Hot Take: Five Best Catchers In Cardinals History

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 Herman Franks Caught On With Cardinals

Herman Franks was a player, coach and manager in the major leagues for five decades and it all began with the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

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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Cardinals Should Take A Lesson On How To Play The Game From The 1982 Champs

A debate I sometimes have with my St. Louis Cardinals fans buddies is, if you had a time machine and could go back to watch only one game in the history of the franchise, what game would it be.

Cheap Seats

The Story Of The Stan Musial Stature In St. Louis

Celebrated throughout the day and night, the unveiling of the Stan Musial statue outside Busch Stadium was the St. Louis version of a royal wedding.

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Ed Roebuck Nearly Was Unbeatable Vs. Cardinals

While pitching to a Cardinals batter, Sandy Koufax was replaced by Ed Roebuck, who got the Dodgers out of a jam and went on to earn a win in an eight-inning relief effort.

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Whitey Kurowski: Home Run Brought Cardinals A Crown

Only once has a Cardinals player hit a ninth-inning home run that provided the winning run in the deciding game of a World Series.

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Ten Best Leadoff Hitters In Cardinals History

Post-Dispatch

The Day Warren Spahn Shocked Stan Musial

Given a choice of facing Del Ennis or Stan Musial with runners in scoring position and the game on the line, Warren Spahn did what no other big-league pitcher had done before him: He opted to pitch to Musial.

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Why Cubs Traded Hank Sauer To Cardinals

Late in his career, Hank Sauer transformed from a popular Cubs slugger into a Cardinals reserve who roomed on the road with Stan Musial, overcame a terrifying injury and turned into a productive singles hitter.

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A Stormy Relationship Between Walker Cooper, Cardinals

Fed up with contract hassles and uneasy with the prospect of playing for manager Eddie Dyer, Walker Cooper, the best catcher in the National League, wanted out of St. Louis. Seeing a surplus of suitors causing Cooper’s market value to skyrocket, Cardinals owner Sam Breadon was willing to accommodate him.

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Why Cardinals Traded Pitcher Ace Mort Cooper

Convinced he had the leverage to demand a more lucrative contract, Cardinals ace Mort Cooper played hardball with Sam Breadon. The club owner responded by trading Cooper rather than negotiating with him.

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A Tall Tale About Michael Ohlman

The Cardinals acquired 6-foot-5 catcher Michael Ohlman from the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday to add some depth to the roster and spring training, but if he connects in some way and finds a way to the majors, he'll reach a height only one other catcher has for the club.

Bird Land

How Navy Hitch Made Stan Musial A Better Ballplayer

Joining the Navy helped Stan Musial boost his baseball career with the Cardinals.

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Cardinals Are Last NL Franchise To Win Three Pennants In A Row

Over the last 90 years, the Cardinals are the only National League franchise to have won three consecutive pennants.

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How Kolten Wong Links With Wally Moon, Enos Slaugher

With his combination of aggressiveness and power potential, rookie Wally Moon reminded the 1954 Cardinals of Enos Slaughter, the dynamo who would earn election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Why The Cardinals Played Baseball In Delaware On D-Day

When news of the D-Day invasion of France by Allied Forces reached the United States that morning, most of Organized Baseball honored the solemn event by canceling the games scheduled for June 6, 1944.

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Dodgers Rake Tom Poholsky For 15 Singles, Lose To Cardinals

Tom Poholsky had a remarkable performance against the Dodgers on Aug. 3, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. The Cardinals pitcher gave up 14 hits, all singles. Still, he managed to avoid getting a loss.

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Nothing Like The First Time

Adam Wainwright will be on the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals as they open the 2014 season—a role he is familiar and comfortable with as the ace of the staff. But when asked about his favorite Opening Day, it was one where he didn’t even pitch. It was just about stepping onto the field.

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Yadier Molina, Season Preview

Today, catcher Yadier Molina...

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