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Eckersley, Wainwright: versatility supreme

Posted in Pitchers on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Take the skill and versatility of Adam Wainwright and Dennis Eckersley, add the ingenuity of Tony La Russa and Dave Duncan, and the result is a rare accomplishment in the history of baseball. Wainwright and Eckersley are the only pitchers to post both a 20-win season and a save in a World Series championship clincher. [...]

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Shaw made splash with Mets against Cards

Posted in Games, Pitchers on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Bob Shaw died Sept. 23 at age 77 in Florida , in an area where he had lived for 45 years and where he probably was best known as a successful businessman and youth baseball coach.  Story He may be most famous for pitching the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory over Sandy Koufax and [...]

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Wainwright joins exclusive Cardinals group

Posted in Pitchers, Records on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Adam Wainwright is only the third Cardinals pitcher to achieve 20 wins and 200 strikeouts in a season. The others: Bob Gibson and Chris Carpenter. With possibly one start remaining, Wainwright has 20 wins and 213 strikeouts this season. In 2005, Carpenter posted 21 wins and 213 strikeouts. Gibson achieved the 20/200 feat 5 times. [...]

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Holliday aims for NL doubles title

Posted in Hitters, Records on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday enters the final week of the regular season as the National League leader in doubles. Holliday has 45 doubles. Jayson Werth of the Phillies has 44. Ryan Braun of the Brewers and Andres Torres of the Giants each has 43. The Cardinals have a rich tradition of league-leading doubles hitters. A Cardinal has [...]

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Cards face son of their former pitching coach

Posted in Pitchers on September 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Casey Coleman, the rookie right-hander who will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs today against St. Louis at Wrigley Field, is the son of former Cardinals pitching coach Joe Coleman. Joe Coleman was pitching coach for four seasons (1991-94) under manager Joe Torre in St. Louis. A workhorse right-hander whose 15-year big-league career ended in 1979, Coleman [...]

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Pujols climbs ladder of most 40-homer years

Posted in Hitters, Records on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Of the 11 players who have hit 40 or more home runs in at least 6 seasons, Albert Pujols is the only one not in the 500-homer club. That puts in perspective just how impressive it is that Pujols already has slugged 40 or more homers in 6 seasons. He’s done it in just a 10-year span. [...]

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