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How the Cardinals battled Greg Maddux

Posted in Games, Opponents, Pitchers on December 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »

(Updated Jan. 8, 2014)

Greg Maddux lost to the Cardinals more than he did against any other club.

That doesn’t diminish the career accomplishments of Maddux, who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America on Jan. 8, 2014.

Rather it’s a tribute to the Cardinals for often solving a pitcher who dominated the sport throughout the 1990s.

The Cardinals beat Maddux 22 times _ 20 in the regular season and twice in the postseason. The Phillies came closest to matching St. Louis, beating Maddux 20 times in the regular season and once in the postseason.

Maddux, who pitched for the Cubs, Braves, Dodgers and Padres from 1986-2008, was 26-20 with a 2.84 ERA versus the Cardinals in the regular season and 1-2 in the postseason.

The right-hander had the most regular-season wins in his career against the Mets (35) and Giants (31).

In his 23 seasons in the big leagues, Maddux was 355-227 in the regular season. He won four consecutive Cy Young awards (1992-95), 18 Gold Glove awards and led the National League in ERA four times. He posted at least 15 wins in 17 consecutive seasons (1988-2006).

Several players who spent at least parts of their careers with the Cardinals hit well against Maddux. Among the best: Pedro Guerrero, .405 (17-for-42); Albert Pujols, .341 (14-for-41); Vince Coleman, .328 (20-for-61); Jose Oquendo, .317 (13-for-41); Edgar Renteria, .314 (16-for-51) and Scott Rolen, .314 (22-for-70).

Power vs. pitching

Ray Lankford hit four career home runs against Maddux (three as a Cardinal; one as a Padre) and Pujols hit three homers (all as a Cardinal) versus Maddux.

One of those home runs by Pujols came in a game when the Cardinals hit three off Maddux.

On July 9, 2004, Renteria, Pujols and Jim Edmonds each hit a solo homer against Maddux in a 6-1 Cardinals victory over the Cubs at St. Louis. Maddux yielded four runs and eight hits in six innings.

“I tip my hat to Renteria and Edmonds,” Maddux said to the Chicago Sun-Times. “I didn’t think they were bad pitches. Pujols, I left that up. It’s not surprising he hit it out.”

Bernie Miklasz, columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, credited Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for the rare rout of Maddux that night.

Wrote Miklasz: “La Russa protested after home plate umpire Derryl Cousins gave Cubs starter Greg Maddux a strike zone so large you could have driven the team bus through it. La Russa got ejected, which, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, prompted laughter from Cubs manager Dusty Baker. It might have been a coincidence, but the strike zone narrowed and the Cardinals teed off on Maddux.” Boxscore

Fast and effective

The best game Maddux pitched against the Cardinals was a two-hit shutout on Aug. 20, 1995, in a 1-0 Braves victory at St. Louis.

“That’s probably the best I’ve ever thrown,” Maddux told the Post-Dispatch. “That’s as good as I can throw the ball.”

Brian Jordan singled in the fifth and Danny Sheaffer doubled in the sixth for the lone St. Louis hits. It was the quickest big-league game of the 1995 season, finishing in 1:50.

“That happened so fast I don’t even think my wife made it in time,” Jordan said. “She usually doesn’t get here until the later innings.” Boxscore

Previously: Near no-hitter by Alan Benes became crushing loss

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How David Bell rang up a special Cardinals home run

Posted in Games, Hitters, Trades on December 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »

(Updated Oct. 21, 2018)

As a rookie with the 1995 Cardinals, David Bell hit a magical home run and became friends with John Mabry.

The former gave him a special lifetime memory.

The latter helped him reunite with the Cardinals.

Bell and Mabry were Cardinals teammates from 1995-98. Both also played for the Mariners in 1999 and 2000.

Their friendship helped lead to the decision by Bell to join the Cardinals as assistant hitting coach in 2014 when Mabry was the club’s hitting coach. In 2013, Bell was third base coach for the Cubs.

On Nov. 3, 2014, Bell was promoted to bench coach of the Cardinals, replacing Mike Aldrete, who resigned to join the Athletics staff. After the 2017 season, Bell left the Cardinals for a front office position, vice president of player development, with the Giants. On Oct. 21, 2018, Bell was chosen to be manager of the Reds.

