Showing posts with label John Urrea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Urrea. Show all posts

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Oscar Gamble, Future Cardinals Dealt Losses To 1978 Team

Oscar Gamble twice teamed with a future member of the 1982 World Series champions to help the Padres beat the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Friday, February 24, 2017

How Buddy Schultz Found A Home With Cardinals

Two years after he made his big-league debut against St. Louis as a winner in a game that ended Bob Gibson’s career, Buddy Schultz surprised the Cardinals by becoming one of their most effective relievers.

RetroSimba

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Eduardo Sanchez Cannot Top John Goody Urrea

Reliever Eduardo Sanchez has captured the fancy of St. Louis Cardinals fans since his promotion from Triple-A Memphis last Wednesday. It is for good reason, as the Venezuelan native fanned eight of his first 11 batters faced over his first two outings as a major leaguer.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

The Man Fans Love To Hate

Every day 57-year-old Scott Boras walks into his office at the Boras Corporation in Newport Beach, Calif. — an expansive facility housing 75 employees, state of the art technology and glitzy baseball memorabilia — the super agent is reminded of who he is.

STL Today

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Pitchers Who Out-Hit Their Opponents

Former Cardinal pitcher Dan Haren pulled off a remarkable feat last Tuesday: He had more hits as a batter — three — than he allowed as a pitcher — two. It seemed like a rare enough accomplishment, so we wondered if any pitchers had turned the trick while they were still Cardinals. As it turns out, at least seven have (since 1954):

Fungoes