Osborne Earl Smith is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz",Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball,winning the National League Gold Glove Award for defensive play at shortstop for 13 consecutive seasons. A 15-time All-Star,Smith accumulated 2,460 hits and 580 stolen bases during his career,and won the National League Silver Slugger Award as the best hitter at shortstop in 1987. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2002. He was also elected to the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 2014.
Stanley Frank Musial,nicknamed "Stan the Man",was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history,Musial spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),playing for the St. Louis Cardinals,from 1941 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1963,before becoming a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. He batted .331 over the course of his career and set National League (NL) records for career hits (3,630),runs batted in (1,951),games played (3,026),at bats (10,972),runs scored (1,949) and doubles (725). His 475 career home runs then ranked second in NL history behind Mel Ott's total of 511. A seven-time batting champion,he was named the National League's (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times and was a member of three World Series championship teams. He also shares the major league record for the most All-Star Games played (24) with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays.
Wallace Wade Moon was an American professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball. Moon played his 12-year career in the major leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1958) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–1965). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Raymond Lewis Lankford is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres. He was known for his combination of power,speed,and defensive prowess.
Ted Lyle Simmons is an American former professional baseball player and coach. A switch-hitter,Simmons was a catcher for most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals (1968–1980),the Milwaukee Brewers (1981–1985) and the Atlanta Braves (1986–1988). Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary,Johnny Bench,Simmons is considered one of the best hitting catchers in MLB history. While his power numbers paled in comparison to Bench,Simmons still managed to hit for a higher batting average despite playing home games in a notoriously tough hitter's park.
Nathan Colbert Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1966 to 1976,most prominently as a member of the newly formed San Diego Padres,who joined the league as an expansion team in 1969. He was among the inaugural inductees into the Padres Hall of Fame.
Matthew Thomas Holliday is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Colorado Rockies,Oakland Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals,and New York Yankees. A World Series champion in 2011 with the Cardinals,Holliday played a key role in seven postseasons,including the Rockies' first-ever World Series appearance in 2007 and Cardinals' playoff success in the 2010s. His distinctions include a National League (NL) batting championship,the 2007 NL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award,seven All-Star selections,and four Silver Slugger Awards. Other career accomplishments include 300 home runs,more than 2,000 hits,and batting over .300 eight times.
Charles Dallan Maxvill is a retired shortstop,coach and general manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). During his career,Maxvill played,coached,or was an executive for four World Series winners and seven league champions.
Joseph Robert Cunningham Jr. was an American baseball first baseman and outfielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago White Sox,and Washington Senators from 1954 to 1966. He batted and threw left-handed,and was a two-time All-Star.
Christopher John Cannizzaro was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1960 to 1974 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1960–61),New York Mets (1962–65),Pittsburgh Pirates (1968),San Diego Padres,Chicago Cubs (1971),and Los Angeles Dodgers (1972–73).
The St. Louis Cardinals 1996 season was the team's 115th season in St. Louis,Missouri and the 105th season in the National League. It was Tony La Russa's first season managing the club,after leaving the Oakland Athletics. During the first year of the William DeWitt,Jr. era,the Cardinals went 88-74 during the season and won their first-ever National League Central division title by six games over the Houston Astros. They beat the San Diego Padres in the NLDS,but fell in 7 games to the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS after being up 3–1. DeWitt,along with Drew Bauer and Fred Hanser had bought the Cardinals from Anheuser-Busch during the 1995-96 offseason.
The St. Louis Cardinals 1995 season was the team's 114th season in St. Louis,Missouri and the 104th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 62-81 during the season and finished 4th in the National League Central division,22½games behind the Cincinnati Reds. It was also the team's final season under the ownership of Anheuser-Busch,who would put the team up for sale on October 25,1995,ending a 43-season ownership reign.
The St. Louis Cardinals' 1982 season was the team's 101st season in St. Louis,Missouri and the 91st season in the National League. Making up for the previous season's near-miss,the Cardinals went 92—70 during the season and won their first-ever National League East Division title by three games over the Philadelphia Phillies. They achieved their first postseason appearance since 1968 and defeated the National League West champion Atlanta Braves in three straight games to claim the NL pennant. From there,they went on to win the World Series in seven games over the American League champion Milwaukee Brewers. It was the Cardinals' first World Championship since 1967,and their last until they opened the current Busch Stadium in 2006.
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.
The 1954 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 73rd season in St. Louis,Missouri and its 63rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished 6th in the National League.
Allen Thomas Craig is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. The Cardinals drafted Craig from the University of California,Berkeley in 2006,and he made his Major League debut with them in 2010.
The St. Louis Cardinals,a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis,Missouri,compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Brewing magnate Gussie Busch's 37-year-long ownership of the club ended with his death in 1989,and his brewery,Anheuser-Busch (AB) took over. In 1995,an investment group led by Drew Baur and William DeWitt,Jr.,purchased the team and have owned the club since. Shortstop Ozzie Smith –nicknamed "The Wizard" –collected a staggering array of defensive records and awards while performing acrobatic spectacles such as somersaults and flips that mesmerized Cardinal and non-Cardinal fans alike. In 1998,Mark McGwire and the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa collocated national attention with their chase of Roger Maris' single-season home run record of 61. In addition,McGwire also set numerous team home run records. For the 1990s,the Cardinals captured one division title and finished above .500 five times for a .488 winning percentage
The St. Louis Cardinals,a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis,Missouri,compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). After decades of early futility in the National League,St. Louis baseball encountered a renaissance with 11 World Series titles and 18 National League pennants since 1926. Sam Breadon's purchase of the majority stake in the club in 1920 spurred this revival;he then assumed the role as team president and assigned the young,enterprising Branch Rickey as his business manager,functioning as a prototype of today's general manager. In his tenure as owner until 1947,Breadon's Cardinals won nine NL pennants and six World Series titles. During this era in Cardinals franchise history,they also totaled 2,898 wins and 2,171 losses in the regular season for a .572 winning percentage.
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.
Greg Joseph Garcia is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres.
