How Herman Franks Caught On With Cardinals

Herman Franks was a player, coach and manager in the major leagues for five decades and it all began with the Cardinals.

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Why Cardinals Put Out Welcome Mat For Three Defectors

After saying adios to the Cardinals, pitchers Max Lanier and Fred Martin and infielder Lou Klein returned from exile three years later and helped the club challenge the Dodgers in a down-to-the-wire National League pennant race.

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Frankie Frisch & His Last Hurrah As Cardinals Clouter

The last hit of the Hall of Fame career of Frankie Frisch completed a ninth-inning comeback that carried the Cardinals to a walkoff victory and inspired his teammates to carry Frisch off the field.

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Cardinals Gave Up Too Quickly On Brooks Lawrence

Weakened while treating a bleeding ulcer, Cardinals pitcher Brooks Lawrence was ineffective in 1955. He went from being the Opening Day starter to getting demoted to the minor leagues that season.

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Why Cardinals Traded Mickey Owen To Dodgers

The Dodgers had the cash. The Cardinals had the players. That combination led the National League rivals to make their second significant transaction of the year at the end of 1940.

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Energetic Yadier Molina Has Eventful Evening

When Yadier Molina tripled home the game-winning run in a July 22 victory over the White Sox, it was the first time since 2011 that the veteran catcher, not exactly known for his fast feet, had tallied a three-base hit. A total of 2,071 at-bats had passed between the two.
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In spite of an effective, if somewhat labored start from Michael Wacha and another crucial hit from rookie Stephen Piscotty, Wednesday night belonged firmly to Yadier Molina.
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Yadier Molina First Cardinals Catcher, Since Mickey Owen In 1939, To Doubles, Triple, & Steal A Base In Game

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How Don Padgett Almost Became Last Cardinal To Hit .400

Seventy-five years ago, a Cardinal was National League batting champion, but it wasn’t the player who nearly hit .400.

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Yadier Molina's Five-RBI Feat

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina did something that has only been accomplished 25 times in 90 years.

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