For the Love of the Cardinals: An AZ Primer for Cardinal Fans of All Ages
5/5
()
About this ebook
Read more from Frederick C. Klein
For the Love of the Cubs: An A–Z Primer for Cubs Fans of All Ages Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5For the Love of Golf: An A-to-Z Primer for Golf Fans of All Ages Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor the Love of Basketball: From A-Z Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5For the Love of the Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor the Love of the Red Sox: An A-to-Z Primer for Red Sox Fans of All Ages Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5For the Love of the Bulldogs: An A-to-Z Primer for Bulldogs Fans of All Ages Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor the Love of the Packers: An A-to-Z Primer for Packers Fans of All Ages Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor the Love of the Mets: An A-to-Z Primer for Mets Fans of All Ages Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor the Love of the Buckeyes: An A-to-Z Primer for Buckeyes Fans of All Ages Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to For the Love of the Cardinals
Related ebooks
Backyards to Ballparks: More Personal Baseball Stories from the Stands and Beyond Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRed Sox Baseball in the Days of Ike and Elvis: The Red Sox of the 1950s: SABR Digital Library, #6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings101 Things You May Not Have Known About Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow Baseball Explains America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5100 Things Giants Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inside the St. Louis Cardinals Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThree Rivers, Three Rings Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJuan Marichal: My Journey from the Dominican Republic to Cooperstown Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Echoes of Cincinnati Reds Baseball: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEagles QBs A to Z Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Hockey in Providence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Big 50: Chicago Cubs: The Men and Moments that Made the Chicago Cubs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCreating the National Pastime: Baseball Transforms Itself, 1903-1953 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tales from the Kansas Jayhawks Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Jayhawks Basketball Stories Ever Told Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYadi: The Legendary Career of Yadier Molina Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFenway Park Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All Rise: The Aaron Judge Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPress Box Revolution: How Sports Reporting Has Changed Over the Past Thirty Years Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Pirate for Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If These Walls Could Talk: Colorado Rockies: Stories from the Colorado Rockies Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball Superstar Aaron Judge Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Game of My Life University of Kansas Jayhawks: Memorable Stories of Jayhawk Basketball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNext Level: The Houston Astros’ Dominant Run to the 2022 World Series Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTales from the Missouri Tigers: A Collection of the Greatest Tiger Stories Ever Told Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNew York Yankees: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Big Papi: The Legend and Legacy of David Ortiz Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlex Rodriguez: A+ Shortstop Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNot an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Life in Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Baseball For You
Summer of '49 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Boys of Summer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ball Four Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Baseball 100 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Youth Baseball Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Moneyball: by Michael Lewis | Includes Analysis Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Baseball For Dummies Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fantasy Baseball for Smart People: How to Profit Big During MLB Season Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Driving Mr. Yogi: Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, and Baseball's Greatest Gift Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley's Swingin' A's Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hidden Game of Baseball Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5October 1964 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basic Baseball Strategy: An Introduction for Coaches and Players Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pitching Isn't Complicated: The Secrets of Pro Pitchers Aren't Secrets At All Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOur Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Baseball: Baseball Strategies: The Top 100 Best Ways To Improve Your Baseball Game Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBottom of the 33rd: Hope and Redemption in Baseball's Longest Game Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for For the Love of the Cardinals
1 rating0 reviews
Book preview
For the Love of the Cardinals - Frederick C. Klein
A is for
Alexander,
Whose bag of mound tricks
Stopped the mighty Yankees
In nineteen twenty-six.
Grover Cleveland Alexander was one of baseball’s greatest pitchers, a right-hander whose 373 victories over 20 major league seasons rank third on the all-time list. Most of those wins were with the Philadelphia Phillies or Chicago Cubs, but some of his finest moments came with the Cardinals, whom he joined in 1926 at the advanced baseball age of 39. With his help the Cards won their first National League pennant that year and faced the Babe Ruth–led New York Yankees in the World Series. Alexander won Games 2 and 6 of the Series with complete-game performances, and despite having pitched the day before, he entered Game 7 in New York in the seventh inning with the Cards ahead, 3–2. With the bases loaded and two out, he struck out Tony Lazzeri to end that threat, then set down the Yanks in the final two innings to preserve the victory and secure the title