On October 27, 2006, At the new Busch Stadium the St Louis Cardinals beat the heavily favored Detroit Tigers, 4-2, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic to win their first world championship since 1982. the St. Louis Cardinals became the first team to win as few as 83 games to win the World Series. The Cardinals posted a losing record after the All-Star break and lost 10 of their last 14 regular-season games, clung to their NL Central lead and winning their 10th title, won fewer games than any World Series champion in baseball history.Ā Shortstop David Eckstein was named World Series Most Valuable Player.
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