Orlando Cepeda is considered one of Major League Baseball’s pioneers, because he was instrumental in breaking down barriers for Latin American players. “The Baby Bull”, is the son of legendary Puerto Rican baseball star Perucho “The Bull” Cepeda. As a 20 year old rookie in 1958, Orlando belted a home run to help the San… Read more »
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Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Vince Coleman
He’s got the story of perseverance. Of succeeding after being cut from his school’s ninth-grade baseball team. Of heading off to a little-known college without the safety net of an athletic scholarship. And of finding his way to the big leagues and becoming a star. However, former St. Louis Cardinals speedster Vince Coleman wasn’t just… Read more »
Danny Cox
His road began in the late 1970s as un-recruited pitcher who tried out on a whim with an Alabama juco called Chattahoochee Valley and, from there, soldiered on – right into his big-league debut in August 1983. Not that it was an ordinary debut. Instead, Danny Cox was matched opposite the great Steve Carlton of… Read more »
Joe Cunningham
Joseph Robert Cunningham, Jr. is a former major league baseball firstbaseman and left-handed batter who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954-1961) Chicago White Sox (1962-1964), and Washington Senators (1964–1966). The best season for Cunningham was in 1959, when he batted .345 to finish second to Hank Aaron for the National League batting title. He finished his career with a… Read more »
Frank Cusumano
After 25 years covering sports for KSDK TV, after tons of awards and numerous World Series and two Super Bowls – after everything – you would assume Frank Cusumano would put it on cruise control. Hardly. In October 2018, there he was on assignment at inner-city Roosevelt High School, reporting on a Public High League… Read more »
Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean
Every ballplayer can remember their passion for the game as a kid. Dizzy Dean kept that passion and excitement through his major league career. “When ole Diz was out there pitching it was more than just another ballgame,” said teammate Pepper Martin. “It was a regular three-ring circus and everybody was wide awake and enjoying… Read more »
Vaughan “Bing” Devine
Bing Devine has been an important figure in professional sports for over 45 years. A native of St. Louis, Devine graduated from University City High School and Washington University before beginning his career in professional sports with the St. Louis Cardinals. Throughout his professional baseball career, he served two stints as Vice President and General… Read more »
Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan, who retired after the 2011 campaign, began his career with the Kansas City Athletics in 1963. He made his major league debut on May 6, 1964 at the age of 18, becoming the youngest player in the American League at the time. Duncan’s biggest contribution to baseball came as a pitching coach, the last 16… Read more »
David Eckstein
After the 2004 season, David Eckstein was traded from the Anaheim Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals. In his very first year wearing “the birds on the bat”, the new shortstop solidified the leadoff spot by contributing 185 hits, with 26 doubles and 61 runs batted in. As a member of the 2006 World Series… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson has been a major contributor to Missouri baseball since he first signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959. Gibson played for the Cardinals from 1959-1975. In those 17 years, he established a record for the most consecutive games as the starting pitcher with 303 starting games. He also established the major league… Read more »
Gene Gieselmann
Gene Gieselmann was raised in Lindsborg, KS and graduated from Wichita State University. He joined the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 1968 with the Cards’ Class A St. Petersburg club. He was promoted to assistant trainer for the Cardinals’ parent club in 1969 and named head trainer in 1971. During his 29 year tenure with… Read more »