Literary birthday greetings for a couple of Cards

November 9, 2011

They were associated with other teams as well, but their primary fame came with St. Louis.

Bob Gibson turns turns 76(!), while The White Rat, aka Whitey Herzog, is 80. Both are enshrined in Cooperstown. Well done, gentlemen.

Former Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog, second from right, was honored during pregame ceremonies at the Cardinals 2010 opening day ceremonies. From left are Cardinals Hall of Famers Bob Gibson, Bruce Sutter, Lou Brock, Red Schoendienst, Ozzie Smith, Herzog and Stan Musial. Photo by Robert Cohen (rcohen@post-dispatch.com).

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