Showing posts with label Bobby Del Greco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bobby Del Greco. Show all posts
Thursday, May 14, 2020

Bill Virdon Had Award-Winning Start With Cardinals

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"It seems like it was yesterday,” said Bill Virdon. Instead, it was 60 years ago that the former Cardinals Rookie of the Year then pla...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Why Cardinals Wanted Bobby Del Greco, Not Bill Virdon

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Bobby Del Greco was a graceful center fielder with a strong arm, but he was no Bill Virdon. RetroSimba
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Bobby Del Greco Remembered As 'Hero,' 'Bigger Than Life'

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One of Bobby Del Greco Jr.’s best memories of his father involves a fried bologna sandwich, the Three Stooges and an overturned newspaper de...
Friday, June 29, 2018

Ed Roebuck Nearly Was Unbeatable Vs. Cardinals

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While pitching to a Cardinals batter, Sandy Koufax was replaced by Ed Roebuck, who got the Dodgers out of a jam and went on to earn a win in...
Friday, July 8, 2016

How Bobby Gene Smith Became Cardinals Starter In Center

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Twice, Bobby Gene Smith opened seasons as the starting center fielder for the Cardinals. Both times, he was unable to hit consistently and w...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

Cardinals Prepare Jim King For Big-League Career

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Jim King spent five years in the Cardinals organization, learning from the likes of George Kissell and Johnny Keane, but he twice departed t...
Monday, September 15, 2014

Brewers Haven't Had Much Luck In St. Louis

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With the Milwaukee Brewers trailing the Cardinals by five games with 12 to play and finding the Pittsburgh Pirates between themselves and th...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Ken Boyer Converted From Infield To Center

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When Tyler Greene was told recently by manager Tony La Russa he would be expected to fill in at center field as well as in the infield, it b...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Adam Wainwright Remembers Tips From Bob Gibson

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Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright already this season has recorded scoreless streaks of 26 and 25 1/3 innings. This, in a way, nearly ma...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part Three: 1951-52)

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In our first installment, we joined the legendary Branch Rickey as he took over the general managership of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the aut...