Wizardry: Ozzie Smith's Top Ten Career Moments

When Ozzie Smith performed backflips while heading to his position before the start of Cardinals home openers, postseason contests and All-Star Games, it was as if he were saying, “Let the fun begin.”

St. Louis Official Site

Why Cardinals Wanted Whitey Herzog In, Ken Boyer Out

When Whitey Herzog became Cardinals manager, he replaced a friend who had been his roommate and teammate with the Mets.

RetroSimba

Dane Iorg Was Cardinals' World Series Hero - And World Series Tormentor

The designated hitter, an American League concept largely foreign to St. Louis fans but which probably will be seen this summer and fall, has been employed here on just one previous occasion, the 1982 World Series.

Post-Dispatch

'It's Really Unbelievable' - Tommy Herr Reflects On Election To Cardinals Hall Of Fame

He went from undrafted rookie, to one of the most popular Cardinals of the 1980s to now, a St. Louis hall of famer. Tommy Herr may have had an uphill battle to make it in the big leagues, but there's no doubt he made his chance count.

KSDK

Cardinals Fans Should Stop Whining About Keith Hernandez's Hall Of Fame Exclusion

I think the lack of baseball is really starting to get to St. Louis Cardinals fans.

Cheap Seats

Whitey Herzog Agrees - Keith Hernandez 'Deserved' To Be In Cardinals' Hall Of Fame

We say we’re a great baseball town. But St. Louis has failed one of its greats.

Hochman

Rich Hacker Was Liked, Respected

Rich Hacker, a protege of Whitey Herzog, developed and coached players for championship Cardinals clubs.

RetroSimba

'I Would Scrap It' - Whitey Herzog Weighs In On Possible MLB Season Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

For weeks, it seems like the MLB Players' Union and the league itself have gone back and forth about both the financial and safety aspects of beginning the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

KSDK

Jim Leyland Got Fire To Manage Back During His Scouting Tenure With Cardinals

Jim Leyland, having spent 11 years managing the Pittsburgh Pirates and two managing the Florida Marlins, winning a World Series in the process, quit after just one season guiding the Colorado Rockies in 1999. The Rockies were 72-90 and finished last in the National League Western Division and Leyland had had enough — of managing the Rockies and managing, in general.

Post-Dispatch

Better Than You Remember: Terry Pendleton

While we’re waiting for baseball to come back, we are making do. So once a week, inspired by the late Deadspin’s “Let’s Remember Some Guys” series, we will take a look at one player in baseball history, why he was great, why he mattered and why we should hang on to him. Send me your suggestions at will.leitch@mlb.com.

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Bill Virdon Had Award-Winning Start With Cardinals

"It seems like it was yesterday,” said Bill Virdon. Instead, it was 60 years ago that the former Cardinals Rookie of the Year then playing for Pittsburgh hit the most famous double play that wasn’t in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series.

Post-Dispatch

Last Call For Gerry Davis

If and when the baseball season starts, the countdown to 43 will begin for veteran umpire Gerry Davis — a Roosevelt High grad and former bartender at Thurmer’s, a fine, but bygone, south St. Louis saloon. Counting postseason games, Davis, a big-league umpire for 39 years, has worked 4,957 games. He would be the fourth to 5,000, behind Hall of Famer Bill Klem, still active Joe West and Bruce Froemming.

Post-Dispatch

Rich Hacker Dies At 72

Former Cardinals coach Rich Hacker, a New Athens product like Whitey Herzog, dies at 72

Post-Dispatch

Tommy Herr's Slam Brought Cardinals Out Of Their Seats & Their Seat Cushions Onto The Field

Not often does an April baseball game stand the test of time as one of the most significant events in team history, but those who were at Busch II on Saturday night, April 18, 1987, will not soon forget.

Post-Dispatch

Ozzie Smith & Willie McGee Talk 1980's Cardinals

Fox 2 Sports Director Martin Kilcoyne recently conducted a zoom call with Cardinals greats Ozzie Smith and Willie McGee. The two star players and friends from the 1980’s recalled that special decade in Cardinals baseball. They look back at their teammates, manager Whitey Herzog and relive many funny moments from that special time in St. Louis.

Fox2Now

Jim Frey Dies At 88

The Cubs legacy of Jim Frey, the former manager and general manager who died this week, includes two National League East titles and a questionable decision that might have prevented the Cubs from putting away the Padres in the 1984 playoffs.

Chicago Tribune

Relive Glory Of 1980's Cardinals Monday On MLBN

The 1980s Cardinals came to dominate baseball, both in the standings and in style. St. Louis won three pennants ('82, '85, '87) and one World Series ('82) -- its first championship since '67 -- with an emphasis on speed, defense and the bullpen.
St. Louis Official Site

Monday is "Cardinals Day" on MLB Network, which showcases the team in a variety of programs that mostly are tied to the 1982 World Series championship team.
Post-Dispatch

The Easter Weekend With Seat Cushion Night

Easter always takes me back to 1987. The Cardinals and the Mets were the best rivalry in baseball then, and early in the year, in the fourth series of the year, the Mets made their way to STL for the Easter weekend. It was a cool Saturday night, and Busch Stadium was packed for seat cushion night. The Cardinals had won the NL East in 1985 in a tense battle with the Mets, and New York and run away and hid in their championship season of 1986.

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Whitey Herzog Says Cardinals Would Have Advantage In Start-Up Because Of Pitching Depth

An inveterate sports television watcher, Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager and former American Basketball League referee, invariably used to fall asleep while watching a late-night game only to awake in the morning and find himself watching the same game again.

Post-Dispatch

Who Will Have Cardinals' Next Retired Number?

The list of Cardinals retired numbers includes 10 players, two managers, one owner and one broadcaster. The only Major League franchise with more retired numbers is the Yankees, who have 20.

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