Terry Lee Pendleton is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves,but he also spent time with the Florida Marlins,Cincinnati Reds,and Kansas City Royals. During his 15-year career,he went to the World Series five times,yet his team never won a championship. After his playing career,he became a coach for the Braves.
William Richard Mueller is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Mueller's MLB playing career was spent with the San Francisco Giants,Chicago Cubs (2001–2002),Boston Red Sox (2003–2005),and Los Angeles Dodgers (2006). He now serves as the quality control coordinator for the Washington Nationals.
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager,most notable for his Major League Baseball (MLB) managerial career.
Willie Dean McGee is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is an assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for four teams,over 18 seasons. He won two batting titles and was named Major League Baseball's 1985 National League MVP. McGee primarily played center and right field,winning three Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence. McGee spent the majority of his 18-year career playing for the Cardinals,helping them win the 1982 World Series with his outstanding performance in Game 3. A four-time All-Star,McGee accumulated 2,254 hits during his career.
Thomas Mitchell Herr is an American former professional baseball second baseman,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Minnesota Twins,Philadelphia Phillies,San Francisco Giants,and New York Mets,from 1979 to 1991. Although he never won a Gold Glove Award,Herr retired with the highest all-time career fielding percentage for National League second basemen (.989),a figure that was matched and surpassed a few years later when Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg retired.
Jared Michael "Skip" Schumaker is an American former professional baseball player,former coach and current manager of the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was an outfielder and second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Cincinnati Reds. He previously served as a bench coach for the Cardinals and San Diego Padres.
Solomon Joseph Hemus was an American professional baseball infielder,manager,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. Hemus is one of a select group of big league players to have held a dual role as a player-manager.
Robert Andrew Meacham is an American former professional baseball shortstop,who spent his entire six-year big league playing career with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since retiring from active play,Meacham has managed and coached for several organizations in the majors and minors.
JoséManuel Oquendo Contreras,nicknamed The Secret Weapon,is a Puerto Rican former infielder and current coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He currently serves as Minor League Infield Coordinator of the St. Louis Cardinals,an organization with whom he has been affiliated since 1985. He managed the Puerto Rico national team in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics. During his playing career,Oquendo proved highly versatile defensively:he played primarily second base and shortstop,but also frequently in the outfield,and made at least one appearance at every position during his MLB playing career. Oquendo has the second-highest career fielding percentage for second basemen at .9919 (99.19%),behind only Plácido Polanco's career mark of .9927 (99.27%).
Patrick Corrales was an American professional baseball catcher,manager,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB),from 1964 to 1973,primarily for the Cincinnati Reds as well as the Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,and San Diego Padres. He was the first major league manager of Mexican American descent.
Michael Jorgensen is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who currently works in the St. Louis Cardinals' front office. The New York Mets drafted him in the fourth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. In a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career spanning from 1968 to 1985,he played primarily with the Mets and Montreal Expos and had brief stints with the Cardinals,Atlanta Braves,Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics. He also has served as a manager for the Cardinals. Jorgensen is the only major league baseball player to have been born the day Babe Ruth died.
Franklin Lee Stubbs is an American former professional baseball player who was in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1984 to 1995. Stubbs played on four MLB teams in that time. His best season came in 1990 with the Houston Astros. Stubbs entered coaching after retiring as a player.
Rafael Francisco Santana de la Cruz is a Dominican former Major League Baseball shortstop who won a World Series ring with the 1986 New York Mets. He currently serves as the Dominican Republic scouting and player development supervisor for the Chicago White Sox.
Derrick Brant May is a 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.
Travis Adrian Chapman is an American former professional baseball third baseman,who played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2003.
John Mozeliak is an American baseball executive who is the president of baseball operations of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Never a professional baseball player,Mozeliak came to the Cardinals as Walt Jocketty's assistant in 1995 and became the organization's twelfth General Manager after the 2007 season.
Thomas Roland Burgess was a Canadian professional baseball player,coach and manager. An outfielder and first baseman,Burgess had two trials in Major League Baseball (MLB);a 17-game stint with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954,and a full season with the Los Angeles Angels in 1962. He then forged a long career as a minor-league manager,and served as a major-league third base coach for the 1977 New York Mets and 1978 Atlanta Braves.
Joe Mather is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current coach. He is the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously was a coach for the Cincinnati Reds. He played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals,Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs.
The St. Louis Cardinals 2012 season was the 131st season for the franchise in St. Louis,Missouri,the 121st season in the National League,and the seventh at Busch Stadium III. The Cardinals made their 25th trip to the postseason in 2012 after taking the NL Wild Card title by one game over the Atlanta Braves on the last day of the regular season in 2011. They began the 2012 season away against the Miami Marlins on April 4. St. Louis was coming off a 90–72 (.556) season,a second-place finish in the NL Central,the aforementioned wild card berth,and their National League-leading 11th World Series championship.
Michael Timothy Shildt is an American professional baseball manager and coach who is the manager of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously managed and coached for the St. Louis Cardinals.
