Why Bob O'Farrell Was One & Done As Cardinals Manager

Sam Breadon wasn’t satisfied with Bob O’Farrell managing the Cardinals to a 92-win season. Breadon, the club owner, wanted O’Farrell to perform at the level of a most valuable player, too.

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Harry Glenn Died Serving In World War I

Harry Glenn was 28 and deep into a professional baseball career that included a stint with the Cardinals when he enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces during World War I. Soon after being assigned to the Aviation Mechanic Training School in St. Paul, Minn., Glenn contracted pneumonia and died, a month before the war ended.

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How Bob O'Farrell Went From NL MVP To Cardinals Manager

In a move made as much for its public relations value as for on-field leadership, the Cardinals, in effect, hired two managers to replace Rogers Hornsby.

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Cardinals Rookie Fred Frankhouse Sizzled In September

Joining a starting rotation that featured future Hall of Famers Jesse Haines and Grover Cleveland Alexander, rookie Fred Frankhouse strung together a September winning streak that nearly lifted the Cardinals to a second consecutive National League pennant.

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