Following the Depression in the 1930's, baseball cards took on a form closer to what they have become today. The Goudey Gum company produced a landmark set of 240 color cards (sold with gum) in 1933. Goudey continued to release cards of various types until the late thirties, and several other gum and candy manufacturers also produced sets during this period. In 1939, Gum Inc. released the first of three issues, the "Play Ball" sets. The last of these, in 1941, was in color. World War II brought and end to their series, and no major sets were issued again until 1948.
In 1948 Bowman Gum (which was formerly Gum Inc.) released a 48 card set, while Leaf Gum released a 98 card set during 1948 and 1949. Leaf discontinued its series, while Bowman continued to release yearly sets. In 1951, Topps released two small sets of 52 cards each, and in 1952 they issued a major, 407 card set, one of the largest sets ever at that time. Over the next few years, Bowman and Topps battled for control of the baseball card market. Topps bought out Bowman in January, 1956 to gain sole control of the market. Their sets from 1956 to 1980 set the standards for baseball cards today.
The lists below cover a fraction of the sets released from 1900 to 1949. I have identified players with the Cardinals, Browns, and Terriers based on the text on the back whenever possible, but also based on the player's uniform. Players wearing a St. Louis uniform but listed in the text as with another club are noted, if I have identified them as such. Most of the identification was done from scans of the cards I located while browsing the web, although I have verified some cards from reprints I own. As always, I hope to add more sets to this listing as I can.
1909-1911 T206 White Border
Cards numbered in alphabetical order Cardinals 18 Jap Barbeau 43 Jack Bliss 51 Roger Bresnahan (portrait) 52 Roger Bresnahan (with bat) 66 Bobby Byrne 80 Chappie Charles 159 Steve Evans 181 Rube Geyer 183 Billy Gilbert 220 Rudy Hulswitt 255 Ed Konetchy (reaching up for ball) 256 Ed Konetchy (bent down for ball) 355b Bill O'Hara (St. Louis Nat'l; NY on jersey) 382 Eddie Phelps 401 Charlie Rhodes 430 Al Shaw 503 Vic Willis (throwing) 504 Vic Willis (with bat) Browns 112 Lou Criger 113 Dode Criss 122b Ray Demmitt (St. Louis Amer.) 126 Bill Dineen (Dinneen) 165 Hobe Ferris 185 Bill Graham 210 Danny Hoffman 216 Harry Howell (hands at waist) 217 Harry Howell (portrait) 234 Tom Jones 266 Joe Lake (ball in hand) 267 Joe Lake (no ball in hand) 302 John McAleese 373 Barney Pelty (horizontal photo) 374 Barney Pelty (vertical photo) 387 Jack Powell 454 Jim Stephens 455 George Stone 482 Rube Waddell (portrait) 483 Rube Waddell (throwing) 487 Bobby Wallace 501 Jimmy Williams
1914 Cracker Jack
Cardinals 49 Dots Miller 75 Miller Huggins 123 Slim Sallee 130 Ivey Wingo Browns 40 Jimmy Austin 86 Burt Shooten 93 Del Pratt 131 George Baumgardner 133 Branch Rickey Terriers (Federal League) 5 Ward Miller 25 Mike Simon 32 Mordecai Brown 42 Al Bridwell 46 Bob Groom 67 Doc Crandall1915 Cracker Jack
