Brief profiles of the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers, who will meet in the National League Championship Series for a berth in the 2013 World Series.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

Manager: Mike Matheny

Stadium: Busch Stadium

World Series titles: 11 (1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011)

2013 Regular season record: 97-65

Most home runs: Carlos Beltran (24)

Most wins by a pitcher: Adam Wainwright (19)

How they qualified: Won National League Central Division then beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in the division series

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Manager: Don Mattingly

Stadium: Dodger Stadium

World Series titles: 6 (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988)

2013 regular season record: 92-70

Most home runs: Adrian Gonzalez (22)

Most wins by a pitcher: Clayton Kershaw (16)

How they qualified: Won National League West Division then beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in the division series

(China Daily 10/12/2013 page16)