Well, the 'best' anything is always subject to debate but I would think that would be Bob Gibson. Dizzy Dean, Steve Carlton and Grover Cleveland Alexander also pitched for the Cardinals for a time in their careers but Gibson spent his entire career with the Cardinals.
John tudor
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106 wins
A lead off pitcher could also be called a 'starting pitcher'.If the starting pitcher is the best on the team they call him the ACE pitcher ...
I would say that if you went to the official site of the St. Louis Cardinals, that would be your best option.
These are the five highest paid Cardinals as of August 2007 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals $ 12,937,813 Scott Rolen St. Louis Cardinals $ 12,311,637 Jim Edmonds St. Louis Cardinals $ 9,562,540 Jason Isringhausen St. Louis Cardinals $ 8,750,000 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals $ 8,500,000
usually the best Starting Pitcher in the Starting rotation, a pitcher most likely to pitch on opening day, unless he's injured
That was the St. Louis Cardinals with a record of 100-62. The Cardinals were the only team to win 100+ games in the 2005 season.
Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals won the ESPY award for Best Male Athlete of 1999.
Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have beaten the New York Yankees three times in the World Series. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees in 1926, 1942 and 1964. The Dodgers won in 1955, 1963 and 1981.
Mariano Rivera has the best career postseason ERA wit 0.74 in 133.1 innings pitched.
The most successful of active major league managers is Tony La Russa of the St. Louis Cardinals.