As We Accept The 'New Normal' Of 2020 & Beyond, It Means Welcoming The DH In The NL

To many in St. Louis, the despised two letters of “D” and “H” are seen as obscene as certain words with four letters. You know, like “Cubs.” But in America of 2020, we’re all learning about accepting and adapting to a new normal.

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Jesse Haines & His Election To The Hall Of Fame

After Jesse Haines transformed into a knuckleball pitcher, the Cardinals transformed into a National League powerhouse.

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Carl Hubbell, Giant Among Pitchers, Knew Glory, Tragedy

Carl Hubbell and Mel Ott forever are linked as teammates, friends, road roommates, Hall of Famers and, tragically, by a bizarre twist of fate.

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How Will Albert Pujols Cap Off His Hall Of Fame Career?

When his career ends and immortality starts to arrive, it will be Cardinals fans who get the first crack at putting Albert Pujols into one of baseball’s Halls of Fame, plaque and all.

Bird Land

On This Day: Grover Cleveland Alexander Elected To Hall Of Fame In 1938

Few Phillies have made the Hall of Fame, but Grover Cleveland Alexander is among the greatest to enter Cooperstown

That Ball's Outta Here

Royale Debuts Art Honoring Cool Papa Bell

It’s a party tonight at the Royale on South Kingshighway, but also an art unveiling to honor hall of famer Cool Papa Bell. Royale owner and part-time historian Steven Fitzpatrick Smith says he discovered something right next door to his bar.

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With Adam Wainwright, Cardinals Bosses Are Thinking With Their Hearts Instead Of Being Smart

In the olden days of baseball, old pitchers could stay young.

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Meet Me In St. Louis: Charles Lindbergh, Rogers Hornsby

The spirit of St. Louis was on full display when Charles Lindbergh, a month after his historic flight, came to Sportsman’s Park and helped the Cardinals celebrate their first World Series title.

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How Grover Cleveland Alexander Mastered 'Murderer's Row'

In a span of about 24 hours, Grover Cleveland Alexander twice held the fate of the 1926 Cardinals in his right hand. With a loss meaning elimination of the Cardinals from the World Series, Alexander delivered a win and a save against the Yankees of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig at New York.

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Jesse Haines & A Joyous St. Louis World Series Welcome

In the first World Series game played in St. Louis, nine future inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Rogers Hornsby, appeared in the starting lineups. The player who delivered the masterpiece performance was the pitcher among that stellar cast, Jesse Haines of the Cardinals.

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How Larry Jaster Dominated The Dodgers

Relying primarily on high fastballs, Larry Jaster got inside the heads of Dodgers batters and kept them from scoring a run against him.

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How Cardinals Get Grover Cleveland Alexander

Ninety years ago, the Cubs unwittingly did the Cardinals a favor and helped them achieve their first championship season.

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Sunday Notes: Mitch Harris, Rob Kaminsky, & Grover Cleveland Alexander

Mitch Harris is known for his back story. The 30-year-old righthander was drafted by the Cardinals in 2008, but he didn’t throw his first professional pitch until 2013. The interim years were spent protecting Uncle Sam. Harris did two tours of duty in the Persian Gulf and another off the coast of Colombia, where his ship helped curtail drug-smuggling operations.

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Swift Rise, Dramatic Fall: Grover Cleveland Alexander

Second in an occasional series on the 100th anniversary of the Phillies' first pennant.

Go Erie

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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Pennant Clincher: How Dizzy Dean Got Two Shutouts In Three Days

On the final day of the 1934 season, in a feat that combined ironman endurance with exceptional skill, Dizzy Dean carried the Cardinals to the National League pennant by pitching his second shutout in the span of 48 hours.

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Hall Of Fame Museum Is A Cardinals Fan's Delight

One of the first exhibits inside the stunning new St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum reveals that the “Cardinals’ roots can be traced to a colorful saloon owner who bought a baseball team because he wanted to sell beer.”

Courier Press

Cardinals, Cubs Continue Century-Long Rivalry At Wrigley Field

The Wrigley field rivalry between the Cardinals and Chicago Cubs began 98 years and five days ago, on April 27, 1916, a week after the Cubs had played their first game at the park, which originally housed a club known as the Federals and Whales of the Federal League in 1914 and 1915.

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How Cardinals Have Fared Vs. Reds In Opening Day Games

Opening Day games between the Cardinals and Reds have brought out the best in several St. Louis standouts. Stan Musial, Chick Hafey, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina have slugged Cardinals home runs against the Reds in season openers. Dizzy Dean, Grover Cleveland Alexander and Mort Cooper have pitched gems.

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John Stuper Remembers His Game Six Like It Was Yesterday

From his home in Hamden, Conn., former Cardinals pitcher John Stuper, the baseball coach at Yale, will be watching tonight with considerable interest — or maybe not watching at all — as St. Louis righthanded rookie Michael Wacha endeavors to keep his team alive in Game 6 of the World Series two hours away at Fenway Park.

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