Good genes

Bell, whose grandfather, Gus, and father, Buddy, were all-star players in the major leagues, made his big-league debut with the 1995 Indians, appearing in two games before being sent back to the minor leagues. Bell’s best positions were third base and second base, but the 1995 Indians had stellar players at those spots, with Jim Thome at third and Carlos Baerga at second.

On July 27, 1995, the Cardinals traded pitcher Ken Hill to the Indians for Bell, pitcher Rick Heiserman and minor-league catcher Pepe McNeal.

“I like David Bell,” Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “He’s a guy who has a chance to be a very good major league player for a long time.

“If, as a scout, you graded out his tools, you’d say he has a little below average speed, that he was an above average hitter with above average power and above average defensively. But he’s the type of player you know is going to get the job done. He’s been around the game for a while and it shows. He’s a character type of player who’s got a winning attitude.”

Asked about his son’s reaction to the trade, Buddy Bell, bench coach for the 1995 Indians, said, “He’s a little nervous. The first time you get traded, you never know what to expect. But he was getting impatient. He felt that no matter what he did at (Class AAA), it wouldn’t be enough to move him up there (to the Indians).”

Said David Bell: “It’s a nice break for me.”

David Bell was born and raised in Cincinnati. His grandfather Gus Bell had been a standout outfielder for the Reds from 1953-61, four times achieving more than 100 RBI in a season. David’s father Buddy Bell was a premier third baseman. He earned six consecutive Gold Glove awards in the American League from 1979-84. Buddy also played for the Reds from 1985-88.

David was the given name of both Gus Bell and Buddy Bell. David Bell was close to both his grandfather and father. On May 7, 1995, four days after David Bell made his major-league debut with the Indians, Gus Bell died.

Hometown home run

In late August 1995, just before the Cardinals went to Cincinnati for the first time since acquiring Bell, Mike Eisenbath of the Post-Dispatch wrote, “David, Gus and Buddy are so much alike. Quiet. Hard-working. Unassuming. Fundamentally sound afield, solid with a little pop in their bats. Respected. By his very nature, David seemed destined to follow Dad and Grandpa.”

On Aug. 30, 1995, playing in Cincinnati before a Riverfront Stadium crowd that included his grandmother, mother and several other family members and friends, Bell came to bat for the Cardinals in the sixth inning against Reds starter Mark Portugal. The score was tied at 2-2 and Ray Lankford was on first base for St. Louis.

Bell hit a Portugal pitch over the left-center field fence for his first big-league home run.

The ball caromed off a wall behind the fence and bounced back onto the field. Reds outfielder Darren Lewis retrieved the ball and threw it into the outfield seats.

Alerted to the significance of the home run, Lewis got another ball and tossed it into the stands in exchange for the ball Bell hit.

The Cardinals won, 4-3. Bell, 22, told the Post-Dispatch he would give the ball to his mother.

“It’s something I’ll remember,” Bell said. Boxscore

Postseason success

Used mostly as a utility infielder, Bell hit .225 with four home runs in four seasons with the Cardinals. In April 1998, the Cardinals, looking to send Bell to the minor leagues, placed him on waivers. He was claimed by the Indians.

Bell played 12 years (1995-2006) in the major leagues for the Indians, Cardinals, Mariners, Giants, Phillies and Brewers. He had a career .257 batting average, with 1,239 hits in 1,403 games.

In 1999, Bell had 31 doubles, 21 home runs and 78 RBI as the second baseman for the Mariners.

Three years later, Bell was the third baseman for the 2002 National League champion Giants. He had 29 doubles, 20 home runs and 73 RBI that year. In the National League Championship Series against the Cardinals, Bell batted .412 and hit a Game 1 home run off Matt Morris. Bell also hit .304 in the 2002 World Series against the Angels.

For pure drama, though, his first home run as a Cardinal is hard to top.

Previously: Buddy Bell almost joined Ozzie Smith in Cardinals’ infield

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Cardinals, Hall of Fame link Tony La Russa, Joe Torre

Posted in Games, Managers on December 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »

(Updated April 5, 2025)

In the span of 21 years, from August 1990 to October 2011, the Cardinals had two fulltime managers: Joe Torre and Tony La Russa.

