How Herman Franks Caught On With Cardinals

Herman Franks was a player, coach and manager in the major leagues for five decades and it all began with the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

When It Comes To Baseballs, Cardinals Don't Prefer Blonde

Yellow baseballs couldn’t help a Cardinals club from feeling blue about a season coming apart at the seams.

RetroSimba

Frankie Frisch & His Last Hurrah As Cardinals Clouter

The last hit of the Hall of Fame career of Frankie Frisch completed a ninth-inning comeback that carried the Cardinals to a walkoff victory and inspired his teammates to carry Frisch off the field.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Hit Desert With Diamondbacks On Up-And-Up

The St. Louis Cardinals have won four in a row and nine of their last 10 meetings against the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, the last seven victories have been close -- all by only one or two runs.

Fox Sports Midwest

How Cardinals, Reds Kept Their Heads Above Water

Seventy-five years ago, with water filling the dugouts and lapping at the feet of spectators in the box seats, the Cardinals and Reds raced to complete a game at Cincinnati before flooding made conditions unplayable.

RetroSimba

David Freese Increases His Total Of Three-RBI Games

Third baseman David Freese came alive with the bat on Sunday. His three RBI helped the slumping St. Louis Cardinals break their three-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over San Francisco.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Allen Craig Celebrates 26th Birthday In Style

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Allen Craig had a three-RBI game on Sunday as the Dodgers were swept out of town.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Can Jon Jay Sustain?

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay has been a pleasant surprise covering in right field for the injured Ryan Ludwick. Jay comes into the break with an NL-best 11-game hitting streak (17-for-37, .459) and has hit safely in every game he’s started this year (19-for-46, .413). He does not yet qualify for the NL rookie leader board, but among those with at least 40 at-bats, Jay is on top with a .377 average.

The Cardinal Nation

DG's 10@10: Albert Pujols' Place In History

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman and reigning league MVP Albert Pujols is only 1/10 of the way into the season and already he’s a spokesman and emblem for the city’s celebration of the 2009 All-Star Game. He’s got a commercial running in loops on ESPN. Three different film crews followed him around on the same day this past week for three different commercial ventures. He leads the league in RBIs and runs scored. He was called “the perfect player” by his manager on Thursday.

Birdland

In Memory Of Former Cardinals: 2008

Our annual feature remembering 17 former St. Louis Cardinals that passed away during the past year.

The Birdhouse

Don Gutteridge Remembered For Role On 1959 WhiteSox Pennant Winner

Don Gutteridge of Pittsburg, Kan., who died Sunday at age 96, is remembered in the Chicago Tribune today for his coaching role for the 1959 White Sox, the last White Sox team to win the pennant before Ozzie Guillen guided the 2005 team to the World Series championship:

The Turner Report

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.
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