Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals players: who played for both

Who played for both the Phillies and Cardinals?

323 players played for both the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1883 and 2025, including Del Ennis, Tim McCarver, Bill White and Jimmie Wilson. 130 of them played for the Phillies first and 177 for the Cardinals first; 16 played for both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Fred Lewis is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Phillies first, then the Cardinals from 1883.
  • Harrison Bader is the most recent: Cardinals first, then the Phillies from 2025.
  • Del Ennis played the most games across the two: 1,630 for the Phillies and 242 for the Cardinals.
  • 61 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tim McCarver.
  • Most common positions on this list: P (136), OF (71), C (34), 3B (22).

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All 323 players, most games for the two first

Seasons and regular-season games with each franchise (1876–2025). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosPhilliesCardinals
Del EnnisOF1946–1956 (1630 g)1957–1958 (242 g)
Tim McCarverC1970–1972, 1975–1980 (628 g)1959–1961, 1963–1969, 1973–1974 (1181 g)
Bill White1B1966–1968 (396 g)1959–1965, 1969 (1113 g)
Jimmie WilsonC1923–1928, 1934–1938 (838 g)1928–1933 (667 g)
Scott Rolen3B1996–2002 (844 g)2002–2007 (661 g)
Tom Herr2B1989–1990 (270 g)1979–1988 (1029 g)
Milt Stock3B1915–1918 (474 g)1919–1923 (741 g)
Dick Allen1B1963–1969, 1975–1976 (1070 g)1970 (122 g)
Placido Polanco2B2002–2005, 2010–2012 (688 g)1998–2002 (489 g)
Bill Hallman2B1888–1889, 1892–1897, 1901–1903 (1063 g)1897 (80 g)
Virgil DavisC1928–1933, 1938–1939 (814 g)1928, 1934–1936 (323 g)
Jack ClementsC1884–1897 (1000 g)1898 (99 g)
Milt ThompsonOF1986–1988, 1993–1994 (584 g)1989–1992 (514 g)
Ed Konetchy1B1921 (72 g)1907–1913 (982 g)
Bake McBrideOF1977–1981 (553 g)1973–1977 (421 g)
Solly HemusSS1956–1958 (253 g)1949–1956, 1959 (708 g)
Lave Cross3B1892–1897 (677 g)1898–1900 (270 g)
Ted Sizemore2B1977–1978 (260 g)1971–1975 (679 g)
Cookie Rojas2B1963–1969 (880 g)1970 (23 g)
Kid Gleason2B1888–1891, 1903–1908 (767 g)1892–1894 (134 g)
Ron NortheyOF1942–1944, 1946–1947, 1957 (600 g)1947–1949 (296 g)
Todd Zeile3B1996 (134 g)1989–1995 (757 g)
Dots Miller1B1920–1921 (182 g)1914–1917, 1919 (698 g)
Jack BoyleC1893–1898 (487 g)1887–1889, 1891 (379 g)
Monte CrossSS1898–1901 (573 g)1896–1897 (257 g)
Dick Sisler1B1948–1951 (509 g)1946–1947, 1952–1953 (280 g)
Rip RepulskiOF1957–1958 (219 g)1953–1956 (564 g)
Tommy DowdOF1897 (91 g)1893–1898 (685 g)
John MabryOF2002 (21 g)1994–1998, 2001, 2004–2005 (748 g)
Klondike Douglass1B1898–1904 (541 g)1896–1897 (207 g)
