Cardinals Gave Dick Scott An Initiation To The Majors

Dick Scott waited a long time to reach the major leagues, and when he got there, as a 30-year-old rookie, he quickly experienced highs and lows.

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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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A Brief History Of Cardinals One-Year Wonders

With big names potentially available as one-year rentals, here is a look at the best players to spend exactly one year in St. Louis

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Daryl Spencer Brought Passion, Pride, Power To Hankyu

The Baseball Bullet-In this week remembers Daryl Spencer, the former Hankyu Braves slugger who died Jan. 2 in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 88.

Japan Times

Eric Fryer Passes George Altman For Cardinals Initial Consecutive Hits Record

Catcher Eric Fryer’s fourth game as a St. Louis Cardinal – during which he went 3-for-3 on Sunday to set a new team record with six consecutive hits to open his Cardinals career – was his first in meaningful action. There was a common thread across his prior three appearances as Yadier Molina’s interim reserve – they were all late in blowouts.

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How Jim O'Toole Performed Escape Act Versus Cardinals

Of the many duels the Reds’ Jim O’Toole had with the Cardinals, none was more bizarre than his performance in the first game of a 1963 doubleheader. Even without his nemesis, Ken Boyer, in the lineup, O’Toole was pummeled by the Cardinals, but still won.

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Sunday Night Pioneer: How Hal Brown Baffled Cardinals

Sunday night baseball, a standard feature on today’s major-league schedule, was a radical idea, born of necessity, when the Cardinals first experienced it in 1963.

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How Foes Fared Facing Bob Gibosn, Steve Carlton In A Game

Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton appeared together in a regular-season game as Cardinals just three times. Two of those games represented milestones for Carlton: his big-league debut and his first major-league save.

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Tough Task: How Charlie James Tried Succeeding Stan Musial

Fifty years ago, Charlie James was chosen to replace Stan Musial as the Cardinals’ left fielder.

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Remembering Stan Musial's Last Game

Imagine if it were happening today, Sept. 29, 2013. Imagine the digital, social and wireless scope. There would be a visual fingerprint and cyber-manuscript to last forever.

Post-Dispatch

Matt Holliday, Julio Lugo Fast Starters For Cardinals

On Friday night in Philadelphia, the newest St. Louis Cardinal, outfielder Matt Holliday, celebrated his trade from Oakland with a four-hit game. That tied his career high. It was Holliday’s 15th career four-hit game and third of this season. The first two were on May 19 at Detroit and this Monday, July 20 at Minnesota.

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