Dallas Cowboys |
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| Conference | NFC |
| Division | East |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Home Field | Texas Stadium |
| City | Irving, Texas |
| Colors | Royal blue, silver, and white |
| Head Coach | Bill Parcells |
| All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) |
415-307-6 |
The Dallas Cowboys are a National Football League team based in Irving, Texas. The team is sometimes referred to colloquially as America's Team due its having a large number of fans who live outside its immediate local area (the term itself is derived from the title of the team's 1979 highlight film).
The city of Dallas, Texas was granted an NFL franchise on January 28, 1960. Clint Murchison, Jr. and Bedford Wynne were the team owners and they immediately hired Tex Schramm to be the general manager and Tom Landry to be the head coach. In the Cowboys' first season, they finished winless with a 0-11-1 record. The following year, the Cowboys made their first NFL Draft selection, selecting Bob Lilly with the 13th pick in the draft. The year 1961 also saw the Cowboys' first victory, a 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 17.
During the 1960s, the Cowboys continued to improve their team. Quarterback Don Meredith and running back Don Perkins joined the team and by 1966, the Cowboys had their first winning season (10-3-1; they would not have another losing season until 1985) and their first playoff appearance: a 34-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers. By this time, the Cowboys had become a powerful force in the NFL, sending eight players to the Pro Bowl including Cowboy legends like Bob Hayes, Chuck Howley, Bob Lilly, Don Meredith, Don Perkins and Mel Renfro.
Similarly, the Cowboys were becoming an important part of the people of Dallas. For their first years, the Cowboys were always playing second fiddle to Lamar Hunt's Dallas Texans of the AFL because the Texans were the more established team and had the better record. But in 1963 when the Texans moved to Kansas City and became the Kansas City Chiefs, the Cowboys became the only professional football draw in town. By 1969, ground was being broken on a new stadium for the Cowboys to replace the Cotton Bowl. Texas Stadium in Irving, a Dallas suburb, would be completed for the 1971 season.
In 1967, the Cowboys finished with a 9-5 record and had their first playoff victory: a 52-14 affair over the Cleveland Browns. They went on to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship game. The game, which happened on December 31, 1967 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, turned out to be one of the coldest NFL games on record (about -13° F with a -40° wind chill). The Cowboys lost 21-17 on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Packers quarterback Bart Starr. The game would later come to be known as the "Ice Bowl."
In the 1970s, the NFL underwent many changes as it absorbed the AFL and became a unified league, but the Cowboys also underwent many changes. Meredith and Perkins retired in 1969 and the many new players were joining the organization, like Cliff Harris, Lee Roy Jordan, Rayfield Wright, Dan Reeves, Mike Ditka and Roger Staubach. Led by quarterback Craig Morton, the Cowboys made it to their first Super Bowl, a mistake-filled Super Bowl V, where they lost 16-13 to the Baltimore Colts courtesy of a field goal by Colts' kicker Jim O'Brien as time expired. However, the disappointing Super Bowl loss was made up for the next year when the Cowboys, led by Staubach, won their first Super Bowl, Super Bowl VI, a 24-3 victory over the Miami Dolphins.
The Cowboys were now beginning to grow in popularity not just in Dallas, but nationwide. Their televised appearances on Thanksgiving Day games beginning in 1966 helped bring the Cowboys to a nationwide audience. Under Tom Landry, the so-called "Doomsday Defense" became a powerful and dominating force in the NFL and their offense was also exciting to watch.
The Cowboys faltered slightly in 1974, missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years. However, the Cowboys drafted well following the season, adding new legends like Randy White and Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson. The fresh influx of talent helped the Cowboys to Super Bowl X, where the Cowboys lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-17. But the Cowboys would again taste Super Bowl victory, defeating the Denver Broncos 27-10 in Super Bowl XII. Bob Ryan, an NFL films editor, would dub the Cowboys "America's Team" following this season, a nickname that stuck through both the good and bad times to come.
The glory days of the Cowboys in the 1970s were coming to an end. They would reach one final Super Bowl, Super Bowl XIII, losing once again at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers, 35-31. Roger Staubach retired following the 1979 season and the Cowboys began declining in the NFL. In the 1981-1982 NFC Championship game, the Cowboys lost to the San Francisco 49ers on a last-second touchdown pass from Joe Montana to Dwight Clark. Clark's famous leap in the end zone would come to be known as "The Catch" and represented a changing of the guard in the NFC from the dominant Cowboys teams of the 1970s to the dominant 49ers teams of the 1980s.
In 1984, H.R. "Bum" Bright purchased the Dallas Cowboys from Murchison, but following seasons that were getting progressively worse (1985: 10-6; 1986: 7-9; 1987: 7-8; 1988: 3-13), Bright sold the Cowboys to Jerry Jones on February 25, 1989. Jones promptly fired the only coach the Cowboys had ever known and replaced him with University of Miami head coach, Jimmy Johnson. With the first pick in the draft, the Cowboys selected quarterback Troy Aikman and traded away veteran running back Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings for five veteran players and eight draft choices. The Cowboys finished the 1989 season with a 1-15 record, the worst record since the team's inception, but the foundations for the Cowboys' return to glory had been set.
