“Don’t dig in against Bob Gibson, he’ll knock you down. He’d knock down his own grandmother if she 
dared to challenge him. Don’t stare at him, don’t smile at him, don’t talk to him. He doesn’t like it. If you happen to hit a home run, don’t run too slow, don’t run too fast. If you happen to want to celebrate, get in the tunnel first. And if he hits you, don’t charge the mound, because he’s a Gold Glove boxer.” ~ Hank Aaron
One of the most dominating pitchers of the modern era, Bob Gibson played his entire career in a Cardinals uniform. He won two Cy Young awards, one NL MVP, two World Series MVP trophies, and nine Gold Gloves; he also appeared on nine All-Star rosters, and started the All-Star Game in 1972. Read the rest of this entry ?
Steve Carlton broke into the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965. He saw action in the World Series in both 1967 ad 1968. In 1968 Carlton received his first of 10 All-Star selections. It was in the off season following that year that Steve started experimenting with the slider. The pitch would elevate him to another level. That next year his ERA went down by 0.82 and his strikeouts increased by 48. The highlight of the 1969 season was his 19 strikeout performance against the Mets. He won 17 games in 1969, then lost 19 in 1970, but turned around and won 20 in 1971. The end of his career with the Cardinals was clouded by his disagreements with management. 
Stanley Frank Musial was born November 21st, 1920 in Donora, Pennsylvania. He played with the St. Louis Cardinals his entire career, from the age of 20 until he retired at age 42. Commonly referred to as “Stan the Man,” he really was the man. Musial had a .331 lifetime batting average, 475 home runs, and 1,951 RBIs. My favorite Musial stat, however, is that of his 3,630 hits he split them exactly into 1,815 at home, 1,815 on the road.
