Why Cardinals Made Joe Torre A Third Baseman

Joe Torre reported to Cardinals spring training prepared to be their catcher, got switched to third base two weeks before the season opened and ended up playing a similar number of games at both positions.

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How Cardinals Unwittingly Gave Pirates As Elite Closer

The Cardinals never envisioned Dave Giusti to be a closer and neither did the Pirates. When Giusti transformed into one of the National League’s best saves specialists, he helped the Pirates become an East Division power

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Steve Carlton, Richie Allen, & A Fiery Night In Philly

On May 21, 1970, Steve Carlton, a future Phillie, and Richie Allen, a former Phillie, delivered dramatic performances for the Cardinals against the Phillies, but it wasn’t enough to produce a win.

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Bart Zeller Finds True Calling After Brief MLB Career

Four hours before game time, Bart Zeller sits in the first base dugout as rain patters on the roof above him. His players loosen up in right field. Zeller wears a black Washington Wild Things cap with sunglasses atop the red bill. Looking at the diamond-studded ring on the third finger of his right hand, one might think he has won a World Series.

Post Gazette

Bart Zeller Earned His Place In Cardinals' "Field Of Dreams"

Nobody ever made a movie about driving across the country trying to find Bart Zeller.

STL Sports Page

Carl Taylor, Roger Freed Experienced The Ultimate

Carl Taylor and Roger Freed are the only Cardinals to achieve one of the rarest of big-league baseball feats: the Ultimate Grand Slam, a game-ending, four-run home run that erases a three-run deficit with one swing.

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Leron Lee: Cardinals Bust Became Star In Japan

Leron Lee, who once hit so poorly he lost the starting right field job with the Cardinals, recovered to become the career batting leader in Japan.

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Epic Against Mets Belongs On List Of Great Cardinals Games

In their storied 119-year franchise history, the Cardinals had played 18,159 games prior to Saturday night’s contest against the Mets. It is highly unlikely that any of those games could compare to this one.

STL Globe-Democrat

Aaron Miles Walk-Off Grand Slam Makes Cardinals History

Aaron Miles’ Sunday afternoon walk-off grand slam hasn’t occurred very often in St. Louis Cardinals history. Make it ten in 75 years.

The Birdhouse