Stint With Cardinals Was Too Short For Ted Abernathy

The 1970 Cardinals found the closer they needed, but, following a familiar pattern, gave up on him too soon.

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The Virtual 1971-80 Cardinals Part Two

Last time, we highlighted the series of remarkably questionable trades executed between 1970 and 1975 by the St. Louis Cardinals under owner Gussie Busch and General Manager Bing Devine. Now we're ready to examine just how differently the St. Louis teams might have performed across the decade with those deals nullified.

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