Tommy Glaviano & His Gloomy Game For Cardinals

Cardinals third baseman Tommy Glaviano experienced a fielder’s worst nightmare.

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Why Cardinals Opened 1950 Season As Night Owls

Seeking a way to attract more customers and more revenue, the Cardinals saw the light and broke with tradition.

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Cardinals Hit Jackpot With Hard-Hitting Ray Jablonski

Ray Jablonski was an infielder who couldn’t field or throw well, but he excelled at stroking line drives for extra-base hits and generating large numbers of runs.

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Patience Paid For Cardinals With Gerry Staley

Though knowing Gerry Staley was committed to a stint in the Army during World War II, the Cardinals went ahead and acquired him anyway. The investment paid a significant dividend when Staley emerged as the ace of the Cardinals’ staff in the early 1950s.

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Joe Garagiola & His Most Memorable Home Runs

Joe Garagiola, a St. Louis native who began his big-league career with the Cardinals, hit perhaps his most dramatic home run against his hometown team.

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Why Cardinals, Reds Managers Got Into A Fistfight

Once upon a time, the managers of the Cardinals and Reds threw punches at one another and wrestled on the ground near home plate. One of them may have taken a bite out of the other. No, we’re not referring to Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker.

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Why George Shuba Put Fear In Cardinals Pitchers

George “Shotgun” Shuba wasn’t an all-star, but he played like one against the Cardinals.

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Lance Lynn Still Has Shot At Team History

RHP Lance Lynn's next start for the Cardinals will be Sunday at home against the Miami Marlins. He has two chances left to become the sixth pitcher in Cardinals history to post at least 11 wins before the All-Star break in consecutive seasons, and the first since Joaquin Andujar (1984-85).

KSDK

Cardinals Pitchers Log Best Three-Game Series Since 1972

Most serious baseball fans with an eye toward the rich history of the game are well aware of the impact on starting pitchers of the increased specialization and deployment of the bullpen in recent decades. Another factor in the resultant reduction in workload for starters is the relatively-new focus on pitch counts.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Like Albert Pujols, Stan Musial Went 0-for-5 In An Opener

Albert Pujols is the first Cardinal in 26 years and only the third Cardinal in the last 58 years to go 0-for-5 from the No. 3 spot in the batting order on Opening Day.

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Derrick Goold's 10: Cardinals Opening Day Acts, From Dizzy Dean To Chris Carpenter

Modern-day ace Chris Carpenter may not match Hall of Famers and Cardinals icons Bob Gibson or Dizzy Dean in legend or impact, but this afternoon he can do what neither did, even given ample opportunity.

STL Today

Spirit Of 1947: Cardinals Sporting Retro Threads Today

The retro baseball caps with the blue shell and stylized interlocking S-T-L were stacked in the St. Louis Cardinals clubhouse this past week — part preview and part to help the players pick their preferred size. Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright, who will start tonight’s Civil Rights Game at Cincinnati, asked if he could keep his for a few days.

Birdland

Brad Penny Extends Cardinals Starting Streak To Seven

The St. Louis Cardinals are working on run of seven consecutive starts of seven innings or more allowing two or fewer runs.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Cardinals Leaders Of The 1950's

After the 1940's the Cardinals had nowhere to go but down. But, their down wasn;t all that bad considering for the decade of the 1950's they played above .500 ball and were in 4th place in the NL standings for the decade. Their record for the 1950's was 776-763 .504. The best team was the 1957 edition which finished 87-67 .565 -8 2nd place. The worst team was the 1955 team that was 68-86 .442 -30.5 7th place.

Redbirds Rap

In Memory Of Former Cardinals: 2008

Our annual feature remembering 17 former St. Louis Cardinals that passed away during the past year.

The Birdhouse

Ex-Cardinal Gerry Staley Passes Away At 87

Gerry Staley, an All-Star pitcher who won 134 games in the Majors, has died. He was 87.

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