The 50 Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History - Softcover

Cohen, Robert W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1630760854 ISBN 13: 9781630760854

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

The St. Louis Cardinals are perhaps the most popular and successful franchise in National League history, having won more world championships than any other club in the league. Baseball greats such as Stan Musial, Rogers Hornsby, and Albert Pujols have al

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Review:

This new book features distinguished players from the historically most prominent National League team with 11 World Series victories and 18 National League pennants. As Cohen notes, by the 1930s, "all cities west of the Mississippi and south of the Mason-Dixon Line broadcasted cardinals games over the radio," thereby "making the redbirds 'America's Team' in many ways." . . .Written in a lively, entertaining manner, this book belongs in most public and school libraries. Cohen's choice of players and his rankings will generate plenty of controversy among long-time Cardinals fans, but the book will appeal to both old and new baseball fans of all ages who admire brilliant individual player careers summarized in crisp biographical sketches and statistics. Twenty black-and-white photographs enhance the text.--American Reference Books Annual

About the Author:

Robert W. Cohen began writing professionally in 2004. His first published work, A Team for the Ages: Baseball's All-Time All-Star Team, clearly reflects his great love of the game of baseball and his vast knowledge of the sport. A sports historian, Cohen has appeared on numerous sports talk-radio programs around the nation to discuss his published works. He lives in Clifton, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1630760854
• ISBN 13: 9781630760854
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400