Cardinals | style=";" | | Cardinals, 6–3 | | Cardinals lose 1987 World Series |- | | style=";" | Cardinals | style=";" | | Cardinals, 5–4 | | |- | | style=";" | Cubs | style=";" | | Cubs, 6–3 | Cubs, 5–4 | |- |- | | style=";" | Cardinals | style=";" | | Cardinals, 5–4 | | | |- | | style=";" | Cubs | style=";" | | Cardinals, 5–4 | Cubs, 6–3 | | |- | | style=";" | Cubs | style=";" | | Cubs, 5–4 | Cubs, 6–3 | | |- | | style=";" | Cubs | style=";" | 8–5 | Cubs, 4–2 | Cubs, 4–3 | MLB expansion reduces series to 11–13 meetings per season. | |- | | Tie | 5–5 | Cubs, 4–3 | | Strike-shortened season. Strike cancels postseason. MLB adds Wild Card, allowing for both teams to make the postseason in the same year. | |- | | style=";" | Cubs | style=";" | 9–4 | Cubs, 4–2 | Cubs, 5–2 | | |- | | style=";" | Cardinals | style=";" | 8–5 | Cardinals, 5–2 | Tie, 3–3 | | |- | | style=";" | Cardinals | style=";" | 8–4 | Cardinals, 4–2 | | | |- | | style=";" | Cardinals | style=";" | 7–4 | Cardinals, 5–0 | Cubs, 4–2 | McGwire-Sosa home run record chase | |- | | style=";" | Cubs | style=";" | 7–5 | Tie, 3–3 | Cubs, 4–2 | | |- |- | | style=";" | Cardinals | style=";" | | Cardinals, 7–0 | Tie, 3–3 | | |- | | style=";" | Cubs | style=";" | 9–8 | Cardinals, 5–2 | Cubs, 7–3 | MLB changed to an unbalanced schedule in 2001, resulting in 15-19 meetings per year. Cardinals win 13 straight home meetings from October 1999 to June 2001 | |- | | style=";" | Cardinals | style=";" | | Cardinals, 8–1 | Cubs, 5–4 | | |- | | style=";" | Cardinals | style=";" | 9–8 | Cardinals, 5–2 | Cubs, 6–4 | | |- | | style=";" | Cardinals | style=";" | | Cardinals, 6–4 | | Cardinals lose 2004 World Series. | |- | | style=";" | Cubs | style=";" | 10–6 | Cubs, 5–3 | Cubs, 5–3 | | |- | | style=";" | Cubs | style=";" | | Cardinals, 6–3 | Cubs, 8–2 | Cardinals open