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Players who played for the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals

148 MLB players have played for both the New York Mets 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. Carlos Beltran2,586 GP
2. Joe Torre2,209 GP
3. Todd Zeile2,158 GP
4. Bobby Bonilla2,113 GP
5. Keith Hernandez2,088 GP
6. Garry Templeton2,079 GP
7. Ken Boyer2,034 GP
8. Jose Cardenal2,017 GP
9. Jose Vizcaino1,820 GP
10. Shawon Dunston1,814 GP
11. Mike Jorgensen1,633 GP
12. Tom Herr1,514 GP
13. Miguel Cairo1,490 GP
14. Ron Hunt1,483 GP
15. Gregg Jefferies1,465 GP
16. Lance Johnson1,447 GP
17. Jerry Morales1,441 GP
18. Jim Hickman1,421 GP
19. Joel Youngblood1,408 GP
20. Vince Coleman1,371 GP
21. Donn Clendenon1,362 GP
22. Ty Wigginton1,362 GP
23. Jim Dwyer1,328 GP
24. Tommy Pham1,255 GP
25. Jesse Orosco1,252 GP
26. Bernard Gilkey1,239 GP
27. Jose Oquendo1,190 GP
28. Eddie Bressoud1,186 GP
29. Marlon Anderson1,151 GP
30. Fernando Vina1,148 GP
31. Tommie Agee1,129 GP
32. Preston Wilson1,108 GP
33. Roger Cedeno1,100 GP
34. Wayne Garrett1,092 GP
35. Abraham Nunez1,030 GP
36. George Altman991 GP
37. Harrison Bader954 GP
38. Fernando Tatis949 GP
39. Darren Bragg916 GP
40. Bob Johnson874 GP
41. Craig Paquette814 GP
42. Darren Oliver775 GP
43. Hobie Landrith772 GP
44. Charley Smith771 GP
45. Octavio Dotel758 GP
46. Joe McEwing754 GP
47. Chris Cannizzaro740 GP
48. Kelly Stinnett734 GP
49. Adam Ottavino728 GP
50. Eli Marrero724 GP
51. Jason Isringhausen724 GP
52. Rick Wilkins720 GP
53. Mike Phillips712 GP
54. Bob Miller707 GP
55. Bob McClure699 GP
56. Braden Looper679 GP
57. Tom Grieve670 GP
58. Rafael Santana668 GP
59. Ruben Tejada663 GP
60. Miguel Batista658 GP
61. Ted Martinez657 GP
62. Rick Ankiel653 GP
63. Luis Garcia617 GP
64. Rick White615 GP
65. Rich Rodriguez610 GP
66. Timo Perez603 GP
67. Gary Bennett587 GP
68. Ray Sadecki587 GP
69. Mike DeJean568 GP
70. Ricardo Rincon565 GP
71. Ricky Bottalico562 GP
72. Mike Difelice550 GP
73. Ryne Stanek535 GP
74. Clint Hurdle515 GP
75. Phil Maton509 GP
76. Chuck Carr507 GP
77. Bob Heise499 GP
78. Mike Torrez499 GP
79. Fernando Salas496 GP
80. Ron Taylor491 GP
81. Ray Burris490 GP
82. Bobby Smith476 GP
83. Luis Alvarado463 GP
84. T. J. McFarland460 GP
85. Don Hahn454 GP
86. Blaine Boyer447 GP
87. Neil Allen434 GP
88. Dominic Leone428 GP
89. Jack Heidemann426 GP
90. Benny Ayala425 GP
91. Lee Guetterman425 GP
92. Jerry Buchek421 GP
93. Alberto Castillo418 GP
94. Jose Quintana394 GP
95. Jim Beauchamp393 GP
96. Andy Hassler388 GP
97. Al Jackson373 GP
98. Chasen Shreve368 GP
99. Roger Craig368 GP
100. Juan Acevedo367 GP
101. Danny Frisella351 GP
102. Jim Lindeman351 GP
103. Michael Wacha342 GP
104. Luke Weaver338 GP
105. Jacob Barnes334 GP
106. Pete Falcone325 GP
107. Ryan Helsley314 GP
108. Genesis Cabrera313 GP
109. Chuck Taylor305 GP
110. Jimmie Schaffer304 GP
111. Jorge Sosa296 GP
112. Gary Kolb293 GP
113. Steven Matz292 GP
114. Jack Lamabe285 GP
115. Vinegar Bend Mizell268 GP
116. Johnny Lewis266 GP
117. Rob Johnson265 GP
118. Wilson Delgado253 GP
119. Mike Matthews231 GP
120. Joe Grzenda219 GP
121. Mark Clark219 GP
122. Manny Aybar210 GP
123. Allen Watson209 GP
124. Rich Folkers195 GP
125. Butch Metzger191 GP
126. Tracy Stallard183 GP
127. Dennis Ribant165 GP
128. Gary Rajsich149 GP
129. Mark Little148 GP
130. Andrew Brown144 GP
131. Don Shaw138 GP
132. Ken MacKenzie129 GP
133. Duke Carmel124 GP
134. Harry Parker124 GP
135. Bill Pulsipher107 GP
136. Raul Valdes103 GP
137. Ali Sanchez99 GP
138. Ed Bauta97 GP
139. Craig Anderson82 GP
140. Rigo Beltran78 GP
141. Gordie Richardson69 GP
142. Shawn Gilbert51 GP
143. Herb Moford50 GP
144. Tommy Moore45 GP
145. Rick Ownbey43 GP
146. Brandon Waddell22 GP
147. Joe Hudson19 GP
148. Guillermo Zuñiga18 GP

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