Why Cardinals Dealt An Ace To Get Bill White

To acquire Bill White, the Cardinals had to give up their best pitcher.

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Cardinals Hit Jackpot With Hard-Hitting Ray Jablonski

Ray Jablonski was an infielder who couldn’t field or throw well, but he excelled at stroking line drives for extra-base hits and generating large numbers of runs.

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How Don Choate Helped Cardinals Acquire Bill White

Along with Bob Gibson and Ray Sadecki, Don Choate was a prized pitching prospect who was projected to be in the Cardinals’ plans entering the decade of the 1960s, but he never got the chance to play for them in the regular season.
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Don Choate Dies At 79

Former East St. Louis High School star pitcher Don Choate, a right-hander who was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals and pitched one season with the San Francisco Giants, died Sunday in Fairview Heights after a battle with cancer.

Belleville News Democrat

Patience Paid For Cardinals With Gerry Staley

Though knowing Gerry Staley was committed to a stint in the Army during World War II, the Cardinals went ahead and acquired him anyway. The investment paid a significant dividend when Staley emerged as the ace of the Cardinals’ staff in the early 1950s.

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Eight-Run Inning Shouldn't Happen When Cardinals Have Eight-Man Bullpen

Five topics from columnist Ben Frederickson that St. Louis sports fans should be discussing:

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Del Ennis Provided Power In Cardinals Lineup

In a bid to bolster their offense, the Cardinals acquired one of the top run producers of the 1950s. The move helped them become contenders again.

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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, Reds Managers Got Into A Fistfight

Once upon a time, the managers of the Cardinals and Reds threw punches at one another and wrestled on the ground near home plate. One of them may have taken a bite out of the other. No, we’re not referring to Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker.

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Ken Boyer & His Highly Anticipated Cardinals Debut

Before he played a game for the Cardinals, Ken Boyer was hyped as their best third baseman all-time. Then, in his debut, he heightened expectations, hitting a home run against a Cardinals nemesis.

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Grant Dunlap: From Cardinals Pinch-Hitter To Novelist

Grant Dunlap possessed a variety skills. He was a winning coach in multiple sports, an accomplished author and a pinch-hitter deluxe for the Cardinals.

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Remembering Vern Benson

While the seating chart for Catawba Hall of Fame inductions wasn’t set in stone, there was a table near the entrance to the lobby that was the unofficial property of two of the most revered men in a room crammed with legends. Joe Ferebee and Vern Benson sat there.

Salisbury Post

Mike Matheny Doing More With Less

1. With the Cardinals having a chance to claim the NL Central title tonight, it's a good time to note that they're getting it done even though they lost a key player soon after the Pirates added three new pieces to the lineup.

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David Freese Increases His Total Of Three-RBI Games

Third baseman David Freese came alive with the bat on Sunday. His three RBI helped the slumping St. Louis Cardinals break their three-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over San Francisco.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Is David Freese Capable Of 100-RBI Season?

Only four Cardinals third basemen in the last 40 years _ and just eight in franchise history _ have driven in 100 runs or more in a season.

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Jon Jay's Doubles Among All-Time Cardinals Early Leaders

Jon Jay has nine two-base hits in his first 38 games, joining just 16 other St. Louis Cardinals who could say the same.

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DG's 10@10: Going The Distance

Not too long after Busch Stadium III opened in downtown St. Louis at the start of the 2006 season, a couple club employees -- armed with meter sticks, measuring tape, a calculator and their own ingenuity -- went around the ballpark to construct a way to best estimate the distance of home runs. They came up with a grid that offered about three different values for each section of the ballpark. Right down to the row, they could then identify the distance traveled and judging by the way the ball arrived (liner, sky-high shot, normal parabola) they could offer a reasonable estimate.

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Brendan Ryan Goes From Starting Shortstop To Utility Role; Bronson Arroyo Believes Albert Pujols Not In Comfort Zone; Etc...

At least for the short term, less will mean more for shortstop Brendan Ryan.

Manager Tony La Russa confirmed Sunday that the Cardinals' struggling No. 9 hitter will be used in more of a utility role than as the everyday player envisioned when the season opened. La Russa disclosed his thinking as the Cardinals prepare to activate infielder Felipe Lopez today from the disabled list.

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Cardinals Notebook: Ryan Ludwick A Different Hitter In The Second Spot; David Freese RBI Start Is Among Best In Team History; Quality Starts...

Outfielder Ryan Ludwick will be the first to disagree with the common perception that hitting ahead of Albert Pujols means he is receiving a steady diet of fat fastballs from opposing pitchers. Further, he can back it up.

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DG's 10@10: Inviting Trouble With An IBB

The Los Angeles Dodgers hinted at the strategy last October and the Atlanta Braves may have brought it into vogue so far this season, but intentionally walking St. Louis Cardinals this season has been a dicey proposition.

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