Gregg Jefferies1B1995–1998 (473 g)1993–1994 (245 g)
Ruben AmaroSS1960–1965 (668 g)1958 (40 g)
Duff CooleyOF1896–1899 (440 g)1893–1896 (256 g)
Bobby Byrne3B1913–1917 (311 g)1907–1909 (382 g)
Steve CarltonP1972–1986 (501 g)1965–1971 (192 g)
George WatkinsOF1935–1936 (169 g)1930–1933 (515 g)
George WhittedOF1915–1919 (524 g)1912–1914 (156 g)
Harry WalkerOF1947–1948 (242 g)1940–1943, 1946–1947, 1950–1951, 1955 (437 g)
Mike AndersonOF1971–1975, 1979 (488 g)1976–1977 (180 g)
So TaguchiOF2008 (88 g)2002–2007 (578 g)
Lonnie SmithOF1978–1981 (196 g)1982–1985 (459 g)
Emil Verban2B1946–1948 (348 g)1944–1946 (302 g)
David Bell3B2003–2006 (470 g)1995–1998 (171 g)
Dick GroatSS1966–1967 (165 g)1963–1965 (472 g)
Don PadgettC1947–1948 (111 g)1937–1941 (525 g)
Ron GantOF1999–2000 (227 g)1996–1998 (382 g)
Tommy ThevenowSS1929–1930 (246 g)1924–1928 (357 g)
Danny LitwhilerOF1940–1943 (374 g)1943–1944, 1946 (226 g)
John BarryOF1901–1904 (379 g)1906–1908 (216 g)
Marlon Anderson2B1998–2002 (479 g)2004 (113 g)
Andy Van SlykeOF1995 (63 g)1983–1986 (521 g)
Buster AdamsOF1943–1945, 1947 (345 g)1939, 1943, 1945–1946 (231 g)
Harrison BaderOF2025 (50 g)2017–2022 (523 g)
Mike GradyC1894–1897 (183 g)1897, 1904–1906 (382 g)
Tommy McCarthyOF1886–1887 (26 g)1888–1891 (538 g)
Curt SimmonsP1947–1950, 1952–1960 (357 g)1960–1966 (202 g)
Ed McFarlandC1897–1901 (423 g)1896–1897 (114 g)
Rudy HulswittSS1902–1904 (379 g)1909–1910 (147 g)
Ivan de JesusSS1982–1984 (463 g)1985 (59 g)
Joe SchultzOF1924–1925 (112 g)1919–1924 (405 g)
Dane IorgOF1977 (12 g)1977–1984 (499 g)
Roger Connor1B1892 (155 g)1894–1897 (351 g)
Peanuts LowreyOF1955 (54 g)1950–1954 (441 g)
Edmundo SosaSS2022–2025 (308 g)2018–2019, 2021–2022 (177 g)
Ron ReedP1976–1983 (458 g)1975 (24 g)
Gene Paulette1B1919–1920 (210 g)1917–1919 (264 g)
Larry JacksonP1966–1968 (115 g)1955–1962 (355 g)
Cliff HeathcoteOF1932 (30 g)1918–1922 (431 g)
Pete AlexanderP1911–1917, 1930 (345 g)1926–1929 (116 g)
Coaker TriplettOF1943–1945 (309 g)1941–1943 (150 g)
Rheal CormierP2001–2006 (363 g)1991–1994 (88 g)
Andy High3B1934 (47 g)1928–1931 (392 g)
Carl SawatskiC1958–1959 (134 g)1960–1963 (305 g)
Syl JohnsonP1934–1940 (211 g)1926–1933 (228 g)
Gus MancusoC1945 (70 g)1928, 1930–1932, 1941–1942 (368 g)
Bert Niehoff2B1915–1917 (410 g)1918 (22 g)
Bobby SmithOF1960–1961 (177 g)1957–1959, 1962 (255 g)
Ethan AllenOF1934–1936 (331 g)1933 (91 g)
Curt FordOF1989–1990 (130 g)1985–1988 (276 g)
Abraham Nunez3B2006–2007 (259 g)2005 (139 g)
Ricky BottalicoP1994–1998, 2001–2002 (330 g)1999 (68 g)
George HarperOF1924–1926 (297 g)1928 (99 g)
Tommy Glaviano3B1953 (53 g)1949–1952 (336 g)
Bobby TolanOF1976–1977 (125 g)1965–1968 (262 g)
Nippy Jones1B1952 (8 g)1946–1951 (374 g)
Tuck TurnerOF1893–1896 (190 g)1896–1898 (189 g)
