Rick Hummel: All-Time Cardinals
Date: 6/19/2009 Album ID: 780766
Photos by Post-Dispatch files
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Post-Dispatch Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel picks his alltime St. Louis Cardinals team. In the infield, it's Albert Pujols at first base, Rogers Hornsby at second, Ozzie Smith at short and Ken Boyer at third. The outfield consists of Stan Musial in right, Lou Brock in left, and Jim Edmonds in center. The starting pitcher is Bob Gibson, and the reliever is Bruce Sutter. The catcher is Tim McCarver, and the utility player is Red Schoendienst.
AP FILE PHOTO 1964 WORLD SERIES---Cardinal third baseman Ken Boyer slides safely into home in fifth inning of the World Series game against the New York Yankees. Elston Howard, Yankees catcher, lets the throw from Yankee right fielder Mickey Mantle get by him. Boyer scored after the catch.
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FILE PHOTO MAY 1964 -- St. Louis Cardinals Third baseman, Ken Boyer. Boyer hit a game-winning home run in Game 4 of the 1964 World Series against the New York Yankees.
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Oct. 3, 1968---Cardinal speedster Lou  Brock digs for second base in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the World Series against the Detroit Tigers.  Tiger pitcher Mickey Lolich hurried his delivery because of Brock's quick start and thrheww a wild pitch.  Brock had two stolen bases in the Cardinals 8-1 Game 2 loss.  The Series went seven games, with the Cardinals losing 4-3.  Scott Dine | Post-Dispatch
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FILE OCTOBER 1967- Outfielder Lou Brock's headlong slide beats Red Sox catcher Elston Howard's desperate tag for the run that gave the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in the third inning of the sixth game of the World Series in Boston.  Brock scored from second on a single by Curt Flood. The Red Sox won 8-4.  UPI Telephoto
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May 15, 1976 -- (BROCKABRELLA, BROCK-A-BRELLA) St. Louis Cardinals fleet-footed outfielder Lou Brock knew what to do Friday night when the game between the Cards and the San Francisco Giants has halted by rain for about 40 minutes. Brock, an old-timer, put on his umbrella, miniature-type, picked up a camera to photograph his teammates and totally enjoyed the delay. After the delay the Cardinals went on to win 3-1. AP Wirephoto/FILE
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FILE PHOTO 1974 -- Lou Brock, former St. Louis Cardinal.
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October 21, 2004 - 
Jim Edmonds makes a diving catch in the second inning of Thursday's League Championship Series game between the Cardinals and Astros at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO
LAURIE SKRIVAN/ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
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October 20, 2004 - 
Jim Edmonds reacts after hitting a two run homer in the bottom of the twelfth inning to win Wednesday's League Championship Series game between the Cardinals and Astros at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO
CHRIS LEE/ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2004 - The Cardinals' Jim Edmonds is mobbed by teammates after he hit a two-run home run to win the game in the twelfth inning of game six Wednesday of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium.
Albert Pujols also scored on the play.
PHOTO BY HUY RICHARD MACH/ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Photos from game six Wednesday of the National League Championship Series with the St. Louis Cardinals against the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium.
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29 October, 2006 -- Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds holds aloft the World Series championship trophy at the conclusion of a ceremony celebrating the St. Louis Cardinals as World Series Champions at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo.
Chris Lee | Post-Dispatch
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FILE PHOTO FROM OCT. 10, 1968---Bob Gibson is seen in action here during the 7th and deciding game of the 1968 World Series. Gibson set a new strikeout record for a single series in 3rd inning when Tiger Mickey Lolich became his 32nd victim of this series. Gibson held old record, too  Ball may be seen as blur above pithcer's head.
UPI TELEPHOTO
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FILE OCTOBER 2, 1968- Catcher Tim McCarver gleefully clasps the pitching hand of Bob Gibson just seconds after Gibson had hurled the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory in the World Series opener. photo by Post-Dispatch staff
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Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is embraced by third baseman Ken Boyer Oct.15,1964 as catcher Tim McCarver rushes up to congratulate the right hander. Embrace came after the final out in the seventh World Series game against the Yankees in St. Louis, which the Cards won 7-5, with Gibson going all the way. (AP photo)
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FILE PHOTO 1917 -- Rogers Hornsby, early in his career as second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals.  Hornsby developed into the greatest right-hand batter baseball has ever known.
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Frank Frisch (left) of the New York Giants with Cardinals playing manager Rogers Hornsby in 1926 at the Polo Grounds. The Redbirds won their first world championship that October; on Dec. 20, Hornsby was traded for Frisch.
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FILE PHOTO 1926 -- Rogers Hornsby, 2B, St. Louis Cardinals
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FILE PHOTO 1935 -- Roger Hornsby
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10/14/1985  FILE PHOTO SEQUENCE
Sequence of photos of Ozzie Smith's famous homerun during the playoffs in 1985 against the LA Dodgers that was announced by Jack Buck who made the Call: Go Crazy, folks, go crazy. Second in the sequence of Ozzie rounding the bases when he knew it was over the fence.
PHOTO BY J.B. FORBES
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FILE -- St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith waves to fans prior to the Cardinals game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, in this June 19, 1996 photo. Smith, regarded as the finest-fielding shortstop ever, was elected to the Hall of Fame on his first try by an overwhelming margin Tuesday Jan. 8, 2002.  (AP Photo/Mary Butkus)
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FILE PHOTO APRIL 1994 -- Ozzie Smith loses his hat as he does his opening day flip at Busch Stadium.

photo by Wes Paz/staff
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