2004 Cardinals Taken Down By 1995 Braves In Bracket Two

The quest to crown the best single-season team in MLB history is underway, with the Round of 32 in the Dream Seasons edition of the MLB Dream Bracket ending on Wednesday.

St. Louis Official Site

MLB To Celebrate 100th Anniversary Of Negro Leagues In 2020

Major League Baseball will celebrate the founding of the Negro Leagues — and such stars as Cool Papa Bell, Buck O’Neil, Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige — during the 2020 season.

Fox Sports Midwest

Dusty Baker: A Mystical Path From Purple Haze To Astros

In the first major-league game he played, Dusty Baker was teammates with the fathers of two of the managers he will compete against in 2020.

RetroSimba

Don Larsen Had Special Connection With St. Louis

He was New York’s, but St. Louis was his.

Hochman

How Cardinals Got Browns Bob Nieman

Outfielder Bob Nieman, who made an unprecedented debut with the Browns, returned to St. Louis as an accomplished hitter with the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

How Cardinals, Browns Discriminated Against Black Fans

Much like being forced to ride in the back of a bus, African-American customers attending a National League Cardinals game or an American League Browns game at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis were restricted to seats behind the outfield walls.

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With A Presidential Pitch, Baseball Gets A Boost In Mexico

The St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and all of Major League Baseball will have one big fan rooting for them when they come together this weekend at Estadio de Béisbol de Monterrey — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador.

USA Today

Adam Wainwright Vs. Yadier Molina? Righty Bests Batterymate; Roster Trimmed To 25

The day had come, as they knew it would. Adam Wainwright on the mound, getting in his final spring work as the starter for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds in Monday’s exhibition finale for the Cardinals, with his longtime catcher Yadier Molina digging into the batter’s box.

St. Louis Official Site

Dylan Carlson Looks To Make A Splash

Dylan Carlson was the Cardinals’ first-round pick in 2016, so it’s easy to look at his numbers and say he’s been disappointing. After getting his feet wet with a .717 OPS in his draft year, he slashed a ho-hum .240/.342/.347 in his first full season. There have been flashes of power, yet the switch-hitting outfielder has gone deep just 10 times in 652 professional plate appearances.

Fangraphs

Carl "Satch" Forney Passes Away At Age 80

A part of Gaston County sports history died last Saturday with the passing of Carl “Satch” Forney.

Gaston Gazette

Royale Debuts Art Honoring Cool Papa Bell

It’s a party tonight at the Royale on South Kingshighway, but also an art unveiling to honor hall of famer Cool Papa Bell. Royale owner and part-time historian Steven Fitzpatrick Smith says he discovered something right next door to his bar.

KMOX

Minnie Minoso Was A Pioneer Among Latinos

Without Jackie Robinson there would have been perhaps a Roberto Clemente or a David Ortiz in Major Leagues. Without Jackie Robinson ... and without Minnie Miñoso.  (Translated)

ESPN Deportes

Audio: Whitey Herzog Fired Up On K's & Radar

Seated pregame in the dugout next to St. Louis Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny during his visit to Spring Training this year, Whitey Herzog provided some interesting perspective on today’s game versus those he managed for the team in the ’80s.

STL Baseball Weekly

Sammy Baugh Signed To Play Shortstop For Cardinals

Sammy Baugh made his name in the NFL, where he became a Hall of Fame quarterback with the Redskins. Before then, he played a year of baseball in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Call To The Pen

The History Of The MLBPA, Part One: The Rise Of Sports' Strongest Union

The MLBPA emerged from nearly nothing, and quickly became an important counterweight to the owners.

Beyond The Boxscore

Jon Jay, Peter Bourjos Doing Well, But Other Former Cardinals Not So Much

The Cardinals’ offense generally has been productive, at least on the road, this season. But one trouble spot has been center field, where their gardeners, mostly in the form of Randal Grichuk, were averaging just .216 before the weekend, above only Milwaukee in the National League, although Grichuk has done well since being recalled from Memphis last week.

Post-Dispatch

Rene Lachemann Reminisces About Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige

Rockies coach and longtime baseball veteran Rene Lachemann feels fortunate to have learned of pre-integration baseball from one of the greatest witnesses and participants -- Hall of Famer Satchel Paige.

Colorado Official Site

Audio: Satchel Paige Swings Into St. Louis

In 1965, a 58-year old Satchel Paige took the mound for the Kansas City Athletics and allowed just one-hit in three innings as he delivered his final big league pitches. That was 12 years after he had retired in 1953.

STL Baseball Weekly

Brock Pemberton & His Unusual Cardinals Connections

Brock Pemberton played in one of the most bizarre games involving the Cardinals. He also played for one of the most bizarre Cardinals affiliates. Yet Pemberton never played for the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Rogers Hornsby, & Stan Musial Named Cardinals Franchise Four

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It was one of those moments in All-Star history that will be talked about for many years to come, and what made Major League Baseball's Franchise Four unveiling even more special Tuesday night was the way it happened in the most traditional baseball town and the way it led right into Mike Trout's home run.
MLB Official Site

While the 2015 All-Star Game offered it’s own moments, the lasting memory actually occurred before the game as Henry Aaron, Johnny Bench, Sandy Koufax, and Willie Mays were honored on the field after being voted as the Franchise Four: Greatest Living Players in Baseball. Over 25 million votes were cast during between April and May for the recognition.
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