Johnny LushP1904–1907 (205 g)1907–1910 (173 g)
Mark WhitenOF1995–1996 (120 g)1993–1994 (244 g)
Harry McCurdyC1930–1933 (282 g)1922–1923 (80 g)
John MorrisOF1991 (85 g)1986–1990 (274 g)
Peter BourjosOF2016 (123 g)2014–2015 (236 g)
Jose CardenalOF1978–1979 (116 g)1970–1971 (237 g)
Bobby Morgan2B1954–1957 (281 g)1956 (61 g)
Jim KonstantyP1948–1954 (314 g)1956 (27 g)
Joe HoernerP1970–1972, 1975 (133 g)1966–1969 (206 g)
Gene OliverC1967 (85 g)1959, 1961–1963 (251 g)
Murry DicksonP1954–1956 (79 g)1939–1940, 1942–1943, 1946–1948, 1956–1957 (253 g)
Pedro Feliz3B2008–2009 (291 g)2010 (40 g)
Ryan FranklinP2006 (46 g)2007–2011 (285 g)
Otto KruegerSS1905 (47 g)1900–1902 (282 g)
Rex Hudler2B1997–1998 (75 g)1990–1992 (251 g)
Roger FreedOF1971–1972 (191 g)1977–1979 (135 g)
Ed BurnsC1913–1918 (320 g)1912 (1 g)
Phil CollinsP1929–1935 (294 g)1935 (26 g)
Lee MeadowsP1919–1923 (129 g)1915–1919 (187 g)
Al DarkSS1960 (55 g)1956–1958 (258 g)
Cozy DolanOF1912–1913 (67 g)1914–1915 (237 g)
Steve LakeC1989–1992 (165 g)1986–1988 (136 g)
Chick FullisOF1933–1934 (179 g)1934, 1936 (117 g)
Rick WiseP1964, 1966–1971 (223 g)1972–1973 (70 g)
Luis GarciaP2013–2018 (251 g)2021 (34 g)
Bill HallahanP1938 (21 g)1925–1926, 1929–1936 (263 g)
Jim KaatP1976–1979 (107 g)1980–1983 (176 g)
Clarence MitchellP1923–1928 (236 g)1928–1930 (46 g)
Miguel Cairo2B2009 (27 g)2001–2003, 2007 (255 g)
Eddie MillerSS1948–1949 (215 g)1950 (64 g)
Jim LindemanOF1991–1992 (94 g)1986–1989 (184 g)
Kevin SiegristP2017 (7 g)2013–2017 (269 g)
Doug Baird3B1919 (66 g)1917–1919 (205 g)
Doug ClemensOF1966–1968 (177 g)1960–1964 (93 g)
Joe SullivanSS1894–1896 (219 g)1896 (51 g)
Jack TaylorP1892–1897 (208 g)1898 (54 g)
Flint RhemP1932–1933 (54 g)1924–1928, 1930–1932, 1934, 1936 (205 g)
Brad MillerSS2019, 2021 (206 g)2020 (48 g)
Kiddo DavisOF1932, 1934 (237 g)1934 (16 g)
Bobby Del GrecoOF1960–1961, 1965 (149 g)1956 (102 g)
Hector Luna2B2012 (28 g)2004–2006 (223 g)
J. C. RomeroP2007–2011 (237 g)2012 (11 g)
Harvey HaddixP1956–1957 (87 g)1952–1956 (160 g)
Alex JohnsonOF1964–1965 (140 g)1966–1967 (106 g)
Kid CarseyP1892–1897 (195 g)1897–1898 (51 g)
John DennyP1982–1985 (95 g)1974–1979 (148 g)
Dick BuckleyC1894–1895 (81 g)1892–1894 (159 g)
Jimmy CooneySS1927 (76 g)1924–1925 (164 g)
Jimmy RingP1921–1925, 1928 (220 g)1927 (13 g)
Frank ShugartSS1897 (40 g)1893–1894 (192 g)
Jeff ParrettP1989–1990, 1996 (137 g)1995–1996 (92 g)
Charley Smith3B1961 (112 g)1966 (116 g)
Gary BennettC1995–1996, 1998–2001 (109 g)2006–2007 (119 g)
Russ SpringerP1995–1996 (65 g)2003, 2007–2008 (163 g)
Bill KeisterOF1903 (100 g)1900 (126 g)
Curt DavisP1934–1936 (108 g)1938–1940 (117 g)
Yairo MunozOF2022 (29 g)2018–2019 (196 g)
Red DonahueP1898–1901 (136 g)1895–1897 (83 g)
Pickles DillhoeferC1918 (9 g)1919–1921 (197 g)
