A Padre For A Decade, Garry Templeton Made A Home In San Diego

His post-San Diego days lured Garry Templeton to all sorts of locales, starting with New York for one last half-season hurrah with the Mets. He later rode “prop planes” and “dive-bombed” into obscure hubs as a roving instructor for the Padres in the mid-1990s. His years as a minor league manager took him to Cedar Rapids, Edmonton, Salt Lake City, Fullerton, Maui and plenty of stops in between.

San Diego Union Tribune

#TBT: Ozzie Smith Goes To St. Louis

It was December 1981, and Jack McKeon had yet another situation on his hands.

St. Louis Official Site

Whitey Herzog & Garry Templeton: No Grudges, No Regrets

As Whitey Herzog takes his place among baseball royalty, one episode in his colorful career was especially prominent in putting him on a Hall of Fame path. It also represents one loose end that has never been thoroughly tied down.

STL Today

More On Cardinals Stinginess Streaks

Folks seemed to enjoy the last look at fewest runs allowed by the St. Louis Cardinals pitchers over three games, so here are the numbers over five through nine games, covering the last fifty years.

The Cardinal Nation

Once Upon A Shortstop

On December 10, 1981, the San Diego Padres traded Ozzie Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals for Garry Templeton. Other players were involved on both sides—Steve Mura, Sixto Lezcano (who had a fantastic year for the Padres in '82), Al Olmsted, and Luis DeLeon (who went on to enjoy a couple nice seasons in San Diego as well)—but at its heart, this was a swapping of two young shortstops.

The Hardball Times

Kyle Mura Rises Through The Ranks

Over the span of one week and two bullpen sessions in 2006, Kyle Mura transformed from Loyola Marymount's everyday third baseman to a professional pitcher.

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