The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 87th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 77th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 97-65 during the season, winning their second consecutive NL pennant, this time by nine games over the San Francisco Giants. They lost in 7 games to the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series. The Cardinals would not return to postseason until 1982.
Following the season, it was announced that the National League, along with the American League, would be split into two divisions for the 1969 season in order to accommodate the admittance of two new franchises to each league. The Cardinals were assigned to the new National League East division.
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