"Stan the Man" Musial, the greatest Cardinal of them all, played 22 seasons for the team, starting in 1941 when he was rookie of the year. Stan, a switch hitter, retired in 1963 with 3630 hits---1815 from the left, 1815 from the right. In 2011, President Obama presented Stan with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448662
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Red Schoendienst, #2
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Albert "Red" Schoendienst played second base for the Cardinals, starting in 1945. He also managed the Redbirds, and took the team to the World Series twice. Almost seventy years after he first began his association with the Cardinals, he is still with them; he is a special assistant to the general manager. Red was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448642
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Bob Gibson, #45
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Bob Gibson was a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 until 1975. Known as a ferocious competitor, he pitched three complete games for wins in the 1967 World Series. His 1.12 ERA in 1968 is credited with changing the game, as the pitcher's mound was lowered the next year and the strike zone was narrowed. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448747
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Bruce Sutter, #42
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Bruce Sutter was the closer for the Cardinals from 1981 until 1984. He got two saves in the 1982 World Series, and finished his career in 1988 with exactly 300 saves. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006, and his number was retired in a ceremony at the New Busch Stadium that year.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448738
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St.Louis Cardinals: The championship seasons
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by Derrick Goold --- With their 11 World Series titles, the Cardinals have won a championship in almost every era, from the Roaring 20's through the Depression, into World War II, during Vietnam, at the advent of MTV and now two in the digital age. Since Gatsby and the Lost Generation, no generation has gone without a Cardinals title.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448007
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Enos Slaughter, #9
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Enos "Country" Slaughter was an outfielder for the Cardinals. With time off for military service, he played for the Cardinals from 1938 until 1953. He is known for his mad dash to home to score the winning run in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series, a and was immortalized with a statue in front of Busch Stadium. He cried when he was traded to the New York Yankees in 1954, and when he died in 2002, he was buried in a replica of a Cardinals uniform.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448673
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Dizzy Dean, #17
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Jerome "Dizzy" Dean was one of the more colorful characters in St. Louis Cardinals history. He played in the 1930's era of the "Gas House Gang". His brother, Paul, was also a pitcher for the Cardinals, and before Paul's rookie season began in 1934, Dizzy bragged that he and his brother would win 45 games that year for the Cardinals. Dizzy won 30, Paul won 19, and each brother won two games apiece in the 1934 World Series. Dizzy was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1953.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448694
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Ken Boyer, #14
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Ken Boyer played third base for the Cardinals from 1955 until 1965, and managed the team from 1978 until 1980. In 1964, he was the National League MVP, and was also MVP of the World Series. Boyer, who died in 1982, is the only Cardinal player to have his number retired and not be in the Hall of Fame.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448683
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Ozzie Smith, #1
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Known as "the Wizard", Ozzie Smith was shortstop for the Cardinals from 1982 until his retirement in 1996. One of the greatest to ever play the position, Smith won 13 consecutive Gold Gloves. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448627
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Lou Brock, #20
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Lou Brock came to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964, part of the famous "Brock-for-Broglio" trade with the Chicago Cubs. It wasn't necessarily a popular trade at the time, but Brock went on have a tremendous career with the Cardinals, breaking Ty Cobb's base-stealing record and getting more than 3000 hits. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985.
4/10/2012
Album ID: 1448706
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