Answer: Red Schoendienst
Albert Fred 'Red' Schoendienst played with the Cardinals from 1945-1956. After a trade to Milwaukee he helped the Braves to the World Series in 1957. He also managed the Cardinals from 1965-1976 taking them to two World Series appearances, winning in 1967. He is still a coach for the Cardinals.
From Quiz: Retired Uniforms of St. Louis Cardinals Players
Answer: Silver King
Charles Frederick Koenig played three years with the Browns, compiling a 111-49 record. He is among franchise leaders in wins, winning percentage (.694) and complete games, an astonishing 154 in 161 starts.
From Quiz: Amazing Feats of St. Louis Cardinal Players
Answer: Jumbo
Jumbo McGinnis stood 5'10" and weighed 197, possibly because he was a glass blower in the offseason. Only 18 years old in 1882, he was out of baseball after just five years likely because of arm trouble. He won 25 games in 1882 for a club that won 37 all year.
Jumbo is in the St. Louis Cardinals' top twenty pitchers in the following categories: Winning percentage (.591), Complete games (145), Shutouts (18), Innings pitched (1325) and ERA (2.17).
From Quiz: Nicknames of Cardinal players
Answer: Boston Red Sox
Slaughter had singled in the bottom of the 8th inning to lead off. But after the next two batters made outs, he decided to attempt a steal of second base just as Harry Walker made contact and hit one into the gap in center field. Slaughter just kept running and crossed the plate to break a 3-3 tie and St. Louis went on to win the game and the Series.
From Quiz: Memorable Cardinal Baseball Moments
Answer: 13
In 1991, he set a Major League record with only eight errors. He was selected for 15 All-Star Games, and in 1996 he received over 27.5 million votes. Smith's #1 was retired in 1996, the same season he retired from baseball.
From Quiz: Cardinals: Best of the Best
Answer: 1926
Their first appearance was good enough to win it all in 1926 against Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, four games to three. From 1926-1931, the 'Gas House Gang' appeared in four World Series, winning two.
From Quiz: St. Louis Cardinal Memories
Answer: Keith Hernandez
In 1983, former NL Co-MVP and All-Star Keith Hernandez was traded by the Cardinals to the Mets for pitchers Neil Allen and Rick Owenby. Disagreements between Hernandez and Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog led to the trade. Hernandez quickly became unpopular with Cardinal fans as a member of the New York Mets. He was subject to harassment by Cardinal fans throughout the 1980s due to his admission of cocaine use uncovered during the MLB Pittsburgh drug trials of 1985.
From Quiz: Cardinals/Mets: 1980s Rivalry
Answer: Ozzie Smith
Future hall of famer Ozzie Smith failed to hit a homerun during the season but still managed to finish second in the NL MVP voting. He also did not hit a home run in the previous year (1986) making to two straight years of not going deep.
From Quiz: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Answer: Albert Pujols
He was the first MLB player in history to hit 30 home runs a season in his first nine seasons, and had already won two MVP awards.
From Quiz: St. Louis Cardinals Uniform Numbers
Answer: 1.12
In 1968, the outstanding Bob Gibson ended the regular season with a 1.12 earned run average. He went 22-9 that year with an incredible 13 shutouts, and 268 strikeouts.
From Quiz: Amazing Cardinal Stats
Answer: Tom Brunansky
Brunansky was originally drafted by the Angels in 1978. He had 43 home runs and collected 164 RBIs for the Cardinals in 320 games. He also played for the Red Sox and Brewers.
From Quiz: 1980s St. Louis Cardinals Players
Answer: Cha Cha
Cepeda's Dad, Pedro, was a big star in Caribbean baseball and was named "The Bull" for his aggressive play and power. Hence, Orlando was "The Baby Bull" while with the Giants. But as a Cardinal, he boasted of his massive record collection and was always dancing in the clubhouse. Someone began calling him "Cha Cha" and it stuck.