Both entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame together.

Torre managed the Cardinals from August 1990 until June 1995 and, after Mike Jorgensen filled in for three months as interim manager, was replaced by La Russa after the 1995 season.

Torre, La Russa and fellow manager Bobby Cox were elected to the Hall of Fame on Dec. 9, 2013, by the Expansion Era committee. A candidate needed 12 of the votes from the 16-member committee that included Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, who preceded Torre as Cardinals manager.

With Herzog, Torre and La Russa, the Cardinals have the distinction of being led by Hall of Fame managers for 31 consecutive years (1980-2011).

In regular-season head-to-head competition, La Russa had a 15-11 record versus Torre. In the only time they faced one another in the postseason, Torre was 3-0 against La Russa.

Mutual respect

Though their managing styles and personalities differed, La Russa and Torre had a respect and fondness for one another.

In May 2008, when Torre was in his first season as Dodgers manager, he told Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he had accepted La Russa’s request to appear in an Animal Rescue Foundation calendar.

“He’s always been very open and congenial,” Torre said. “I’ve had dinner with him on occasions. I’ve worked his charity. I enjoy Tony a great deal. … He’s had great success. The players play hard for him.”

Said La Russa of Torre: “He’s always been a class act, somebody you have a great deal of respect for.”

Asked about differences between the two, Torre replied, “The fact that he’s smarter than I am. He used that ability to gain an edge with technology at times. … And I think he probably controls the game more than I do.”

In a 2014 interview with Cardinals Yearbook, Torre also said of La Russa, “He’s got a heart. He doesn’t let you in until he trusts who you are, but you know that once you’re in the door, it’s straightforward.”

Clash of the titans

Twice, La Russa and Torre were within a win of facing one another in a World Series, but each saw his team falter.

In 1996, when Torre led the Yankees to an American League pennant, La Russa and the Cardinals won three of the first four games against the Braves in the National League Championship Series. The Braves rallied and won the last three games to reach the World Series versus the Yankees.

In 2004, when La Russa and the Cardinals won the National League pennant, Torre and the Yankees beat the Red Sox in three of the first four games of the American League Championship Series. The Red Sox won the last three games and got to the World Series against the Cardinals.

Asked in 2009 by Post-Dispatch writer Rick Hummel about a potential World Series matchup with La Russa, Torre replied, “We came close in ’96 and, of course, in ’04. La Russa messed it up in ’96 and I messed it up in ’04.”

La Russa and Torre first faced one another in June 2003 when the Cardinals played at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees swept the three-game series, outscoring the Cardinals, 23-8.

Afterward, La Russa told the Post-Dispatch, “I really don’t think the Yankees or Yankee fans think we’re all that good.”

Wrote Post-Dispatch columnist Bernie Miklasz: “The anticipated clash of the titans never really materialized. Both franchises qualify as baseball royalty, but only the Yankees played up to their heritage.”

Two years later, in June 2005, the Yankees entered a three-game series at St. Louis a game below .500, having lost nine of their last 11. Media speculation in New York was Torre’s job might be in jeopardy, even though he had won four World Series titles and six American League pennants with the Yankees.

When the Cardinals won the opener, 8-1, an embarrassed Torre told Miklasz, “We were too nonchalant. I was very surprised at how we let them (the Cardinals) run us off the field. We weren’t ready to play.” Boxscore

The Cardinals won two of the three games in that series. La Russa came to Torre’s defense, telling Miklasz, “He’s got more rings than anybody whose managed over the last 10 years. There isn’t anything different about his managing.”

Postseason duel

Torre stayed with the Yankees through the 2007 season before joining the Dodgers in 2008. The move to the National League guaranteed La Russa and Torre would face one another.

La Russa and the Cardinals won four of six against Torre and the Dodgers in the 2008 regular season and five of seven in the 2009 regular season.

In the 2009 National League Division Series, Torre and the Dodgers swept the Cardinals. “Torre warrants praise for winning the duel of future Hall of Fame managers,” Miklasz wrote.

