Every trade between the Cleveland Guardians and the St. Louis Cardinals
The Cleveland Guardians and the St. Louis Cardinals have made 37 deals with each other since 1918, 11 of them sales. The most recent, on Jan 6, 2026: Cleveland Guardians traded LHP Justin Bruihl to St. Louis Cardinals for cash. The first on file, on May 1, 1918: The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Marty Kavanagh from the Cleveland Indians.
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Cleveland Guardians
St. Louis Cardinals37 deals, newest first
| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | Cleveland Guardians traded LHP Justin Bruihl to St. Louis Cardinals for cash. |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Cleveland Guardians traded SS Richie Palacios to St. Louis Cardinals for cash. |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Cleveland Guardians traded SS Jose Fermin to St. Louis Cardinals for cash. |
| Jul 31, 2018 | The Cleveland Indians traded Conner Capel and Jhon Torres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Óscar Mercado. |
| Jul 30, 2015 | The Cleveland Indians traded Brandon Moss to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rob Kaminsky. |
| Jul 30, 2014 | The Cleveland Indians traded Justin Masterson to the St. Louis Cardinals for James Ramsey. |
| Jul 30, 2013 | The Cleveland Indians traded Juan Herrera to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marc Rzepczynski. |
| Jul 31, 2010 | In a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Indians sent Jake Westbrook to the St. Louis Cardinals; the San Diego Padres sent Nick Greenwood to the St. Louis Cardinals; the St. Louis Cardinals sent Ryan Ludwick to the San Diego Padres; the San Diego Padres sent Corey Kluber to the Cleveland Indians.(3 clubs) |
| Jun 27, 2009 | The Cleveland Indians traded Mark DeRosa to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chris Perez and Jess Todd. |
| Jul 26, 2008 | The Cleveland Indians traded Luis Perdomo to the St. Louis Cardinals for Anthony Reyes. |
| Jul 30, 2006 | The Cleveland Indians traded Ronnie Belliard to the St. Louis Cardinals for Héctor Luna. |
| Jun 4, 2005 | The Cleveland Indians traded John Rodriguez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Javier Cardona. |
| May 26, 2004 | The Cleveland Indians purchased Lou Pote from the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| Jul 19, 2002 | The Cleveland Indians traded Chuck Finley to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Garcia and Coco Crisp. |
| Jul 11, 2002 | The Cleveland Indians traded Nerio Rodríguez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Neil Simoneaux. |
| Jul 27, 1995 | The Cleveland Indians traded David Bell, Rick Heiserman and Pepe McNeal to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Hill. |
| Mar 31, 1993 | The Cleveland Indians traded Mark Whiten to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Clark and Juan Andujar. |
| Feb 8, 1982 | The Cleveland Indians purchased Mike Stanton from the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| Dec 7, 1981 | The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Mike Stanton from the Cleveland Indians. |
| Nov 20, 1981 | In a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Indians sent Bo Díaz to the Philadelphia Phillies; the Philadelphia Phillies sent Lonnie Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals; the St. Louis Cardinals sent Lary Sorensen and Silvio Martínez to the Cleveland Indians; the Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff to the Cleveland Indians.(3 clubs) |
| Dec 7, 1979 | The Cleveland Indians traded Bobby Bonds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jerry Mumphrey and John Denny. |
| May 23, 1976 | The Cleveland Indians traded Nelson Garcia to the St. Louis Cardinals for Cardell Camper. |
| Apr 7, 1976 | The Cleveland Indians traded Roric Harrison to the St. Louis Cardinals for Harry Parker. |
| May 27, 1975 | The Cleveland Indians traded Luis Alvarado to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Howard. |
| Jun 1, 1974 | The Cleveland Indians traded Jack Heidemann to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Alvarado and Ed Crosby. |
| Dec 3, 1973 | The Cleveland Indians traded Jim Rittwage to the St. Louis Cardinals for Denny O'Toole. |
| Nov 21, 1969 | The Cleveland Indians traded José Cardenal to the St. Louis Cardinals for Vada Pinson. |
| Jun 16, 1966 | The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Tony Martínez from the Cleveland Indians. |
| Dec 15, 1964 | The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Tito Francona from the Cleveland Indians. |
| Jun 2, 1963 | The Cleveland Indians purchased Cal Neeman from the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| Dec 15, 1962 | The Cleveland Indians traded Ron Taylor and Jack Kubiszyn to the St. Louis Cardinals for Fred Whitfield. |
| Mar 23, 1962 | The Cleveland Indians purchased Duke Carmel from the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| May 10, 1961 | The Cleveland Indians traded Joe Morgan and Mike Lee to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Nieman. |
| Sep 2, 1960 | The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Rocky Bridges from the Cleveland Indians. |
| Jun 2, 1960 | The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Bobby Tiefenauer from the Cleveland Indians. |
| Oct 17, 1955 | The Cleveland Indians purchased George Spencer from the St. Louis Cardinals. |
| May 1, 1918 | The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Marty Kavanagh from the Cleveland Indians. |
Trades and sales between the two franchises under every name they have had. To May 2022 from Retrosheet, since then from MLB's transaction feed. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org.