Interview With Author Of "Mr. Rickey's Redbirds"

Author Mike Mitchell has written a book, “Mr. Rickey’s Redbirds,” and it’s a compelling blend of baseball and American history.

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How Hypnotist Swung & Missed In Stint With Browns

With or without a hypnotist, the 1950 Browns played like they were in a trance.

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Why Cardinals Opened 1950 Season As Night Owls

Seeking a way to attract more customers and more revenue, the Cardinals saw the light and broke with tradition.

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How One-Armed Pete Gray Became Browns Outfielder

A solid performance in an exhibition series against the Cardinals convinced the Browns their one-armed outfielder, Pete Gray, could play in the major leagues.

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Cardinals' Season On The Show: Yadier Molina Walks It Off On Opening Day Against Orioles

We don't know when we'll get baseball back in our lives, so 5 On Your Side Sports is trying to fill the void.

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Bill DeWitt Hopes Canceled London Series Can Be Revived Another Year

Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., said he had suspected for some time that the Cardinals’ scheduled series with the Chicago Cubs in London on June 13-14 was in jeopardy because of the world-wide coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Major League Baseball made it official but DeWitt told the Post-Dispatch that the Cardinals would like to be involved again, if offered the chance.

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How Dizzy Dean Got Ensnared In Federal Gambling Probe

Decades after he pitched for the Cardinals as a member of the Gashouse Gang, Dizzy Dean was involved in a federal investigation of a gambling gang.

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Breaking Baseball Color Barrier Focus Of Thursday; Talk

Often lost in the halcyon history of the St. Louis Browns is the fact that the club was on the cutting edge of integrating baseball.

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Top Five Canadian Cardinals Of All-Time

The election of outfielder Larry Walker to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020 qualifies him as the top Canadian to play for the Cardinals.

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Why Browns Nearly Had Change Positions

St. Louis Browns manager Marty Marion wanted to convert rookie pitcher Don Larsen into an outfielder.

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Don Larsen Had Special Connection With St. Louis

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

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Don Larsen, Former Yankees Pitcher Who Threw Only World Series Perfect Game, Dead At Age 90

Don Larsen, a journeyman pitcher best remembered for throwing the only perfect game in World Series history as a member of the New York Yankees, has died, a spokesman announced late Wednesday. He was 90 years old.

Fox News

In Memory Of Former Cardinals 2019

To note that 2019 was a difficult year for former St. Louis Cardinals is an understatement, as 18 individuals with direct ties to the team as a player or coach left us during the prior 12 months.

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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.

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Mike Shildt's Mother, Lib, Passes Away At 85

Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has been around baseball since he was a kid, when his mother, Lib, brought him along to her job with the Charlotte O’s, then the Double-A affiliate of the Orioles.
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During an Orioles game at Memorial Park, not too many years after the Browns left St. Louis behind in 1954 for Baltimore, Merle Shildt turned to his girlfriend, Lib, dropped to a knee, and proposed.
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Browns Vs. Cardinals: An Unordinary World Series Opener

A pitcher with a losing record and a batter with a bad back provided a winning combination for the St. Louis Browns in their World Series debut.

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The Day The Browns Became League Champions

Chet Laabs produced pipes to help win a war and home runs to help win a pennant.

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Second Browns Documentary To Show At Hall Of Fame Festival

The St. Louis Browns have gone two for two.

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Family Of Legendary Scout Lou Maguolo Honored After Donating His Scouting Reports To Baseball Hall Of Fame

The family of legendary scout Lou Maguolo will be honored at a reception on Sunday at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in recognition of their donating 250 of his scouting reports from his nearly forty years as a scout to the Hall.

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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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