Cardinals' Legends (May 2024)

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Across
  1. 2. #20 - Acquired from Cubs in 1964, became at end of his career, MLB's all-time base steals leader with 938.
  2. 3. No Number - One of two players in MLB history to win more than one Triple Crown (lead the league in home runs, batting average and runs batted in (RBIs); he played for Cardinals before numbers were required on uniforms.
  3. 6. #6 - Finished MLB career with exactly 1,815 hits at home and on the road.
  4. 7. #1 - Backflipping shortshop; won 13 Gold Glove awards.
  5. 8. #45 - Won both CY Young and MVP in 1968; Still MLB record for lowest season-long ERA (Earned Run Average) at 1.12.
  6. 11. #2 - Spent 67 seasons with Cardinals as player, coach, manager and executive.
  7. 12. #24 - "White Rat"; Cardinals' manager during 1980s when team made three World Series appearances and won 1982 World Series.
  8. 13. #17 - Member of famous 1930s Gashouse Gang; remains last NL pitcher to win 30 games in a single season.
Down
  1. 1. #10 - By profession an attorney, he won two World Series with Cardinals as manager after winning a third World Series with the Athletics.
  2. 2. #85 - President of Anheuser-Bush brewery; purchased Cardinals in 1953 to keep city in the Major Leagues.
  3. 4. #9 - Forever remembered for his "mad dash" from first base to home plate in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series.
  4. 5. #23 - Catcher for Cardinals during 1970s, played against Cardinals in 1982 World Series.
  5. 9. No Number - Patriarch of great broadcasting family; was "Voice of the Cardinals" for 47 years.
  6. 10. #14 - Played eleven seasons with Cardinals, won 1964 NL MVP and five Gold Gloves at third base.
  7. 11. #42 - First non-starting pitcher to win a Cy Young award, in 1979; was Cardinals' closer that secured Cardinals' victory in 1982 World Series.