The MLB Belt · rivalry

New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals

84Belt meetings

45Mets wins

39Cardinals wins

36Title changes

New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals have met 84 times with the MLB belt on the line, from June 20, 1966 to May 19, 2022. The belt changed hands in 36 of those games. New York Mets lead the belt series 45–39.

Belt game	Date	Result
12,980	Jun 20, 1966	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 4–2	Defense
12,981	Jun 21, 1966	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 2–1	Title change
12,982	Jun 22, 1966	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 2–0	Defense
13,288	May 31, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 2–0	Title change
13,289	Jun 1, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 6–5	Defense
13,290	Jun 2, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 6–3	Defense
13,291	Jun 2, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 3–2	Defense
13,376	Aug 26, 1968	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 1–0	Defense
13,377	Aug 27, 1968	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 4–0	Defense
13,381	Aug 30, 1968	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 8–2	Defense
13,382	Aug 31, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 2–0	Title change
13,383	Sep 1, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 3–2	Defense
13,957	Jun 24, 1972	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 11–0	Defense
13,958	Jun 25, 1972	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 7–1	Defense
13,959	Jun 25, 1972	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 2–1	Defense
14,046	Sep 26, 1972	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 3–1	Defense
14,047	Sep 27, 1972	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 4–0	Title change
14,056	Apr 11, 1973	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 5–4	Defense
14,057	Apr 12, 1973	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 2–1	Defense
14,155	Jul 26, 1973	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 13–1	Title change
14,156	Jul 26, 1973	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 2–1	Defense
14,157	Jul 27, 1973	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 2–1	Title change
14,358	Sep 6, 1974	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 3–0	Title change
14,359	Sep 7, 1974	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 2–1	Defense
14,360	Sep 8, 1974	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 5–3	Title change
14,397	Apr 22, 1975	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 9–5	Defense
14,398	Apr 23, 1975	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–1	Defense
14,552	Apr 19, 1976	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 4–3	Title change
14,553	Apr 20, 1976	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 8–0	Defense
14,554	Apr 21, 1976	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 7–4	Title change
15,066	May 29, 1979	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 6–2	Title change
15,067	May 30, 1979	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 7–3	Title change
15,068	May 31, 1979	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 9–6	Defense
15,186	Sep 28, 1979	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 6–2	Title change
15,187	Sep 28, 1979	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–6	Defense
15,188	Sep 29, 1979	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 8–7	Defense
15,189	Sep 30, 1979	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 4–2	Defense
15,268	Jul 12, 1980	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 8–6	Defense
15,269	Jul 13, 1980	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–4	Title change
15,270	Jul 13, 1980	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 10–4	Defense
15,296	Aug 8, 1980	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 3–2	Defense
15,297	Aug 9, 1980	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 9–6	Title change
15,298	Aug 10, 1980	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 4–1	Title change
15,435	Sep 11, 1981	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 4–2	Title change
15,436	Sep 12, 1981	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 4–2	Defense
15,437	Sep 13, 1981	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 4–2	Defense
15,443	Sep 18, 1981	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 8–1	Title change
15,444	Sep 19, 1981	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 6–2	Defense
15,445	Sep 20, 1981	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–6	Defense
15,640	Apr 14, 1983	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 7–1	Defense
15,641	Apr 15, 1983	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 5–2	Defense
15,642	Apr 16, 1983	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 6–2	Defense
15,934	Sep 3, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 7–3	Defense
15,935	Sep 4, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 12–2	Defense
15,941	Sep 10, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 3–2	Defense
15,942	Sep 11, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 9–5	Defense
16,743	Aug 10, 1989	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 5–1	Title change
16,744	Aug 10, 1989	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 6–4	Defense
16,745	Aug 11, 1989	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 3–0	Title change
16,746	Aug 12, 1989	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 3–1	Title change
16,747	Aug 13, 1989	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 3–2	Defense
19,558	Apr 1, 2007	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 6–1	Title change
19,559	Apr 3, 2007	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 4–1	Defense
19,560	Apr 4, 2007	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 10–0	Defense
19,804	Jun 30, 2008	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 7–1	Title change
19,805	Jul 1, 2008	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–4	Title change
19,806	Jul 2, 2008	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 8–7	Title change
19,807	Jul 3, 2008	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 11–1	Title change
19,825	Jul 25, 2008	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–2	Defense
19,826	Jul 26, 2008	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 10–8	Title change
19,827	Jul 27, 2008	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 9–1	Title change
20,357	Sep 20, 2011	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 11–6	Defense
20,358	Sep 21, 2011	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 6–5	Defense
20,359	Sep 22, 2011	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 8–6	Title change
21,198	Aug 23, 2016	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–4	Title change
21,199	Aug 24, 2016	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 8–1	Title change
21,200	Aug 25, 2016	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 10–6	Title change
22,007	Apr 25, 2022	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 5–2	Defense
22,008	Apr 26, 2022	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 3–0	Defense
22,009	Apr 27, 2022	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 10–5	Title change
22,027	May 17, 2022	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 3–1	Title change
22,028	May 17, 2022	St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets 4–3	Title change
22,029	May 18, 2022	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 11–4	Title change
22,030	May 19, 2022	New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals 7–6	Defense

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