The last season La Russa and Torre faced one another was 2010. The Cardinals won four of seven regular-season games that year against the Dodgers.

La Russa ranks second in career wins for managers at 2,902 and Torre is fifth at 2,326.

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Fernando Salas: Cool Hand Luke of 2011 Cardinals

Posted in Games, Pitchers on November 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »

In 2011, Fernando Salas was the coolest and calmest Cardinal amid the chaos of a bullpen collapse.

Without the poise Salas displayed in effectively filling the closer role for most of the 2011 season, the Cardinals never would have been in position to make their late-season run for the wild-card playoff berth that put them on the path to a World Series championship.

When the Cardinals traded third baseman David Freese and Salas to the Angels for center fielder Peter Bourjos and outfield prospect Randal Grichuk on Nov. 22, 2013, Freese, hitting hero of the 2011 World Series, deservedly received countless fond farewells.

Salas virtually was ignored.

Often overlooked is that Salas was “the stabilizing force” in the Cardinals’ 2011 season, according to teammate Lance Berkman.

S.O.S. for Salas

Sid Monge, a former big-league reliever who became a pitching coach in the Cardinals’ minor-league system, had seen Salas pitch in the Mexican League and recommended St. Louis sign him in 2007.

After making his big-league debut with St. Louis in 2010, Salas gave up just one run during the Cardinals’ entire spring training camp in 2011, but failed to make the Opening Day roster. He reported to Memphis and earned two saves in three scoreless relief appearances for the Class AAA club.

Meanwhile, Ryan Franklin, the Cardinals’ veteran closer, was blowing leads at an alarming rate. Desperate, the Cardinals turned to Mitchell Boggs and then Eduardo Sanchez as the closer and called up Salas to bolster the bullpen.

When neither Boggs nor Sanchez could hold down the job, the Cardinals tried Salas.

Unflappable, the spring training reject blossomed as the closer, earning 16 saves in his first 18 chances.

Berkman, the Cardinals’ veteran right fielder, told Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Salas is “the single stabilizing force on this team.”

“He’s stepped up and been a consistent performer in the back of the bullpen,” Berkman said. “… Consequently, everybody else has settled into a good role. Now we have a pretty solid group. But the key is him.”

Wrote Joe Strauss of the Post-Dispatch: “Salas has become an unexpected answer to a ninth-inning riddle that once jeopardized an entire season.”

Mixing a changeup with his fastball, Salas, who turned 26 on May 30, 2011, was 3-0 with 11 saves and a 1.88 ERA on June 7 that season.

Strong, silent type

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa told the Post-Dispatch that Salas had “a good coolness to him.”

“He’s got great guts,” La Russa said.

Added pitching coach Dave Duncan: “He hasn’t been in any situation yet where it’s like he’s emotionally affected by it.”

Said general manager John Mozeliak: “The one thing about him is that he’s always remained calm and cool. That quality serves him well.”

Salas’ skills were best illustrated in a May 19, 2011, game against the Astros. Brought in to protect a two-run lead, Salas faced former Cardinals prospect Brett Wallace with one on and one out in the ninth.

After throwing three consecutive pitches outside the strike zone, Salas was in danger of walking Wallace and putting the tying run on base. He got Wallace to foul off three pitches and then struck him out swinging on an off-speed offering. The Cardinals won, 4-2. Boxscore

“My favorite pitch of the whole game was that 3-and-2 off-speed pitch,” La Russa said to the Post-Dispatch. “… It’s one of those that if you miss a little bit all kinds of bad things can happen. One of the things Fernando can do is control his off-speed stuff.”

Said Mozeliak: “Over the last three years, his ability to pitch has evolved. He has shown the ability to get big outs. It’s not something you can trace on a radar gun. It’s a credit to him.”

Using teammate and fellow Mexican Jaime Garcia as an interpreter, Salas said simply, “I feel really good. I’m basically down for whatever they want me to do.”

The Cardinals utilized Salas as the closer until power pitcher Jason Motte took over the role in the last month. Still, Salas helped down the stretch, posting a 2.19 ERA with one save in 12 September appearances.

Salas finished the 2011 season with 24 saves and a 2.28 ERA in 68 games. He struck out 75 batters in 75 innings and yielded only 50 hits.