Byron BrowneOF1970–1972 (183 g)1969 (22 g)
Pop SchriverC1888–1890 (152 g)1901 (53 g)
Sixto LezcanoOF1983–1984 (127 g)1981 (72 g)
Ernie KoyOF1942 (91 g)1940–1941 (106 g)
Heathcliff SlocumbP1994–1995 (113 g)1999–2000 (84 g)
JoJo RomeroP2020–2022 (25 g)2022–2025 (172 g)
Gene Freese3B1959 (132 g)1958 (62 g)
Si JohnsonP1940–1943, 1946 (137 g)1936–1938 (56 g)
Tito FranconaOF1967 (27 g)1965–1966 (164 g)
Fernando SalasP2019 (3 g)2010–2013 (187 g)
Bob UeckerC1966–1967 (96 g)1964–1965 (93 g)
Danny CoxP1991–1992 (32 g)1983–1988 (155 g)
Jose DeLeonP1992–1993 (27 g)1988–1992 (160 g)
Art MahaffeyP1960–1965 (174 g)1966 (12 g)
Blix DonnellyP1946–1950 (113 g)1944–1946 (71 g)
Brandon MossOF2011 (5 g)2015–2016 (179 g)
Gary Sutherland2B1966–1968 (173 g)1978 (10 g)
Ted SavageOF1962 (127 g)1965–1967 (55 g)
Trever MillerP2000 (14 g)2009–2011 (166 g)
Barry LerschP1969–1973 (176 g)1974 (1 g)
Jim HearnP1957–1959 (81 g)1947–1950 (96 g)
Rod BookerSS1990–1991 (101 g)1987–1989 (72 g)
Ty Wigginton3B2012 (125 g)2013 (47 g)
Johnny Vergez3B1935–1936 (163 g)1936 (8 g)
Del WilberC1951–1952 (86 g)1946–1949 (84 g)
Frank CorridonP1904–1905, 1907–1909 (139 g)1910 (30 g)
Mike TimlinP2002 (30 g)2000–2002 (135 g)
Pat NeshekP2017–2019 (93 g)2014 (71 g)
Fred LewisOF1883 (38 g)1883–1884 (122 g)
Kyle LohseP2007 (13 g)2008–2012 (146 g)
Gus WeyhingP1892–1895 (151 g)1900 (7 g)
Red AmesP1919 (3 g)1915–1919 (153 g)
Tom NietoC1989–1990 (28 g)1984–1985 (128 g)
Roy Leslie1B1922 (141 g)1919 (12 g)
Omar OlivaresP1995 (5 g)1990–1994 (147 g)
Pete Childs2B1902 (123 g)1901 (29 g)
Jimmie SchafferC1966–1967 (10 g)1961–1962 (138 g)
Morgan MurphyC1898, 1900 (36 g)1896–1897 (112 g)
Brian Hunter1B2000 (85 g)1998 (62 g)
Herm WehmeierP1954–1956 (62 g)1956–1958 (85 g)
Horace FordSS1924 (145 g)1932 (1 g)
Dave RuckerP1985–1986 (60 g)1983–1984 (84 g)
Ralph LaPointeSS1947 (56 g)1948 (87 g)
Joe Thurston3B2006 (18 g)2009 (124 g)
Nick Punto2B2001–2003 (77 g)2011 (63 g)
Johnny BlatnikOF1948–1950 (131 g)1950 (7 g)
Doc MarshallC1904 (8 g)1906–1908 (128 g)
Fred BeebeP1911 (11 g)1906–1909 (124 g)
John Antonelli3B1945 (125 g)1944–1945 (10 g)
Jamie MoyerP2006–2010 (124 g)1991 (8 g)
Corey DickersonOF2019 (34 g)2022 (97 g)
Roy Brashear1B1903 (20 g)1902 (110 g)
Bert Myers3B1900 (7 g)1896 (122 g)
Johnny SchulteC1928 (65 g)1927 (64 g)
Mike LaValliereC1984 (6 g)1985–1986 (122 g)
Cupid Childs2B1888 (2 g)1899 (125 g)
Harry LyonsOF1887 (1 g)1887–1888 (125 g)
Joe BoeverP1990–1991 (102 g)1985–1986 (24 g)
Jackie BrandtOF1966–1967 (98 g)1956 (27 g)
Dave LaPointP1991 (2 g)1981–1984, 1987 (121 g)
Garrett StephensonP1997–1998 (26 g)1999–2000, 2002–2003 (94 g)
Darold KnowlesP1966 (69 g)1979–1980 (50 g)
Frank LinzyP1974 (22 g)1970–1971 (97 g)
William BrownC1891 (115 g)1894 (3 g)
