Why Cardinals Traded Harry Walker For Ron Northey

Seeking a power bat for a lineup struggling to score, the Cardinals got the slugger they wanted but paid a hefty price, dealing a player who would win the National League batting title.

RetroSimba

Why The Cardinals Played Baseball In Delaware On D-Day

When news of the D-Day invasion of France by Allied Forces reached the United States that morning, most of Organized Baseball honored the solemn event by canceling the games scheduled for June 6, 1944.

RetroSimba

Long-Living Former Cardinals

Stan Musial isn’t the oldest or even second-oldest former St. Louis Cardinals player living. The latter is the relatively-unknown Freddie Schmidt.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Baseball Memories Abound With Freddie Schmidt

The timing couldn't have been better.

Here I was, on the very day that pitchers and catchers reported to Phillies camp in Clearwater, Fla., dreaming of baseballs, sunshine and palm trees -- and opening a letter from the sixth oldest living ex-Phillie.

The Morning Call