Why Cardinals Opened 1950 Season As Night Owls

Seeking a way to attract more customers and more revenue, the Cardinals saw the light and broke with tradition.

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Browns Vs. Cardinals: An Unordinary World Series Opener

A pitcher with a losing record and a batter with a bad back provided a winning combination for the St. Louis Browns in their World Series debut.

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Cardinals Ace Mort Cooper: Great Pitcher, Tragic Figure

Mort Cooper was a talented Cardinals pitcher with a troubled soul whose life was shortened by too much booze.

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How Harry Brecheen Handcuffed Cardinals Opponents

Harry Brecheen came close to being perfect for the Cardinals.

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How Cardinals Won Two June Games By Combined 34-0 Score

Facing a collection of arms ranging from a 15-year-old making his big-league debut to a 36-year-old batting practice pitcher, the 1944 Cardinals became the first team in the majors to achieve two shutout wins by margins of 16 runs or more in the same month.

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Stan Musial & His Shaky Cardinals Spring Training

In his first spring training as a big-league player, Stan Musial felt the pressure of high expectations, went into a slump and nearly lost a starting spot in the Cardinals outfield.

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Why Cardinals Traded Johnny Mize To Giants

Johnny Mize, the franchise’s all-time best left-handed power hitter, practically was given away by the Cardinals after he ran afoul of management.

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Cardinals Came Close To Facing Indians In 1948 World Series

If not for a slump at the start of September by Stan Musial in his best big-league season, the Cardinals, not the Braves, might have been the National League champions that opposed the Indians in the 1948 World Series.

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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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Ken Burkhart Threw Strikes For Cardinals, Called Them For NL

Unlike Alex Reyes, who delivers heat with a smooth motion, Ken Burkhart appeared to be throwing a shot put when he pitched for the Cardinals. Though possessing different styles, Reyes and Burkhart both produced effective results as St. Louis rookies.

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How Cardinals, Reds Kept Their Heads Above Water

Seventy-five years ago, with water filling the dugouts and lapping at the feet of spectators in the box seats, the Cardinals and Reds raced to complete a game at Cincinnati before flooding made conditions unplayable.

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How Navy Hitch Made Stan Musial A Better Ballplayer

Joining the Navy helped Stan Musial boost his baseball career with the Cardinals.

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Why The Cardinals Played Baseball In Delaware On D-Day

When news of the D-Day invasion of France by Allied Forces reached the United States that morning, most of Organized Baseball honored the solemn event by canceling the games scheduled for June 6, 1944.

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Nothing Like The First Time

Adam Wainwright will be on the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals as they open the 2014 season—a role he is familiar and comfortable with as the ace of the staff. But when asked about his favorite Opening Day, it was one where he didn’t even pitch. It was just about stepping onto the field.

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Better Than I Thought: Marty Marion

I’ve long felt that Marty Marion was wildly overrated. Maybe it’s because he won an award he didn’t really deserve. “Slats” won the 1944 NL MVP with a OPS+ of 91. No, you read that right. Marion was a negative at the plate and still won the MVP Award. Who says the BBWAA doesn’t value defense? At least back then, apparently they did. In Marion’s case, I thought that it might be to the extreme.

Play A Hard Nine

The Branch Rickey Pirates (Part 2:1950-51)

As we recall from last time, Branch Rickey was hired as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates in November 1950. We summarized the state of the ball club he inherited, both at the level of the big league roster and in the minor leagues.

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Snuffy Stirnweiss

The stat lines just leap out at you, aggressively commanding attention and respect:

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Last At-Bat Cardinals Postseason Wins

When Boston’s Jed Lowrie’s RBI single brought home Jason Bay in the bottom of the ninth to eliminate the Los Angeles Angels in the ALDS Monday night, he did what 17 St. Louis Cardinals have done in the long history of the franchise - win postseason games with a last at-bat hit.

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Top Cardinals Teams & The Gold Glove

Jerry Modene looks at the top defensive players on the best St. Louis Cardinals teams of all time, including those who won Gold Glove Awards and others who could have.

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