Bill White – 1964

Younger baseball fans may know the name Bill White as the President of the National League (1989-1994) or as a long time broadcaster (St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees). Baseball historians will remember the big lefty as one of the best first basemen of his era and we were fortunate that he spent 8 [...]

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Roger Maris – 1967 World Series

When you hear the name Roger Maris, his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1961 is probably the first thing that comes to mind. It was an amazing feat as Maris and Yankees teammate Mickey Mantle pushed each other relentlessly until Mantle was sidelined with a hip infection, leaving Maris alone to chase [...]

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Cesar Cedeno – 1985

In retrospect, it is easy to see why the 1985 Cardinals won 101 games and represented the National League in the World Series. Hall of Fame manager  Whitey Herzog led a unique combination of speed, pitching, and defense. Add to that the clutch hitting from the one legitimate slugger in the lineup, Jack Clark. Until [...]

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John Stuper – 1982

If the Atlas Award is for a player that single handedly picks up the team when they most need it, none are more deserving than John Stuper.   Stuper didn’t even start the season with the big club which makes his story even more amazing. The Cardinals broke camp in 1982 with a starting rotation of [...]

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Nelson Briles – 1967 and 1968

A number of obstacles were placed in front of the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals that would have totally demoralized a lesser team.  One of those came on June 21 when the Cardinals number two starter, Ray Washburn, took a line drive off his pitching hand and severely dislocated a finger, causing him to miss the [...]

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Bob Gibson – 1964

On August 24, 1964, Bob Gibson would start a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a modest 10-10 record.  After getting off to a 4-0 start, Gibson had struggled a bit, often being used in short rest out of the bullpen.  It is what happened from the first pitch of this game until the end [...]

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The Atlas Awards

The ladies at Cardinal Diamond Diaries did a great job discussing the merits of Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright for the 2009 Cy Young Award. This is not the first time that Cardinal hurlers have split the Cy Young vote, and hopefully it will not be the last. We have also been the victim of [...]

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