Cardinals' Top Five Center Fielders

Here is Anne Rogers’ ranking of the Top 5 center fielders in Cardinals history. Next week: Right fielders.

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Jesse Haines & His Election To The Hall Of Fame

After Jesse Haines transformed into a knuckleball pitcher, the Cardinals transformed into a National League powerhouse.

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Bill Doark Deserves A Spot In The Cardinals' Pantheon

A century ago, Bill Doak designed a glove with a pocket that revolutionized the game. And he was a darn good pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals too.

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How Terry Moore Used Speed For Two Home Runs In A Game

Taking advantage of clumsy defensive work by the Pirates, Terry Moore achieved an unusual feat for the Cardinals.

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Dexter Fowler's Exit Velocity Tops Charts; Tyler O'Neill Mans Center; Jack Flaherty Looks Back; Extra Bases

In a game that saw Paul Goldschmidt scald five baseballs at an exit velocity of 104 mph or faster and send three of them for home runs, the swiftest exit velocity of the evening Friday belonged to none of them. Instead it was a single, roped to right at 111.1 mph, by Dexter Fowler.

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Why Branch Rickey Wanted Ray Blades To Manage Cardinals

Ray Blades was a pitcher for an elementary school team when Branch Rickey first took notice of him and became impressed by his baseball skills.

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At A Position In Motion For Cardinals, Harrison Bader Becomes Center Of Attention

So encouraged and even enthused by what they saw late in the season from their replacement center fielder, the Cardinals didn’t waste much time naming him the starter for the coming season and expressing confidence they had found the continuity the position has recently lacked.

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Switching Sides: Dizzy Dean Versus The Cardinals

When the Cardinals saw Dizzy Dean for the first time in the 1938 regular season, he looked a lot different to them. He was wearing the uniform of the Cubs instead of the Cardinals, he was throwing sidearm instead of overhand, and his pitches were slow instead of fast.

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Elite Centerfielders For The Cardinals

Derrick Goold highlights the six center fielders who gave the Cardinals' uncanny continuity at the position.

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Why Jim Edmonds, Cardinals Agreed To A Separation

After eight years as the center fielder for the Cardinals, Jim Edmonds had no intention of taking a reduced role with the team. If the Cardinals couldn’t commit to him, Edmonds told them, he’d rather play somewhere other than St. Louis.

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Why Cardinals Got Sold To Robert Hannegan, Fred Saigh

In November 1947, Sam Breadon was 71 years old and he was thinking about mortality. He had been principal owner of the Cardinals for 27 years, operating the club with a hands-on approach, and he didn’t think he could do the job much longer.

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Frankie Frisch & His Last Hurrah As Cardinals Clouter

The last hit of the Hall of Fame career of Frankie Frisch completed a ninth-inning comeback that carried the Cardinals to a walkoff victory and inspired his teammates to carry Frisch off the field.

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How Johnny Rizzo Came Back To Haunt Cardinals

Johnny Rizzo, once a top hitting prospect in the St. Louis system, had his best big-league game against the Cardinals, setting a record that lasted more than 75 years.

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Why Cardinals Traded Harry Walker For Ron Northey

Seeking a power bat for a lineup struggling to score, the Cardinals got the slugger they wanted but paid a hefty price, dealing a player who would win the National League batting title.

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Boo Ferriss Had Role In Cardinals World Series Controversy

If Red Sox ace Boo Ferriss would have started Game 6 of the 1946 World Series against the Cardinals, would Boston have won the championship? In retrospect, probably not, but at the time the decision by Red Sox manager Joe Cronin to hold Ferriss for a possible Game 7 created controversy and second guessing.

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Ralph Branca Produced Pair Of Gems Against Cardinals

Ralph Branca came close to pitching two no-hitters against the Cardinals within a span of a month. Instead, he earned a one-hit shutout in one of those games and he had another one-hitter when he departed with two outs in the ninth inning of the other game.

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Cardinals Pitcher Delivers Rare RBI Prowess In World Series

After a season in which he ranked among the National League leaders, no one would have figured Cardinals ace Mort Cooper would do better as a hitter than as a pitcher in the 1942 World Series.

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Video: Terry Moore's Son - Dad's Induction Into Cardinals Hall Of Fame Is A Huge Honor

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Cardinals Choose To Share 'C'

About 15 years after they celebrated a World Series championship together, a few members of the 1964 Cardinals gathered for dinner. Hairlines, weights, and careers had all changed; clubhouse hierarchy had not. Whether it was Curt Flood or Tim McCarver, jokester Bob Uecker or regal Bob Gibson, they all still called Ken Boyer by his title, “Captain.”

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Team Unsure How Long Mike Leake's Shingles Will Last; Joe Torre: No Longer A 'Visitor'; Cardinals To Scout Tim Tebow; Greg Garcia Gets A Grip

The Cardinals hope in the coming days to have a clearer sense of whether pitcher Mike Leake will need days, a week, or more to recover from what’s become a persistent and painful bout with shingles.

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