Cleveland Guardians and St. Louis Cardinals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Guardians and Cardinals?
201 players played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1901 and 2025, including George Hendrick, Jhonny Peralta, Keith Hernandez and Tito Francona. 93 of them played for the Guardians first and 96 for the Cardinals first; 12 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bill Hallman is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cardinals first, then the Guardians from 1901.
- Phil Maton is the most recent: Guardians first, then the Cardinals from 2025.
- George Hendrick played the most games across the two: 546 for the Guardians and 893 for the Cardinals.
- 32 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Mark Whiten.
- Most common positions on this list: P (102), OF (42), C (16), SS (15).
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All 201 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Guardians | Cardinals |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Hendrick | OF | 1973–1976 (546 g) | 1978–1984 (893 g) |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 2003–2010 (923 g) | 2014–2017 (415 g) |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 1990 (43 g) | 1974–1983 (1165 g) |
| Tito Francona | OF | 1959–1964 (835 g) | 1965–1966 (164 g) |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 1963–1968 (693 g) | 1969–1970 (174 g) |
| Leon Wagner | OF | 1964–1968 (630 g) | 1960 (39 g) |
| Fred Whitfield | 1B | 1963–1967 (579 g) | 1962 (73 g) |
| John Romano | C | 1960–1964 (581 g) | 1967 (24 g) |
| Tony Peña | C | 1994–1996 (198 g) | 1987–1989 (406 g) |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 1991–1992, 1998–2000 (320 g) | 1993–1994 (244 g) |
| Ryan Ludwick | OF | 2003–2005 (73 g) | 2007–2010 (488 g) |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 1968–1969 (303 g) | 1970–1971 (237 g) |
| Bake McBride | OF | 1982–1983 (97 g) | 1973–1977 (421 g) |
| Einar Diaz | C | 1996–2002 (456 g) | 2005 (58 g) |
| Ronnie Belliard | 2B | 2004–2006 (390 g) | 2006 (54 g) |
| Vada Pinson | OF | 1970–1971 (294 g) | 1969 (132 g) |
| Roger Maris | OF | 1957–1958 (167 g) | 1967–1968 (225 g) |
| Geronimo Pena | 2B | 1996 (5 g) | 1990–1995 (373 g) |
| Thomas Howard | OF | 1992–1993 (191 g) | 1999–2000 (184 g) |
| Minnie Miñoso | OF | 1949, 1951, 1958–1959 (314 g) | 1962 (39 g) |
| Bob Bescher | OF | 1918 (25 g) | 1915–1917 (323 g) |
| Chris Perez | P | 2009–2013 (274 g) | 2008–2009 (70 g) |
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 1978 (60 g) | 1972–1973, 1979–1980 (276 g) |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 1937–1939 (300 g) | 1939 (34 g) |
| Mudcat Grant | P | 1958–1964 (294 g) | 1969 (31 g) |
| Steve Kline | P | 1997 (20 g) | 2001–2004 (300 g) |
| Jake Westbrook | P | 2001–2008, 2010 (218 g) | 2010–2013 (98 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 1998–2002, 2010 (294 g) | 2007 (21 g) |
| Wally Westlake | OF | 1952–1955 (212 g) | 1951–1952 (94 g) |
| Oscar Mercado | OF | 2019–2022 (277 g) | 2023 (20 g) |
| Eduardo Perez | 1B | 2006 (37 g) | 1999–2000, 2002–2003 (257 g) |
| Ted Wilks | P | 1952–1953 (11 g) | 1944–1951 (282 g) |
| Jack Heidemann | SS | 1969–1972, 1974 (239 g) | 1974 (47 g) |
| Gene Green | OF | 1962–1963 (109 g) | 1957–1959 (173 g) |
| David Bell | 3B | 1995, 1998 (109 g) | 1995–1998 (171 g) |
