The team drew over 138,000 fans and placed second in the league in attendance, even though it was compelled to play its first two seasons in Council Bluffs, Iowa, while Rosenblatt Stadium was under construction.
After the 1954 season, Omaha replaced the Columbus Red Birds as the Cardinals' affiliate in the American Association.
In its first Triple-A season, the club, managed by Johnny Keane, drew over 316,000 fans, but by 1959 crowds had dwindled.
The last Omaha Cardinals club won a division title but drew a little more than a third of 1955's total.
Among the Omaha Cardinals who had subsequent major league careers are included Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and Omaha native Bob Gibson, Curt Flood, Don Blasingame, Barney Schultz, and manager Keane, who won the 1964 National League pennant and MLB world championship (powered by Gibson's pitching) with the St. Louis Cardinals, and then piloted the New York Yankees.