Harry David Brecheen,nicknamed "the Cat",was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the St. Louis Cardinals. In the late 1940s,he was among the team's stars,in 1946 becoming the first left-hander ever to win three games in a single World Series,and the only pitcher ever to win consecutive World Series games. He later led the National League in several categories in 1948.
Robert Clayton Shantz is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1949 through 1964,and won the 1952 American League Most Valuable Player Award as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics. A three-time All-Star,Shantz won eight consecutive Gold Glove Awards and won a World Series championship with the 1958 New York Yankees. He is the last living Philadelphia Athletics player and the oldest living MLB MVP. Additionally,he and Tommy Brown,are the only two former players still alive who debuted in the 1940s.
The 1943 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1943 season. The 40th edition of the World Series,it matched the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees in a rematch of the 1942 World Series. The Yankees won the series in five games for their tenth championship in 21 seasons. It was Yankees manager Joe McCarthy's final World Series win. This series was also the first to have an accompanying World Series highlight film,which was shown to troops fighting in World War II.
Fred E. "Dixie" Walker was an American professional baseball player,coach,scout and minor league manager. He played as a right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1931 to 1949. Although Walker was a five-time All-Star selection,and won a National League batting championship (1944) as well as an RBI championship (1945) as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers,his accomplishments as a player were overshadowed by his attempt to keep Jackie Robinson from joining the Dodgers in 1947. He also played for the New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox,Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Harry William Walker was an American professional baseball player,coach and manager. Known by the nickname "Harry the Hat",he played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball between 1940 and 1955,most notably as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals with whom he won two world championships and was the 1947 National League batting champion.
William Walker Cooper was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1940 to 1957,most notably as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals with whom he won two World Series championships. An eight-time All-Star,Cooper was known as one of the top catchers in baseball during the 1940s and early 1950s. His elder brother Mort Cooper,also played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher.
The Cardinals–Cubs rivalry,also called the Route 66 rivalry and The I-55 rivalry,refers to the rivalry between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs of the National League (NL),one of the most bitter rivalries in Major League Baseball and in all of North American professional sports. The Cardinals have won 19 NL pennants,while the Cubs have won 17. However,the Cardinals have a clear edge when it comes to World Series success,having won 11 championships to the Cubs' three. Games between the two clubs see numerous visiting fans in either St. Louis's Busch Stadium or Chicago's Wrigley Field. When the NL split into two divisions in 1969,and later three divisions in 1994,the Cardinals and Cubs remained together.
August Rodney Mancuso,nicknamed "Blackie",was an American professional baseball player,coach,scout and radio sports commentator. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals,New York Giants,Chicago Cubs (1939),Brooklyn Dodgers (1940) and Philadelphia Phillies (1945).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1951 throughout the world.
John Francis Dwyer was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Stockings (1888–1889),Chicago Pirates (1890),Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891),Milwaukee Brewers (1891),St. Louis Browns (1892),and Cincinnati Reds (1892–1899). He was the manager for the Detroit Tigers in 1902.
Hubert Max Lanier was an American professional baseball pitcher. He spent most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals,but also played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Browns. He led the National League in earned run average in 1943,and was the winning pitcher of the clinching game in the 1944 World Series against the Browns. His son Hal became a major league infielder and manager.
James Gleason Dunn Conzelman was an American football player and coach,baseball executive,and advertising executive. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1964 and was selected in 1969 as a quarterback on the National Football League 1920s All-Decade Team.
The 1969 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 88th season in St. Louis,Missouri and its 78th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 87–75 during the season and finished fourth in the newly established National League East,13 games behind the eventual NL pennant and World Series champion New York Mets.
John Harlan Lindell was an American professional baseball player who was an outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1954 for the New York Yankees,St. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates. Lindell stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 217 pounds (98 kg);he threw and batted right-handed.
The 1956 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 75th season in St. Louis,Missouri,and its 65th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 76–78 during the season and finished fourth in the National League.
The 1943 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 80 losses.
The 1943 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 20 to October 11,1943. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. In a rematch of the prior year's postseason,the Yankees then defeated the Cardinals in the World Series,four games to one.
The 1952 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 15 to October 7,1952. The Braves were playing their final season in Boston,before the team relocated to Milwaukee the following year,thus,ending fifty seasons without any MLB team relocating.
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division. Since the 2006 season,the Cardinals have played their home games at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis. One of the nation's oldest and most successful professional baseball clubs,the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships,the most of any NL team and second in MLB only to the New York Yankees. The team has won 19 National League pennants,third-most of any team behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. St. Louis has also won 15 division titles in the East and Central divisions.
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