Fleeter Than Birds

The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals and Small Ball's Last Hurrah

Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball, History
Cover of the book Fleeter Than Birds by Doug Feldmann, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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Author: Doug Feldmann ISBN: 9781476635354
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: July 13, 2018
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Doug Feldmann
ISBN: 9781476635354
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: July 13, 2018
Imprint:
Language: English

For the St. Louis Cardinals and their fans, there was a great deal of uncertainty going into the 1985 season. Only three years before, the Cards had won the World Series, but were predicted to finish last in the National League East Division by every major publication. Manager Whitey Herzog was expected to rebuild his team, drug abuse had cast a lingering shadow over the game, and a players’ strike threatened to halt play. The situation looked bleak for St. Louis but the season turned out to be nothing like the predictions. The Cards found themselves in a battle for the pennant. From beginning to end, that magical season is chronicled here. The book recaps the 1982 championship season and provides background information on Whitey Herzog and Gussie Busch’s building of the early 1980s Cards, Busch Stadium and its characteristics particular to base running, and players of the era, including Ozzie Smith and Willie McGee and pitchers Bob Forsch and Joaquin Andujar. It then goes in-depth to discuss the Cards’ 1985 spring training and season and the World Series.

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For the St. Louis Cardinals and their fans, there was a great deal of uncertainty going into the 1985 season. Only three years before, the Cards had won the World Series, but were predicted to finish last in the National League East Division by every major publication. Manager Whitey Herzog was expected to rebuild his team, drug abuse had cast a lingering shadow over the game, and a players’ strike threatened to halt play. The situation looked bleak for St. Louis but the season turned out to be nothing like the predictions. The Cards found themselves in a battle for the pennant. From beginning to end, that magical season is chronicled here. The book recaps the 1982 championship season and provides background information on Whitey Herzog and Gussie Busch’s building of the early 1980s Cards, Busch Stadium and its characteristics particular to base running, and players of the era, including Ozzie Smith and Willie McGee and pitchers Bob Forsch and Joaquin Andujar. It then goes in-depth to discuss the Cards’ 1985 spring training and season and the World Series.

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