Louis Clark Brock was an American professional baseball left fielder. He began his 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the 1961 Chicago Cubs but spent most of it as a left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. An All-Star for six seasons,Brock was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot in 1985 and was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014.
William Ashley Freehan was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire 15-year career with the Detroit Tigers. The premier catcher in the American League for several years from the 1960s into the early 1970s,he was named an All-Star in each of the 11 seasons in which he caught at least 75 games. He was the MVP runner-up for Tigers' 1968 World Series winning team,handling a pitching staff which included World Series MVP Mickey Lolich and regular season MVP Denny McLain,who went on to become the first 30-game winner in the majors since 1934.
James Laverne "Skeeter" Webb was an American professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball from 1932 to 1949. He played 12 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals,Cleveland Indians,Chicago White Sox,Detroit Tigers,and Philadelphia Athletics.
James Thomas Northrup,nicknamed the "Silver Fox" due to his prematurely graying hair,was a Major League Baseball outfielder and left-handed batter who played for the Detroit Tigers (1964–74),Montreal Expos (1974) and Baltimore Orioles (1974–75).
Plácido Enrique Polanco is a Dominican-American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Phillies,Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins. He was a second baseman,third baseman,and shortstop. He was twice voted to start in Major League Baseball All-Star Games:in 2007,and again in 2011. Plácido Polanco retired with the highest all-time career fielding percentage for second basemen at 99.27% and the highest all-time career fielding percentage for third basemen at 98.34% which still appear to be records.
The 1934 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1934 season. The 31st edition of the World Series,it matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers. The Cardinals' "Gashouse Gang" won in seven games for their third championship in eight years.
The 1968 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1968 season. The 65th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals. The Tigers won in seven games for their first championship since 1945,and the third in their history.
Fury Gene Tenace,better known as Gene Tenace,is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1969 through 1983,most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
So Taguchi is a Japanese former outfielder. After ten seasons with the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball,he played eight years in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs,followed by a final two years in Japan with the Orix Buffaloes.
William Havon Bruton was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who played for the Milwaukee Braves (1953–1960) and Detroit Tigers (1961–1964). Bruton batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Jhonny Antonio Peralta is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur free agent in his native Dominican Republic in 1999,and he made his major league debut for the Indians on June 12,2003. He subsequently played for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. A solid hitter with power,Peralta has rated average defensively. He throws and bats right-handed,stands 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m),and weighs 225 pounds (102 kg).
Juan De Dios Encarnación is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2007 for the Detroit Tigers,Cincinnati Reds,Florida Marlins,Los Angeles Dodgers,and St. Louis Cardinals. Encarnación suffered a career-ending injury after getting hit in the eye by a foul ball on August 31,2007.
Larry Darnell Herndon,sometimes referred to by the nickname "Hondo",is an American former baseball outfielder and hitting coach. He played in Major League Baseball in 1974 and from 1976 to 1988.
Gerald Holmes "Gee" Walker was a Major League Baseball outfielder. During his fifteen-year career he played with the Detroit Tigers,Chicago White Sox,Washington Senators,Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds.
Christopher Edwin Duncan was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2005 through 2009.
Marquette Joseph "Mark" Christman was an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop who appeared in 911 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers,St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators in nine seasons between 1938 and 1949. He is perhaps best known as the starting third baseman on the 1944 Browns,the only St. Louis-based team to win an American League pennant.
George Washington Harper was an American professional baseball player. From 1916 to 1929,he played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers,Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies,New York Giants,St. Louis Cardinals,and Boston Braves. Harper played 1073 major league games and had a career .303 batting average with 91 home runs and 530 RBI. After his major league career ended,Harper returned to the minor leagues,where he played and managed for several more seasons.
The 1934 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 53rd season in St. Louis,Missouri and the 43rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95–58 during the season and finished first in the National League. St. Louis won 18 of their last 23 games to overtake the New York Giants the last two days of the season. In the World Series,they defeated the Detroit Tigers in seven games,winning the last 11–0.
The 1934 Detroit Tigers season was the 34th season for the Detroit Tigers since entering the American League in 1901. The Tigers won the American League pennant with a record of 101–53,the best winning percentage in team history. The team made its fourth World Series appearance,but lost the 1934 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3.
Johnny Joe Lewis was an American professional baseball player,coach,scout and front-office executive. An outfielder,he appeared in 266 games in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets from 1964 to 1967. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as weighing 189 pounds (86 kg) and 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) in height. He was born in Greenville,Alabama.
