A quick post today-I will be posting some great cards sent by reader Dave and Nacho Grande’s Archives group break as well as whatever I pick up this weekend at the Serramonte show. Since I haven’t much interest in the All-Star Game, in spite of it “counting”, and I don’t believe fans should vote-there I said it. In honor of the upcoming All-Star game in Cincy I thought I would put forth an all St. Louisian All-Star team. These may not be actual official All-Stars but one player at each position (assuming there is one) from the STL.
Catcher- Joe Garagiola. (Career .257 BA, 42 HRs, 255 RBIs) Joe played 9 years in the Majors most of which with his hometown Redbirds. Joe a childhood friend of Yogi Berra would make his name in sports broadcasting. I couldn’t really pick between the two so we have a Co-All-Starr in HOFer Yogi Berra (Career .285 BA, 358 HRs, 1430 RBIs, and 13 World Championships).
Second Base-OK, this is a stretch with his being born in Germantown, IL some 39 miles from the STL, but I have to go with HOFer Red Schoendienst (Career .289 BA, 2449 hits, 773 RBIs, 5 World Championships). As of this writing he still goes to the ball park nearly every day.
Third Base-Easy choice here. Bill Mueller (Career .289 BA,
2449 Hits, 773 RBIs, and 1 World Championship)
Outfield #2 The first African-American on the Yankee’s
roster, Elston Howard (Career .274 BA, 167 HRs, 762 RBIs, and 6 World
Championships).
Outfield #3. Going with fan favorite here-Bernard Gilkey
(Career .275 BA, 118 HRs, 546 RBIs).
Starting Pitcher-Easy choice here too, recent no-hitter and
all. Max Scherzer (Career 99-55 Record, 3.44 ERA, 1444 Ks, AL Cy Young)
Runner’s up-Jerry Reuss (Career 220-191 record, 3.64 ERA,
1907 Ks, and one World Championship) and Ken Holtzman (Career 174-150, 3.49
ERA, 1601 Ks, and 3 World Championships).
RP/Closer- Jason
Isringhausen (300 Saves, 3.64 ERA, 830 Ks)
Great idea. I should do this for San Jose, Oakland, or heck... the Bay Area.
ReplyDeleteyou should it would interesting to know. I recently found out Globe Publishing was based in SJ. All those great minor league sets from the '60s. Maybe some where in town there is a stash of them
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