Cardinals Glory: For the Love of Dizzy, Ozzie, and the Man

Dizzy, Ozzie, and Red. Ken, Marty, and Country. Vinegar Bend, Willie, and Lou. Rogers and Roger. Pepper, Gibby, and McGwire. Most of all-The Man. All of them have donned Cardinal Red, each inscribing his name indelibly in fabled Redbirds lore. From the early 1890s through the 2004 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals have sculpted one of baseball's most glorious legacies. Some of baseball's legendary teams have played in the Gateway City. The spit 'n' scratch Cardinals of 1926; the spirited Redbirds of the 1930s' Gas House G the World War II Cards of '42, one of the greatest teams in major-league history; the power pitching of Bob Gibson with the 1960s teams; Whitey Herzog's "small ball" of the '80s-all define the unique character, timeless tradition, and triumph of St. Louis Cardinals baseball at its best. Cardinals Glory presents firsthand accounts of the great Cardinals players, the storied rivalry with the Chicago Cubs, a look at Cardinals humor, magical moments in club history, all nine world championship rosters, the all-time Cardinals team, and even a shrine to No. 6-the greatest Cardinal of them all-Stan Musial. All are told in the words of those closest to the heart of Redbirds baseball: the players themselves, managers and coaches, opponents, and members of the media. Bring them on at Busch. It's batter-up time for the Birds. Book jacket.