Robert Gibson was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot",Gibson tallied 251 wins,3,117 strikeouts,and a 2.91 earned run average (ERA) during his career. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion,he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. Known for a fiercely competitive nature and for intimidating opposing batters,he was elected in 1981 to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The Cardinals retired his uniform number 45 in September 1975 and inducted him into the team Hall of Fame in 2014.
The 1967 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1967 season. The 64th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals. In a rematch of the 1946 World Series,the Cardinals won in seven games for their second championship in four years and their eighth overall. The Series was played from October 4 to 12 in Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium. It was the first World Series since 1948 that did not feature the Yankees,Dodgers,or Giants.
Chad Martin Hutchinson is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. He also is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football at Stanford University.
Nelson Kelley Briles was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A hard thrower whose best pitch was a slider,he exhibited excellent control. Briles batted and threw right-handed. He was a starting pitcher on World Series champions with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967 and Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971.
Jason Derik Isringhausen is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 through 2012 for the New York Mets,Oakland Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals,Tampa Bay Rays,and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
JoséJiménez is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). He appeared in seven seasons from 1998 to 2004 for the St. Louis Cardinals,Colorado Rockies,and Cleveland Indians. The Cardinals signed him as an amateur free agent in his native Dominican Republic in 1991. Jiménez' career in MLB commenced as a starting pitcher with the Cardinals and he converted to relief pitching with the Rockies,saving more than 100 games.
Curtis Thomas Simmons is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1947 to 1950 and 1952 to 1967. Along with right-hander Robin Roberts,Simmons was one of the twin anchors of the starting rotation of the "Whiz Kids",the Philadelphia Phillies' 1950 National League (NL) championship team. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs,and California Angels.
Ray Clark Washburn is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1961 to 1969 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1970.
JoséRafael Santiago Alfonso is a Puerto Rican former right-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1970 for the Kansas City Athletics and Boston Red Sox.
The 1968 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 10 to October 10,1968. It was the final year of baseball's pre-expansion era,in which the teams that finished in first place in each league went directly to the World Series to face each other for the "World Championship."
Jason Louis Motte is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs,Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves. The Cardinals drafted him as a catcher in 2003 and he converted to pitching in 2006. Motte played a key role in the 2011 World Series championship run,saving five postseason games. In 2012,he led the National League (NL) in saves with 42. Motte had Tommy John surgery to repair an ulnar collateral ligament injury that kept him from playing all of 2013. After returning to the Cardinals midway through the 2014 season,Motte signed a one-year,$4.5 million deal with the Cubs for 2015.
William Dexter Fowler is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,Houston Astros,Chicago Cubs,St. Louis Cardinals,and Los Angeles Angels. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States national baseball team.
Marc Walter Rzepczynski,nicknamed Scrabble,is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays,St. Louis Cardinals,Cleveland Indians,San Diego Padres,Oakland Athletics,Washington Nationals,and Seattle Mariners.
Shelby Charles Miller is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals,Atlanta Braves,Arizona Diamondbacks,Texas Rangers,Chicago Cubs,Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants.
Matthew David Shoemaker is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels,Toronto Blue Jays,and Minnesota Twins. Prior to beginning his professional career,he played college baseball at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). Shoemaker has also competed for the United States national baseball team.
Michael Joseph Wacha is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,New York Mets,Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. He played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies.
The 2013 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 132nd for the baseball team in St. Louis,Missouri,the 122nd season in the National League (NL),and the eighth at Busch Stadium III. On Opening Day,April 1,the St. Louis Cardinals played the 20,000th game in franchise history against the Arizona Diamondbacks,dating back to the start of their American Association (AA) play in 1882. Heading into the 2013 season,St. Louis had an all-time winning percentage of .518.
The St. Louis Cardinals,a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis,Missouri,compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). In 1953,the Anheuser-Busch (AB) brewery bought the Cardinals,and August "Gussie" Busch became team president. Busch's influence is still seen today as three of the Cardinals' home stadia are or were named some form of Busch Stadium. Three World Series titles in the 1960s and 1980s,contrasted with missing the playoffs for the entirety of the 1950s and 1970s checkered the team's success distinctly by decades. However,the team still remained generally competitive in each of those decades - they did not see a last place finish until 1990,which had been the first since 1918. With Busch's tenure as owner,the Cardinals also won six NL pennants.
Jack Rafe Flaherty is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft,he made his MLB debut in 2017.
Jacob Seth Lugo,nicknamed "Quarterrican",is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets. He made his MLB debut in 2016. He played for the Puerto Rican national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic winning a silver medal.
