Martin Lee “Marty” Eddlemon was born in Kansas City, Missouri, attended high school in Hannibal, and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia. He began his career as a sports writer at the Sporting News in St. Louis and later became a columnist, as well as sports editor, for Springfield Newspapers.… Read more »
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Jim Edmonds
In eight full seasons with the Cardinals, Jim Edmonds made three All Star appearances and in 2000, became the first Cardinal outfielder ever to hit 40 or more home runs in a season. In 2004, Jim earned a Silver Slugger Award, hitting .301 with 42 home runs and driving in 111 runs. At the end… Read more »
Jim Eisenreich
With one year of pro-ball under his belt, Jim Eisenreich joined the Kansas City Royals in 1987, where he was mostly used as a pinch hitter and DH. In 1989, Jim got his chance to fill in at all three outfield positions and proved he could still contribute despite suffering from Tourette’s Syndrome. Eisenreich batted… Read more »
Mike Essick
He had long dreamed the dream. Of coaching a high school baseball team. Of teaching teenagers about the game he loved. Of filling out lineup cards and winning games and, well, everything else great about it. Truth is, Mike Essick had to climb from the very bottom to get there. In fact, the journey began… Read more »
Paul Evans
He grew up in a steel-mill town northeast of the Gateway Arch where you’ve got to put in your own work. And he did in baseball, becoming a high school pitching standout and a workhorse for the state’s premier college program – and wasn’t afraid. That is, not afraid to start at the bottom, at… Read more »
The Farmer Family
Mike Farmer loves telling this story. It’s about his dad, Elliott, the second baseman of the early 1930s Missouri Tigers baseball teams. “I remember being told by friends of his that he never went down swinging,” Mike says with a chuckle. “Hitting a baseball to him was (as easy) as catching a baseball.” In the… Read more »
Jack Fette
Widely known as one of Missouri’s most storied sports officials, Jack Fette’s officiating career began in 1947 when he worked as a baseball umpire at the “Class D” professional level. He advanced to the American Association in 1950 as the youngest umpire in the league. His career seemed to be secured as a Major League… Read more »
Kent Fewell
Some folks don’t choose a career until they’re well into college. For Kent Fewell, he had a pretty good idea even as a grade-schooler. “In elementary school and well into junior high, my favorite subject was P.E.,” Fewell said. “It seemed like the coaches I had and teachers I had I enjoyed. And I said,… Read more »
Curt Flood
Curtis Charles Flood was born January 20, 1938 in Houston, Texas. Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Oakland, California where he attended West Oakland’s McClymonds High. A part of a high school outfield that included Vada Pinson and Frank Robinson, Curt signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1956 and made a handful of appearances for… Read more »
Fred Flook
In the early 1960s, Fred Flook was coaching at Liberty High School when the athletic director of nearby William Jewell College, Dr. Norris Patterson (MSHOF 2006), called in search of a coach who could double as a baseball and gymnastics coach. A Liberty football coach, George Carter, had recommended Flook to Patterson, who wanted to… Read more »
Bob Forsch
Bob Forsch enjoyed a successful 14 year pitching career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Converted from a third baseman, he threw two no-hitters in the Cardinals minor league system before moving up to the parent club to join their staff in 1974. In 1978, he no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies and threw another no-hitter in 1983… Read more »
Fred W. Stockman Post 245
1956 Fred W. Stockham Post 245- American Legion National Champions – Coached by Al Grosch, the team defeated Fellowship Post 341 playing out of New Orleans, at the National Championship in Bismarck, ND to receive the Howard P. Savage National Champion Trophy. The pitching staff was anchored by future St. Louis Cardinal Bob Miller.
Frank Frisch
Frisch was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. He played for the New York Giants (1919–1926) and St. Louis Cardinals (1927–1937). He managed the Cardinals (1933–1938), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940–1946), and Chicago Cubs (1949–1951). He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum. Born… Read more »
The Fry Family
Had anyone in Oak Grove been asked about The Fry Family in the late 1980s, locals might have told you this: There won’t be a trophy case large enough to house all their hardware. At Oak Grove High School alone between 1986 and 1995, Shaon won three state wrestling titles, Ryan a baseball state championship… Read more »
Charlie Gallagher
Charlie was born in Hawthorn, New Jersey and raised in Miami, Florida where he graduated from Archbishop Curley High School. He attended Louisiana Tech University and moved to Springfield in January of 1968. Charlie was successfully involved in the sportswear industry as a supplier to Nike, Champion, Starter and other companies providing sportswear for the… Read more »
Joe Garagiola
St. Louis native, one-time St. Louis Cardinals, and renowned broadcaster Joe Garagiola attended St. Mary’s High School in St. Louis and grew up in the same neighborhood as future New York Yankees catching great Yogi Berra. Garagiola, a catcher, played for the Cardinals from 1946 to 1951 before being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates midseason.… Read more »