Uncle Sam Put Halt To Howie Pollet Shutout Streak

Howie Pollet was peaking as a Cardinals pitcher when he put his career on hold to serve his country in World War II.

RetroSimba

How Navy Hitch Made Stan Musial A Better Ballplayer

Joining the Navy helped Stan Musial boost his baseball career with the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Are Last NL Franchise To Win Three Pennants In A Row

Over the last 90 years, the Cardinals are the only National League franchise to have won three consecutive pennants.

RetroSimba

Why The Cardinals Played Baseball In Delaware On D-Day

When news of the D-Day invasion of France by Allied Forces reached the United States that morning, most of Organized Baseball honored the solemn event by canceling the games scheduled for June 6, 1944.

RetroSimba

Gas House Gang's Don Gutteridge , 1912-2008

Don Gutteridge, the last living member of the Gas House Gang and the 1944 St. Louis Browns pennant-winning club, died Sunday at his Pittsburg, Kan., home, where he’s remembered as a “baseball icon” and a recent author. He was 96.
Birdland

One of my all-time favorite interview subjects during my 22 years as a working reporter died Sunday at age 96.
The Turner Report

“Baseball has been very, very good to me,” Don Gutteridge wrote in one of his books on his career as a player, coach, manager and scout.
The Joplin Globe

Member of the Gas House Gang St. Louis Cardinals and the club’s oldest former player passes away.
The Birdhouse

Don Gutteridge, the last living member of the Gashouse Gang and a part of the pennant-winning St. Louis Browns club, died Sunday afternoon (Sept. 7, 2008) at his home in Pittsburg, Kan., a friend of the family confirmed. He was 96.
STL Today

Former Tourists Manager Enters Hall Of FameToday

Few mementoes remain from Billy Southworth’s time as the Asheville Tourists’ manager.

Citizen Times

Little General Get Big Honor

During spring training in 1942, Cardinal manager Billy Southworth faced a decision.

STL Today

Billy Southworth On Veteran's Committee Hall Of Fame Ballot

In 1942, St. Louis manager Billy Southworth nurtured a future Hall of Famer and won a World Series on three simple tenants that made him one of the greatest managers in baseball history.

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