Billy Southworth & His Timely Home Run For Cardinals

Three months after he was traded by the Giants to the Cardinals, Billy Southworth hit a home run against his former team, providing the winning run in the victory that clinched the first National League pennant for St. Louis.

RetroSimba

Flint Rhem To Be Inducted Into South Carolina Athletic Hall Of Fame

The group also includes versatile former New England Patriots wide receiver Troy Brown, former Gamecocks basketball players Art Whisnant and Martha Parker Hester, longtime coach and administrator Buddy Sasser, and the late Flint Rhem, a Clemson and Major League Baseball pitcher.

Post & Courier

Carlos Beltran Is No Babe Ruth

As a Cardinal fan — and a Carlos Beltran fan, moreover — we’re of course cheering for the Cardinal right fielder to do his best in the current series and hopefully a couple more this season. But we have to raise a skeptical eyebrow when we read comparisons of Beltran with Babe Ruth.

Fungoes

Kyle Lohse Joins Select Cardinals Few With April Gem

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Lohse pitched a masterpiece at Busch Stadium on Thursday afternoon, tossing a two-hit shutout at the Washington Nationals. Both hits were singles. The 32-year-old walked two and struck out six. He threw 72 strikes among his 111 pitches. St. Louis ended the day on top by a 5-0 score.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Top 10 Major Leaguers From South Carolina, Clemson

While neither South Carolina nor Clemson has produced a superstar major leaguer, the two schools have produced a few stars. The top 10:

The State

Top Cardinals Teams & The Cy Young Award

Jerry Modene looks at the best pitchers on the best St. Louis Cardinals teams of all time, including those who won the Cy Young Award and others who could have.

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Scout.com: Counting Down Best Cardinals Teams #11 1926

Our new series counts down the 15 best St. Louis Cardinals teams in the long and storied history of the National League’s most successful franchise. The 1926 edition comes in at number 11.

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