| Brandon Moss | OF | 2015 (94 g) | 2015–2016 (179 g) |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 1913, 1915 (61 g) | 1926–1927, 1929 (210 g) |
| Julian Tavarez | P | 1993–1996 (117 g) | 2004–2005 (151 g) |
| Ed Crosby | SS | 1974–1976 (100 g) | 1970, 1972–1973 (161 g) |
| Hector Luna | 2B | 2006 (37 g) | 2004–2006 (223 g) |
| Marc Rzepczynski | P | 2013–2015, 2018 (150 g) | 2011–2013 (109 g) |
| Lou Klein | 2B | 1951 (2 g) | 1943, 1945–1946, 1949 (254 g) |
| Andrew Miller | P | 2016–2018 (120 g) | 2019–2021 (129 g) |
| Leron Lee | OF | 1974–1975 (92 g) | 1969–1971 (153 g) |
| Mark Reynolds | 3B | 2013 (99 g) | 2015 (140 g) |
| Danny Sheaffer | C | 1989 (7 g) | 1995–1997 (231 g) |
| Bobby Bonds | OF | 1979 (146 g) | 1980 (86 g) |
| Dennis Eckersley | P | 1975–1977 (104 g) | 1996–1997 (120 g) |
| Shawon Dunston | SS | 1998 (62 g) | 1999–2000 (160 g) |
| Bob Rhoads | P | 1903–1909 (198 g) | 1903 (18 g) |
| Steve Carlton | P | 1987 (23 g) | 1965–1971 (192 g) |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 1972 (108 g) | 1966–1967 (106 g) |
| Sonny Siebert | P | 1964–1969 (185 g) | 1974 (28 g) |
| Ricardo Rincon | P | 1999–2002 (207 g) | 2006 (5 g) |
| Rocky Nelson | 1B | 1954 (4 g) | 1949–1951, 1956 (205 g) |
| Tom Lampkin | C | 1988 (4 g) | 1997–1998 (201 g) |
| John Denny | P | 1980–1982 (56 g) | 1974–1979 (148 g) |
| Danny Shay | SS | 1901 (19 g) | 1904–1905 (177 g) |
| Don Hood | P | 1975–1979 (160 g) | 1980 (35 g) |
| Josh Clarke | OF | 1908–1909 (135 g) | 1905 (50 g) |
| Chuck Essegian | OF | 1961–1962 (166 g) | 1959 (17 g) |
| Jesse Orosco | P | 1989–1991 (171 g) | 2000 (6 g) |
| Lane Thomas | OF | 2024–2025 (92 g) | 2019–2021 (84 g) |
| Justin Masterson | P | 2009–2014 (164 g) | 2014 (9 g) |
| Nick Wittgren | P | 2019–2021 (140 g) | 2022 (29 g) |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 2B | 2010 (30 g) | 2005 (137 g) |
| Fritz Buelow | C | 1904–1906 (153 g) | 1899–1900 (13 g) |
| Joe Frazier | OF | 1947 (9 g) | 1954–1956 (153 g) |
| Hal Woodeshick | P | 1958 (14 g) | 1965–1967 (146 g) |
| Red Donahue | P | 1903–1905 (71 g) | 1895–1897 (83 g) |
| Jim Lindsey | P | 1922, 1924 (32 g) | 1929–1934 (121 g) |
| Ron Taylor | P | 1962 (8 g) | 1963–1965 (142 g) |
| Richie Scheinblum | OF | 1965, 1967–1969 (143 g) | 1974 (6 g) |
| Cy Young | P | 1909–1911 (63 g) | 1899–1900 (85 g) |
| Edward Mujica | P | 2006–2008 (53 g) | 2012–2013 (94 g) |
| Ernie Camacho | P | 1983–1987 (141 g) | 1990 (6 g) |
| Buddy Bradford | OF | 1970–1971 (95 g) | 1975 (50 g) |
| Fred Beebe | P | 1916 (20 g) | 1906–1909 (124 g) |
| Pat Borders | C | 1997–1999 (115 g) | 1996 (26 g) |
| Mark DeRosa | 3B | 2009 (71 g) | 2009 (68 g) |
| Rick Wise | P | 1978–1979 (67 g) | 1972–1973 (70 g) |
| Stan Williams | P | 1965, 1967–1969 (124 g) | 1971 (10 g) |
| Orlando Peña | P | 1967 (48 g) | 1973–1974 (84 g) |
| Tom Hilgendorf | P | 1972–1974 (102 g) | 1969–1970 (29 g) |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 1961–1962 (41 g) | 1960–1961 (87 g) |
| Bob Weiland | P | 1934 (16 g) | 1937–1940 (109 g) |
| Buster Mills | OF | 1942, 1946 (89 g) | 1934 (29 g) |
| Bill Hart | P | 1901 (20 g) | 1896–1897 (95 g) |
| Ken Hill | P | 1995 (12 g) | 1988–1991, 1995 (102 g) |
| Phil Maton | P | 2019–2021 (70 g) | 2025 (40 g) |
| Rich Rodriguez | P | 2001 (53 g) | 1994–1995 (57 g) |
| William Barbeau | 3B | 1905–1906 (54 g) | 1909–1910 (55 g) |
