Don Kessinger Kept Cardinals Seat Warm For Garry Templeton

After more than a decade with the Cubs as one of the premier shortstops in the National League, Don Kessinger joined the rival Cardinals and stabilized the position until a phenom was ready to take over.

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Willie Davis & His Short, Strange Stay With Cardinals

Unable or unwilling to manage his personal finances, outfielder Willie Davis left the Cardinals during a pennant drive in an effort to protect his wages from being claimed by his ex-wife.

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Why Ed Brinkman Was Not A Shortstop Savior For Cardinals

Bing Devine thought he had added the final piece to a championship contender when he acquired Gold Glove shortstop Ed Brinkman for the Cardinals. What the general manager didn’t know was that he had dealt for a shortstop who did better playing on grass and dirt rather than on artificial turf.

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Why Cardinals Traded Popular, Productive Joe Torre

Having achieved unprecedented personal success while falling short of the ultimate team goal, Joe Torre’s six-year stay with the Cardinals came to an unsatisfying, though not unexpected, end.

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Cardinals Go Five Years In Row With New Shortstop

The trade of Brendan Ryan to the Mariners on Dec. 12 means the Cardinals will have a new Opening Day shortstop for the fifth consecutive year in 2011.

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