Odd-yssey: Carlos Martinez Records 11Ks, Eight Walks

By the time Carlos Martinez's 118-pitch day was over, he had posted as peculiar a pitching line as the Cardinals have seen in some time.

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Carlos Martinez Joins Bill Hallahan As Only Cardinal To Walk Eight & Strikeout 11 In A Game

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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

Kolten Wong, Frankie Frisch Gave Pop To Cardinals At 2nd

Frankie Frisch didn’t try to hit home runs, but he had the ability to produce them in bunches.

RetroSimba

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.

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Derrick Goold's 10: Lessons From Albert Pujols Past Slumps

Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was locked in the toughest start to a season of his career. His batting average was exploring new depths. His power had been left back in Florida. He was searching for his swing, searching for his timing, and tired of staring at a sub-.200 on the scoreboard.

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Season-Opening Strikeout Outings Like Jaime Garcia's Are Rare

To ensure it is not lost in the wreckage of Saturday night’s 3-2 ninth-inning loss to the San Francisco Giants, researcher Tom Orf puts St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia’ second consecutive outing of nine (or more) strikeouts into perspective.

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On This Date In Cardinals History, October 10th

The 10th day of the 10th month may be the busiest day of the post season in Cardinals history:

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Chris Carpenter Builds Historic Streak Against Cincinnati

Putting St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter’s nine consecutive wins against the Cincinnati Reds into historical context.

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Chris Carpenter's 10K Report

Chris Carpenter added his name to an exclusive list on Thursday night with his second consecutive ten-strikeout game for the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Cardinals Leaders Of The 1930's

The 1930's was the Gashouse era in the history of the Cardinals. There were actually three different eras blended into this era. The leftovers of the 20's with the beginning of the Gashouse era players blended together. Then, it was the Gashouse Gang followed by the blending of the remnants of the Gashouse Gang with the beginnings of the Swifties era.

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Kiss Of The Cardinals: The 1928 Houston Buffs

1928 was a big year in the baseball history of the Houston Buffs. The St. Louis Cardinals were now the open owners of the local club after several years of controlling the franchise through a straw man ownership situation that wasn't offensive to Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

The Birdhouse

Cardinals Streaks: A Brief History

As is often the case, news articles and message board discussion pique my curiosity, which lead to me heading to the reference books. That in turn leads to a post like this one.

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Cardinals Of Yore: Bill Hallahan

"Wild Bill" Hallahan didn't get the publicity his teammate Dizzy Dean did. But he was a lynch pin in the Cardinals starting rotation during one of the most successful eras in franchise history.

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