Cardinals Gave Dick Scott An Initiation To The Majors

Dick Scott waited a long time to reach the major leagues, and when he got there, as a 30-year-old rookie, he quickly experienced highs and lows.

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How Cardinals Got Browns Bob Nieman

Outfielder Bob Nieman, who made an unprecedented debut with the Browns, returned to St. Louis as an accomplished hitter with the Cardinals.

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Cardinals Threw Roadblock On Dodgers' 1959 Pennant Path

Facing the Cardinals in the last week of the season during the heat of a pennant race, the Dodgers started Sandy Koufax, used a record number of pinch-hitters and rallied for three runs in the ninth on Frank Howard’s home run, but still lost.

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Cardinals Homestand Highlights: Friday, August 30 - Thursday, September 5, 2019

After taking two of three from the Brewers in Milwaukee, the Cardinals return to Busch Stadium as winners of 15 of their last 19 contests. The eight-game homestand kicks off with a four-game weekend series (including a Saturday split doubleheader) against the Cincinnati Reds (August 30-September 1) and concludes with four games versus the San Francisco Giants (September 2-5).

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How Bob Gibson Brought Out The Best In Bob Bruce

Over a two-year period, when he lost far more than he won, Astros pitcher Bob Bruce prevailed in a series of duels with Cardinals ace Bob Gibson.

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Bob Sadowski & His One-Game Cardinals Career

Three days after making his major-league debut with his hometown team, infielder Bob Sadowski was traded by the Cardinals for a player they thought could challenge Curt Flood for the center field job.

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How Jim O'Toole Performed Escape Act Versus Cardinals

Of the many duels the Reds’ Jim O’Toole had with the Cardinals, none was more bizarre than his performance in the first game of a 1963 doubleheader. Even without his nemesis, Ken Boyer, in the lineup, O’Toole was pummeled by the Cardinals, but still won.

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Sunday Night Pioneer: How Hal Brown Baffled Cardinals

Sunday night baseball, a standard feature on today’s major-league schedule, was a radical idea, born of necessity, when the Cardinals first experienced it in 1963.

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Charlie James Speaks To Missouri Baseball Team

An hour into Missouri baseball's First Pitch Celebration, a man was asked to come up to the stage. In his right hand was a black baseball bat, and on his left ring finger was a large, shiny gold ring.

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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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Cubs Knew Lou Brock Was On Verge Of Stardom In 1964

Lou Brock was expected to have a breakout year in 1964 _ with the Cubs, not the Cardinals.

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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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Cardinals Vs. Reds: Rich Tradition Of July 4 Showdowns

The Cardinals will renew a red-white-and-blue rivalry July 4 when they play the Reds.

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Cardinals Drilled Johnny Podres In LA Debut

The Cardinals’ four-game series with the Dodgers this week marks the 50th season they have played in Dodger Stadium.

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Final At-Bats Of The Greatest Sluggers

When I recently put together a list marking some similarities between Ken Griffey Jr. and Willie Mays, the most striking oddity was that both made their final appearance as pinch-hitters late in games that their teams lost by one run: Mays grounded out, shortstop to second for the force at second; Griffey grounded out, second to shortstop for the force at second. I'd earlier seen that the Bash Brothers, Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire, produced another oddity as they played their final games on October 6 and 7, 2001, with both flying out to deep center field in their last at-bats.

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