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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Asian Adventure: Cardinals Mixed Business, Pleasure In Japan

After losing their way while trying to navigate a path to the top of the 1958 National League standings, the Cardinals embarked on an odyssey of cultural awakening and confidence building.

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Why Solly Hemus Was Controversial Cardinals Manager

A month into his first season as Cardinals manager, Solly Hemus behaved in a way that damaged his reputation and diminished his stature among some players.

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Cardinals Played In Korea In 1958

In this Major League Baseball (MLB) season, Oh Seung-hwan became the first Korean to play for the St. Louis Cardinals. But long before Oh became a dominant bullpen arm for the Cards, in fact long before he was born and before any Koreans played stateside, St. Louis got its first taste of Korean baseball.

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Jim Brosnan: Combination Chronicler, Closer

After the Cardinals acquired Jim Brosnan from the Cubs in 1958, they thought they had a premier reliever. What they didn’t know was they had a premier author.

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Remembering Jim Brosnan

Jim Brosnan, Cincinnati native, major league pitcher, author, Army veteran, husband and father has passed away. He was 84, and is survived by his three children and four grandchildren. As a major league pitcher, Brosnan spent time with the Cubs, Cardinals, Reds and White Sox, mostly serving as a relief pitcher or swingman, capable of relieving or making the occasional spot start. He is primarily known today as the author of two books about his baseball life, The Long Season and Pennant Race.

Red Reporter

John Smoltz' Fast Cardinals Start Approaches...Andy Rincon?

Andy Rincon’s major league career consisted of just 20 appearances. John Smoltz is currently at 718 and counting.

Yet Rincon set a St. Louis Cardinals record at the tender age of 21 that Smoltz, with twice as many years on his body at 42, could tie his next time out.

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