Al opened 1972 as the Cardinals' fifth starter but moved into 4th spot in the rotation when Scipio Spinks was sidelined for the season. Al hurled three Complete Game Shutouts for the Redbirds in 1972.
Al was a football quarterback in high school.
1973 Topps Set (Baseball) (1973)
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Alex is a highly regarded young player. 1954 was his rookie year in the majors, and he appeared in 142 games for the Cardinals, hitting .264. He had 106 hits, including 17 doubles, 4 triples and 2 homers. He drove in 29 runs and scored 57. Began in baseball in 1949 with Muskegon in the Central Le...
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"Red" Schoendienst led the National League in 1950 in doubles (46). Went to bat most times (642). Sacrificed most times (16). Played in all Cardinal games. Broke own NL fielding records for consecutive games (44) and total chances without error (285). New record: 320 chances in 57 games. Hit .276...
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Appeared in 96 games for Cards last season and had a .321 batting average. Ron spent three seasons in minors before coming to majors with Philadelphia Phillies in 1942. In 1944 he hit a home run in 15th inning of a game against Boston Braves to win longest 1-0 game in modern major league history ...
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Here is a selection of card sets featuring players from this team. The number of players included from the team is also shown.
1970 Topps Set (Baseball)
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2001 Upper Deck Vintage Set (Baseball)
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1995 Score Set (Baseball)
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1974 Topps Set (Baseball)
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2009 O-Pee-Chee Set (Baseball)
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2024 Bowman Set (Baseball)
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1990 Upper Deck Set (Baseball)
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2018 Topps Holiday Set (Baseball)
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2003 Stadium Club Set (Baseball)
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2010 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Set (Baseball)
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1988 Topps Set (Baseball)
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2004 Fleer Ultra Set (Baseball)
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2021 Topps Fire Set (Baseball)
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2002 Bowman Set (Baseball)
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2025 Bowman Set (Baseball)
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Brendan Ryan
Brendan played in the Florida State League All-Star Game (A) in 2005, confirming his status as one of the Cardinals top prospects. Drafted in the 7th round in 2003, he batted .311 for New Jersey (A) that summer. In 2004, he was promoted to Peoria (A), where he enjoyed a banner year. He led the team in batting (.322), runs (72) and stolen bases (30).