St. Louis trailed Milwaukee by ten games in the NL Central on
August 25, 2011, and even more discouraging was the 10.5 game
deficit to Atlanta that the Cardinals faced in the Wild Card chase.
That frustration was completely erased on September 29, however, as
the Cardinals completed one of the greatest comebacks in history to
make the postseason. It took a lot of help from a Braves team that
lost 20 of its final 31 games, but the Cardinals did their part,
winning 23 of 32 to close out the regular season and claim the Wild
Card berth on the season's final day. But the fun was just starting
for this club. The Phillies and the Brewers were expected to meet
in the NLCS, but the Cardinals spoiled their postseason plans as
well, knocking off the Phillies first, and then taking care of the
Brewers in the NLCS to claim the pennant and set up a seven-game
showdown with the Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series. The drama
of the 2011 season unfolded against the backdrop of Albert Pujols'
looming free agency and an uncharacteristic slow start offensively
for arguably the greatest player of his generation-but when a
fractured left forearm threatened to sideline the three-time MVP in
late June for up to six weeks, Pujols demonstrated the tenacity and
intense desire to win that come October would define this Cardinals
team ... and he returned to the field after only two weeks. No
wonder this team was down to it's final strike in consecutive
innings in Game 6 of the World Series, with the season, hopes, and
dreams of its fans all hanging in the balance, and somehow still
prevailed. This second volume of Cardinals history and trivia from
author Larry Underwood and Black Mesa Publishing is a tribute not
only to the 2011 World Series Champion Cardinals, but to the many
legends and heroes who's exploits on the field of play have made
this organization one of the most respected and accomplished in
professional sports. With eleven chapters of history and more than
225 brand new trivia questions, author Larry Underwood takes
readers through every era of this beloved franchise-from the
American Association days to their first World Series appearance in
1926, the dominance of Stan Musial and the 1940s teams to the
struggles of the 1950s, the resurgence of the club and the
dominance of Bob Gibson in the 1960s and its fall back to
mediocrity in the 1970s ... and then finally, the success of the
Herzog and La Russa eras all the way to the story of 2011, when
baseball gave its fans a season that will be written about for
decades, and the Cardinals run at history was its greatest chapter.
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