How Jim Frey Made A Bid To Be Cardinals Outfielder

Jim Frey was the Texas League batting champion when the Cardinals acquired him and gave him a chance to compete for a spot on their Opening Day roster. Frey didn’t get to the majors as a player, but he did as a manager.

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Dal Maxvill Enjoys Being Out Of The Limelight After 35 Years In Baseball

In a career that spanned 35 years, most of them spent with the Cardinals as a player, coach and executive, Charles Dallan “Dal” Maxvill is most remembered lately for his 10-year stint as their general manager.

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Why Ken Boyer Came Back To Cardinals

In his return to the Cardinals, Ken Boyer prepared to manage some of their best prospects while preparing veteran Joe Torre to play third base.

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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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The Day The Browns Became League Champions

Chet Laabs produced pipes to help win a war and home runs to help win a pennant.

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Cardinals Threw Roadblock On Dodgers' 1959 Pennant Path

Facing the Cardinals in the last week of the season during the heat of a pennant race, the Dodgers started Sandy Koufax, used a record number of pinch-hitters and rallied for three runs in the ninth on Frank Howard’s home run, but still lost.

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How Gary Kolb Caught The Attention Of Cardinals legends

Gary Kolb impressed Branch Rickey, stepped in for Stan Musial and got traded for Bob Uecker.

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How Gussie Busch Botched Plot To Hire Leo Durocher

Gussie Busch made a handshake agreement to hire Leo Durocher to manage the Cardinals, lied about it to the public and reneged on the commitment.

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Asian Adventure: Cardinals Mixed Business, Pleasure In Japan

After losing their way while trying to navigate a path to the top of the 1958 National League standings, the Cardinals embarked on an odyssey of cultural awakening and confidence building.

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Dean Stone: All-Star Winner Became Cardinals Reliever

Dean Stone earned a save in his Cardinals debut, flirted with a no-hitter in his lone start for them and was the victim of a rare hitting feat.

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The New Spirit In St. Louis Is Winning & Cantagious

Let's take stock of the Cardinals recent rise, shall we?

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Johnny Lewis: From Pupil To Mentor With Cardinals

Johnny Lewis, a prospect considered to have more potential than Lou Brock, overcame personal tragedy, rebounded from setbacks in his playing career and became a pioneering coach for the Cardinals.

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A Legendary Person, Red Schoendienst Gave His Life To Cardinals Baseball

Here's the thing about Red: NOBODY can come up with a bad word about him. The words that would form that sentence don't exist. They were never manufactured.

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Audio: Red Schoendienst On The Block Trade

On this date 54 years ago one of the most notable trades in MLB history took place as the St. Louis Cardinals acquired Lou Brock from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for outfielder Doug Clemens and pitchers Ernie Broglio and Bobby Shantz.

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We Lost Stan Musial Five Years Ago Today...Enjoy 'The Man's' Final Two At-Bats

Cardinals history is peppered with moments fans can instantly look back on and say, “I remember exactly where I was when that happened.”

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Solly Hemus, Last Cardinals Player-Manager, Dies At 94

Former Cardinals player and manager Solly Hemus, the last big-league manager alive who had managed in the 1950s and the last Cardinals player-manager in 1959, died at age 94 on Monday in Houston. He had been in ill health.

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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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How Bob Gibson Brought Out The Best In Bob Bruce

Over a two-year period, when he lost far more than he won, Astros pitcher Bob Bruce prevailed in a series of duels with Cardinals ace Bob Gibson.

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They Go, Cardinals Go: Dexter Fowler, Matt Carpenter Give Club Two Leadoff Hitters

Other than slow-footed, tuba-toting backup catcher Bob Uecker, who never stole a base in his big-league career, Cardinals manager Johnny Keane had no volunteers when he held a clubhouse meeting and asked for a leading man to step forward.

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Bob Gibson & The Myth Involving Dal Maxvill

Clearly a believer in the Mark Twain adage of “Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story,” Bob Gibson told a terrific tale about the indignity of having Cardinals teammate Dal Maxvill pinch-hit for him. Problem is, it never happened.

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