How much do you know about St. Louis Cardinal Nicknames? | Quiz

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.

Answer: Ozzie Smith

Ozzie was a legend with his glove and a highly under-rated hitter. One of his most memorable hits was in the 1985 NLCS, where he clubbed a game-winning home run, immortalized by the Jack Buck call, "Go crazy folks, go crazy." It was a very suprising home run, given Ozzie had never homered left handed before this at-bat.

Answer: Stan Musial

Musial was a career Cardinal. He retired as the Cardinal all-time leader in home runs. A slam dunk first ballot Hall of Famer, Musial was the first player to hit five home runs in a double header in 1954. A newly arrived radio broadcaster for the Cardinals asked, after witnessing the onslaught, "Does he do this every Sunday?" The broadcaster was none other than Hall of Fame broadcaster, Jack Buck.

Answer: Al Hrabosky

Hrabosky was always a presence on the mound. His signature Fu-Manchu mustache and piercing stare, combined with his "pschye up" routine, where he would circle the mound and pound his fist into his glove, intimidated many a late inning batter. Hrabosky won the 1975 Fireman of the Year Award.

Answer: Ted Simmons

Simmons was a foreshadow, along with Johnny Bench of the modern catcher, who was an offensive threat behind the plate. Simmons finished with one of the highest career on base percentages of any catcher. Ironically, his only World Series appearance was not as a Cardinal, but as a Brewer, facing his former team in the 1982 Fall Classic, after being traded the year prior.

Answer: Albert Schoendienst

Red was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1989 by the Veterans Committee. He appeared in three World Series as a player (1946, 1957, and 1958). He also managed the Cardinals on three different occasions, leading them to a World Series title in 1964.

Answer: Jerome (Jay) Dean

Diz one 30 games in 1934 and was the last National League pitcher in the 20th century to accomplish that feat. His brother Paul, also known as Daffy, pitched for the Cardinals as well. Dizzy's career was shortened by a broken toe he suffered in the 1937 All-Star game. He went to become a successful broadcaster after his playing days.

Answer: Albert Pujols

A latin play on "Stan the Man". El Hombre literally means, "the man" in Spanish. Also known as "Phat Albert", Pujols was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to Kansas City as a teenager. Arriving speaking very little English, it is alleged that on his first day of high school in America, he walked into the office and asked, "where baseball?" The Cardinals stole him the 13th round of the draft, out of Maple Woods Community College.

He got a break in 2001 where he was allowed to stay with the big league team due to an injury to third baseman Bobby Bonilla; and the rest as they say is history.

Answer: Jose Oquendo

Oquendo literally played all nine positions in Major League games. Oquendo was known as a slick fielder, leading the National League in fielding percentage in 1989 and 1990, while serving along side Ozzie Smith as the Cardinals everyday second baseman. Oquendo became the first position player to record a decision as a pitcher, when he gave up the game-winning runs as he pitched against the Braves in a 19-inning loss.

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

Hornsby was the first National League player to hit 300 home runs. He won the batting title seven times and the Triple Crown twice. He also managed the Cardinals as a player-manager in 1925 and 1926, leading the Cards to their first ever World Championship.