From Quiz: The 1967 and 1968 Cardinals
Answer: 1
Gibson led the league with 268 strikeouts in 1968. It was a miraculous campaign of 1968, where he also posted a 1.12 ERA (which caused MLB to lower the pitching mound). Gibson actually had more strikeouts in three other years, 1965, 1969 and 1970. In '65, he came up against some guy named Koufax (that's Sandy Koufax to you mister). In '69 and '70, Sam McDowell of the Indians took the honors.
From Quiz: Birds on The Bat
Answer: St. Louis Brown Stockings
The franchise began in 1882 in the American Association. In 1883, they changed their name to the Browns, and stayed in the American Association until the 1891 season. Joining the National League in 1892, they kept the Browns name until 1899 when they changed it to Perfectos. 1900 saw the Cardinals' name take hold for the next over 100 seasons.
From Quiz: Cardinal Balls
Answer: Orlando Cepeda
Cepeda was only a Cardinal for only three seasons, but attained legendary status in the 1967 and 1968 seasons after which he appeared in the World Series with the Cards. He was also known as the "Baby Bull". Cepeda hit 379 home runs in his career.
From Quiz: St. Louis Cardinal Nicknames
Answer: Mark McGwire
Mark McGwire was of course best known for hitting home runs. The Cardinals and McDonald's teamed up to create a section in Busch Stadium called "Big Mac Land". Any time a Cardinal player hit a home run into this section, all the fans in attendance would received a free Big Mac at McDonald's. The section was duplicated at the new Busch Stadium, which opened in 2006.
From Quiz: St. Louis Cardinal Nicknames
Answer: 2
The outfielder Flood was making his second all-star appearance while it was McCarver the catcher's first.
From Quiz: St. Louis Cardinals
Answer: June 15
Hernandez was traded from the Cardinals to the Mets for pitchers Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey. Allen was a journeyman during his 11-year career, and Ownbey was out of baseball at age 28. It was discovered that Hernandez had used cocaine.
From Quiz: Cardinals' Curse of Keith Hernandez
Answer: Browns
The Browns called Sportman's Park home in 1902 when the AL moved the Milwaukee franchise to St. Louis. The Cardinals did not called Sportsman's Park home until 1920.
From Quiz: Sportsman Park
Answer: Ozzie Smith
Ozzie was acquired through a trade with the Padres in exchange for Gary Templeton in 1981. Although fans thought the Padres originally got the better deal, Ozzie became one of the most popular Cardinals of the 1980s.
From Quiz: St. Louis Cardinals - 1985
Answer: Mariners
He started his career with the Padres. In 95 he played a year with the Mariners. In 96 and 97 he first played with St. Louis. After this he played two years with the Diamondbacks. He rejoined the Cardinals in 2000.
From Quiz: Before They Were Cardinals - 2
Answer: Marlins
Renteria was traded to the Cards from the Marlins the year after he hit his World Series winning hit in 1997.
From Quiz: Before They Were Cardinals - 1
Answer: tendinitis in his knee
He missed over half of the year.
From Quiz: Cardinals Over The Years
Answer: Joe Torre
From Quiz: Cardinals, 1970s Style
Answer: Mike Morgan
From Quiz: Cardinals II
Answer: L.A. Dodgers
It was a grand slam in the first game of the season!
From Quiz: Cardinals!
Answer: Lindy
Lindy and Von also had a younger brother Kerry who played in the minor leagues. A devout Christian, Lindy wrote a monthly newsletter called "Pitching for The Master" which was distributed to his fellow players.
From Quiz: I Bleed Cardinal Red
Answer: Lou Brock
Known mostly for his base stealing, Brock also collected 3000 hits while playing on three world series teams. Lou Brock's batting average over the three World Series he appeared in was .391.
From Quiz: Retired Uniforms of St. Louis Cardinals Players
Answer: Stan Musial
Hired in 1954, legendary Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck asked fellow broadcaster Harry Caray "Does he do this every Sunday?"
