Some iconic St. Louis Cardinals photos - Saint Louis Sports Today

World Series - Detroit Tigers v St. Louis Cardinals - Game Four — Photo by James Drake/Getty Images

Let’s look at some pictures!

This is going to be a short one, my friends, but I think a fun post, nonetheless. Viva El Birdos has recently joined Bluesky. While I was on there trying (and failing) to figure out how to automate posting links to our articles, I saw a post I liked and I thought you all might too:

Ok I want to see your favorite sports photo of all time. Let’s do this.

— Molly Knight (@mollyknight.bsky.social) 2024-11-22T20:46:26.006Z

This of course got me thinking about this in a St. Louis Cardinals-specific context. Some folks already beat me to some options:

— ThatsSoTaguchi (@thatssotaguchi.bsky.social) 2024-11-22T20:49:12.471Z

I love this one so much — there is something there captured in the expression of Albert Pujols that I do not think I can quite explain, but I feel intrinsically. Something that makes him seem even more heroic than he usually does, something that adds to his mythos, something that implies to me that he decided before the at-bat that he was going to hit a monster home run and he did just that, but now he is worried the display maybe gave away his true identity of being someone far greater than the average human. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I could probably write two-thousand analyzing this one.

Coming Home
Game 6
2011 World Series
#stlcards

— Dan Chibnall (@bookowl.bsky.social) 2024-11-22T21:44:38.342Z

This one just makes me happy. St. Louis’s son, happily meeting his teammates at home plate after an improbable World Series comeback, walkoff win. What a moment.

The thread is full of a lot of cool sports photos. Here are some others I found in the archives…

BBN-MCGWIRE-SON — Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals lifts his son Matt, 10, over his head after hitting his 62nd homerun 08 September at Busch Stadium, in St Louis, MO. McGwire broke the homerun record of 61 for the season set by Roger Maris in 1961. AFP PHOTO/Jeff HAYNES (Photo by JEFF HAYNES and – / AFP)

Minnesota Twins v St. Louis Cardinals — ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – OCTOBER 87: St. Louis Cardinals’ shortstop Ozzie Smith #1 does his customary backflip prior to the game during the World Series against the Minnesota Twins at Busch Stadium circa October of 1987 in St. Louis Missouri.

Detroit Tigers v St. Louis Cardinals — ST LOUIS – OCTOBER 27: Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina celebrate after defeating the Detroit Tigers in the World Series during game 5 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on October 27, 2006. The Cardinals defeated the Tigers 4-2.

Okay this one last one isn’t baseball, but while I am looking through old photos and feeling nostalgic, I thought I would sneak this one in here:

ATLANTA – JANUARY 30: Kevin Dyson #87 of the Tennessee Titans reaches for the end zone with the ball as Mike Jones #52 of the St. Louis Rams tackles him on the last play of the game during the Super Bowl XXXIV Game at the Georgia Dome on January 30, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Rams defeated the Titans 23-16.

I could keep going, but I want to see some photos from you all in the comments. What are some of your favorite St. Louis Cardinals photos? Or even just your favorite sports photos? Let’s see them!

Happy Sunday!