The Indians hired general manager Frank Lane, known as " Trader " Lane, away from the St. Louis Cardinals in 1957.

When the team fell out of contention in mid -, Shapiro fired manager Charlie Manuel and traded pitching ace Bartolo Colón for prospects Brandon Phillips, Cliff Lee, and Grady Sizemore ; acquired Travis Hafner from the Rangers for Ryan Drese and Einar Diaz ; and picked up Coco Crisp from the St. Louis Cardinals for aging starter Chuck Finley.

Determined to get a proven relief pitcher, general manager Harry Dalton made a huge offseason trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, trading outfielder Sixto Lescano and 3 minor league pitchers to the Cardinals in exchange for Rollie Fingers, Pete Vuckovich, and Ted Simmons, all of whom became key parts of the Brewers future success.

After tension with his new manager Tony La Russa developed in 1996, Smith retired at season's end, and his uniform number ( No. 1 ) was subsequently retired by the Cardinals.

Meanwhile, manager Tony La Russa began his first season with the Cardinals in tandem with a new ownership group.

After La Russa retired as manager of the Cardinals in 2011, Smith became active in the organization again, starting with his stint as a special instructor for the team's 2012 spring training camp.

His appointment reunited Anderson with Reds ' general manager Bob Howsam, who had hired him as a minor-league skipper in the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati organizations.

Anderson's accomplishment was equalled in the 2006 World Series, when St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa — who had previously won the World Series with the Oakland Athletics in 1989, and who considers Anderson his mentor — led his team to the title over the Detroit Tigers.

Coincidentally, having won a championship while managing the Florida Marlins in 1997, Tigers manager Jim Leyland could have achieved this same feat had the Tigers defeated La Russa's Cardinals in the 2006 World Series.

* Dal Maxvill, former MLB shortstop, Gold Glove winner, and Cardinals general manager

* Bill Virdon, former outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, later went on to be manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Montreal Expos

* Ken Boyer, former St. Louis Cardinals third baseman and manager.

* Gabby Street, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals ; adopted Joplin as his hometown

Cardinals general manager Bing Devine specifically sought Brock at the insistence of Cardinals ' manager Johnny Keane to increase team speed and solidify the Cardinals ' lineup, which was struggling after the retirement of left fielder Stan Musial in 1963.

* Art Howe: Major League Baseball infielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, and St. Louis Cardinals ; manager with the Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and New York Mets.

Cardinals ' manager Miller Huggins told his only scout, Bob Connery, to look for minor league players to fill the roster of their financially struggling team.

Hornsby lacked confidence in Hendricks's ability to run the Cardinals, and the two men developed animosity towards each other as a result of Hornsby's growing egotism and fondness for former manager Huggins.

In 1925, Sam Breadon, the owner of the Cardinals, wished to replace Rickey as manager.

After discovering that Rickey planned to sell his stock in the Cardinals if he was replaced as field manager, Hornsby agreed to take the job as long as Breadon would help him purchase the stock.

As he continued to hit at a relatively low pace, his playing time was limited by Cardinals manager Solly Hemus at various points during the season.

In 1961 he rejoined the Cardinals, first as a pinch hitter, then as a coach when Johnny Keane replaced Solly Hemus as the Red Birds ' manager.

In August, Johnson was released as a player and added to the coaching staff of Cardinals manager Solly Hemus, then reappointed for.

The home run broke Solly Hemus's record for most home runs by a Cardinals ' shortstop.

Hemus was replaced as Cardinals manager in July 1961 by Johnny Keane, who had been Gibson's manager on the Omaha minor league affiliate several years prior.

As a player ( 1949 – 59 ) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, Hemus was primarily a shortstop, although he also saw significant time as a second baseman.

When he was traded to the Phillies in May, Hemus wrote a letter to Cardinals owner August " Gussie " Busch, expressing his pride in being a Cardinal and his gratitude to the baseball club.

With his career winding down, he was reacquired by the Cardinals during the autumn of 1958 and named the St. Louis player-manager by Busch, who admired Hemus ' fiery personality and remembered his letter from 2½ years before.

He finished second to St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson for the NL MVP award, earning six first place votes.

The Red Sox lost the World Series four games to three to the St. Louis Cardinals, losing three times to Bob Gibson.

Also in 1979, the St. Louis Cardinals retired Brock's jersey number 20, an honor that had previously been bestowed upon only three other Cardinals players ; Stan Musial, Dizzy Dean and Bob Gibson.

* January 15-In his first year of eligibility, former Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

On September 17 of that year, two days after his 30th birthday, Perry no-hit the Cardinals and Bob Gibson 1-0 at Candlestick Park.

Robert " Bob " Gibson ( born November 9, 1935 ) is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the St. Louis Cardinals ( 1959 – 1975 ).

After briefly playing under contract to both the basketball Harlem Globetrotters team and the St. Louis Cardinals organization, Gibson decided to only continue playing baseball professionally.

At one time a special instructor coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, Gibson was later selected for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.

Aside from getting married, Gibson had concurrently garnered the interest of Harlem Globetrotters basketball team and the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.

In, Gibson received a $ 3, 000 bonus to sign with the Cardinals.

Gibson continued to play basketball even after starting his career with the Cardinals, until Cardinals general manager Bing Devine offered Gibson four thousand dollars to quit playing basketball during baseball's off-season.

After accepting the offer, Gibson attended spring training with the Cardinals in 1958 before spending the remainder of the season in the minor leagues.

Gibson was assigned to the Cardinals ' big league roster for the start of the 1959 season, recording his Major League debut on April 15 as a relief pitcher.

Reassigned to the Cardinals minor league affiliate in Omaha soon after, Gibson returned to the Major Leagues on July 30 as a starting pitcher, earning his first Major League win that day.

The Cardinals faced the New York Mets, and Gibson entered the game as a relief pitcher in the fifth inning.

In Game 7 Gibson pitched into the ninth inning, where he allowed home runs to Phil Linz and Clete Boyer, making the score 7-5 Cardinals.

With Ray Sadecki warming up in the Cardinal bullpen, Gibson retired Bobby Richardson for the final out, giving the Cardinals their first World Championship since 1946.

Gibson made the All-Star team again in 1965 season, and when the Cardinals were well out of the pennant race by August, attention turned on Gibson to see if he could win 20 games for the first time.

Gibson was still looking for win number 20 on the last day of the season, a game where new Cardinals manager Red Schoendienst rested many of the regular players.