Match each former Cardinal with his nickname.
Which pitcher has hit the most triples with the Cardinals, with eight?
(A) Mort Cooper Who was the first Cardinal to win the National League Most Valuable Player award?
(A) Dizzy Dean
(B) Frankie Frisch (C) Rogers Hornsby (D) Joe Medwick (E) Stan Musial
Going into the 2013 playoffs, which player leads all hitters in both post-season batting average for at least 100 ABs (.363) and slugging percentage (.782)?
What was that nickname?
For the 1957 All Star game to be played in Cincinnati, Reds fans flooded the ballot box and elected seven of their heroes to the eight NL field positions. Who was the only non-Red voted into the starting lineup and what position did he play? [Commissioner Ford Frick replaced two of the Reds in the starting lineup for the game.]
Only three Cardinal players have ever topped 400 total bases in a single season. Which one of the following is not one of the three?
(A) Rogers Hornsby The record for most RBI in an inning is eight. It was set by the only player to hit two grand slams in the same inning. He did so on for the Cardinals against the Dodgers on April 23, 1999. Who was that player and, for extra credit, who was the pitcher that allowed both slams? Who am I? When I was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in October, 1969, I refused to go. I asked Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to declare me a free agent, but he denied my request. So I filed suit on January 16, 1970, claiming that baseball's reserve clause violated antitrust laws. The Federal district court rejected my appeal for free agency, and the Supreme Court upheld the decision on appeal. Although I lost my battle, the players eventually won the war.
Going into the 2013 playoffs, which Cardinal player led all hitters in both post-season batting average for at least 100 ABs (.363) and slugging percentage (.782)? |