Right-handed batters hit .164 (25-for-152) against Salas in 2011. With runners in scoring position, all batters hit .203 (13-for-64) off him.

Though he couldn’t repeat that success _ he was 1-4 with a 4.30 ERA in 2012 and 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 2013, with no saves in either season _ Salas’ rescue of the Cardinals in 2011 should be better appreciated.

Previously: Roger Craig, Ron Taylor: great relief for Cardinals

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From Les Bell to David Freese: Cards 3rd base champions

Posted in Games, Hitters on November 25, 2013| Leave a Comment »

(Updated March 6, 2022)

David Freese always will belong to an exclusive Cardinals club: starting third basemen for World Series champions.

The feat is so rare that only one Cardinals third baseman, Whitey Kurowski, has done it more than once for St. Louis.

The list:

LES BELL, 1926

_ Season performance: Bell, 24, had 189 hits, 33 doubles, 14 triples, 17 home runs, 100 RBI and batted .325 for the 1926 Cardinals. He became the first Cardinals third baseman to achieve 100 RBI in a season. Bell’s 301 total bases in 1926 ranked second in the National League behind teammate Jim Bottomley (305).

_ World Series performance: In Game 6, with the Cardinals facing elimination, Bell had three hits and four RBI in St. Louis’ 10-2 victory at Yankee Stadium. Bell hit a two-run single off Bob Shawkey in the first inning and a two-run home run off 19-game winner Urban Shocker in the Cardinals’ five-run seventh. In seven games, Bell had six RBI and batted .259 (7-for-27). Boxscore

SPARKY ADAMS, 1931

_ Season performance: Just 5 feet 5 and 150 pounds, Adams, 37, led the National League in doubles (46), scored 97 runs, had 16 steals and batted .293 for the 1931 Cardinals. He also led National League third basemen in fielding percentage (.963) and in double plays turned (29).

_ World Series performance: Hobbled by a leg injury, Adams was limited to four at-bats and a single in the seven-game Series versus the Athletics. Andy High, 33, was the primary replacement for Adams. In Game 7, High, batting leadoff, had three of the Cardinals’ five hits and scored twice in a 4-2 St. Louis victory. Boxscore

PEPPER MARTIN, 1934

_ Season performance: Martin, 30, led the National League in stolen bases (23) and batted .289 with 25 doubles and 11 triples for the 1934 Cardinals.

_ World Series performance: He hit .355 (11-for-31) in the seven games against the Tigers and scored eight runs. In Game 7, an 11-0 St. Louis victory, Martin batted leadoff and scored three times. Boxscore

WHITEY KUROWSKI, 1942, 1944, 1946

_ Season performances: Kurowski, 24, hit .254 as a rookie in 1942, .270 with 20 home runs in 1944 and .301 with 89 RBI in 1946.

_ World Series performances: His only World Series home run, a two-run shot off Red Ruffing in the ninth inning, snapped a 2-2 tie and carried the Cardinals to a 4-2 victory in the decisive Game 5 at Yankee Stadium. Boxscore

Kurowski had five hits in six games in the 1944 Series versus the Browns. He scored five runs and had eight hits, including four in the Cardinals’ 12-3 Game 4 triumph, against the Red Sox in 1946. Boxscore

KEN BOYER, 1964

_ Season performance: Boyer, 33, earned the National League Most Valuable Player Award, batting .295 with 30 doubles, 10 triples, 24 home runs and a league-leading 119 RBI for the 1964 Cardinals.

_ World Series performance: His sixth-inning grand slam off Al Downing in Game 4 lifted the Cardinals to a 4-3 victory at Yankee Stadium, tying the Series. He had two home runs and six RBI in the seven games. Boxscore

Ken Boyer’s younger brother, Clete Boyer, was the Yankees’ third baseman in that World Series. Recalling his brother’s grand slam that kept the Yankees from taking a three games-to-one advantage, Clete told Dave Anderson of the New York Times, “When he hit that homer, I loved it. In my heart, I think I was pulling for him that year because it was his first Series.”

