Lou Adamie was the major league baseball scorekeeper in St. Louis for more than four decades. Working over 4,000 games for both the Browns and Cardinals from 1941 through the 1982 season, Adamie missed only one game in his 42 years of service. He was the official scorekeeper for three All Star Games and eight… Read more »
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Matt Adams
He starred at an NCAA Division II university in Pennsylvania, proved baseball scouts wrong that he was just a mere slugger and then helped one of baseball’s most storied franchises create even more tradition. For Matt Adams, he can always sit back and reminisce feeling great about his time in the game, especially for the… Read more »
Rick Ankiel
At the dawn of Rick Ankiel’s Comeback Tour in 2005, with his once promising pitching career shelved and his bat and outfielder’s glove dusted off, uncertainty was a natural narrative. But not for his soon-to-be manager of the St. Louis Cardinals’ Double-A Springfield club. Said Chris Maloney, who had readied Ankiel’s pitching prowess at the… Read more »
Empire Bank
Empire Bank has been serving the Ozarks since 1956 and offers a host of community based banking and financial services in Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Highlandville, Marshfield, Strafford, Fair Grove, Pleasant Hope, Republic, and Battlefield. Empire Bank’s holding company, Central Bancompany, has been ranked four years in a row by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s… Read more »
Bob “Doc” Bauman
Bauman came to St. Louis University in 1928 while only 19 years old. He served the university as its athletic trainer from 1928 until 1979. In addition, he became the trainer for the St. Louis Browns in 1938 until the team moved to become the Baltimore Orioles in 1953. He was invited to join the… Read more »
Andy Benes
All these years later, he still laughs about it: The ugly start to his St. Louis Cardinals days, the 1-7 record and a stinker of an earned run average. And, with the way Andy Benes tells it, it’s as if he wanted to punch a wall, if not his catcher. That is, until that catcher,… Read more »
Alan Benes
At Thanksgiving of 1995, months after his big-league pitching debut with the St. Louis Cardinals, Alan Benes realized that his possible rookie year could be, well, interesting. A call had come in for his older brother Andy, an accomplished big-league pitcher himself who suddenly had a chance to sign a free-agent deal with the Cardinals.… Read more »
Robert “Buddy” Blattner
His professional baseball career was launched in 1938, joining the Cardinal organization and playing for the triple-A club in Columbus, Ohio before graduating from high school. He made it to the major league with the Cardinals in 1942. His stint in St. Louis was cut short by military duty in World War II, serving over… Read more »
Ken Boyer
Boyer was one of baseball’s finest all-around third basemen. He was also a coach and manager in major league baseball who played from 1955 to 1969 for four teams, primarily the St. Louis Cardinals. The captain of the Cardinals from 1959 to 1965, he was named the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player in 1964… Read more »
Lou Brock
One of baseball’s all-time superstars, Lou Brock starred for 19 years in the big leagues. Of the 18,000 players to play Major League Baseball, Brock is the only player to record more than 3,000 hits and steal more than 900 bases in a career. He continues to hold the National League’s all-time stolen base record… Read more »
Bob Broeg
Bob Broeg is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. His love for the team began when he was a young boy. His parents subscribed to all four of the daily newspapers in St. Louis so the young Broeg could follow the Cardinals closely. Broeg’s journalism career began in Boston at the Associated Press bureau.… Read more »
Jack Buck
Jack Buck, with over 40 years of broadcasting in St. Louis, is a popular and versatile figure in the industry. He is the sports director of KMOX/CBS Radio and has announced the Cardinals baseball games for 38 years. Buck has received nationwide recognition through his appearances on Monday Night Football on the CBS Radio Network,… Read more »
August A. “Gussie” Busch, Jr.
August Busch Jr., head of Anheuser-Busch, purchased the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953. The team experienced considerable difficulty in the 1950’s, but the investment later paid off. In 1964, the Cardinals won their first of three World Series with Busch as their number-one fan. Busch has been selected “Man of the Year” by the St.… Read more »
1964 St. Louis Cardinals
The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals went 93–69 during the season and finished first in the National League, edging the co-runners-up Cincinnati and Philadelphia by one game each on the last day of the regular season to claim their first pennant since 1946 and went on to beat the New York Yankees in seven games of the World… Read more »
1967 St. Louis Cardinals
When first base coach Joe Schultz nicknamed the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals “El Birdos,” the team was picked to finish the National League season no better than sixth — and worse in some polls. However, few could factor in the Musial effect. Hall of Famer slugger Stan “The Man” Musial took over as general manager… Read more »
Chris Carpenter
In sports, you can measure an athlete’s height, weight and the speed of his fastball. However, there is no way to size up the true heart of a champion until they deliver on the field – a motto that defines St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter. The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is proud to… Read more »