C a r d i n a l s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS Coming and Going 6 World Series and War 15 Sparks Fly in St Louis 22 Flips and Fast Feet 29 Winning Again 37 AROUND THE HORN Farming Ballplayers 12 An Unlikely Hero 21 The Gashouse Gang 24 Sharing St Louis 31 A Tale of Speed 38 Losing Their Voice 43 ALL-TIME CARDINALS P Bob Gibson 8 C Ted Simmons 13 1B Albert Pujols 14 2B Rogers Hornsby 18 3B Ken Boyer 23 SS Ozzie Smith 28 LF Stan Musial 30 CF Willie McGee 35 RF Enos Slaughter 39 M Whitey Herzog 40 Index 48
6 C a r d i n a l s COMING AND GOING t Louis Missouri became an official part of the United States when president Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana in 1803 A year later it served as the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition which traveled west to the Pacific Ocean mapping out the recently acquired territory along the way Later eager prospectors also departed from St Louis heading for California’s mountains and dreaming of gold Soon St Louis became the launching point for many westward travels as families followed the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails in search of open land and new homes St Louis’s reputation as a place of transition carried over to its sports teams as well The city’s first professional ballclub the Browns joined baseball’s eight-team National League NL in 1876 but lasted only two seasons Professional baseball departed St Louis until a new Browns team joined the American Association in 1882 That team signed a first baseman and manager named Charles Comiskey who led the Browns to four straight pennants Faced with a highly competitive baseball market the American S
St Louis’s 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch built in the 1960s next to the Mississippi River is one of the most famous monuments in the United States
