1982

1982 World Series Game 7

1982 World Series Game 7: Andujar, Sutter clinch the title

In the right-field bleachers, Cardinals fans attending Game 7 of the 1982 World Series hung a bedsheet declaring that evening’s starting pitcher, Joaquin Andujar, “one tough Dominican” in honor of the right-hander’s favorite self-description. On October 20, 1982, Andujar proved to be exactly that, pitching seven innings to lead the Cardinals to a 6-3 win […]

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Glenn Brummer

August 22, 1982: Glenn Brummer steals home and becomes an unlikely Cardinals hero

On August 22, 1982, Glenn Brummer became arguably the most unlikely game-winning hero in Cardinals history. An Illinois native, Brummer had played his college baseball at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois, and signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 1974. After working his way through the Cardinals’ farm system, Brummer made

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