Every trade between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals
The New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals have made 31 deals with each other since 1963, 2 of them sales. The most recent, on Jul 30, 2025: St. Louis Cardinals traded RHP Ryan Helsley to New York Mets for SS Jesus Baez, RHP Frank Elissalt and RHP Nate Dohm. The first on file, on Jul 29, 1963: The New York Mets traded Jacke Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Duke Carmel.
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St. Louis Cardinals31 deals, newest first
| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals traded RHP Ryan Helsley to New York Mets for SS Jesus Baez, RHP Frank Elissalt and RHP Nate Dohm. |
| Mar 25, 2025 | New York Mets traded RHP Sean Harney to St. Louis Cardinals. |
| Feb 12, 2021 | The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Ali Sánchez from the New York Mets. |
| Apr 4, 2004 | The New York Mets traded Roger Cedeño to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wilson Delgado. |
| Mar 18, 2000 | The New York Mets traded Jesse Orosco to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe McEwing. |
| Jul 31, 1999 | The New York Mets traded Craig Paquette to the St. Louis Cardinals for Shawon Dunston. |
| Jun 10, 1998 | The New York Mets traded Shawn Gilbert to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wayne Kirby. |
| Mar 28, 1998 | The New York Mets traded Juan Acevedo to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rigo Beltrán. |
| Jan 22, 1996 | The New York Mets traded Erik Hiljus, Eric Ludwick and Yudith Ozorio to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bernard Gilkey. |
| Dec 13, 1991 | The New York Mets traded Chuck Carr to the St. Louis Cardinals for Clyde Keller. |
| Apr 2, 1985 | The New York Mets traded José Oquendo and Mark Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Angel Salazar and John Young. |
| Apr 5, 1984 | The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Gary Rajsich from the New York Mets. |
| Jun 15, 1983 | The New York Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez. |
| Dec 10, 1979 | The New York Mets traded Jody Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Searage. |
| Dec 5, 1978 | The New York Mets traded Tom Grieve and Kim Seaman to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Falcone. |
| Oct 2, 1978 | The New York Mets traded Paul Siebert to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Coluccio. |
| Jun 15, 1977 | The New York Mets traded Mike Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joel Youngblood. |
| Mar 30, 1977 | The New York Mets traded Benny Ayala to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Clarey. |
| Dec 9, 1976 | The New York Mets traded Brock Pemberton and Leon Brown to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Kurpiel. |
| Dec 11, 1974 | The New York Mets traded Ted Martínez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jack Heidemann and Mike Vail. |
| Oct 13, 1974 | The New York Mets traded Ray Sadecki and Tommy Moore to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Torre. |
| Oct 18, 1971 | The New York Mets traded Art Shamsky, Jim Bibby, Rich Folkers and Charlie Hudson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor, Harry Parker and Chip Coulter. |
| Sep 15, 1971 | The New York Mets traded Ron Allen to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bobby Etheridge. |
| Dec 1, 1968 | The New York Mets traded Jerry Buchek to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Cosman. |
| Jul 16, 1967 | The New York Mets traded Jack Lamabe to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Jackson. |
| Apr 1, 1967 | The New York Mets traded Eddie Bressoud and Danny Napoleon to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jerry Buchek, Art Mahaffey and Tony Martínez. |
| Oct 20, 1965 | The New York Mets traded Charley Smith and Al Jackson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Boyer. |
| Dec 7, 1964 | The New York Mets traded Tracy Stallard and Elio Chacón to the St. Louis Cardinals for Johnny Lewis and Gordie Richardson. |
| Nov 4, 1963 | The New York Mets traded Roger Craig to the St. Louis Cardinals for George Altman and Bill Wakefield. |
| Aug 5, 1963 | The New York Mets traded Ken MacKenzie to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Bauta. |
| Jul 29, 1963 | The New York Mets traded Jacke Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Duke Carmel. |
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.