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Players who played for the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals

188 MLB players have played for both the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals, regular season or playoffs, listed by career games. Teams that moved count for the team they became: the Brooklyn Dodgers count for Los Angeles, the New York Giants for San Francisco, the Montreal Expos for Washington and the Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics for today's Athletics.

1. Gary Gaetti2,507 GP
2. Willie McGee2,201 GP
3. Edgar Renteria2,152 GP
4. Orlando Cepeda2,124 GP
5. Royce Clayton2,108 GP
6. Jesse Burkett2,067 GP
7. A. J. Pierzynski2,059 GP
8. Jack Clark1,994 GP
9. Tony Peña1,988 GP
10. Reggie Smith1,987 GP
11. Tim McCarver1,909 GP
12. Tom Brunansky1,800 GP
13. J. D. Drew1,566 GP
14. Ted Sizemore1,411 GP
15. Julio Lugo1,352 GP
16. Luis Alicea1,341 GP
17. Jim Dwyer1,328 GP
18. Freddy Parent1,327 GP
19. Dick Schofield1,321 GP
20. Tommy Dowd1,321 GP
21. Grady Hatton1,312 GP
22. Lyn Lary1,302 GP
23. Danny Cater1,289 GP
24. Tommy Pham1,255 GP
25. Charlie Hemphill1,242 GP
26. Bernard Gilkey1,239 GP
27. Mickey Owen1,209 GP
28. Willson Contreras1,208 GP
29. Eddie Bressoud1,186 GP
30. Felipe Lopez1,185 GP
31. Nick Punto1,163 GP
32. Don Gutteridge1,151 GP
33. Eddie Kasko1,077 GP
34. Jack Warner1,074 GP
35. Dennis Eckersley1,073 GP
36. Mike Timlin1,059 GP
37. Rich Gedman1,033 GP
38. Lee Smith1,023 GP
39. Brandon Moss1,016 GP
40. Jack Rothrock1,014 GP
41. Lou Criger1,012 GP
42. Bernie Carbo1,010 GP
43. Mark Whiten940 GP
44. Rip Repulski928 GP
45. Cy Young918 GP
46. Darren Bragg916 GP
47. Ossee Schrecongost895 GP
48. Ed McFarland894 GP
49. Charlie Gelbert876 GP
50. Larry McLean862 GP
51. Dave Rader846 GP
52. Eddie Lake835 GP
53. Julian Tavarez828 GP
54. Gene Oliver786 GP
55. Darren Oliver775 GP
56. Hal Janvrin759 GP
57. Ron Kline743 GP
58. John Smoltz735 GP
59. Adam Ottavino728 GP
60. Tyler O'Neill728 GP
61. Jeff Fassero720 GP
62. Phil Gagliano702 GP
63. Jamie Moyer701 GP
64. Bill Campbell700 GP
65. Kent Mercker698 GP
66. Mario Guerrero697 GP
67. Trever Miller694 GP
68. Rheal Cormier684 GP
69. J. C. Romero680 GP
70. Dennys Reyes674 GP
71. Diego Segui640 GP
72. Fred Haney622 GP
73. Luis Garcia617 GP
74. Andrew Miller613 GP
75. Phil Plantier610 GP
76. Rob Murphy597 GP
77. Scott Cooper592 GP
78. Doc Farrell591 GP
79. Harry Wolter588 GP
80. Jack Russell580 GP
81. Tony Fossas567 GP
82. Jim Bucher554 GP
83. Heathcliff Slocumb549 GP
84. Del Gainer548 GP
85. Allen Craig534 GP
86. Rick Wise511 GP
87. Bob Heise499 GP
88. Edward Mujica499 GP
89. Mike Torrez499 GP
90. Joe Kelly493 GP
91. Ellis Kinder484 GP
92. Stan Williams483 GP
93. Luis Alvarado463 GP
94. Chuck Stobbs460 GP
95. Jon Lester458 GP
96. Jeff Suppan453 GP
97. John Lackey450 GP
98. Jimmy Cooney448 GP
99. Blaine Boyer447 GP
100. John Curtis445 GP
101. Mickey McDermott443 GP
102. Tom Murphy443 GP
103. Reggie Cleveland428 GP
104. Buster Mills415 GP
105. Elmer Miller413 GP
106. Sonny Siebert405 GP
107. Danny Sheaffer389 GP
108. Andy Hassler388 GP
109. Bob Burda388 GP
110. Sonny Gray371 GP
111. Dustin Hermanson358 GP
112. Marv Grissom356 GP
113. Nels Potter352 GP
114. Brad Penny351 GP
115. Bill Wight347 GP
116. Joel Pineiro344 GP
117. Michael Wacha342 GP
118. Lew Krausse334 GP
119. Jordan Hicks327 GP
120. Lynn McGlothen320 GP
121. George Cuppy314 GP
122. George Kottaras313 GP
123. Frank Gilhooley312 GP
124. Gene Mauch304 GP
125. Mike Garman303 GP
126. Del Wilber299 GP
127. Steven Matz292 GP
128. John Tudor289 GP
129. Jack Lamabe285 GP
130. Bob Weiland277 GP
131. Allen Sothoron265 GP
132. Justin Masterson258 GP
133. Mike Fiore254 GP
134. Mike Ryba250 GP
135. Danny Clark245 GP
136. Dick Littlefield245 GP
137. Yairo Munoz242 GP
138. Bud Byerly238 GP
139. Tom Winsett230 GP
140. Stan Papi225 GP
141. Dean Stone216 GP
142. Charley Hall211 GP
143. Jorge Alcala200 GP
144. Kevin Jarvis191 GP
145. Taylor Motter190 GP
146. Chuck Hartenstein188 GP
147. Bill Werle185 GP
148. Joe Thurston184 GP
149. Tracy Stallard183 GP
150. Bob Duliba176 GP
151. Joe Riggert174 GP
152. Cory Bailey172 GP
153. Bob McGraw168 GP
154. Ed Karger167 GP
155. Gary Waslewski157 GP
156. Jack Spring155 GP
157. Marcus Jensen145 GP
158. Billy Muffett125 GP
159. Rich Croushore111 GP
160. Bill Pulsipher107 GP
161. Frank Barrett104 GP
162. Jack Slattery103 GP
163. Dustin May102 GP
164. Josh Hancock102 GP
165. Ali Sanchez99 GP
166. Bob Smith91 GP
167. Al Papai89 GP
168. Stan Royer89 GP
169. Mike Nagy88 GP
170. Johan Oviedo82 GP
171. Ben Flowers76 GP
172. Bill Pertica75 GP
173. Clayton Mortensen74 GP
174. Rankin Johnson72 GP
175. Jake Thielman70 GP
176. Terry Hughes54 GP
177. Win Kellum53 GP
178. Herb Moford50 GP
179. Ryan Sherriff49 GP
180. Cot Deal46 GP
181. Nelson Chittum40 GP
182. Herb Hunter39 GP
183. Casey Hageman32 GP
184. Nick Robertson27 GP
185. Hunter Dobbins24 GP
186. Lance Clemons19 GP
187. Ben Hunt9 GP
188. Stan Partenheimer9 GP

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Data: the SABR Lahman Baseball Database, covering everyone who played from 1901 on.