Rawly EastwickP1978–1979 (73 g)1977 (41 g)
Bobby ShantzP1964 (14 g)1962–1964 (99 g)
Doug BairP1987 (11 g)1981–1983, 1985 (102 g)
Jeff BrantleyP1999–2000 (65 g)1998 (48 g)
Ed HeusserP1938, 1948 (34 g)1935–1936 (75 g)
Tom UnderwoodP1974–1977 (90 g)1977 (19 g)
Bill CampbellP1984 (57 g)1985 (50 g)
Stu MillerP1956 (29 g)1952–1954, 1956 (78 g)
Al JurisichP1946–1947 (47 g)1944–1945 (57 g)
Ken JohnsonP1950–1951 (57 g)1947–1950 (45 g)
Gene PackardP1919 (28 g)1917–1918 (72 g)
Ray HarrellP1939 (22 g)1935, 1937–1938 (78 g)
Wally WestlakeOF1956 (5 g)1951–1952 (94 g)
Bob McGrawP1928–1929 (80 g)1927 (18 g)
Eddie Delker2B1932–1933 (55 g)1929, 1931–1932 (43 g)
Ken ReynoldsP1970–1972 (88 g)1975 (10 g)
Dave RaderC1979 (31 g)1977 (66 g)
Buster BrownP1907–1909 (32 g)1905–1907 (64 g)
Danny JacksonP1993–1994 (58 g)1995–1997 (36 g)
Greg MathewsP1992 (14 g)1986–1988, 1990 (80 g)
Ken RaffensbergerP1943–1947 (93 g)1939 (1 g)
Pat CorralesC1964–1965 (65 g)1966 (28 g)
Wally KimmickSS1925–1926 (90 g)1919 (2 g)
Bubber JonnardC1926–1927, 1935 (73 g)1929 (18 g)
Milt WatsonP1918–1919 (31 g)1916–1917 (59 g)
Sam MertesOF1896 (37 g)1906 (53 g)
Elmer JacobsP1914, 1918–1919 (49 g)1919–1920 (40 g)
Sam NahemP1942, 1948 (63 g)1941 (26 g)
Glenn CrawfordOF1945–1946 (83 g)1945 (4 g)
Harvey Hendrick1B1934 (59 g)1932 (28 g)
Chuck Harmon3B1957 (57 g)1956–1957 (29 g)
Don FerrareseP1961–1962 (48 g)1962 (38 g)
Duke EsperP1890–1892 (67 g)1897–1898 (19 g)
Larry McWilliamsP1989 (41 g)1988 (45 g)
Mike WallaceP1973–1974 (28 g)1975–1976 (58 g)
Freddy SchmidtP1947 (29 g)1944, 1946–1947 (55 g)
Lowell PalmerP1969–1971 (67 g)1972 (17 g)
Buddy Blattner2B1949 (64 g)1942 (19 g)
Kent BottenfieldP2000 (8 g)1998–1999 (75 g)
Danny Cater1B1964 (60 g)1975 (22 g)
Tom HilgendorfP1975 (53 g)1969–1970 (29 g)
Homer PeelOF1929 (53 g)1927, 1930 (28 g)
Jack KnightP1925–1926 (80 g)1922 (1 g)
Bill WhiteSS1883 (1 g)1888 (76 g)
Ed MurphyP1898 (7 g)1901–1903 (70 g)
Josh HancockP2003–2004 (6 g)2006–2007 (70 g)
Don LandrumOF1957 (2 g)1960–1962 (73 g)
Arthur RhodesP2006 (55 g)2011 (19 g)
Kyle GibsonP2021–2022 (43 g)2024 (30 g)
Cliff PolitteP1999–2002 (61 g)1998 (8 g)
Bill DawleyP1988 (8 g)1987 (60 g)
Kid NicholsP1905–1906 (21 g)1904–1905 (44 g)
Willie McGillP1895–1896 (32 g)1891 (33 g)
She DonahueSS1904 (58 g)1904 (4 g)
J. A. HappP2007–2010 (47 g)2021 (11 g)
Juan NicasioP2017, 2019 (49 g)2017 (9 g)
Milt ReedSS1913–1914 (57 g)1911 (1 g)
Rick WhiteP2006 (38 g)2002 (20 g)
Chuck EssegianOF1958 (39 g)1959 (17 g)
Jerry JohnsonP1968–1969 (49 g)1970 (7 g)
Johnny LindellOF1953–1954 (18 g)1950 (36 g)
Rick BosettiOF1976 (13 g)1977 (41 g)
Jerome WilliamsP2014–2015 (42 g)2016 (11 g)
Roger CraigP1966 (14 g)1964 (39 g)
Raul ValdesP2012–2013 (44 g)2011 (7 g)
Mike ProlyP1981 (35 g)1976 (14 g)
