1997 Cardinals Had Worst Start In Franchise History

Struggling to score, the Cardinals opened the 1997 season by losing a franchise-record six in a row.

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Eddie Looper, John Frascatore To Take Part In Free Clinic For Youth

For the 10th consecutive year, the Brooksville Parks and Recreation Department, along with sponsor Cemex and the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, will team up to host a free baseball clinic for kids at Tom Varn Park.

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Price Was Right For Cardinals To Get Dennis Eckersley

Needing a closer, the 1996 Cardinals wanted Dennis Eckersley. What they didn’t want was the obligation to pay his entire salary.

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James Frascatore Aspired To Follow His Brother's Major League Career Before NYPD

James Frascatore, the NYPD cop who had his gun and badge removed after taking down retired tennis star James Blake earlier this week in front of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan, was a local budding baseball star before starting what has been a tumultuous career as a police officer. The younger brother of former major league pitcher John Frascatore, had a strong amateur career that he hoped take him on a similar path.

Examiner

The Unproductive Reunion Of Ken Hill, Cardinals

When the Cardinals reacquired Ken Hill, they thought they’d found an ace. Instead, he was a dud.

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Near No-Hitter By Alan Benes Became Crushing Loss

Just halfway into May, the 1997 Cardinals had experienced much adversity, including six consecutive losses to open the season and a mid-April stretch in which they never scored more than two runs in five straight games. But Alan Benes may have absorbed the cruelest blow.

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