Mark Littell, a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, died on Monday. He was 69 years old. The cause of death is unknown at the time of publication. A Look At Mark Littell’s Career The Royals drafted Littell in 1971 out of high school in Gideon, a small town in the Bootheel of Missouri. He would make his major league debut in June of 1973. Despite … [Read more...] about Mark Littell, Former Reliever, Dead at 69
Flaherty Returns to Cardinals Rotation
A healthy Jack Flaherty is pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals once again. He returned to the mound to face the Washington Nationals on Labor Day. Flaherty lasted five innings and gave up one run in his return, while striking out six batters. If he can remain healthy, he makes the club significantly more dangerous in the playoffs. It’s been a long time since Flaherty has been … [Read more...] about Flaherty Returns to Cardinals Rotation
Most Games Played By Canadian MLB Players
Canada has produced a plethora of MLB talent over the past two centuries. Many fans of America’s pastime would be surprised how many of their favorite players were born in Canada. Over 200 Canadians have made their mark in baseball. That includes two Cy Young Award winners, three MVPs, four batting titles, 11 Silver Slugger Awards, 13 Gold Gloves, 16 World Series titles and 49 … [Read more...] about Most Games Played By Canadian MLB Players
Cardinals Crush Diamondbacks, Pujols Passes Musial for Second Place in Career Total Bases
Cardinals 16, Diamondbacks 7 PHOENIX, Aug. 20 — On June 22, 1962, St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial broke Ty Cobb’s record for total bases in a career, tying it with a second-inning home run and breaking it with a single later in the same inning. When Musial retired at the end of the following season, he had 6,134. Only one player — Henry Aaron, who finished with 6,856 — … [Read more...] about Cardinals Crush Diamondbacks, Pujols Passes Musial for Second Place in Career Total Bases
Arenado, Mikolas Torment Diamondbacks, Lead Cardinals to Victory
Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 1 Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'fi-QzFm3T9xDKqkW08ZNMQ',sig:'rwI3Afhgm2dXtfuXYxXBJUsX-Qh-Qxjy1g6T5kq7SAU=',w:'594px',h:'401px',items:'1415903139',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); PHOENIX, Aug. 19 — Nolan Arenado went 4-for-5 with three doubles and two … [Read more...] about Arenado, Mikolas Torment Diamondbacks, Lead Cardinals to Victory