William Nuschler Clark Jr. is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers,Baltimore Orioles,and St. Louis Cardinals. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply,"the Thrill."
Andrew James Van Slyke is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder and coach.
Vincent Maurice Coleman is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player,best known for his years with the St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a left fielder,Coleman played from 1985 to 1997 and set a number of stolen base records. He was a switch hitter and threw right-handed.
Brian O'Neal Jordan is an American former professional baseball and professional gridiron football player. Jordan played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League as a safety from 1989 to 1991,and played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Atlanta Braves,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1992 to 2006. Jordan was an MLB All-Star in 1999.
Edwin Hawley Dyer was an American left-handed pitcher,manager and farm system official in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1922 to 1944 and 1946–1950. In 1946,Dyer's first season at the helm of the Cardinals,the Redbirds defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in a thrilling National League season that featured the first postseason playoff in baseball history,then bested the favored Boston Red Sox in a seven-game World Series. He was the second rookie manager to win a World Series and first since Bucky Harris in 1924.
Randy Alan Flores is an American professional baseball executive and former pitcher who is the assistant general manager and director of scouting for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Texas Rangers,Colorado Rockies,St. Louis Cardinals,and Minnesota Twins.
Lawrence Curtis Jackson was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs,and Philadelphia Phillies from 1955 to 1968. In 1964,Jackson led the National League (NL) with 24 wins,and was runner-up in the Cy Young Award voting;he also led the NL in innings pitched and shutouts,once each.
Cris Howell Carpenter is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Florida Marlins,Texas Rangers,and Milwaukee Brewers from 1988 to 1996.
Ernest Anyz Koy,nicknamed "Chief",was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball,who played for four National League teams from 1938 to 1942. He was born in Sealy,Texas and was of American Indian ancestry. He attended the University of Texas at Austin (UT). While at UT he was a fullback on the football team from 1930 to 1932. He played as an outfielder on the baseball team from 1931 to 1933 and served as captain in 1933. He was also a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity,Upsilon chapter,while at UT. In 1960,he was inducted into the University of Texas Longhorn Hall of Fame.
Derrick Brant May is an American former outfielder who played for the Chicago Cubs (1990–94),Milwaukee Brewers (1995),Houston Astros (1995–96),Philadelphia Phillies (1997),Montreal Expos (1998) and Baltimore Orioles (1999). He also played three seasons in Japan,from 2001 until 2003,for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He was the assistant hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016. He was the manager of the Frederick Keys of the MLB Draft League in 2021. In 2022 he was the Organization Hitting Coordinator for SSG Lander’s in Korea.
Richard James Ricketts,Jr. was an American professional basketball and baseball player. Ricketts was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1955 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks out of Duquesne University. Ricketts played professional basketball and baseball simultaneously and retired from basketball to play baseball. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959 and had a 10-season pitching career. He is one of 13 athletes to play in both the NBA and MLB.
Murry Monroe Dickson was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for his vast array of pitches and deliveries —one of his managers,Eddie Dyer,nicknamed him "Thomas Edison" for his inventiveness —and for the longevity of his career.
The St. Louis Cardinals 1983 season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's 102nd season in St. Louis,Missouri and the 92nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 79-83 during the season and finished 4th in the National League East,eleven games behind the NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies. They were the first team in the Divisional play era to have a losing season one year after winning the World Series.
Gary Allan Green is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop who played for the San Diego Padres,Texas Rangers,and Cincinnati Reds between 1986 and 1992.
Kyle William McClellan is an American former professional baseball pitcher. McClellan was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 25th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He also played for the Texas Rangers.
Wes Smith is a former wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). Smith was drafted in the 1986 NFL Draft as a tenth-round selection by the St. Louis Cardinals and was later a member of the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Adron Lamar Chambers is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2011 to 2013.
Below is a partial list of players in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league organization and rosters of their minor league affiliates. Players individually listed here have not yet played in Major League Baseball (MLB),but have reached an advanced level of achievement or notoriety. Some notable players in the minor leagues may have their own profile pages,such as first-round draft picks. Note that anyone with a past MLB appearance has their own profile page,even if they are currently playing in the minor leagues.
Kyler Cole Murray is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with Texas A&M University,Murray played college football at the University of Oklahoma,where he won the Heisman Trophy as a junior. Murray was selected first overall by the Cardinals in the 2019 NFL Draft. He was also selected ninth overall by the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 2018 draft,making him the first player to be drafted in the first round of both sports.
Lars Taylor-Tatsuji Nootbaar is an American professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). On the international level,he represents the Japan national baseball team.
