| Ron Fairly | 1B | 1976 (15 g) | 1975–1976 (180 g) |
| T. J. McFarland | P | 2020, 2024–2025 (129 g) | 2021–2022 (66 g) |
| Orlando Peña | P | 1962–1965 (102 g) | 1973–1974 (84 g) |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | 1962–1965 (104 g) | 1971–1972 (81 g) |
| Omar Olivares | P | 1999–2000 (33 g) | 1990–1994 (147 g) |
| Willie Crawford | OF | 1977 (59 g) | 1976 (120 g) |
| Doug Bair | P | 1977, 1986 (76 g) | 1981–1983, 1985 (102 g) |
| George Puccinelli | OF | 1936 (135 g) | 1930, 1932 (42 g) |
| Bob Johnson | SS | 1960, 1969–1970 (157 g) | 1969 (19 g) |
| Dick Allen | 1B | 1977 (54 g) | 1970 (122 g) |
| Matt Keough | P | 1977–1983 (172 g) | 1985 (4 g) |
| Denny Walling | 3B | 1975–1976 (9 g) | 1988–1990 (166 g) |
| Sonny Gray | P | 2013–2017 (114 g) | 2024–2025 (60 g) |
| Marc Rzepczynski | P | 2016 (56 g) | 2011–2013 (109 g) |
| Pete Noonan | C | 1904 (39 g) | 1906–1907 (121 g) |
| Jeff Parrett | P | 1992 (66 g) | 1995–1996 (92 g) |
| Dave Hamilton | P | 1972–1975, 1979–1980 (142 g) | 1978 (13 g) |
| Todd Burns | P | 1988–1991 (119 g) | 1993 (24 g) |
| Tom Underwood | P | 1981–1983 (123 g) | 1977 (19 g) |
| Pat Neshek | P | 2012–2013 (69 g) | 2014 (71 g) |
| Larry Lintz | 2B | 1976–1977 (109 g) | 1975 (27 g) |
| Nick Punto | 2B | 2014 (73 g) | 2011 (63 g) |
| Paddy Livingston | C | 1909–1911 (129 g) | 1917 (7 g) |
| Tim Conroy | P | 1978, 1982–1985 (100 g) | 1986–1987 (36 g) |
| Edward Mujica | P | 2015 (38 g) | 2012–2013 (94 g) |
| Morrie Martin | P | 1951–1954 (111 g) | 1957–1958 (21 g) |
| Dan Haren | P | 2005–2007 (102 g) | 2003–2004 (29 g) |
| Nels Potter | P | 1938–1941, 1948 (128 g) | 1936 (1 g) |
| Don Bollweg | 1B | 1954–1955 (115 g) | 1950–1951 (10 g) |
| Chuck Essegian | OF | 1961, 1963 (105 g) | 1959 (17 g) |
| Morgan Murphy | C | 1901 (9 g) | 1896–1897 (112 g) |
| Mudcat Grant | P | 1970–1971 (87 g) | 1969 (31 g) |
| Todd Stottlemyre | P | 1995 (31 g) | 1996–1998 (86 g) |
| Ed Heusser | P | 1940 (41 g) | 1935–1936 (75 g) |
| Mike Torrez | P | 1976–1977, 1984 (45 g) | 1967–1971 (71 g) |
| Phil Plantier | OF | 1996 (73 g) | 1997 (42 g) |
| Cloyd Boyer | P | 1955 (30 g) | 1949–1952 (83 g) |
| Taylor Duncan | 3B | 1978 (104 g) | 1977 (8 g) |
| Allen Battle | OF | 1996 (47 g) | 1995 (61 g) |
| John Axford | P | 2016–2017 (90 g) | 2013 (13 g) |
| Ted Martinez | SS | 1975 (86 g) | 1975 (16 g) |
| Dave Von Ohlen | P | 1986–1987 (28 g) | 1983–1984 (73 g) |
| Brian Fuentes | P | 2011–2012 (93 g) | 2012 (6 g) |
| Tuck Stainback | OF | 1946 (91 g) | 1938 (6 g) |
| Hal Epps | OF | 1944 (67 g) | 1938, 1940 (28 g) |
| Luke Gregerson | P | 2014 (72 g) | 2018–2019 (23 g) |
