How Matt Keough Helped Cardinals In Chase For Title

A stint with the Cardinals enabled Matt Keough to share a championship season with his father.

RetroSimba

Picking A Cardinals All-Time Pitching Arsenal

Ideally we'd be seeing Jack Flaherty light up radar guns and Adam Wainwright buckle knees right about now.

KSDK

Lee Smith Enjoys Hall Of Fame Orientation Visit

Lee Smith's Hall of Fame journey ended in December with a call informing him he had achieved baseball's greatest individual honor. In his first trip to Cooperstown since, the joy was apparent throughout his whirlwind visit.

St. Louis Official Site

Giancarlo Stanton Breaks Out Of Slump With Grand Slam

While the Yankees rolled against David Price and the Red Sox on Wednesday evening, littering the scoreboard with crooked numbers from the second inning on, one of their most important sluggers was left out of the fun.

New York-A Official Site

Tom Henke's Early Retirement Might've Cost Him The Hall Of Fame

In September 1995, Tom Henke capped a triumphant final season.

Sports Illustrated

How World Series Hero Bob Kuzava Landed With Cardinals

Seeking a left-handed reliever to help their pennant push, the Cardinals got Bob Kuzava, a proven producer under postseason pressure. The price, though, was steep: To open a roster spot for Kuzava, the Cardinals cut loose a future Hall of Fame pitcher.

RetroSimba

How Hoyt Wilhelm Got Traded To Cardinals

When Hoyt Wilhelm joined the Cardinals, he was an accomplished relief pitcher who was headed on a path toward election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His stint with the Cardinals, however, turned out to be a detour rather than an avenue toward success.

Retro Simba

Lee Smith Misses Hall Of Fame In Final Year On Writers' Ballot

Whether Lee Smith will get into the Hall of Fame is now in the hands of the Eras Committee.

Chicago-N Official Site

Lee Smith Has A Hall Of Fame Resume, But The Timing Of His Career May Keep Him Out

Leading up to the announcement of the 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame class on Jan. 18, we're examining each of the 34 candidates on this year's BBWAA ballot. By way of reminder, a candidate must be named on at least 75 percent of submitted BBWAA ballots in order to be elected into the Hall of Fame.

CBS Sports

Baseball Hall Of Fame: Time For Closers To Get Their Due

The official BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for 2017 has been announced, and a trio of closers are worthy of enshrinement.

Call To The Pen

Lee Smith Makes Final Hall Of Fame Bid On BBWAA Ballot

It's closing time for Lee Smith. This year is the last in which the dominant right-handed pitcher will be eligible for the Hall of Fame through the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot.

St. Louis Official Site

Von McDaniel & His Sizzling Start With Cardinals

When Von McDaniel joined his brother, Lindy, on the 1957 Cardinals staff and began shutting down opponents, comparisons were made to another sibling pitching duo in St. Louis lore, Dizzy and Paul Dean.

RetroSimba

Lee Smith Still Facing Uphill Climb For Hall Of Fame In 14th Year On Ballot

We're zeroing in on the Jan. 6 reveal of the BBWAA 2016 Hall of Fame class, one certain to include Ken Griffey Jr. and maybe another player or two. As we lead up to that announcement, CBS Sports' Eye on Baseball scribes are running through the serious candidates one day at a time.

CBS Sports

Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Bruce Sutter On Vin Scully's All-Time Team

Vin Scully has called Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers games since 1950, the year that Connie Mack last managed, and thus surely qualifies as the media member who has seen more major league games than anyone else. The total is a staggering 10,000 or more, of which 20 have been no-hitters and three perfect games.

Post-Dispatch

Edward Mujica Could Cover Red Sox Closer Duties

So whether it’s Junichi Tazawa or Alexi Ogando or Edward Mujica, who had a brief run two years ago as the St. Louis Cardinals’ fill-in closer, the Red Sox believe they’re covered in the event that Uehara’s hand isn’t as steady as it once was.

Boston Herald

Stu Miller Dies At 87

Former San Francisco Giants pitcher Stu Miller, who is most remembered for being "blown off the mound" during the 1961 All-Star Game at Candlestick Park, has died. He was 87.

Mercury News

After Big Dip In Support, Lee Smith Hoping To Close Out Hall Of Fame Bid

For "Fireman," an ode to closers published in 2010, Mariano Rivera was the cover boy. Providing the foreword for the book was the man who for a long time had been the closing fraternity's poster boy, Lee Smith.

St. Louis Official Site

Why Lou Brock Got Into Hall Of Fame On First Try

Recognition for being a player of multiple skills was as important to Lou Brock as being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

RetroSimba

Hall Of Fame Candidate Breakdown: Lee Smith

For the next several days, we at Eye On Baseball will be breaking down the cases of each candidate on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot for 2015. We'll present the pros and cons of each player as they relate to existing Hall of Fame standards and then wager a guess as to whether or not the candidate in question makes it in this time around by earning the necessary 75 percent of votes. Up now is Lee Smith ...

CBS Sports

Evaluating Relievers For Hall Of Fame Consideration

Is there a better way to evaluate reliever careers than just looking at their save totals?

Beyond The Boxscore