1944

"Probably two weeks prior to that, I was pitching against seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-graders, kids 13 and 14 years old. All of a sudden, I look up and there's Stan Musial." - Joe Nuxhall

How 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall got clobbered by the Cardinals

'40s

On June 10, 1944, just four days after D-Day, the Cardinals found themselves facing Joe Nuxhall, a 15-year-old pitcher who had been facing high school opposition just a few weeks earlier. They showed him no mercy. Joe Nuxhall, a lefthander out of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio, lasted just 2/3 of an inning after […]

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Cardinals clinch 1944 World Series title in the Trolley Car Series

'40s

On October 9, 1944, the St. Louis Cardinals clinched their second World Series championship in three years, defeating the crosstown rival Browns 3-1 and establishing themselves as baseball’s dominant wartime franchise. With America at war in Europe, players from every team either volunteered for or were drafted into the war effort. Though Cardinals stars Enos

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