Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Red Sox and Cardinals?
183 players played for both the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1901 and 2025, including Willie McGee, Reggie Smith, Tim McCarver and J. D. Drew. 81 of them played for the Red Sox first and 97 for the Cardinals first; 5 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Charlie Hemphill is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cardinals first, then the Red Sox from 1901.
- Steven Matz is the most recent: Cardinals first, then the Red Sox from 2025.
- Willie McGee played the most games across the two: 67 for the Red Sox and 1,661 for the Cardinals.
- 31 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Willie McGee.
- Most common positions on this list: P (98), OF (27), C (18), SS (18).
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All 183 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Red Sox | Cardinals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie McGee | OF | 1995 (67 g) | 1982–1990, 1996–1999 (1661 g) |
| Reggie Smith | OF | 1966–1973 (1014 g) | 1974–1976 (325 g) |
| Tim McCarver | C | 1974–1975 (23 g) | 1959–1961, 1963–1969, 1973–1974 (1181 g) |
| J. D. Drew | OF | 2007–2011 (606 g) | 1998–2003 (597 g) |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | 2005 (153 g) | 1999–2004 (903 g) |
| Rich Gedman | C | 1980–1990 (906 g) | 1991–1992 (87 g) |
| Freddy Parent | SS | 1901–1907 (987 g) | 1899 (2 g) |
| Tony Peña | C | 1990–1993 (543 g) | 1987–1989 (406 g) |
| Jack Rothrock | OF | 1925–1932 (604 g) | 1934–1935 (283 g) |
| Tommy Dowd | OF | 1901 (138 g) | 1893–1898 (685 g) |
| Lou Criger | C | 1901–1908 (629 g) | 1899–1900 (157 g) |
| Tom Brunansky | OF | 1990–1992, 1994 (457 g) | 1988–1990 (320 g) |
| Charlie Gelbert | SS | 1940 (30 g) | 1929–1932, 1935–1936 (693 g) |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | 1979–1980 (35 g) | 1971–1975 (679 g) |
| Luis Alicea | 2B | 1995 (132 g) | 1988, 1991–1994, 1996 (566 g) |
| Rip Repulski | OF | 1960–1961 (88 g) | 1953–1956 (564 g) |
| Bernard Gilkey | OF | 2000 (36 g) | 1990–1995 (593 g) |
| Hal Janvrin | SS | 1911, 1913–1917 (513 g) | 1919–1921 (112 g) |
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 1974–1978 (344 g) | 1972–1973, 1979–1980 (276 g) |
| Eddie Bressoud | SS | 1962–1965 (558 g) | 1967 (52 g) |
| Tyler O'Neill | OF | 2024 (113 g) | 2018–2023 (477 g) |
| Don Gutteridge | 2B | 1946–1947 (76 g) | 1936–1940 (501 g) |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | 1973 (142 g) | 1966–1968 (431 g) |
| Jesse Burkett | OF | 1905 (148 g) | 1899–1901 (424 g) |
| Phil Gagliano | 2B | 1971–1972 (99 g) | 1963–1970 (468 g) |
| Jack Clark | OF | 1991–1992 (221 g) | 1985–1987 (322 g) |
| Allen Craig | OF | 2014–2015 (65 g) | 2010–2014 (469 g) |
| Mike Timlin | P | 2003–2008 (394 g) | 2000–2002 (135 g) |
| Scott Cooper | 3B | 1990–1994 (399 g) | 1995 (118 g) |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 1969–1970 (170 g) | 1953–1958, 1968, 1971 (312 g) |
| Mickey Owen | C | 1954 (32 g) | 1937–1940 (450 g) |
| Tommy Pham | OF | 2022 (53 g) | 2014–2018, 2024 (385 g) |
