| official name | Texas Rangers. | St. Louis Cardinals. |
| team colors | Blue, red and white. | Red, navy blue and white. |
| founded in | 1961. | 1882. |
| world series titles | None. | Ten. |
| world series history | Second appearance in franchise history. | First appearance since 2006. |
| repping | American League. | National League. |
| home field | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. | Busch Stadium. |
| owner/s | Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan. | William DeWitt, Jr. and Fred Hanser. |
| outfitted by | Majestic Athletic. | Majestic Athletic. |
| manager | Ron Washington. | Tony LaRussa. |
| franchise player | Outfielder Josh Hamilton. | First baseman Albert Pujols. |
| player to watch | Outfielder Nelson Cruz, who set the postseason record for most home runs (6). | Third baseman David Freese, who was named NLCS MVP with a batting average of .545 and nine RBIs. |
| Latino stars | Adrian Beltre, Neftali Feliz, Michael Gonzalez, Alexi Ogando and Nelson Cruz. | Octavio Dotel, Jaime Garcia, Yadier Molina, Rafael Furcal and Albert Pujols. |
| rivals | Houston Astros. | Chicago Cubs. |
| how they made it | Defeated the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS. | Defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS. |
| mascot | Rangers Captain. | Fredbird. |
| legendary players | Nolan Ryan, Buddy Bell. | Stan Musial, Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, Rogers Hornsby, Dizzy Dean. |
| ladies love | Second baseman Ian Kinsler. | First baseman Albert Pujols. |
| fun facts | Between 1961 and 1971, the Rangers were originally the Washington Senators, before moving to Texas and changing their name. | Between 1882 and 1889, the Cardinals went through three names: the St. Louis Brown Stockings, the St. Louis Browns and the St Louis Perfectos. They settled on their current name in 1900. |
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