| Neil Allen | P | 1989 (3 g) | 1983–1985 (105 g) |
| Jim Bibby | P | 1975–1977 (95 g) | 1972–1973 (12 g) |
| Ted Abernathy | P | 1963–1964 (96 g) | 1970 (11 g) |
| Ted Power | P | 1992–1993 (84 g) | 1989 (23 g) |
| Alan Foster | P | 1971 (37 g) | 1973–1974 (68 g) |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | P | 1993 (20 g) | 1999–2000 (84 g) |
| Denney Wilie | OF | 1915 (45 g) | 1911–1912 (58 g) |
| Skeeter Webb | SS | 1938–1939 (101 g) | 1932 (1 g) |
| Allen Sothoron | P | 1921–1922 (28 g) | 1924–1926 (73 g) |
| Rick Sutcliffe | P | 1982–1984 (85 g) | 1994 (16 g) |
| Dave Von Ohlen | P | 1985 (26 g) | 1983–1984 (73 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 1998 (25 g) | 2008 (74 g) |
| Bobby Locke | P | 1959–1961 (96 g) | 1962 (1 g) |
| Mark Clark | P | 1993–1995 (68 g) | 1991–1992 (27 g) |
| Luis Alvarado | SS | 1974 (61 g) | 1974, 1976 (33 g) |
| Duster Mails | P | 1920–1922 (69 g) | 1925–1926 (22 g) |
| Lary Sorensen | P | 1982–1983 (68 g) | 1981 (23 g) |
| Ossee Schrecongost | C | 1902 (18 g) | 1899 (72 g) |
| Sam Jones | P | 1951–1952 (16 g) | 1957–1958, 1963 (74 g) |
| Chuck Finley | P | 2000–2002 (74 g) | 2002 (14 g) |
| Richie Palacios | OF | 2022 (54 g) | 2023 (32 g) |
| Bill Hallman | 2B | 1901 (5 g) | 1897 (80 g) |
| Bob Miller | P | 1970 (15 g) | 1957, 1959–1961 (70 g) |
| George Frazier | P | 1984 (22 g) | 1978–1980 (61 g) |
| Dominic Leone | P | 2020 (12 g) | 2018–2019 (70 g) |
| Don Ferrarese | P | 1958–1959 (43 g) | 1962 (38 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2004 (59 g) | 2002 (20 g) |
| Dwain Anderson | SS | 1974 (2 g) | 1972–1973 (75 g) |
| Dennis Higgins | P | 1970 (58 g) | 1971–1972 (18 g) |
| Roy Walker | P | 1912, 1915 (26 g) | 1921–1922 (50 g) |
| Anthony Reyes | P | 2008–2009 (14 g) | 2005–2008 (59 g) |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | P | 1957–1958 (32 g) | 1957 (40 g) |
| Mike Mohler | P | 2000 (2 g) | 1999–2000 (70 g) |
| Jake Thielman | P | 1907–1908 (34 g) | 1905–1906 (36 g) |
| George Culver | P | 1966–1967 (58 g) | 1970 (11 g) |
| Kent Mercker | P | 1996 (10 g) | 1998–1999 (58 g) |
| Arthur Rhodes | P | 2005 (47 g) | 2011 (19 g) |
| Jose Jimenez | P | 2004 (31 g) | 1998–1999 (35 g) |
| Bill Wight | P | 1953, 1955 (37 g) | 1958 (28 g) |
| Pete Whisenant | OF | 1960 (7 g) | 1955 (58 g) |
| Jose Vizcaino | SS | 1996 (48 g) | 2006 (16 g) |
| Ellis Burton | OF | 1963 (26 g) | 1958, 1960 (37 g) |
| Jay Porter | C | 1958 (40 g) | 1959 (23 g) |
| John Axford | P | 2014 (49 g) | 2013 (13 g) |
| Rich DeLucia | P | 1999 (6 g) | 1995 (56 g) |
| Brad Miller | SS | 2019 (13 g) | 2020 (48 g) |
| Eddie Fisher | P | 1968 (54 g) | 1973 (6 g) |
| Marty Kavanagh | 2B | 1916–1918 (46 g) | 1918 (12 g) |
| Tommie Agee | OF | 1962–1964 (31 g) | 1973 (26 g) |
| Doug Howard | 1B | 1976 (39 g) | 1975 (17 g) |
| Al Cicotte | P | 1959 (26 g) | 1961 (29 g) |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | P | 1960, 1965, 1967 (26 g) | 1952, 1955, 1961 (27 g) |
| Harvey Hendrick | 1B | 1925 (25 g) | 1932 (28 g) |
| Mike Naymick | P | 1939–1940, 1943–1944 (51 g) | 1944 (1 g) |
| Jackie Collum | P | 1962 (1 g) | 1951–1953, 1956 (50 g) |
| Shawn Armstrong | P | 2015–2017 (39 g) | 2024 (11 g) |
| Frank Bonner | 2B | 1902 (34 g) | 1895 (15 g) |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1984 (1 g) | 1983 (48 g) |
| Al Gettel | P | 1947–1948 (39 g) | 1955 (8 g) |
