Immortal Moments in Cardinals History, 2nd Edition - by Bob Tiemann & Ron Jacober (Hardcover)

About the Book

For more than a century, the St. Louis Cardinals have given their fans a succession of glorious memories and milestones. Immortal Moments in Cardinals History, a magnificent collection of Cardinals highlights, revives the greatest moments in franchise lore, from the forgotten victories of four consecutive pennant winners in the 1880s to the present. The cavalcade of names and milestones rolls along on every page. Highlights include: -3,000 hits for Lou Brock and Stan the Man -October heroics by Pepper Martin, Jim Edmonds, and David Freese -Home run feats by Albert Pujols, Mark McGwire, and Mark Whiten -No-hitters by Jess Haines, Paul Dean, and Bob Forsch -Achievements of superstars like Enos Slaughter, Rogers Hornsby, and Yadier Molina -Shining moments of lesser stars like Tom Lawless, Glenn Brummer, and Fernando Tatis -This updated edition includes all-new accounts of Carpenter's 2018 slugfest in Chicago, Yadi's 2019 playoff heroics, Albert's historic career finish in 2022, and more. Compiled by leading Cardinals historian Robert L. Tiemann with legendary Cardinals broadcaster Ron Jacober, the book reflects exhaustive research performed for decades. Their work receives a complement of rare and action-packed photos. The result is a wild and wonderful ride through Cardinals history that will delight and inform generations of fans

About the Author

A lifelong Cardinals fan, Robert L. Tiemann saw his first Stan Musial home run in 1957. As an award-winning baseball historian, he has written several books and has contributed to and edited many journals for the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). He is also the author of 64 Cardinals and coauthor of Ten Rings: Stories of the St. Louis Cardinals World Championships. Ron Jacober has covered sports on radio and television for forty-seven years. Ron has broadcast Cardinals baseball, Blues hockey, college basketball on ESPN, college football, hundreds of soccer games, and covered the Olympics for CBS radio. A longtime sports director for KMOX radio, he is a member of the St. Louis Radio Hall of Fame, the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame, the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame, and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.