In 1985, the Cardinals led the National League in runs scored, with 747, an average of 4.6 per game. When Joaquin Andujar pitched, the run production usually was higher _ and the right-hander knew what to do when given that kind of support. Andujar won 18 starts in a row in which the Cardinals scored three [...]
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Given 3 runs, Joaquin Andujar was money in bank
Posted in Games, Pitchers on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Allen Watson: last of the .400 hitters
Posted in Games, Pitchers on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Allen Watson may be best remembered as a hitter rather than a pitcher for the Cardinals. Sixteeen years ago, he set a batting standard for big-league pitchers that only now is being challenged. Watson, a left-handed starter for the Cardinals from 1993-95, is the last major-league pitcher to hit .400 or better for a season [...]
Five fabulous facts about Willie McGee
Posted in Games, Hitters on August 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Willie McGee, the center fielder who batted .294 with 1,683 hits and 301 stolen bases in 13 years with St. Louis, will be honored by the Cardinals in ceremonies before the Friday, Aug. 26, game against the Pirates at Busch Stadium. In tribute to McGee, here are five fun facts about his Cardinals career: McGEE VS. [...]
How Andy Van Slyke amazed Jose Oquendo
Posted in Games, Hitters, Opponents on August 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A pair of former Cardinals, Andy Van Slyke and Mike LaValliere, combined to stun St. Louis by making one of baseball’s most sensational defensive plays, one so rare it wouldn’t be accomplished again for 23 years. On Aug. 21, 2011, in the ninth inning of a game at Detroit, the Indians had runners on second and [...]
Tom Pagnozzi sets homer hurdle for Yadier Molina
Posted in Games, Hitters on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yadier Molina this season has hit the most home runs by a Cardinals catcher in 15 years. Molina has clubbed nine homers in 2011. (Updated Sept. 25: Molina has clubbed 14 homers in 2011). That’s the most by a St. Louis catcher since Tom Pagnozzi hit 13 in 1996, Tony La Russa’s first season as Cardinals [...]
2011 Cardinals look a lot like 1953 Cardinals
Posted in Hitters on August 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When Red Schoendienst, special assistant to the general manager, watches the 2011 Cardinals, he might be thinking he’s seeing a modern version of the 1953 Cardinals. The 2011 Cardinals rank last in the National League in stolen bases, with 42. No St. Louis team has placed last in the NL in stolen bases since the 1953 Cardinals finished with 18. (Updated Oct. 1: [...]
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