Tag Archives: Bob Gibson
The Greatest Cardinal of Them All: Remembering Stan Musial (1920-2013)
If you are connected to anything at all you have heard that we lost a legend over the weekend, Stan “The Man” Musial. Both a great baseball player and true gentleman, a gentle man; he strode across the sports scene … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Personal, Sports
Tagged 1960s, August Busch, Bob Gibson, Frank Lane, Lou Brock, New York Yankees, Playoffs, St. Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial, World Series
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The Great Yankees-Cardinals World Series of 1964
I recently reread David Halberstam’s October 1964 about the World Series between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. Halberstam uses the World Series of 1964 as a foil to discuss race relations in the decade, both inside baseball … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged 1960s, baseball, Bill White, Bob Gibson, Curt Flood, David Halberstam, Elston Howard, Ken Boyer, Lou Brock, Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tim McCarver, World Series
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