St. Louis Cardinals - The Roaring Twenties (1920-1929)  
   
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      1920 5 75 79     1923 5 79 74   1927 2 92 61               Click  
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      1922 3 85 69     1925 4 77 76   1929 4 78 74                  
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  Titles: Top Cardinals Players of the Twenties  
  1926 - World Champs (Beat Yankees)  
  1928 - NL Champs (Lost to  Yankees) Pitchers:  
    Pop Haines (24.21) -   103  
  Ballpark: Bill Sherdel (24.65) -   86  
  Sportsman's Park Bill Doak (9.73) -   33  
    Grover Cleveland Alexander (15.04) -   33  
  Team Name: Flint Rhem (1.85) -   28  
  Cardinals Jeff Pfeffer (4.75) -   18  
    Allen Sothoron (2.89) -   14  
  Owners:  Syl Johnson (5.44) -   12  
  Sam Breadon     
    Catchers:  
  General Managers: Bob O'Farrell (4.88) -   18  
  Branch Rickey Jimmie Wilson (2.98) -   17  
    Verne Clemons (5.18) -   15  
  Managers:    
  Branch Rickey (1920-1925) First Basemen:  
  Rogers Hornsby (1925-1926) Jim Bottomley (28.73) -   59  
  Bob O'Farrell (1927) Jack Fournier (8.75) -   26  
  Bill McKechnie (1928)    
  Billy Southworth (1929) Second Basemen:  
    Rogers Hornsby (63.9) -   85  
  Hall of Famers: Frankie Frisch (16.52) -   43  
  Branch Rickey      
  Bill McKechnie ShortStop:  
  Billy Southworth    Doc Lavan (2.9) -   16  
  Grover Cleveland Alexander Tommy Thevenow (2.02) -   13  
  Pop Haines Specs Torporcer (5.78) -   11  
  Jim Bottomley    
  Rogers Hornsby  Third Base:  
  Frankie Frisch Les Bell (6.66) -   15  
  Chick Hafey Milt Stock (7.01) -   13  
       
  MVP Outfield:  
  Rogers Hornsby (1925) Taylor Douthit (10.21) -   46  
  Bob O'Farrell (1926) Jack Smith (9) -   46  
  Jim Bottomley (1928) Ray Blades (14) -   38  
    Chick Hafey (12.75) -   37  
  No Hitters: Austin McHenry (7.73) -   22  
  Pop Haines (1924) Billy Southworth (3.22) -   14  
    Heinie Mueller (4.11) -   9  
  Notable Events: Les Mann (3.94) -   9  
     
  1920 - Branch Rickey was one of the great minds in baseball history. Notable Events:  
  He was always looking for an edge over his competitors. He didn't   
  mind spending money when he thought it was worth it. Rickey's first big 1926 - The Cards win their first pennant (and World Series) in the  
  idea was going to cost a ton of money - building a farm system. To  modern era. They had won previously in 1889. St. Louis had gained   
  Cards owner Sam Breadon's credit, he was willing to risk his money eleven and a half games in the standings in jumping from fourth in  
  on Rickey's ideas. Branch had come to the Cardinals from the Browns 1925 to first. The big stars of the 1926 team were Hall of Fame   
  and the reason was that Browns owner, Phillip K Ball, had no interest sluggers twenty five year old first baseman Jim Bottomley, thirty   
  in Rickey's ideas and Branch left as a result.   year old second baseman Rogers Hornsby and twenty five year old  
    third baseman Les Bell. The big improvement from the 1925 season  
  1920 - A reorganization of management has owner Sam  came from aces Flint Rhem, who won twenty games and Pop Haines  
  Breadon as President and Branch Rickey as Vice President who went 13-4 after overcoming an early seaon injury.   
  and General Manager, as well as Field Manager. The Cards sell    
  Robison Field and lease Sportman's Park from Phillip K Ball of 1927 - Hornsby is dealt to the Giants for Frankie Frisch in an  
  the Browns. Ball short-sightedly sees the move as a financial  absolutely monumental trade. It was all about money. Hornsby  
  windfall, the financial wizard that he thought he was. Meanwhile,  was in the conversation as the greatest player in the game  
  the Cardinals use the proceeds from the sale to build a farm  and he wanted to be paid like it. Not only that, he was serving   
  system which will overwhelm the Browns in St. Louis in future years. double duty as manager, as well. Meanwhile, altho' Frisch was   
     not quite the hitter that Hornsby was, he could hit and he was  
  1920 - Pop Haines joins the club as a rookie. He had been purchased a great leader. Frisch would eventually become manager of   
  from Kansas City of the Western League for $10,000. the Cards and lead them to a World Championship  
       
  1922 - Jim Bottomley joins the club as a rookie. He had been  1927 - St. Louis ends up with a better record in 1927 than they did in  
  signed as a free agent two years earlier as a twenty year old 1926, but only finish second. Forty year old Grover Cleveland   
    Alexander wins twenty one games for the Cards. Young third baseman  
  1922- Rogers Hornsby wins the Triple Crown 42-152-.401 Les Bell misses forty games with an injury and is never the same   
    player after he comes back. He is dealt to the lowly Braves after  
  1924 - Chick Hafey joins the club as a rookie. He had been  the season.   
  signed as a free agent the previous season as a twenty year old    
  1928 - The Cardinals win another pennant, but this time they lose the   
  1924 - Jim Bottomley has 12 rbi in a game, a record that still stands. World Series to the Yankees. Hall of Fame first baseman Jim Bottomley  
  is the MVP. Twenty five year old Hall of Fame outfielder Chick Hafey  
  1924 - Rogers Hornsby hits an amazing .424, the modern day has a huge year, as well. The Cards also get great pitching out of   
  record which still stands north of thirty hurlers Bill Sherdel, Pop Haines and Grover Cleveland  
  Alexander (who is north of forty).   
  1925 - Hornsby replaces Rickey as Field Manager    
  1928 - Pepper Martin comes up as a rookie. He was brought up from  
  Cardinals farm club Houston of the Texas League   
  as a twenty four year old   
     
  1929 - St. Louis drops seventeen games in the standings to fourth  
  place as their pitching collapses. All of those old guys got old.