| Darren Bragg | OF | 1996–1998 (340 g) | 1999 (93 g) |
| Tony Fossas | P | 1991–1994 (239 g) | 1995–1997 (194 g) |
| Cy Young | P | 1901–1908 (332 g) | 1899–1900 (85 g) |
| Ellis Kinder | P | 1948–1955 (365 g) | 1956 (22 g) |
| Gary Gaetti | 3B | 2000 (5 g) | 1996–1998 (380 g) |
| Lee Smith | P | 1988–1990 (139 g) | 1990–1993 (245 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2007 (8 g) | 1996–1998 (373 g) |
| Dennis Eckersley | P | 1978–1984, 1998 (241 g) | 1996–1997 (120 g) |
| Eddie Lake | SS | 1943–1945 (265 g) | 1939–1941 (80 g) |
| Jim Dwyer | OF | 1979–1980 (169 g) | 1973–1975, 1977–1978 (170 g) |
| Del Gainer | 1B | 1914–1917, 1919 (276 g) | 1922 (43 g) |
| Julio Lugo | SS | 2007–2009 (266 g) | 2009 (51 g) |
| Eddie Kasko | SS | 1966 (58 g) | 1957–1958 (238 g) |
| Andrew Miller | P | 2011–2014 (158 g) | 2019–2021 (129 g) |
| Jack Russell | P | 1926–1932, 1936 (261 g) | 1940 (26 g) |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 1995 (32 g) | 1993–1994 (244 g) |
| Grady Hatton | 3B | 1954–1956 (230 g) | 1956 (44 g) |
| Gene Oliver | C | 1968 (16 g) | 1959, 1961–1963 (251 g) |
| Reggie Cleveland | P | 1974–1978 (150 g) | 1969–1973 (116 g) |
| Rob Murphy | P | 1989–1990 (142 g) | 1993–1994 (123 g) |
| Rheal Cormier | P | 1995, 1999–2000 (172 g) | 1991–1994 (88 g) |
| Joe Kelly | P | 2014–2018 (182 g) | 2012–2014 (76 g) |
| Danny Sheaffer | C | 1987 (25 g) | 1995–1997 (231 g) |
| Jon Lester | P | 2006–2014 (242 g) | 2021 (12 g) |
| Julian Tavarez | P | 2006–2008 (101 g) | 2004–2005 (151 g) |
| Mike Ryba | P | 1941–1946 (186 g) | 1935–1938 (64 g) |
| Bill Campbell | P | 1977–1981 (192 g) | 1985 (50 g) |
| John Tudor | P | 1979–1983 (106 g) | 1985–1988, 1990 (132 g) |
| Danny Cater | 1B | 1972–1974 (211 g) | 1975 (22 g) |
| Mike Torrez | P | 1978–1982 (161 g) | 1967–1971 (71 g) |
| Brandon Moss | OF | 2007–2008 (49 g) | 2015–2016 (179 g) |
| Mario Guerrero | SS | 1973–1974 (159 g) | 1975 (64 g) |
| Phil Plantier | OF | 1990–1992 (175 g) | 1997 (42 g) |
| Del Wilber | C | 1952–1954 (129 g) | 1946–1949 (84 g) |
| Yairo Munoz | OF | 2020–2021 (17 g) | 2018–2019 (196 g) |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | P | 1996–1997 (124 g) | 1999–2000 (84 g) |
| Jordan Hicks | P | 2025 (21 g) | 2018–2019, 2021–2023 (187 g) |
| Mickey McDermott | P | 1948–1953 (182 g) | 1961 (22 g) |
| Bob Weiland | P | 1932–1934 (93 g) | 1937–1940 (109 g) |
| Fred Haney | 3B | 1926–1927 (185 g) | 1929 (10 g) |
| Diego Segui | P | 1974–1975 (91 g) | 1972–1973 (98 g) |
| Michael Wacha | P | 2022 (23 g) | 2013–2019 (165 g) |
| Charley Hall | P | 1909–1913 (176 g) | 1916 (10 g) |
| John Curtis | P | 1970–1973 (68 g) | 1974–1976 (111 g) |
| Jimmy Cooney | SS | 1917 (11 g) | 1924–1925 (164 g) |
| Rick Wise | P | 1974–1977 (104 g) | 1972–1973 (70 g) |
| Sonny Siebert | P | 1969–1973 (143 g) | 1974 (28 g) |
| Edward Mujica | P | 2014–2015 (75 g) | 2012–2013 (94 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 2011 (3 g) | 2009–2011 (166 g) |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 1934 (129 g) | 1939 (34 g) |
