Showing posts with label Dizzy Dean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dizzy Dean. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Cardinals' Top Five RHP Starters

Here is Anne Rogers' ranking of the top 5 right-handed starters in Cardinals history. Next week: Left-handed starters.

St. Louis Official Site

Saturday, May 9, 2020

From Cardinals' Outfield To Film Sets, Orsatti Family LegacyIs A True Hollywood Story

Of all the eras of St. Louis baseball, perhaps the most interesting collection of Cardinals was the Gashouse Gang ... yet perhaps the most interesting member was a player you might not know.

Hochman

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Dream Bracket Semifinals Set: Yankees-Red Sox, Reds-Dodgers

The MLB Dream Bracket presented by DraftKings will resume Thursday with the Yankees and Red Sox as well as the Dodgers and Reds meeting in the semifinals. Both series will wrap up Friday, with select games broadcast live starting at 3 p.m. ET on MLB Network's Twitch, MLB.com and club sites.

St. Louis Official Site

Friday, April 24, 2020

Rogers Hornsby, Jim Edmonds Lead Cardinals In Dream Bracket

The Cardinals all-time team that advanced past the Rockies in the first round of MLB’s Dream Bracket won its second series, beating the Phillies, 4-2, thanks to steady offense and well-rounded pitching.

St. Louis Official Site

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Scott Rolen, Rogers Horsnby Lift Cardinals In MLB Dream Bracket

Here’s a fun game for you: Imagine what a lineup would look like with Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Albert Pujols and other Cardinals greats. Now do the same with the rotation, with Bob Gibson, Dizzy Dean, Chris Carpenter and others.

St. Louis Official Site

Thursday, April 16, 2020

See The Complete MLB Dream Bracket Rosters

A collection of current stars and legends are set to square off in the ultimate competition for baseball supremacy -- the MLB Dream Bracket presented by DraftKings, a best-of-seven simulation featuring all-time teams for each of the 30 Major League franchises, as well as teams consisting of standouts from the Negro Leagues and 25-and-under stars from today's game.

St. Louis Official Site

Saturday, April 11, 2020

All-Time Lineup Of Cardinals Champions

Any excavation, archaeological or anecdotal, into the rich layers of highlights from Cardinals history will quickly reveal a conundrum: The greatest individual seasons had by a Cardinal – truly some of the greatest ever had in baseball – rarely result in a championship finish for the Cardinals.

Birdland

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Who Will Have Cardinals' Next Retired Number?

The list of Cardinals retired numbers includes 10 players, two managers, one owner and one broadcaster. The only Major League franchise with more retired numbers is the Yankees, who have 20.

St. Louis Official Site

Monday, February 24, 2020

How Dizzy Dean Got Ensnared In Federal Gambling Probe

Decades after he pitched for the Cardinals as a member of the Gashouse Gang, Dizzy Dean was involved in a federal investigation of a gambling gang.

RetroSimba

Friday, February 21, 2020

How Babe Didrikson Became A Cardinals Pitcher

Babe Didrikson, who won Olympic medals in track and field before she became one of America’s top golfers, was the starting pitcher for the Cardinals in a spring training game.

RetroSimba

Monday, January 20, 2020

'We're Not Going To Win This Way': Mike Shildt, Cardinals Draw Line On Unsavory Sign Stealing

It wasn’t as obvious or loud as, say, the banging on a trash can coming from the opposing dugout, but the shockwaves that rippled through baseball, exposed sign-stealing cheats and cost three managers their jobs were not new to Mike Shildt’s ears.

Post-Dispatch

Friday, January 10, 2020

Why Browns Nearly Had Change Positions

St. Louis Browns manager Marty Marion wanted to convert rookie pitcher Don Larsen into an outfielder.

RetroSimba

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Why The Cardinals Paid Big To Acquire Bryn Smith

The franchise of Dizzy Dean and Bob Gibson gave Bryn Smith the most lucrative contract of any Cardinals pitcher.

RetroSimba

Monday, November 25, 2019

Bill Doark Deserves A Spot In The Cardinals' Pantheon

A century ago, Bill Doak designed a glove with a pocket that revolutionized the game. And he was a darn good pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals too.

Redbird Rants

Monday, October 14, 2019

Why Pepper Martin Made Comeback With Cardinals At 40

Pepper Martin interrupted a successful stint as a manager to return to the Cardinals as a player and help them get to another World Series.

RetroSimba

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

How Harry Caray Got Bounced From Cardinals Booth

Harry Caray built a broadcast career in St. Louis based on baseball and beer, but his relationship with the Anheuser-Busch brewery became as flat as a cup of Budweiser left outside in the summer sun.

RetroSimba

Monday, September 16, 2019

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.

RetroSimba

Friday, September 13, 2019