Cardinals 49 Dots Miller 75 Miller Huggins 121 Hub Perdue 123 Slim Sallee 130 Ivey Wingo 148 Chief Wilson Browns 40 Jimmy Austin (pictured with the Browns, listed with Pittsburgh Federals) 86 Burt Shooten 93 Del Pratt 131 George Baumgardner 133 Branch Rickey 171 Earl Hamilton 173 Tilly Walker Terriers (Federal League) 5 Ward Miller 6 Eddie Plank 25 Mike Simon 32 Mordecai Brown 42 Al Bridwell 46 Bob Groom 67 Doc Crandall 134 Armando Marsans
1933 Delong
3 Oscar Melillo (Browns) 17 Pepper Martin (Cardinals)1933 Goudey
Cardinals 2 Dazzy Vance 34 Bob O'Farrell 37 Jimmy Wilson 46 Ethan Allen 49 Frank Frisch 62 Pepper Martin 73 Jesse Haines 94 Bill Walker 119 Rogers Hornsby 147 Leo Durocher 173 Roscoe Holm 200 Bill Hallahan 201 Ernie Orsatti 223 Dizzy Dean Browns 1 Benny Bengough 16 George Blaeholder 18 Muddy Ruel 101 Dick Coffman 120 Carl Reynolds 140 Irving (Bump) Hadley 166 Sam West 188 Rogers Hornsby 198 Jack Burns1933 Goudey Canadian
Cardinals 2 Dazzy Vance 34 Bob O'Farrell 37 Jimmy Wilson 46 Ethan Allen 49 Frank Frisch 57 Bill Walker 62 Pepper Martin 74 Leo Durocher Browns 1 Benny Bengough 16 George Blaeholder 18 Muddy Ruel1934 Goudey
Cardinals 6 Dizzy Dean 7 Leo Durocher 13 Frank Frisch 48 Tex Carleton 51 Rip Collins 82 Bill Hallahan Browns 45 Oscar Melillo 73 Ed Wells 64 Frank Grube1934-1936 Diamond Stars
Cardinals 17 Frankie Frisch 23 Bill Hallahan 26 Pepper Martin 66 Joe Medwick 81 Bill DeLancey Browns 13 George Blaeholder 44 Rogers Hornsby 53 Ski Melillo 75 Jack Burns 85 Moose Solters
1939 Playball
Cardinals 19 Paul Dean 41 Lon Warneke 131 Mort Cooper 132 Jimmy Brown 133 Lynn Myers 135 Mickey Owen 146 Tom Sunkel 157 Don Padgett Browns 43 Melo Almada 44 Don Heffner 109 Myril Hoag 122 George McQuinn 148 Bill Trotter1940 Playball
Cardinals 109 Don Padgett 110 Tom Sunkel 111 Mickey Owen 112 Jimmy Brown 113 Mort Cooper 114 Lon Warneke 115 Mike Gonzalez 169 Gabby Street 227 Jesse Haines Browns 51 Don Heffner 52 Myril Hoag 53 George McQuinn 54 Bill Trotter 55 Slick Coffman 139 Eldon Auker 179 George Sisler 206 Chet Laabs 236 Jim Bottomley1941 Playball
Cardinals 12 Jimmy Brown Browns 23 George McQuinn 45 Eldon Auker 66 Harlond Clift 67 Wally Judnich
1948 Leaf
Cardinals 4 Stan Musial 81 Whitey Kurowski 97 Marty Marion 127 Enos Slaughter 143 Dick Sisler 158 Harry Brecheen Browns 36 Al Zarilla 111 Jerry Priddy 123 Cliff Fannin 144 Bob Dillinger 159 Whitey Platt 161 Vern Stephens1948 Bowman
Cardinals 17 Enos Slaughter 36 Stan Musial 38 Red Schoendienst 40 Marty Marion No cards issued for the St. Louis Browns in this set1949 Bowman
Cardinals 24 Stan Musial 40 Red Munger 54 Marty Marion 65 Enos Slaughter 79 Ron Northey 95 Howie Pollet 111 Red Schoendienst 126 Al Brazle 137 Ted Wilks 158 Harry Brecheen 174 Terry Moore 190 Jim Hearn Browns 4 Jerry Priddy 15 Ned Garver 31 Dick Kokos 89 Whitey Platt 105 Bill Kennedy 120 Cliff Fannin 131 Paul Lehner 139 Hank Arft 143 Bob Dillinger 156 Al Zarilla 172 Eddie Pellagrini 188 Karl Drews 204 Bob Savage