| Danny Clark | 3B | 1924 (104 g) | 1927 (58 g) |
| Jeff Suppan | P | 1995–1997, 2003 (50 g) | 2004–2006, 2010 (110 g) |
| Ossee Schrecongost | C | 1901 (86 g) | 1899 (72 g) |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | 2010 (4 g) | 2008, 2010 (152 g) |
| John Lackey | P | 2010–2011, 2013–2014 (112 g) | 2014–2015 (43 g) |
| Buster Mills | OF | 1937 (123 g) | 1934 (29 g) |
| Ed Karger | P | 1909–1911 (64 g) | 1906–1908 (88 g) |
| Mike Garman | P | 1969, 1971–1973 (20 g) | 1974–1975 (130 g) |
| Jim Bucher | 3B | 1944–1945 (132 g) | 1938 (17 g) |
| Charlie Hemphill | OF | 1901 (136 g) | 1899 (11 g) |
| Jack Lamabe | P | 1963–1965 (118 g) | 1967 (23 g) |
| Dennys Reyes | P | 2011 (4 g) | 2009–2010 (134 g) |
| Ed McFarland | C | 1908 (19 g) | 1896–1897 (114 g) |
| Joe Thurston | 3B | 2008 (4 g) | 2009 (124 g) |
| Nick Punto | 2B | 2012 (65 g) | 2011 (63 g) |
| Lynn McGlothen | P | 1972–1973 (28 g) | 1974–1976 (99 g) |
| Billy Muffett | P | 1960–1962 (62 g) | 1957–1958 (58 g) |
| Chuck Stobbs | P | 1947–1951 (102 g) | 1958 (17 g) |
| Bob Burda | 1B | 1972 (45 g) | 1962, 1971 (72 g) |
| Dave Rader | C | 1980 (50 g) | 1977 (66 g) |
| Jeff Fassero | P | 2000 (38 g) | 2002–2003 (78 g) |
| Luis Alvarado | SS | 1968–1970 (77 g) | 1974, 1976 (33 g) |
| Joel Pineiro | P | 2007 (31 g) | 2007–2009 (78 g) |
| Mike Fiore | 1B | 1970–1971 (92 g) | 1972 (17 g) |
| Tracy Stallard | P | 1960–1962 (48 g) | 1965–1966 (60 g) |
| Jack Warner | C | 1902 (65 g) | 1905 (41 g) |
| Bob Duliba | P | 1965 (39 g) | 1959–1960, 1962 (66 g) |
| Rich Croushore | P | 2000 (5 g) | 1998–1999 (100 g) |
| Steven Matz | P | 2025 (21 g) | 2022–2025 (84 g) |
| A. J. Pierzynski | C | 2014 (72 g) | 2014 (30 g) |
| Bob Heise | SS | 1975–1976 (95 g) | 1974 (3 g) |
| Justin Masterson | P | 2008–2009, 2015 (85 g) | 2014 (9 g) |
| Stan Royer | 3B | 1994 (4 g) | 1991–1994 (85 g) |
| Joe Riggert | OF | 1911 (51 g) | 1914 (35 g) |
| Larry McLean | C | 1901 (9 g) | 1904, 1913 (75 g) |
| Gene Mauch | 2B | 1956–1957 (72 g) | 1952 (7 g) |
| Mike Nagy | P | 1969–1972 (70 g) | 1973 (9 g) |
| Tom Winsett | OF | 1930–1931, 1933 (71 g) | 1935 (7 g) |
| Frank Barrett | P | 1944–1945 (75 g) | 1939 (1 g) |
| Adam Ottavino | P | 2021 (69 g) | 2010 (6 g) |
| Allen Sothoron | P | 1921 (2 g) | 1924–1926 (73 g) |
| Bill Pertica | P | 1918 (1 g) | 1921–1923 (74 g) |
| Harry Wolter | OF | 1909 (58 g) | 1907 (17 g) |
| Josh Hancock | P | 2002 (3 g) | 2006–2007 (70 g) |
| Bill Wight | P | 1951–1952 (44 g) | 1958 (28 g) |
| Tom Murphy | P | 1976–1977 (53 g) | 1973 (19 g) |
| Cory Bailey | P | 1993–1994 (16 g) | 1995–1996 (54 g) |
| Dustin Hermanson | P | 2002 (12 g) | 2001, 2003 (57 g) |
| Frank Gilhooley | OF | 1919 (49 g) | 1911–1912 (14 g) |
| Gary Waslewski | P | 1967–1968 (51 g) | 1969 (12 g) |
| Kent Mercker | P | 1999 (5 g) | 1998–1999 (58 g) |
| Bud Byerly | P | 1958 (18 g) | 1943–1945 (44 g) |
| Darren Oliver | P | 2002 (14 g) | 1998–1999 (46 g) |
| Stan Papi | 3B | 1979–1980 (51 g) | 1974 (8 g) |
| Elmer Miller | OF | 1922 (44 g) | 1912 (12 g) |
| George Kottaras | C | 2008–2009 (48 g) | 2014 (4 g) |
