Whitey Herzog Outwitted Cardinals On Jim Bibby Deal

The 1970s was a decade when the Cardinals dealt a significant number of quality starting pitchers, most notably Steve Carlton, Jerry Reuss, Mike Torrez and Jim Bibby.

RetroSimba

Why Ed Brinkman Was Not A Shortstop Savior For Cardinals

Bing Devine thought he had added the final piece to a championship contender when he acquired Gold Glove shortstop Ed Brinkman for the Cardinals. What the general manager didn’t know was that he had dealt for a shortstop who did better playing on grass and dirt rather than on artificial turf.

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The Night John Curtis Pitched A One-Hitter For The Cardinals

For one night, at least, amid the excitement of a pennant chase, John Curtis showed the Cardinals a flash of the high-caliber talent they had expected when they acquired him as the key player in a trade with the Red So

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A Random Blog On Bob Gibson

Bill James has one of his fun studies up on BillJamesonline.com, where he asks: How often does a team's Opening Day starter turn out to be actually the best pitcher on the team?

ESPN

Reggie Smith & The Cardinals After Hours Club

As the only Cardinals to draw five walks in a game, Solly Hemus, Ted Sizemore, Reggie Smith and Colby Rasmus were involved in four of the most unusual contests in franchise history.

Retro Simba

Cardinals Notebook: Ryan Ludwick A Different Hitter In The Second Spot; David Freese RBI Start Is Among Best In Team History; Quality Starts...

Outfielder Ryan Ludwick will be the first to disagree with the common perception that hitting ahead of Albert Pujols means he is receiving a steady diet of fat fastballs from opposing pitchers. Further, he can back it up.

STL Globe-Democrat

Cardinals Quality Start Streak Pushing 1973 Run

With another quality start on Monday night in Philadelphia, the St. Louis Cardinals rotation would establish their longest string of quality starts since 1973.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Brad Penny Matches Adam Wainwright Stingy Streak

Two St. Louis Cardinals hurlers have current runs of four starts of seven innings or more and two or fewer earned runs. The last time it was done even once to start a season was in 1973.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Adam Wainwright Extends To Four In Saturday's Loss

Three St. Louis Cardinals starters are working on pitching streaks of six innings or more while allowing two or fewer runs.

The Cardinal Nation Blog