Yankees Gave Johnny Mize What Cardinals Did Not

Johnny Mize barely missed out on being part of the Cardinals’ championship run of the early 1940s, but his timing was right with the Yankees.

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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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How Johnny Mize Almost Never Played For Cardinals

Before Johnny Mize played a game for the Cardinals, they gave up on him and gave him away to the Reds.

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On This Date In Cardinals History: December 11, 1941

We all know that Mark McGwire broke Major League Baseball's single season homer record in 1998, a standard that had stood since 1961.

But that season he also -- much earlier in the year, of course -- shattered the Cardinals' single season mark which had stood much longer. The Big Cat, Johnny Mize, cranked 43 over the boards during the 1940 season to set the high water mark.

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