In 1990, the Cowboys drafted Emmitt Smith and the trifecta of Aikman, Smith and wide receiver Michael Irvin was now set. The Cowboys finished 7-9, but Smith was named NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year and Jimmy Johnson was selected as Coach of the Year. By 1991, the Cowboys finished with an 11-5 record, making the playoffs for the first time in six years.
In 1992, the Cowboys finished 13-3 (second best in the league) and exacted their revenge on the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, 30-20. The Cowboys went on to defeat the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII, 52-17. The following season, the Cowboys went 12-4, again defeating the 49ers in the NFC Championship and again defeating the Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl, this time 30-13 in Super Bowl XXVIII. The Cowboys sent a record 11 players to the Pro Bowl: Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Thomas Everett, Daryl Johnston, Russell Maryland, Nate Newton, Ken Norton Jr, Jay Novacek, Mark Stepnoski and Erik Williams.
However, Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones had a falling out and Johnson left the organization prior to the 1994 season. Jones hired former University of Oklahoma head coach Barry Switzer to be the team's new head coach. The Cowboys would finish 12-4, but lost in the NFC Championship game to the 49ers, 38-28. But another 12-4 season in 1995 got the Cowboys to the playoffs once again where they eventually defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX.
But the glory days of the Cowboys were again beginning to fade as free agency and injuries began taking their toll. The Cowboys went 6-10 in 1997 and Switzer was let go. Former Steelers offensive coordinator Chan Gailey was hired to take over head coaching duties. Gailey led the team to a 10-6 record in 1998, but was let go after a 8-8 season in 1999. Defensive coordinator Dave Campo was promoted to head coach, but he could only post three consecutive 5-11 seasons. Many fans and media were beginning to blame Jerry Jones for the team's ills, noting that he refused to hire a strong coach, preferring to hire coaches that didn't want to be involved with personnel duties so that Jones himself could manage them.
However, Jones proved them wrong in 2003 by luring Bill Parcells out of retirement to coach the Cowboys. The Cowboys became the surprise team of the 2003 season, posting a 10-6 record with one of the most dominating defenses in the league. However, the 2004 season was one of turmoil. Injuries and persistent penalty problems hobbled the Cowboys, but a preseason quarterback controversy also caused trouble when Quincy Carter was suddenly terminated for drug use in favor of 40-year-old veteran Vinny Testaverde, brought to the Cowboys from the New York Jets by his former coach in the off-season. The Cowboys started strong, with victories against the Browns and Redskins, but quickly fell off to a 3-5 record by midseason, finishing the season 6-10.
In November of 2004, a vote was passed by the City of Arlington, Texas to build a new stadium adjacent to the existing Ameriquest Field in Arlington. The team will begin playing at the new site in 2009 after thirty-eight years in Irving.
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His son Joe Buck took over for Jack as the radio and television announcer for the Cardinals in 1991. Gailey led the team to a 10-6 record in 1998, but was let go after a 8-8 season in 1999. For much of the last half of the 20th century, the legendary broadcaster, Jack Buck, was the voice of the Cardinals, calling play-by-play on St. Former Steelers offensive coordinator Chan Gailey was hired to take over head coaching duties. "The Bambino". The Cowboys went 6-10 in 1997 and Switzer was let go. The Cardinals were unceremoniously swept by the Sox in four games, with the Sox winning their first World Series championship since 1918 and burying the so-called "Curse of the Bambino." Ironically the last out of the World Series came off of the bat of Edgar Renteria, wearing the number three jersey, the same number worn by Babe Ruth, a.k.a. But the glory days of the Cowboys were again beginning to fade as free agency and injuries began taking their toll. Louis' troubles in the Series: Pujols, Scott Rolen, and Jim Edmonds, the normally fearsome 3-4-5 hitters for the Cards, were a dismal 6-for-45 with 1 RBI. But another 12-4 season in 1995 got the Cowboys to the playoffs once again where they eventually defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX. The best demonstration of St. Jones hired former University of Oklahoma head coach Barry Switzer to be the team's new head coach. The Cowboys would finish 12-4, but lost in the NFC Championship game to the 49ers, 38-28. And the Cardinals apparently were not. However, Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones had a falling out and Johnson left the organization prior to the 1994 season. As TV announcer (and former Cardinal) Tim McCarver said, "They are playing with a world of confidence". The Cowboys went on to defeat the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII, 52-17. The following season, the Cowboys went 12-4, again defeating the 49ers in the NFC Championship and again defeating the Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl, this time 30-13 in Super Bowl XXVIII. The Cowboys sent a record 11 players to the Pro Bowl: Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Thomas Everett, Daryl Johnston, Russell Maryland, Nate Newton, Ken Norton Jr, Jay Novacek, Mark Stepnoski and Erik Williams. The Cardinals also had the misfortune of meeting a Red Sox team that had just made baseball history by taking 4 straight against their arch-rivals, the New York Yankees after losing the first 3 in their ALCS matchup, and the BoSox had major momentum. In 1992, the Cowboys finished 13-3 (second best in the league) and exacted their revenge on