Luke Easter Kept Up With Young Rabbits On Cardinals Farm

Luke Easter was a popular player with a power-packed swing who produced home runs well past age 40, including two seasons with a Cardinals farm club.

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Why Cardinals Considered Phil Clark Potential Relief Ace

The Cardinals projected rookie Phil Clark to be their top reliever in 1958, but the role eventually went to the opposing pitcher who earned a win in Clark’s major-league debut.

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Alex Kellner: Lion King Of Cardinals Pitching Staff

Cardinals pitcher Alex Kellner understood the importance of control and precision in his work both on and off the field.

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How Alex Grammas Got A Second Chance With Cardinals

Seeking stability at shortstop, the Cardinals went back to the past in a bid to enhance their future.

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Tyler Lyons Goes Back On Disabled List; In A Pinch, It's Matt Adams; Jedd Gyorko Settles In

Tyler Lyons, just 11 days removed from the disabled list, said he felt something in his back on the fourth or fifth throw he made in the bullpen Monday night, preparatory to his entering the game in the seventh inning.

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Bob Gibson Moved To Have Statue In His Likeness In Omaha

Bob Gibson had a Hall of Fame career, holds a revered status among the pantheon of St. Louis Cardinals greats, and even contributed mightily to changing the way baseball is played.

Omaha World-Herald

Stan Musial & The Integration Of Baseball

When Jackie Robinson took the field in a Brooklyn Dodger uniform in 1947 to become the first African-American to play Major League baseball in the 20th Century, Stan Musial was the biggest National League star player. Named the league’s Most Valuable Player, Musial led the St. Louis Cardinals to winning the National League pennant and World Series Championship the previous year. A member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Musial died this past January 19, he was 93. There was strong verbal opposition to Robinson’s entry into the league, including that from Musial’s Cardinal teammates. But the quiet acceptance of the changing face of baseball he experienced the remaining 26 years of his playing career (1947 -1963) was an example of the high moral character exhibited by Stan “The Man” Musial his entire life.

Examiner

George Crowe: Mentor To Curt Flood

George Crowe was a pinch-hitter and reserve first baseman for the Cardinals from 1959-61. He played a more valuable role to the team as a mentor to Curt Flood.

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First Mr. Basketball George Crowe Dies In California

George Crowe, winner of Indiana’s first Mr. Basketball award, died Tuesday night in Rancho Cordova, Calif.

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