Cardinals To Jim Bouton: Hats Off On World Series Effort

Before he became a celebrated author with “Ball Four,” Jim Bouton was a power pitcher whose cap flew off with nearly every delivery.

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How Mel Stottlemyre Beat Cardinals In World Series

As a 22-year-old rookie, Mel Stottlemyre pitched with poise and precision for the Yankees against the Cardinals in the 1964 World Series.

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Why Cardinals Compared Jerry Buchek To Marty Marion

The Cardinals considered hometown shortstop Jerry Buchek the finest baseball prospect in the St. Louis area in 1959 and thought he could be another Marty Marion.

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Johnny Lewis: From Pupil To Mentor With Cardinals

Johnny Lewis, a prospect considered to have more potential than Lou Brock, overcame personal tragedy, rebounded from setbacks in his playing career and became a pioneering coach for the Cardinals.

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Chuck Taylor Used Slider To Earn Spot With Cardinals

Chuck Taylor patiently persevered in the minor leagues for most of a decade before getting a chance to pitch for the Cardinals. Joining Cardinals staffs featuring Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton, Taylor emerged as a versatile contributor.

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Dick LeMay: Consistent Winner In Cardinals' System

Dick LeMay was a pitcher who impressed Carl Hubbell, earned a complete-game win in his first major-league start against Bob Gibson and was the ace on Cardinals minor-league teams managed by Warren Spahn.

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Frank Lary Vs. Bob Gibson Matchups Favored Cardinals

Frank Lary, who mastered the Yankees during his prime with the Tigers, couldn’t beat the Cardinals when he was near the end of his pitching career with the Mets.

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Johnny Keane To Gussie Busch: Take This Job & Shove It

Gussie Busch broke Johnny Keane’s cardinal rule. Keane couldn’t forgive him.

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Five-Game Sweep Of Pirates Positioned Cardinals For Pennant

In a matchup critical to the pennant hopes of the Cardinals, Barney Schultz faced Roberto Clemente on the penultimate Sunday of the 1964 season.

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Cardinals Hold Reunion Ceremony For 1964 Champs

Major League Baseball's schedule makers kindly played into the Cardinals' anniversary plans by including the Yankees on their home schedule this season for the first time since 2005. It provided the perfect backdrop for a reunion of the 1964 Cardinals, a team that defeated the Yankees in seven games to capture the franchise's seventh World Series championship.

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Mike Shannon Ignited 1964 Cardinals With World Series Blast

In the span of five months, Mike Shannon transformed from Cardinals reject to World Series standout.

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Tim McCarver Challenged Bob Gibson For World Series MVP

In a 1964 World Series that featured Cardinals such as future Hall of Famer Lou Brock and all-stars Ken Boyer, Curt Flood, Dick Groat and Bill White, the hitter who performed with the most sustained excellence was their 22-year-old catcher, Tim McCarver.

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Battle Of Wills: Bob Gibson, Gene Mauch Play Hardball

In 17 years with the Cardinals, Bob Gibson hit 102 batters with pitches. In 1,489 plate appearances, Gibson was hit by a pitch just eight times.

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Remembering Vern Benson

While the seating chart for Catawba Hall of Fame inductions wasn’t set in stone, there was a table near the entrance to the lobby that was the unofficial property of two of the most revered men in a room crammed with legends. Joe Ferebee and Vern Benson sat there.

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Tough Task: How Charlie James Tried Succeeding Stan Musial

Fifty years ago, Charlie James was chosen to replace Stan Musial as the Cardinals’ left fielder.

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Why Bean Ball Is Bad Baseball

Many bloggers and sports writers will be putting together their top stories of the 2010 baseball season, and among many of those will be the August 10 game between the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals.

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