Whitey Herzog, a legendary figure in Major League Baseball, passed away on April 16, 2024. Known affectionately as “The White Rat,” Herzog left an indelible mark on the game, particularly through his innovative strategies that prioritized speed and defense.
Both José Reyes and Garry Templeton were switch-hitting shortstops with speed and a strong arm. Both were good base stealers and both led the National League in triples a number of times. Both established themselves as stars in their early 20s, but each also had a knack for controversy.
Jim Northrup’s triple provided the winning runs in Game 7 of the 1968 World Series, and he didn’t want to hear any opinions otherwise.
In the late 1930s, MLB actually used a non-white baseball in a handful of regular season games.
Tim McCarver, a two-time World Series champion, and winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, died this month. We remember his expansive baseball life.
Only the Yankees and Dodgers have made more postseason appearances than the St. Louis Cardinals, who stake claim to “the best fans in baseball.” This list, as
On Tuesday, former All-Star third baseman Scott Rolen, the only player at his position to win a Gold Glove Award with three different teams, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
In 1996, after a five-year absence, McGee came back to the Cardinals. He was 37, but he had some good baseball left in him, and he played four more seasons in Cardinal red.
If Albert Pujols reaches 700 home runs before his career clock strikes midnight, it will be an important milestone for baseball history. Here’s why.
Albert Pujols, Adam Wainwright, and Yadier Molina are all-time Cardinals greats.
There’s a famous line from one of the Peanuts cartoons where Linus is walking with Charlie Brown discussing the holiday season. Charlie is explaining how sad he
Nothing was ever the same again after George Hendrick dropped his drawers.
Sportswriter William McHale started using the “Cardinals” name when covering the game for area newspapers in the late 1890s. Prior to that, the team was known as
For all his accomplishments in uniform, Gibson’s influence on the culture of baseball is often overlooked.
Hall of Famer Lou Brock has died at the age of 81. Brock was an eight-time stolen base champion, and retired in 1979 with more steals than any player in history.
St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Team STARTING LINEUP Ted SIMMONS 1968-1980 Catcher Albert PUJOLS 2001-2011 first base Frankie FRISCH 1927-1937 second base Ozzie SMITH 1982-1996 shortstop Ken BOYER
What are the odds that George Springer will get thrown out trying to steal second base in the ninth inning with two outs tonight in Game Seven
There are now seven relief pitchers in the Baseball Hall of Fame, with the addition of Lee Smith via a special veterans committee election earlier this month.
The greatest big-game pitcher of his era, Bob Gibson may have been the best big-game pitcher of all-time. His teammates, who benefited by winning two World Series
If you never saw Willie McGee then you missed one of the most unique and gifted players of the 1980s. McGee was a switch-hitting outfielder with blazing
What would it take for a small town with a population under 10,000 to be known for something other than producing two of the greatest players in
When Charles “Chick” Hafey first caught Branch Rickey’s eye in the spring of 1923, it was a case of mistaken identity. Hafey was in the Cardinal camp as a right-handed pitcher, but Rickey saw him in the batting cage, and after he sped down the first base line later that day, the St. Louis manager was certain he had the makings of an outfielder.
