Ed Wheatley has a new coffee table book coming out called “From St. Louis to Cooperstown.” Reedy Press is taking pre-orders.
Baseball fans know the heroics of St. Louis baseball legends Hornsby, Dean, Musial, Schoendienst,
Gibson, and Brock—or at least they know their names. All were great players, and their
images are painted on Busch Stadium’s left field wall. But the mural only highlights 13 of the
55 Cardinal franchise players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,
New York. What about the nine men from the American League’s St. Louis Browns whose plaques
also hang in Cooperstown?
Gibson, and Brock—or at least they know their names. All were great players, and their
images are painted on Busch Stadium’s left field wall. But the mural only highlights 13 of the
55 Cardinal franchise players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,
New York. What about the nine men from the American League’s St. Louis Browns whose plaques
also hang in Cooperstown?
Prior to Jackie Robinson in 1947, African Americans’ love of baseball focused on teams from
the Negro Leagues. St. Louis had two of the leagues’ best in the Giants and Stars with five of their players
are inducted in Cooperstown. Who are all these men with St. Louis ties?
the Negro Leagues. St. Louis had two of the leagues’ best in the Giants and Stars with five of their players
are inducted in Cooperstown. Who are all these men with St. Louis ties?
Walk through the chronology of baseball history and the moments each player had on their road to Cooperstown. Who held baseball’s career home run record for over a quarter of a century before being topped by Babe Ruth? Which player was named after a president and was later played by a future president in his life story? How
many games did baseball’s winningest pitcher win in St. Louis? And which St. Louisan reached 300 wins
before him?
many games did baseball’s winningest pitcher win in St. Louis? And which St. Louisan reached 300 wins
before him?
Ed Wheatley grew up in and around the world of baseball and continues to play in senior leagues across the country. As a leader of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society, he works to preserve the history and legacy of this transplanted American League team. Ed is the co-author of St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team and Incredible Cardinals, and he worked on a St. Louis Browns documentary that aired on PBS.
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