Musial also hit a 410 foot fly ball in the second which was caught by Willy Mays.
In one of those strange quirks of fate, the second-player ever to hit 5 home runs in a double header was in the stands that day, an 8 year old. Nate Colbert tied the feat while playing for the San Diego Padres on August 1, 1972.
From Quiz: Amazing Feats of St. Louis Cardinal Players
Answer: Ozzie Smith
Not normally known for his power, Ozzie's homerun came at a crucial point for the Cardinals: Game 5 of the 1985 National League Championship Series. It was his first career homerun hitting left handed and it won the game for St. Louis. The Cardinals went on to take Game 6 and go to the World Series to face their cross-state rivals the Kansas City Royals (won 4-3 by the Royals).
From Quiz: Memorable Cardinal Baseball Moments
Answer: Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays swept the AL-best Yankees in the last 3 games in September as they overcame a 7-run deficit in the last night of regular season. They erased a 9-game gap between them and the Red Sox.
The Cardinals, however, erased an 8.5-game deficit to reach the postseason instead of the Braves. The 1964 Cardinals also came back from an 8.5-game deficit and clinched World Series Champion that year.
From Quiz: The Season of Cardinals: 2011
Answer: Red Schoendienst
After retiring as an active player, Schoendienst served as a coach on the 1964 World Series team, and was named manager at the end of the year. During his 12 years as manager, the Cardinals won the World Series in 1967, as well as a National League pennant in 1968. His #2 was retired in 1996.
From Quiz: Cardinals: Best of the Best
Answer: Bob Gibson
In 100 years of the franchise, Gibson was the only pitcher to even top the 2000-mark. He broke Dean's Cardinal record of 1095. Although Gibson was never a 25-game winner, he was a 20-game winner five times. Bob won the Cy Young and NL MVP in 1968, then another Cy Young Award in 1970. He was a 1981 hall inductee. Of the others listed, only Dean was a Cardinal.
From Quiz: St. Louis Cardinal Memories
Answer: On a base hit at 3:00 am
Rain delayed the start of the double header between these two teams. Game one ended at 10:48 pm and game two didn't start until 11:14 pm. The Dodgers blew a two run ninth inning lead after Steve Lake slammed a two run homer to tie up the game in the bottom of the ninth. The Cardinals eventually won the game in the tenth sending the Dodgers down in defeat at 3:00 am. Amazingly, the Cardinals and Dodgers had to play another double header the next day.
From Quiz: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Answer: .331
Anyone averaging .331 over 22 seasons should be known as "The Man". Aside from winning the NL MVP in 1943, 1946, and 1948, Stan was invited to many All-Star games, and was one of the greatest hitters in Cardinals history.
From Quiz: Amazing Cardinal Stats
Answer: Andy Van Slyke
Van Slyke was traded as part of a package for Tony Pena. He was a three-time All-Star for the Pirates. He also played for the Orioles and Phillies before retiring in 1995.
From Quiz: 1980s St. Louis Cardinals Players
Answer: Bob Howsam
Howsam's trades were sometimes controversial during his two-year tenure. But the hiring of Musial was a popular one with both the fans and the players.
From Quiz: The 1967 and 1968 Cardinals
Answer: Unassisted Triple Play
Rafael Furcal was only the 13th person to accomplish this feat as he caught the line drive, tagged second for the force out and tagged the runner. The most common way to accomplish this is to have two men on and be engaging in a double steal, while the batter hits a sharp line drive to a middle infielder. Two first basemen have done it, but only playing in the unorthodox formation they used to at the beginning of the 1900s.
From Quiz: St. Louis Cardinals Potpurri
Answer: 1885
The St. Louis Browns of the American Association won four consecutive league pennants under the helm of Connie Comiskey. Their first Major League pennant came in 1926 under manager Rogers Hornsby, and they won the World Series against the Yankees, four games to three. Comiskey would later own the American League Chicago White Sox.
From Quiz: Cardinal Balls