Lew BurdetteP1965 (19 g)1963–1964 (29 g)
John ThorntonP1891–1892 (44 g)1892 (1 g)
Bill CrouchP1941 (20 g)1941, 1945 (24 g)
Tony KaufmannP1927 (8 g)1927–1928, 1930–1931, 1935 (35 g)
Alan KnicelyC1985 (7 g)1986 (34 g)
Ben FlowersP1956 (32 g)1955–1956 (7 g)
Bob EwingP1910–1911 (38 g)1912 (1 g)
George CulverP1973–1974 (28 g)1970 (11 g)
Jack BerlyP1932–1933 (34 g)1924 (4 g)
Rube BresslerOF1932 (27 g)1932 (10 g)
Frank WoodwardP1918–1919 (19 g)1919 (17 g)
Newt KimballP1943 (34 g)1940 (2 g)
Tuck StainbackOF1938 (30 g)1938 (6 g)
Bobby Young2B1958 (32 g)1948 (3 g)
Jack SutthoffP1904–1905 (32 g)1899 (3 g)
Pete RichertP1974 (21 g)1974 (13 g)
Art RebelOF1938 (7 g)1945 (26 g)
Kelly StinnettC2003 (7 g)2007 (26 g)
Lerrin LaGrowP1980 (25 g)1976 (8 g)
Bill SmithP1962 (24 g)1958–1959 (8 g)
Randy O'NealP1989 (20 g)1987–1988 (11 g)
Darrell JohnsonC1961 (21 g)1960 (8 g)
Joe Morgan3B1960 (26 g)1964 (3 g)
Russell Branyan3B2007 (7 g)2007 (21 g)
Sheriff BlakeP1931 (14 g)1937 (14 g)
Bobby LockeP1962–1964 (22 g)1962 (1 g)
Jim AdduciOF1989 (13 g)1983 (10 g)
Jim DevlinP1887 (2 g)1888–1889 (20 g)
Con LucidP1895–1896 (15 g)1897 (6 g)
Oscar MercadoOF2022 (1 g)2023 (20 g)
Bob KuzavaP1955 (17 g)1957 (3 g)
Bill MageeP1899, 1902 (17 g)1901 (1 g)
Bill WhitrockP1896 (2 g)1890 (16 g)
Bob Sadowski3B1961 (16 g)1960 (1 g)
Lynn LovenguthP1955 (14 g)1957 (3 g)
Don HahnOF1975 (9 g)1975 (7 g)
Fernando ValenzuelaP1994 (8 g)1997 (5 g)
Steve Scarsone2B1992 (7 g)1997 (5 g)
Tom SmithP1895 (11 g)1898 (1 g)
John AndersonP1958 (5 g)1962 (5 g)
Paul CookC1884 (3 g)1891 (7 g)
Bill LohrmanP1934 (4 g)1942 (5 g)
Art LopatkaP1946 (4 g)1945 (4 g)
Mike JacksonP1970 (5 g)1971 (1 g)
Bob VinesP1925 (3 g)1924 (2 g)
Jack SpringP1955 (2 g)1964 (2 g)
Kohly Miller2B1897 (3 g)1892 (1 g)
Mike Pasquella1B1919 (1 g)1919 (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.Phillies seasons include the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943–1944).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 Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals?

323 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1883 to 2025, including Del Ennis, Tim McCarver, Bill White and Jimmie Wilson. 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?

Fred Lewis: Philadelphia Phillies first, then the St. Louis Cardinals from 1883.

Who has played for both recently?

Harrison Bader, Edmundo Sosa, JoJo Romero and Kyle Gibson, 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. Phillies seasons include the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943–1944). Cardinals seasons include the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883–1898) and St. Louis Perfectos (1899).

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