Top Ten Greatest St. Louis Cardinals Players of All Time
Stan The Man. The 1950s was his decade through song, through his TV appearances, but it was his constant hitting that made him a legend. But to understand the greatness, we go back to 1952 and in an article from Life Magazine, legendary hit man Ty Cobb said "No man has ever been a perfect ball player. Stan Musial, however, is the closest to being perfect in the game today...He plays as hard when his club is away out in front of a game as he does when they're just a run or two behind"
No wonder why Brooklyn Dodgers fans once called Stan Musial, Stan The Man.
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What makes Rogers so good, that one year was good enough for him to go to the Hall of Fame right away, that year was 1924. For more, here's his 1942 Hall of Fame Plaque: National League batting champion 7 years - 1920 to 1925; 1928. Lifetime batting average .358 highest in National League history, hit .424 in 1924, 20th century Major League record, manager 1926 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Most Valuable Player 1925 and 1929.
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José Alberto Pujols Alcántara is a Dominican American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.He may be gone but not forgotten, here's his 1985 Hall of Fame Plaque: Baseball's all-time leader in stolen bases with 938. Set major league record by stealing over 50 bases 12 times and N.L. record with 118 steals in 1974. Led N.L. in stolen bases 8 times collected 3,023 hits during 19-year career and holds World Series records with .391 batting average in 21 post-season games.
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The Most forgotten Cardinals pitcher of all time, but the first clutch post season Cardinals player in leading his team to the 1926 World Championship, that's one of the reasons he's in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Teammate Terry Moore once said "When I saw how hard a nice old man like Pop took losing a game, I realized why he'd been a consistent winner. I never forget how much Haines expected of himself and others."
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Paul Edward Goldschmidt, nicknamed "Goldy", is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks in 2011. Goldschmidt is a six-time MLB All-Star.The man who brought light to baseball during the great depression. Here's his 1953 Hall of Fame Plaque: One of four N.L. pitchers to win 30 or more games under modern regulations. Pitched in 1934 (St. L) 1938 (Chicago) World Series. Led league in strikeouts 1932-33-34-35. Single game record with 17, July 30, 1935. First pitcher to make two hits in one inning in World Series. Most Valuable N.L. Player in 1934.
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