Cardinals' Top Five Left-Handed Starters

Here is Anne Rogers' ranking of the top 5 left-handed starters in Cardinals history. Next week: Relief pitchers.

St. Louis Official Site

Cubs To Cardinals: How About Ray Sadecki For Lou Brock?

Ray Sadecki was the player the Cubs wanted in exchange for Lou Brock, but the timing wasn’t right. Sadecki got hot at the same time as the trade talks did and the Cardinals opted to keep him.

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Why Cardinals Were Inclined To Acquire Rob Kline

Ron Kline had an ominous start to his stint with the Cardinals, foretelling of rough times ahead for the right-handed pitcher.

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Why Cardinals Thought Wally Westlake Had Right Stuff

When the Cardinals acquired Wally Westlake from the Pirates, he seemed to be the ideal hitter to put pop into the cleanup spot, but it didn’t work out the way they expected.

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Cardinals Nearly Put Stan Musial In Murry Dickson Deal

The Pirates came close to convincing the Cardinals to send them Stan Musial, but settled instead for Murry Dickson.

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Harvey Haddix Was A Cardinasl Ace In Mid-1950s

Before he gained fame with the Pirates for pitching 12 perfect innings against the Braves and earning two World Series wins versus the Yankees, Harvey Haddix began his career with the Cardinals and was their ace.

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Preacher Roe: Cardinals Prospect Became A Nemesis

The 1943 Cardinals figured they had plenty of quality left-handed pitching. What they needed most was cash.

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Uncle Sam Put Halt To Howie Pollet Shutout Streak

Howie Pollet was peaking as a Cardinals pitcher when he put his career on hold to serve his country in World War II.

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Red Schoendienst Remembered As Tough, No-Nonsense Manager

Red Schoendienst was as nice a man as you’d want to encounter, and the stories about him generally ended on a high note. But, that didn’t mean he didn’t have his tough side or that his players largely ran the team.

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How Sonny Randle Helped Cardinals Base Runners

Looking to improve their offense, the St. Louis baseball Cardinals sought the help of a standout wide receiver who excelled at scoring with the St. Louis football Cardinals.

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Johnny Keane: A Man Of Quiet Dignity

After being fired from his job as Yankees manager in 1966, Johnny Keane was looking forward to rebuilding his career in 1967. The Angels had hired him to be a special assignment scout. Keane hoped that role would position him to become a big-league manager again and provide him the chance to replicate the success he had when he led the 1964 Cardinals to a World Series title.

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Ralph Branca Produced Pair Of Gems Against Cardinals

Ralph Branca came close to pitching two no-hitters against the Cardinals within a span of a month. Instead, he earned a one-hit shutout in one of those games and he had another one-hitter when he departed with two outs in the ninth inning of the other game.

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Cardinals Pitcher Delivers Rare RBI Prowess In World Series

After a season in which he ranked among the National League leaders, no one would have figured Cardinals ace Mort Cooper would do better as a hitter than as a pitcher in the 1942 World Series.

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How Harry Brecheen Came Through In Cardinals Clincher

Foreshadowing what would be an exceptional postseason for him, Harry Brecheen prevented the Cardinals from experiencing an epic collapse, saving the victory that carried them into the 1946 World Series.

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Stan Musial Refused To Knuckle Under In First Cardinals Game

In his debut with the Cardinals, Stan Musial saw a knuckleball for the first time. Rather than become baffled or intimidated, Musial determined what he’d have to do to succeed, adjusted his approach at the plate and attacked the pitch with a purpose.

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Baseball, Broadcasting Legend Joe Garagiola Dies

A pleasant and caring man, one who reveled in his mostly modest playing career in the big leagues, his receded -- not receding -- hairline and, it seemed, all facets and phases of his decades on the planet, has left us behind, behind and smiling. Joe Garagiola, a most entertaining, engaging and convivial sort, has died, bringing to an end a full, rich life and leaving the game without one its most enduring personalities, an energetic crusader and folksy humorist.
St. Louis Official Site

St. Louis native Joe Garagiola, who was a 20-year-old catcher on the 1946 Cardinals World Series championship team and went on to a long career in broadcasting with the Cardinals, NBC and the Arizona Diamondbacks among others, died in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon at age 90.
Post-Dispatch

Joe Garagiola, who turned a modest major league catching career into a 57-year run as a popular broadcaster in the sports world and beyond, died Wednesday. He was 90.
Fox Sports

He was a TV personality, a former major league baseball player, the voice of NBC's Game of the Week and the Arizona Diamondbacks' first color analyst.
KSDK

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that baseball legend Joe Garagiola died on Wednesday.
KMOV

Joe Garagiola played for four big league organizations in the 1940s and 50's, but the D-backs considered him as part of their family.
Arizona Official Site

St. Louis Baseball Weekly would like to express our thoughts and prayers to the family of Joe Garagiola, who passed away today.
STL Baseball Weekly

Matt Carpenter's Slugging PCT In Leadoff Spot Is Historically Studly

Third baseman Matt Carpenter has sacrificed some points off his batting average since he started powering up this season, but there is no arguing that he supplies a unique dimension to the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup.

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2015 Cardinals Could Join Elite Company With 100 Wins

If the Cardinals play at even close to .500 the rest of the way, their chances of becoming the ninth club in franchise history to attain 100 wins are genuine. Of their final 23 games, after the Chicago Cubs leave town Wednesday night, the Cardinals will have 17 against three of the worst clubs in the National League in Cincinnati (seven), Milwaukee (seven) and Atlanta (three), although Milwaukee recently took three straight from Pittsburgh.

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Carlos Martinez Makes All-Star Team; Matt Holliday Out Another Week; Matt Carpenter Back At The Top

For the first time in their history, the Cardinals will have three pitchers on the National League All-Star squad.
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Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday, out just more than a month with a quadriceps tear, went through a lengthy midafternoon workout of sprints and other running drills Friday at PNC Park.
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Garcia Is Hard-Luck Jaime

By anyone's evaluation, Jaime Garcia has been a terrific pitcher since rejoining the Cardinals' rotation and reviving his career.

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