St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago. Yeah, when I posted my Top 10 Memories from 1985, I knew I’d miss a couple. This one was originally on the list, but I couldn’t recall the details of the particular play and didn’t want to make up something because it sounded cool. As I was watching the documentary [...]
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August 1, 1985 – The most exciting play I’ve ever seen. Period.
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October 11, 1964 – Roger Craig to the Rescue
Posted in Where Were You on ... on September 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In my latest article for I-70baseball, I went back to the 1964 World Series, looking for the tipping points in each game. There had to be something more than Bob Gibson’s pitching mastery, Lou Brock and Curt Flood’s speed, and Mickey Mantle’s historic home runs. In all but Game 6, it turns out that it [...]
July 3, 1967
Posted in Where Were You on ..., tagged cardinals, gibson, st. louis, stlcards on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The only thing hotter than the temperature in St. Louis was the 1967 Pennant Race, which had suddenly become a three team race. The visiting Reds had led the National League for most of the season, but the Cardinals kept pace, never falling more than 4 1/2 games behind. It had been a two team race until the Cubs went on a tear, winning 16 of their last 19 games, including a 3 game sweep of the Reds. That knocked the Reds out of first place and put the Cubs at the top of the standings. At the start of this series, the Cardinals and Cubs were tied for first place and Cincinnati was just holding on, 5 games behind. The Cubs would give back nearly all of the ground they gained over the next two weeks, but it is the Independence Day series between the Cardinals and Reds that will set the tone for the remainder of the 1967 season.
October 13, 1985
Posted in Where Were You on ..., tagged baseball, cardinals, danny cox, john tudor, st. louis, stlcards, todd worrell, whitey herzog on July 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It has been three years since the Whitey Herzog managed St. Louis Cardinals shocked the baseball world by beating the seemingly invincible Milwaukee Brewers in the 1982 World Series. While those Cardinals were labeled as the Running Rabbits, they were a balanced lineup compared to what Herzog had to work with in 1985. Injuries and [...]
June 26-29, 1967
Posted in Where Were You on ..., tagged baseball, cardinals, gibson, netherton, st. louis, washburn on June 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of my favorite St. Louis sports commentators, Bernie Miklasz, is reporting that the Milwaukee Brewers were altering their starting rotation to send three left handers against the Cardinals for an important series starting on June 4, 2010. This is not the first time this has happened, nor is it a particularly huge gamble. If you want to see some real courage, take a look at June 26-29, 1967.
August 9, 1967
Posted in Where Were You on ..., tagged baseball, cardinals, gibson, netherton, st. louis, stlcards, washburn on May 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In the heat of the 1967 Pennant Chase, the aggressive base running style of the Cardinals gave a six time gold glove first baseman a lot to think about, but not a lot of time in which to do so.
June 18-20, 1968
Posted in Where Were You on ..., tagged baseball, cardinals, gibson, netherton, st. louis, stlcards on May 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Cardinals entered the 1968 season with very high expectations. There were very few changes from their World Series Championship team, the most notable being Nelson Briles replacing the injured Dick Hughes in the starting rotation. Expectations would get even higher when the Cardinals would get off to a quick start, racing to a 20-10 [...]
June 2 – Aug 4, 1968
Posted in Where Were You on ..., tagged cardinals, gibson, netherton, st. louis, stlcards, wild pitch on May 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
While Bob Gibson was putting together the greatest pitching season in the modern era, Don Drysdale put together his own with an unprecedented streak of scoreless innings. From May 10 through June 8, Drysdale threw six complete game shutouts and ran his scoreless streak to 58 innings. The big right hander would pitch well all [...]
May 2 and 3, 1967
Posted in Where Were You on ..., tagged cardinals, gibson, netherton, st. louis, stlcards, washburn on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The first place Cincinnati Reds make a quick two game visit to Busch Stadium, hoping to extend their early lead over the Cardinals. They would leave in under fours hours of playing time with their tails tucked between their legs. Bob Gibson and Ray Washburn turned in brilliant back to back complete game shutouts.
May 30 and July 25, 1967
Posted in Where Were You on ..., tagged baseball, cardinals, gibson, netherton, no hitter, st. louis, washburn on April 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Cardinals fans will remember “the catch” that left fielder Matt Holliday failed to make in the second and pivotal game of the 2009 divisional series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Older fans still talk about the “the call” that umpire Don Denkinger got wrong that may have cost the Cardinals the 1985 World Series. Given the number of things that have to go in your favor to win a championship, an entire season can come down to outcome of a single play. And you may not be aware of it at the time. This is the story of two such plays, separated by six weeks, that may have determined the outcome of the 1967 World Series. More than that, it is a tale of a team that refused to quit no matter what was thrown at them.
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