Why Cardinals Wanted Bobby Del Greco, Not Bill Virdon

Bobby Del Greco was a graceful center fielder with a strong arm, but he was no Bill Virdon.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Nearly Put Stan Musial In Murry Dickson Deal

The Pirates came close to convincing the Cardinals to send them Stan Musial, but settled instead for Murry Dickson.

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Harvey Haddix Was A Cardinasl Ace In Mid-1950s

Before he gained fame with the Pirates for pitching 12 perfect innings against the Braves and earning two World Series wins versus the Yankees, Harvey Haddix began his career with the Cardinals and was their ace.

RetroSimba

Look What The Cat Dragged In - Hope

Somewhere in St. Louis, in the John Burroughs of burrows, the Rally Squirrel retired to a leisurely life of high-end acorns … when Wednesday he heard the news of his purring peer.

Hochman

World Series History Is Not On Cubs' Side

On one hand, the Chicago Cubs are due not only to make the World Series but to win it. The number of years since they achieved the first is 71. The second number is 108 and counting.

Post-Dispatch

Ken Boyer Biography Is A Winner

Ken Boyer, the all-time best Cardinals third baseman, is deserving of a book that accurately and completely tells his story. Fortunately, “Ken Boyer: All-Star, MVP, Captain” by author Kevin D. McCann delivers.

RetroSimba

Frank Lane & His Tumultuous Stint As Cardinals GM

Seeking a general manager who could turn the Cardinals from flops into champions, team owner Gussie Busch sought the advice of the leader of the publication considered the authority on baseball.

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Garcia Is Hard-Luck Jaime

By anyone's evaluation, Jaime Garcia has been a terrific pitcher since rejoining the Cardinals' rotation and reviving his career.

Bernie Bytes

The Story Of Stu Miller & His Stellar Start With Cardinals

A master at changing speeds and controlling his pitches, Stu Miller was a remarkable rookie for the 1952 Cardinals. He earned complete-game wins in each of his first three appearances for St. Louis, yielding a total of one earned run.

RetroSimba

Jaime Garcia Reminds Of Joe Magrane, Donovan Osborne

Ever since John Tudor posted a 62-26 record in five seasons with the Cardinals, the left-handers who have had the most wins for St. Louis are Joe Magrane, Donovan Osborne and Jaime Garcia.

RetroSimba

Cardinals' "Must Knows" Before Adam Wainwright's First Pitch

The Cardinals are a season-high 25 games over .500 and hold a 1.0 game lead over Pittsburgh for 1st place in the NL Central, 2.5 games in front of Cincinnati...the Cardinals have five road games & six home games remaining...

KSDK

Jaime Garcia Has Fifth-Lowest MLB ERA Since Joining Cardinals Rotation

At Chicago’s Wrigley Field on Thursday afternoon, St. Louis Cardinals left-handed pitcher Jaime Garcia continued his mastery of major league hitters. On this day, the 24-year-old yielded just one run over seven innings, picking up his fifth win against no losses.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Kyle Lohse Joins Select Cardinals Few With April Gem

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Lohse pitched a masterpiece at Busch Stadium on Thursday afternoon, tossing a two-hit shutout at the Washington Nationals. Both hits were singles. The 32-year-old walked two and struck out six. He threw 72 strikes among his 111 pitches. St. Louis ended the day on top by a 5-0 score.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Ten Worst Endings To Postseason Games

5. Denkinger. Oct. 26, 1985: Royals 2, Cardinals 1.

St. Louis, up 1-0, was three outs from the world championship when Don Denkinger made arguably the most infamous blown call ever, saying leadoff batter Jorge Orta was safe at first when the throw clearly beat him.

While Denkinger's call is the famous part, he isn't why the Cardinals lost the game. St. Louis misplayed it from there, with first baseman Jack Clark messing up on a foul ball, and catcher Darrell Porter letting a passed ball get away from him, putting the winning run in scoring position. Denkinger was part of it, but this was a series of goofs.

The Hardball Times

15 Worst Endings Ever To Regular-Season Games

6. Butterfingers. May 18, 1950: Dodgers 9, Cardinals 8.

There are no good ways to lose a game - but dang near all ways are preferable to how St. Louis did it here. They led 8-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth, but somehow blew it.

Worst of all was the game's final three plays. The Cards led 8-5 with the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Then third baseman Tommy Glaviano muffed a grounder - run scores and everyone advanced a base. 8-6.

The next batter also hit it to third. For the second straight play, Glaviano pooches it: everyone advances a base and a run scores. 8-7.

Then - you know what's going to happen, right? Yep, grounder to third, Glaviano blows it. In a change of pace, two runs score. St. Louis lost on back-to-back-to-back errors by the same player. Almost makes Luis Castillo sound good.

The Hardball Times

The Cardinals In Time: Gussie Busch & Der Bingle

During the offseason we have been taking a look at the past, giving readers a timeline of St. Louis baseball throughout history. Last time we learned about Gussie Busch’s takeover of a team that was hitting a long stretch of down seasons. He was determined to bring winning back to St. Louis, but did he have the firepower?

I70 Baseball

If Jamie Moyer Had Been Average In His 20s

If Jamie Moyer had been just a mediocre starting pitcher in his 20s, he would have presented a fascinating test case in the continuing debate about the worth of the won-loss record. Let me explain.

The Hardball Times

Cardinals Who Served: Veteran's Day Edition

This blog piece is so easy that it basically writes itself. Veterans Day is an annual federal holiday in the United States which is observed on November 11th to honor military veterans.

Pitchers Hit Eighth

P.J. Walters Is A Traveling Man; Free Seats Available; Ect...

Concerned about overexposure to a hard-ridden bullpen, the Cardinals on Friday optioned outfielder Allen Craig to Class AAA Memphis and recalled pitcher P.J. Walters.

STL Today

Adam Wainwright Joins Cardinals Two-Hit Complete Game List

When Adam Wainwright tossed a two-hit complete game vs. the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night, he joined a long list of St. Louis Cardinals pitchers who pitched a no, one or two hitter. Specifically, his was the 97th such game since 1952

The Cardinal Nation Blog