MIKE SHANNON, 1967

_ Season performance: In his first season as a third baseman after converting from outfielder, Shannon, 28, produced 77 RBI (second on the team, behind Orlando Cepeda) and committed 29 errors (second-most among National League third basemen. Only Richie Allen of the Phillies had more, with 35).

_ World Series performance: Shannon had five hits in seven games, including a two-run home run off Gary Bell in the Cardinals’ 5-2 victory over the Red Sox in Game 3. Boxscore

KEN OBERKFELL, 1982

_ Season performance: Oberkfell, 26, led National League third basemen in fielding percentage (.972) and ranked third in assists (304). He also hit .289 with 136 hits in 137 games.

_ World Series performance: He had seven hits in seven games versus the Brewers and batted .292.

SCOTT ROLEN, 2006

_ Season performance: Rolen, 31, won his seventh Gold Glove Award and batted .296 with 48 doubles, 22 home runs and 95 RBI.

_ World Series performance: He hit safely in all five games against the Tigers and batted .421 (8-for-19) with three doubles and a Game 1 home run off Justin Verlander. Boxscore

DAVID FREESE, 2011

_ Season performance: Freese, 28, led National League third basemen in double plays turned (23) and batted .297 with 99 hits in 97 games.

_ World Series performance: His two-run, two-out triple off Neftali Feliz in the ninth tied the score at 7-7 and his walkoff home run against Mark Lowe leading off the 11th lifted the Cardinals to an epic 10-9 victory in Game 6. Freese hit .348 (8-for-23) for the Series with seven RBI. Boxscore

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Jake Westbrook and his top 5 Cardinals games

Posted in Games, Pitchers on November 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »

In four seasons with the Cardinals, Jake Westbrook pitched for two National League pennant winners and a World Series champion.

Westbrook, acquired from the Indians on July 31, 2010, in a deal involving outfielder Ryan Ludwick, was 36-32 with a 4.27 ERA in regular-season games for the Cardinals.

A look at his top 5 games as a Cardinal:

1. Big win in big game

The Cardinals’ hitting heroics in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series might have gone for naught if it weren’t for the scoreless inning pitched by Westbrook.

After St. Louis scored twice in the 10th to tie the score at 9-9, Westbrook relieved closer Jason Motte and pitched a scoreless 11th against the Rangers. He got Nelson Cruz to fly out before Mike Napoli singled. Westbrook then retired David Murphy on a flyball and Esteban German on a groundout.

When David Freese followed with a game-winning home run leading off the bottom of the 11th, giving St. Louis a 10-9 victory, Westbrook got a World Series win. Boxscore

2. Rough on Reds

In the Cardinals’ 10-0 victory over the Reds on April 10, 2013, Westbrook pitched his only shutout as a Cardinal and his first since 2006 with the Indians.

Westbrook got 17 outs on ground balls and he held the Reds hitless in six at-bats with runners in scoring position. Boxscore

“The ball was in the zone and really moving a lot,” Westbrook said to the Associated Press.

3. Surprise slugger

A career .130 hitter, Westbrook hit his only big-league home run, a grand slam off Randy Wolf, and earned the win in the Cardinals’ 8-3 victory over the Brewers on Aug. 31, 2011. Boxscore

“It’s pretty special … I’m still not that great of a hitter,” Westbrook said to the Associated Press.

4. Tiger tamer

In his first complete game for St. Louis, Westbrook held sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder hitless and finished with a five-hitter in the Cardinals’ 3-1 triumph over the Tigers on June 20, 2012. Westbrook induced 15 ground ball outs with his sinker. Boxscore

5. Helping the cause

In September 2011, the Cardinals’ only realistic chance to qualify for postseason play was to overcome the Braves and secure the lone wild-card spot in the National League.

Westbrook enabled the Cardinals to complete a critical three-game sweep of the Braves by outdueling Tim Hudson and getting the win in a 6-3 St. Louis victory on Sept. 11, 2011.

Entering the game with a 4.65 ERA, Westbrook held the Braves scoreless for five innings and retired the first seven batters before yielding a hit. Boxscore

Inspired by the sweep, the Cardinals went on to catch the Braves, earn the wild-card spot and begin their postseason push to a World Series title.

Previously: Cardinals pitchers enjoy grand slam streak

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