The Ultimate St. Louis Cardinals Time Machine Book
- ISBN-10
- 1493067079
- ISBN-13
- 9781493067077
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2023-04
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Author
- Martin Gitlin
Description
The Ultimate St. Louis Cardinals Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Cardinals' greatest moments, such as their eleven World Series titles, but also such notable Cardinal achievements as Rogers Hornsby's two batting triple crowns, Dizzy Dean's 30-win season in 1934, Stan Musial's 17 MLB and 29 NL records, Bob Gibson's 1.12 earned run average (ERA) in 1968, Whitey Herzog's Whiteball, Mark McGwire's single season home run record, and the 2011 championship team's unprecedented comebacks. The Cardinals have won 105 or more games in four seasons and won 100 or more nine times. Cardinals players have won 20 league MVPs, four batting Triple Crowns, and three Cy Young Awards. All these highlights and more comprise this essential book for all fans of the national pastime.
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Other editions
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- 2023-05-01
- 209 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield
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