| Benny Ayala | OF | 1985 (46 g) | 1977 (1 g) |
| Jerry Johnson | P | 1973 (39 g) | 1970 (7 g) |
| Scott Radinsky | P | 2001 (2 g) | 1999–2000 (44 g) |
| Dick Niehaus | P | 1920 (19 g) | 1913–1915 (26 g) |
| Jack Russell | P | 1932 (18 g) | 1940 (26 g) |
| Mark Salas | C | 1989 (30 g) | 1984 (14 g) |
| Josh Phelps | DH | 2004 (24 g) | 2008 (19 g) |
| Matt Belisle | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2015 (34 g) |
| Frank Genins | OF | 1901 (26 g) | 1892 (15 g) |
| Jim King | OF | 1967 (19 g) | 1957 (22 g) |
| Russ Hall | SS | 1901 (1 g) | 1898 (39 g) |
| Joe Connor | C | 1901 (37 g) | 1895 (2 g) |
| Rafael Santana | SS | 1990 (7 g) | 1983 (30 g) |
| Charlie Hemphill | OF | 1902 (25 g) | 1899 (11 g) |
| Ken Nash | 3B | 1912 (11 g) | 1914 (24 g) |
| Morrie Martin | P | 1958 (14 g) | 1957–1958 (21 g) |
| Tom Reilly | SS | 1914 (1 g) | 1908–1909 (34 g) |
| Hi Jasper | P | 1919 (12 g) | 1916 (21 g) |
| Herman Bronkie | 3B | 1910–1912 (13 g) | 1918 (18 g) |
| Larry Lintz | 2B | 1978 (3 g) | 1975 (27 g) |
| Joe Morgan | 3B | 1960–1961 (26 g) | 1964 (3 g) |
| Grover Lowdermilk | P | 1916 (10 g) | 1909, 1911 (18 g) |
| Harry Parker | P | 1976 (3 g) | 1970–1971, 1975 (25 g) |
| Paddy Livingston | C | 1901, 1912 (21 g) | 1917 (7 g) |
| Brian Tallet | P | 2002–2003, 2005 (9 g) | 2011 (18 g) |
| Max Moroff | 2B | 2019 (20 g) | 2021 (6 g) |
| Jess Todd | P | 2009–2010 (24 g) | 2009 (1 g) |
| Johnny Beall | OF | 1913 (6 g) | 1918 (19 g) |
| Bobby Witt | P | 2000 (7 g) | 1998 (17 g) |
| Hugh Hill | OF | 1903 (1 g) | 1904 (23 g) |
| Nate Andrews | P | 1940–1941 (8 g) | 1937, 1939 (15 g) |
| Bobby Young | 2B | 1955–1956 (19 g) | 1948 (3 g) |
| Jamey Wright | P | 2010 (18 g) | 2002 (4 g) |
| Sal Maglie | P | 1955–1956 (12 g) | 1958 (10 g) |
| Joe Sprinz | C | 1930–1931 (18 g) | 1933 (3 g) |
| Bob Grim | P | 1960 (3 g) | 1960 (15 g) |
| Lowell Palmer | P | 1972 (1 g) | 1972 (17 g) |
| Mark Little | OF | 2004 (11 g) | 1998 (7 g) |
| Jack Spring | P | 1965 (14 g) | 1964 (2 g) |
| Alex Pearson | P | 1903 (4 g) | 1902 (11 g) |
| George Kottaras | C | 2014 (10 g) | 2014 (4 g) |
| Rocky Bridges | SS | 1960 (10 g) | 1960 (3 g) |
| Bob Kuzava | P | 1946–1947 (6 g) | 1957 (3 g) |
| Bob Reynolds | P | 1975 (5 g) | 1971 (4 g) |
| Gus Weyhing | P | 1901 (2 g) | 1900 (7 g) |
| Jack Slattery | C | 1903 (4 g) | 1906 (3 g) |
| Preston Guilmet | P | 2013 (4 g) | 2018 (2 g) |
| Nerio Rodriguez | P | 2002 (1 g) | 2002 (2 g) |
| Tim Murchison | P | 1920 (2 g) | 1917 (1 g) |
| Mike Jackson | P | 1973 (1 g) | 1971 (1 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.Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021).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 Cleveland Guardians and the St. Louis Cardinals?
201 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including George Hendrick, Jhonny Peralta, Keith Hernandez and Tito Francona. 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?
Bill Hallman: St. Louis Cardinals first, then the Cleveland Guardians from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Lane Thomas, Phil Maton and Shawn Armstrong, 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. Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021). Cardinals seasons include the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883–1898) and St. Louis Perfectos (1899).
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