Roger Eugene Maris was born on September 10, 1934 in Hibbing, Minnesota. When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Fargo, North Dakota where Roger played Little League and American Legion baseball. He led his American Legion team to a state championship and was voted Most Valuable Player. Roger attended Shanley High School… Read more »
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Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Tom Mast
He must have had a puzzled look on his face. A year after arriving as Springfield’s newest TV Sports Director, he got sent to Louisiana to cover what was anticipated to be Evangel University football’s first victory. Yet upon arriving to the field, well, we’ll let Tom Mast tell the rest of the story. “What… Read more »
Mike Matheny
A product of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Matheny played for the Brewers and Blue Jays before joining the Cardinals in 2000. In his five years with the Redbirds, Mike established himself as the premier defensive catcher in the National League, winning Gold Gloves in 2000, 2003, and 2004. He helped the Cardinals to 4 post seasons during… Read more »
Tim McCarver
Regarded by many as baseball’s premier television analyst, Tim McCarver serves as MLB on FOX lead game analyst, teaming with play-by-play announcer Joe Buck. Familiar to all fans that watch baseball’s jewel events, McCarver won three straight Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Sports Event Analyst” and in total has received 12 Emmy nominations during his 15… Read more »
Willie McGee
Originally from Richmond, California, McGee spent four years in the New York Yankee minor leagues before he came to the Cardinals in a trade for pitcher Bob Sykes. He played for three other organizations in his 18-year career, but McGee will always be remembered as Cardinal. As an all-time great centerfielder, “Number 51” won three Gold Gloves, earned… Read more »
Joe McGuff
McGuff was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and attended Marquette University. He briefly served in the United States Army before being discharged due to asthma. After first working for the Tulsa World, he joined the staff of The Kansas City Star in 1948. He became sports editor in 1966 and was named editor of the Star… Read more »
Joe Medwick
Years ago, Joe “Ducky” Medwick once said, “I’ll stack my 1937 season with anybody.” He could have said that about his incredible career, too. After all, Medwick was one of the most aggressive St. Louis Cardinals ever to wear the “Birds on the Bat” jersey, becoming well-known during the “Gas House Gang” era and leaving… Read more »
Dan Meers
Who is KC Wolf? That’s Dan Meers, who back at St. Charles West High School in the 1980s was definitely not a standout athlete. “I wasn’t a mascot back then even though I got to watch our mascot perform because I was a three-sport bench-warmer – baseball, basketball and football,” Meers said, smiling. “I still… Read more »
Ken Meyer
For more than 35 years, one of Ken Meyer’s radio stations has delivered St. Louis Cardinals broadcasts to the Ozarks. Several other stations have carried a combination of the Kansas City Royals and the sports teams of Missouri State, Missouri Tigers, Drury, Evangel and Southwest Baptist universities as well as local high schools and the… Read more »
Dr. Isadore Middleman
Isadore Middleman was the team doctor for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1949 until he died in 1968. He received his M.D. from St. Louis University in 1933, then served his internship and residency at Jewish Hospital, also in St. Louis. After several years in private practice, as a surgeon, he became the chief of… Read more »
Terry Moore
A right-handed batter and thrower, Moore began his professional baseball career in 1932. In 1934, he hit .328 in the American Association and earned a roster spot with the Cardinals the following season. Moore joined the Cardinals the year after the Gashouse Gang won the 1934 World Series. He hit for a career .280 batting… Read more »
Stan Musial
Stan the Man In the minds of sports fans everywhere, Stan Musial and the St. Louis Cardinals are forever linked. Musial started with the Cardinals as a pitcher, but in 1941, he was converted to an outfielder/first baseman because of an arm injury. His major league career, exclusively with the Cardinals, stretched from 1941 to… Read more »
Arnold Michael “Mickey” Owen
A native of Nixa, Missouri, Arnold “Mickey” Owen was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1935. He made his major league debut in 1937, appearing in 80 games and spent the next three full seasons in St. Louis before being traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941. After spending 5 seasons as the Brooklyn… Read more »
Tom Pagnozzi
After debuting in 1987, Tom Pagnozzi impressed Cardinals manager Joe Torre enough that by 1990, he was named the Cardinals everyday catcher. Pagnozzi remained at that position until 1996. While “Pags” had moderate power and was considered an RBI threat, he was primarily regarded for his defense, for which he won Gold Gloves in 1991,… Read more »
Terry Pendleton
He had taken the scenic route – first to a juco in California, played extra roles at a four-year and then almost detoured out of baseball before he ever saw his first minor league game. And yet there Terry Pendleton was on July 18, 1984, called up to the St. Louis Cardinals to fill in… Read more »
Darrell Porter
Born in Joplin, Missouri, Darrell Porter grew up in Oklahoma City. He was selected as the Oklahoma High School Athlete of the Year as a senior in 1970. He was an All-State selection in football and baseball, along with being a High School All-American in the sport of football. Porter signed to play football at… Read more »