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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Cardinals Paid Price For Giving Up On Ramon Hernandez

The Cardinals couldn’t figure out Ramon Hernandez when he pitched for them any better than they could when he pitched against them.

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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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Why Cardinals Traded Twice For Dave Giusti In Three Months

In seeking a third consecutive pennant, the Cardinals traded six players to get a No. 5 starter for their rotation.

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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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Johnny Edwards A Good Catch For 1968 Cardinals

Johnny Bench made Johnny Edwards available to the Cardinals and Ted Simmons made him expendable.

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Bill Hands & A 1969 Showdown Between Cubs, Cardinals

Bill Hands, whose effective starting pitching helped transform the Cubs from losers to contenders under manager Leo Durocher, was a familiar opponent of the Cardinals in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His best performance against St. Louis came on a day when the Cardinals also had their hands full with a group of Wrigley Field Bleacher Bums whose behavior had gotten out of hand.

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The Story Of Father & Son Cardinals Sluggers

Fifty years ago, Ed Spiezio, hoping to jumpstart his career and contend for the Cardinals’ third base job, hit his first big-league home run for St. Louis. Forty years later, Scott Spiezio, hoping to jumpstart his career and fill a utility role with the Cardinals, hit his first National league home run for St. Louis.

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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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Shouldn't A Closer, You Know, Close?

While perusing a recent article by my esteemed colleague Brandon Isleib, I noticed that he'd identified Rick Sutcliffe as a primary culprit in the 1980 Dodgers' failure to reach the playoffs. Sutcliffe was awful that year, but as a kid who lived and died with that team, the two names that stick in my mind are free agent signings Dave Goltz and Don Stanhouse.

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