Cubs To Cardinals: How About Ray Sadecki For Lou Brock?

Ray Sadecki was the player the Cubs wanted in exchange for Lou Brock, but the timing wasn’t right. Sadecki got hot at the same time as the trade talks did and the Cardinals opted to keep him.

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How Gary Kolb Caught The Attention Of Cardinals legends

Gary Kolb impressed Branch Rickey, stepped in for Stan Musial and got traded for Bob Uecker.

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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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Audio: Red Schoendienst On The Block Trade

On this date 54 years ago one of the most notable trades in MLB history took place as the St. Louis Cardinals acquired Lou Brock from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for outfielder Doug Clemens and pitchers Ernie Broglio and Bobby Shantz.

STL Baseball Weekly

Cardinals Tried Phil Gagliano To Lure Lou Brock From Cubs

Phil Gagliano, not Ernie Broglio, could have been the key player involved in one of the most lopsided trades in favor of the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Cardinals & St. Louis Civic Leaders Launch #STLisLou To Honor Lou Brock

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have teamed up with the Mayor of St. Louis and other civic leaders to launch #STLisLou, a season-long campaign to honor Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock, celebrate the St. Louis community, and raise money for children with diabetes. The Cardinals will formally honor Brock in a special #STLisLou ceremony prior to tonight's game against the Cubs.
St. Louis Official Site 

The Cardinals, in partnership with the mayor of St. Louis, kicked off a season-long celebration of Lou Brock on Tuesday with the unveiling of a new #STLisLou campaign that will concurrently celebrate the city and raise money for children with diabetes.
St. Louis Official Site

What does Lou Brock mean to you? That’ll be a question St. Louis Cardinals fans will be asked to express all season long, says Cardinals vice president of communications Ron Watermon.
KMOX

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have teamed up with the Mayor of St. Louis and other civic leaders to launch #STLisLou, a season-long campaign to honor Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock, celebrate the St. Louis community, and raise money for children with diabetes. The Cardinals will formally honor Brock in a special #STLisLou ceremony prior to tonight’s game against the Cubs.
STL Sports Page

The youngest person alive when Lou Brock played for the Cardinals is currently 36 years old.
Hochman

Why Jack Spring, Paul Toth Are Part Of Cardinals Lore

For pitchers Jack Spring and Paul Toth, being part of one of the Cardinals’ best trades did little for their careers other than making them answers to a trivia question.

RetroSimba

Twenty Days To A Lou Brock Showdown

On this day, 20 until the Cardinals begin the 2015 season, it's appropriate that their first opponent is the Cubs.

KSDK

Lou Brock Hit The Ground Running In First Start With Cardinals

In his first start with the Cardinals, Lou Brock gave them a much-needed lift as well as a sample of what was to come with him in their lineup.

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Ernie Broglio Has Been Punch Line Of Lou Brock Trade For 50 Years, But It Hasn't Jaded Him

Embarrassing? Regrettable? Ridiculous?

Chicago Sun-Times

Branch Rickey, Overqualified Scout

Earlier this week I visited the Library of Congress, hunting for information about a certain figure within the Branch Rickey Papers. I didn't find a scrap of the information I sought, but the search was no less fascinating. Among the more interesting batches of material were hundreds of scouting reports that Rickey wrote while working as a sort of minister-without-portfolio for the Cardinals in the early 1960s.

Baseball Nation

Cardinals' All-Time Top 5 In-Season Trades

Will the Cardinals swing a deal before the July 31 Trade Deadline? Sometimes it takes years to determine how well a team did in a trade. With the benefit of hindsight, the following are the five most notable trades in franchise history that were conducted during the regular season, according to club reporter Jenifer Langosch. Agree? Disagree? Comment below:

St. Louis Official Site

You Could Look It Up: Trades That Made A Difference

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