Familiar Foes: Rusty Staub Vs. Bob Gibson

Rusty Staub, who did his best hitting versus right-handed pitchers, and Bob Gibson were matched against one another often. Though Staub didn’t hit Gibson as well as he did most right-handers, he had a couple of significant games while facing the Cardinals’ ace.

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Johnny Romano: From Slugger To Sub For Cardinals

Seeking a backup to Tim McCarver, the Cardinals acquired a catcher who ranked among the top sluggers at the position and considered himself an everyday player.

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In Memory Of Former Cardinals: 2013

Our eighth annual feature remembering 13 former St. Louis Cardinals who passed away during the last year, including the greatest Cardinal of all time.

The Cardinal Nation

Grady Hatton Passes Away At 90

Grady Hatton, the former major league third baseman who managed the Houston Astros in the 1960s, has died. He was 90.

Boston Herald

1956 Cardinals Groomed Nine Managers

The 1956 Cardinals had an unremarkable record with a remarkable cast of leaders.

Hampered by a pitching staff that yielded 698 runs (third-highest total in the National League), St. Louis finished in fourth place at 76-78.

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BL, TR (Part 3: The Best Left-Handed Hitting Third Basemen In MLB History)

In Part 1, we introduced the concept of the rarity of right-handed throwers who bat left handed, identifying how rare it's been over the past half-century for players at the defensive positions that nearly universally demand right-handed throwers (catcher, third base, second base and shortstop) to be left-handed hitters. We're not talking about switch-hitters (though they're rare too), but straight, full-on left-handed hitters, batting lefty even against southpaws.

In Part 2 we examined the best of these rare birds at the position of catcher. This time we'll turn our attention to The Hot Corner.

The Hardball Times