| Alberto Castillo | C | 2005 (1 g) | 1999 (93 g) |
| Dwain Anderson | SS | 1971–1972 (19 g) | 1972–1973 (75 g) |
| Milt Ramirez | SS | 1979 (28 g) | 1970–1971 (66 g) |
| Bob Grim | P | 1958–1959, 1962 (78 g) | 1960 (15 g) |
| Bill Beckmann | P | 1939–1942 (88 g) | 1942 (2 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2004–2005 (60 g) | 2011 (29 g) |
| Mickey McDermott | P | 1957, 1961 (65 g) | 1961 (22 g) |
| Bobby Witt | P | 1992–1994 (66 g) | 1998 (17 g) |
| Ed Sprague | P | 1968–1969 (74 g) | 1973 (8 g) |
| Elias Sosa | P | 1978 (68 g) | 1975 (14 g) |
| Jimmy Sexton | SS | 1981–1982 (76 g) | 1983 (6 g) |
| Jack Urban | P | 1957–1958 (68 g) | 1959 (8 g) |
| Rube Bressler | OF | 1914–1916 (66 g) | 1932 (10 g) |
| Bob Duliba | P | 1967 (7 g) | 1959–1960, 1962 (66 g) |
| Jack Crimian | P | 1956 (55 g) | 1951–1952 (16 g) |
| Joe Grzenda | P | 1964, 1966 (41 g) | 1972 (30 g) |
| Russ Derry | OF | 1946 (69 g) | 1949 (2 g) |
| Lary Sorensen | P | 1984 (46 g) | 1981 (23 g) |
| Joe Boever | P | 1993 (42 g) | 1985–1986 (24 g) |
| Herman Franks | C | 1947–1948 (48 g) | 1939 (17 g) |
| Bill Dawley | P | 1989 (4 g) | 1987 (60 g) |
| Larry Sutton | OF | 2002 (7 g) | 2000–2001 (56 g) |
| Charlie Grimm | 1B | 1916 (12 g) | 1918 (50 g) |
| Dave Giusti | P | 1977 (40 g) | 1969 (22 g) |
| Tyson Ross | P | 2010–2012 (53 g) | 2018 (9 g) |
| Ray Burris | P | 1984 (37 g) | 1986 (23 g) |
| Steve Mura | P | 1985 (23 g) | 1982 (35 g) |
| Arthur Rhodes | P | 2004 (37 g) | 2011 (19 g) |
| Brian Harper | C | 1987, 1995 (13 g) | 1985 (43 g) |
| Don Richmond | 3B | 1941, 1946–1947 (44 g) | 1951 (12 g) |
| Don Shaw | P | 1972 (3 g) | 1971–1972 (53 g) |
| Rick Bosetti | OF | 1981–1982 (15 g) | 1977 (41 g) |
| Vern Benson | 3B | 1943, 1946 (9 g) | 1951–1953 (46 g) |
| Conner Capel | OF | 2022–2023 (45 g) | 2022 (9 g) |
| Roy Parmelee | P | 1939 (16 g) | 1936 (37 g) |
| Gordon Jones | P | 1962 (21 g) | 1954–1956 (31 g) |
| Bill Voss | OF | 1972 (40 g) | 1972 (11 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1978–1979 (16 g) | 1995–1996 (35 g) |
| Vic Raschi | P | 1955 (20 g) | 1954–1955 (31 g) |
| Steve Baker | P | 1982–1983 (40 g) | 1983 (8 g) |
| Vic Keen | P | 1918 (1 g) | 1926–1927 (47 g) |
| Sonny Siebert | P | 1975 (17 g) | 1974 (28 g) |
| Carl Doyle | P | 1935–1936 (22 g) | 1940 (21 g) |
| Brett Tomko | P | 2009 (6 g) | 2003 (35 g) |
| Tom Leahy | C | 1901 (5 g) | 1905 (35 g) |
| Aaron Brooks | P | 2015, 2018–2019, 2024 (34 g) | 2022 (5 g) |
| Cody McKay | C | 2002 (2 g) | 2004 (35 g) |
| Joe Taylor | OF | 1954 (18 g) | 1958 (18 g) |
| Brant Alyea | OF | 1972 (20 g) | 1972 (13 g) |
| Cotton Pippen | P | 1939 (25 g) | 1936 (6 g) |
