Curt Simmons Was One Of Best Bargains For Cardinals

The Phillies gave up on Curt Simmons and the Cardinals benefited.

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Cardinals' Top Five Shortstops

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only … if you don’t agree with the order, participate in the Twitter poll to vote for your favorite at this position.

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How Don Zimmer Almost Became A Cardinal

The Cardinals tried to acquire Don Zimmer to be their second baseman but were outmaneuvered by the Cubs.

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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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Paul DeJong Headed For 100 Runs Scored; Lane Thomas Out, Tyler O'Neill Up; Other Call-Ups Loom; Matt Carpenter To Play First

Paul DeJong needs just 15 runs scored in the Cardinals’ final 30 games to score 100 for the season and become only the fourth shortstop in club history to reach that plateau.

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How Bob Gibson Delivered A Gem In First Cardinals Start

After being demoted to the minors early in his rookie season with the Cardinals, Bob Gibson got a chance to return a few months later and showed he belonged in the big leagues.

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Two Balls Add Up To One Big Mess For Cardinals Vs. Cubs

In a game against the Cardinals at Wrigley Field, Ernie Banks and the Cubs gave new meaning to the term, “Let’s play two.”

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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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Tall Order: Dodgers Were Tough On Little Joe Presko

Joe Presko pitched for the Cardinals at a time when the Dodgers dominated the National League, and he contributed to their “Boys of Summer” lore.

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Why Cardinals Compared Jerry Buchek To Marty Marion

The Cardinals considered hometown shortstop Jerry Buchek the finest baseball prospect in the St. Louis area in 1959 and thought he could be another Marty Marion.

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Why Leaving Cardinals Was Good Break For Chuck Essegian

Chuck Essegian, a Renaissance man who played the violin, studied to be a doctor, became a lawyer, and excelled at baseball and football, began the 1959 major-league season as a Cardinals reserve and ended it as a World Series hero for the Dodgers.

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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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How Cardinals Put Sal Maglie On New Career Path

The Cardinals became a bridge for Sal Maglie, enabling him to transition from being a pitcher to a coach.

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Why Cardinals Made Big Investment In Ray Sadecki

At 17, Ray Sadecki already threw with as much velocity as anyone on the Cardinals’ major-league pitching staff.

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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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In Memory Of Former Cardinals: 2017

2016 was a relatively quiet year in that only seven former St. Louis Cardinals passed away, the lowest total since I first began preparing these annual reports in 2005. Unfortunately, in 2017, the count increased to nine, including former manager Solly Hemus.

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Notable Deaths In The St. Louis Sports World During 2017

There were several notable deaths in the St. Louis sports community in 2017. Here is a look back at the people we lost this year: (listed in alphabetical order)

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Why Solly Hemus Was Controversial Cardinals Manager

A month into his first season as Cardinals manager, Solly Hemus behaved in a way that damaged his reputation and diminished his stature among some players.

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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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