| Terry Hughes | 3B | 1974 (41 g) | 1973 (11 g) |
| Clayton Mortensen | P | 2012–2013 (50 g) | 2009 (1 g) |
| Ron Kline | P | 1969 (16 g) | 1960 (34 g) |
| Luis Garcia | P | 2024 (15 g) | 2021 (34 g) |
| Blaine Boyer | P | 2017 (32 g) | 2009 (15 g) |
| Cot Deal | P | 1947–1948 (10 g) | 1950, 1954 (36 g) |
| Al Papai | P | 1950 (16 g) | 1948, 1950 (24 g) |
| Ben Flowers | P | 1951, 1953 (33 g) | 1955–1956 (7 g) |
| Nelson Chittum | P | 1959–1960 (27 g) | 1958 (13 g) |
| Bill Werle | P | 1953–1954 (19 g) | 1952 (19 g) |
| George Cuppy | P | 1901 (17 g) | 1899 (21 g) |
| Jake Thielman | P | 1908 (1 g) | 1905–1906 (36 g) |
| Dean Stone | P | 1957 (17 g) | 1959 (18 g) |
| Andy Hassler | P | 1978–1979 (21 g) | 1984–1985 (13 g) |
| J. C. Romero | P | 2007 (23 g) | 2012 (11 g) |
| Jorge Alcala | P | 2025 (19 g) | 2025 (15 g) |
| Brad Penny | P | 2009 (24 g) | 2010 (9 g) |
| Taylor Motter | SS | 2021 (3 g) | 2023 (29 g) |
| Jamie Moyer | P | 1996 (23 g) | 1991 (8 g) |
| Bill Pulsipher | P | 2001 (23 g) | 2005 (5 g) |
| Bob McGraw | P | 1919 (10 g) | 1927 (18 g) |
| Doc Farrell | SS | 1935 (4 g) | 1930 (23 g) |
| Lew Krausse | P | 1972 (24 g) | 1973 (1 g) |
| Chuck Hartenstein | P | 1970 (17 g) | 1970 (6 g) |
| Ryan Sherriff | P | 2023 (5 g) | 2017–2018 (18 g) |
| Rankin Johnson | P | 1914 (16 g) | 1918 (6 g) |
| Dick Littlefield | P | 1950 (15 g) | 1956 (3 g) |
| Herb Moford | P | 1959 (4 g) | 1955 (14 g) |
| Marcus Jensen | C | 2001 (1 g) | 1999 (16 g) |
| Nick Robertson | P | 2023 (9 g) | 2024 (8 g) |
| Win Kellum | P | 1901 (6 g) | 1905 (11 g) |
| Casey Hageman | P | 1911–1912 (4 g) | 1914 (12 g) |
| Marv Grissom | P | 1953 (13 g) | 1959 (3 g) |
| John Smoltz | P | 2009 (8 g) | 2009 (7 g) |
| Herb Hunter | 3B | 1920 (4 g) | 1921 (9 g) |
| Stan Williams | P | 1972 (3 g) | 1971 (10 g) |
| Nels Potter | P | 1941 (10 g) | 1936 (1 g) |
| Ben Hunt | P | 1910 (7 g) | 1913 (2 g) |
| Lance Clemons | P | 1974 (6 g) | 1972 (3 g) |
| Stan Partenheimer | P | 1944 (1 g) | 1945 (8 g) |
| Kevin Jarvis | P | 2006 (4 g) | 2005 (4 g) |
| Bob Smith | P | 1955 (1 g) | 1957 (6 g) |
| Ali Sanchez | C | 2025 (4 g) | 2021 (2 g) |
| Jack Slattery | C | 1901 (1 g) | 1906 (3 g) |
| Jack Spring | P | 1957 (1 g) | 1964 (2 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.Red Sox seasons include the Boston Americans (1901–1907).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 Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals?
183 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Willie McGee, Reggie Smith, Tim McCarver and J. D. Drew. 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?
Charlie Hemphill: St. Louis Cardinals first, then the Boston Red Sox from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Tyler O'Neill, Tommy Pham, Jordan Hicks, Steven Matz, Luis Garcia and Jorge Alcala and 2 more, 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. Red Sox seasons include the Boston Americans (1901–1907). Cardinals seasons include the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883–1898) and St. Louis Perfectos (1899).
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