| George Kottaras | C | 2012 (27 g) | 2014 (4 g) |
| Marty Martinez | SS | 1972 (22 g) | 1972 (9 g) |
| Bryan Anderson | C | 2014–2015 (5 g) | 2010, 2012 (25 g) |
| Dean Kiekhefer | P | 2018 (4 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2018 (17 g) | 2011 (13 g) |
| Frank Bonner | 2B | 1902 (11 g) | 1895 (15 g) |
| Ozzie Canseco | OF | 1990 (9 g) | 1992–1993 (15 g) |
| Skeeter Webb | SS | 1948 (23 g) | 1932 (1 g) |
| Joe Morgan | 3B | 1959 (20 g) | 1964 (3 g) |
| Jon Lester | P | 2014 (11 g) | 2021 (12 g) |
| Mark Johnson | C | 2003 (13 g) | 2008 (10 g) |
| Fred Manrique | 2B | 1991 (9 g) | 1986 (13 g) |
| George Brunet | P | 1956–1957, 1959–1960 (15 g) | 1971 (7 g) |
| Charlie Chant | OF | 1975 (5 g) | 1976 (15 g) |
| Gary Waslewski | P | 1972 (8 g) | 1969 (12 g) |
| Daryl Patterson | P | 1971 (4 g) | 1971 (13 g) |
| Eric Ludwick | P | 1997 (6 g) | 1996–1997 (11 g) |
| Jim Brown | OF | 1916 (14 g) | 1915 (1 g) |
| Mike Murphy | C | 1916 (14 g) | 1912 (1 g) |
| Randy Keisler | P | 2006 (11 g) | 2007 (4 g) |
| John D'Acquisto | P | 1982 (11 g) | 1977 (3 g) |
| Mike Kircher | P | 1919 (2 g) | 1920–1921 (12 g) |
| Josh Lucas | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2017 (5 g) |
| Britt Reames | P | 2005 (2 g) | 2000 (10 g) |
| Mike Rose | C | 2004 (2 g) | 2006 (10 g) |
| Ernie Camacho | P | 1980 (5 g) | 1990 (6 g) |
| John Mackinson | P | 1953 (1 g) | 1955 (9 g) |
| Fred Norman | P | 1962–1963 (4 g) | 1970–1971 (5 g) |
| Clayton Mortensen | P | 2009–2010 (7 g) | 2009 (1 g) |
| Kevin Jarvis | P | 1999 (4 g) | 2005 (4 g) |
| Charlie Boardman | P | 1913–1914 (4 g) | 1915 (3 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Athletics seasons include the Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) and Oakland Athletics (1968–2024).Cardinals seasons include the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883–1898) and St. Louis Perfectos (1899).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals?
194 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Enos Slaughter, Mark McGwire, Willie McGee and Dal Maxvill. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Bones Ely: St. Louis Cardinals first, then the Athletics from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Aledmys Diaz, T. J. McFarland, Sonny Gray and Aaron Brooks, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Athletics seasons include the Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) and Oakland Athletics (1968–2024). Cardinals seasons include the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883–1898) and St. Louis Perfectos (1899).
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