the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, 30-20. However, the spirit and zest of the Cardinals seemed to elude them in this championship series, as the Red Sox retained a leading position through the entire series. By 1991, the Cowboys finished with an 11-5 record, making the playoffs for the first time in six years. The Cardinals then played the Boston Red Sox in the 2004 World Series, the third time the teams have faced each other in the Fall Classic. The Cowboys finished 7-9, but Smith was named NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year and Jimmy Johnson was selected as Coach of the Year. Louis win Game 7 to clinch the series, and was named MVP. In 1990, the Cowboys drafted Emmitt Smith and the trifecta of Aikman, Smith and wide receiver Michael Irvin was now set. The next night, Albert Pujols helped St. The Cowboys finished the 1989 season with a 1-15 record, the worst record since the team's inception, but the foundations for the Cowboys' return to glory had been set. Jim Edmonds hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 12th to win the game. With the first pick in the draft, the Cowboys selected quarterback Troy Aikman and traded away veteran running back Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings for five veteran players and eight draft choices. Coming home for Game 6, the Cardinals took a 4-3 lead into the 9th inning, but blew it. Jones promptly fired the only coach the Cowboys had ever known and replaced him with University of Miami head coach, Jimmy Johnson. In the Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cardinals rolled, winning the series 3-1. Facing off against rival Houston in the NLCS, the Cards took a 2-0 lead, then lost three straight in Houston. "Bum" Bright purchased the Dallas Cowboys from Murchison, but following seasons that were getting progressively worse (1985: 10-6; 1986: 7-9; 1987: 7-8; 1988: 3-13), Bright sold the Cowboys to Jerry Jones on February 25, 1989. Louis posted the best record in the National League, tallying their most wins since the 1940s and earning home advantage for the NLDS and NLCS. In 1984, H.R. In 2004, St. Clark's famous leap in the end zone would come to be known as "The Catch" and represented a changing of the guard in the NFC from the dominant Cowboys teams of the 1970s to the dominant 49ers teams of the 1980s. The biggest shock of all came just four days after Buck's passing when ace pitcher Darryl Kile died suddenly of heart failure while in Chicago for a series against the Cubs. In the 1981-1982 NFC Championship game, the Cowboys lost to the San Francisco 49ers on a last-second touchdown pass from Joe Montana to Dwight Clark. Just ten months earlier, Buck stirred emotions when he addressed the crowd at Busch Stadium when Major League Baseball resumed after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Roger Staubach retired following the 1979 season and the Cowboys began declining in the NFL. On June 18, beloved broadcaster Jack Buck passed away at the age of 77. They would reach one final Super Bowl, Super Bowl XIII, losing once again at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers, 35-31. The year was also marred with tragedy for the Cardinal family. The glory days of the Cowboys in the 1970s were coming to an end. In 2002, the Cardinals won the Central Division and this time defeated the Diamondbacks 3 games to none to reach the NLCS, but lost 4 games to 1 to the San Francisco Giants. Bob Ryan, an NFL films editor, would dub the Cowboys "America's Team" following this season, a nickname that stuck through both the good and bad times to come. Many St. Louisians were unhappy with this decision and refer to the 2001 Cardinals as "co-division champions," along with Houston. But the Cowboys would again taste Super Bowl victory, defeating the Denver Broncos 27-10 in Super Bowl XII. Louis received a wild card berth. The fresh influx of talent helped the Cowboys to Super Bowl X, where the Cowboys lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-17. Since Houston won the season series against the Cardinals, Houston was declared the division champion and St. However, the Cowboys drafted well following the season, adding new legends like Randy White and Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson. Since the two teams finished tied in the standings, the league went to a tie breaker to determine the division champion. The Cowboys faltered slightly in 1974, missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years. The Houston Astros, also in the National League Central, finished with an identical record. Under Tom Landry, the so-called "Doomsday Defense" became a powerful and dominating force in the NFL and their offense was also exciting to watch. In 2001, the Cardinals finished the season with a 93-69 record. Their televised appearances on Thanksgiving Day games beginning in 1966 helped bring the Cowboys to a nationwide audience. The eventual World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Cardinals in a five-game playoff series. The Cowboys were now beginning to grow in popularity not just in Dallas, but nationwide. In 2001, the Cardinals advanced to the post-season as a "Wild Card" team after posting the second-best record in the National League, but losing the division to the Houston Astros. However, the disappointing Super Bowl loss was made up for the next year when the Cowboys, led by Staubach, won their first Super Bowl, Super Bowl VI, a 24-3 victory over the Miami Dolphins. In 2000, the Cardinals lost to the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series. Led by quarterback Craig Morton, the Cowboys made it to their first Super Bowl, a mistake-filled Super Bowl V, where they lost 16-13 to the Baltimore Colts courtesy of a field goal by Colts' kicker Jim O'Brien as time expired. McGwire went on to finish with 70, a record that stood until Barry Bonds hit 73 in 2001. Meredith and Perkins retired in 1969 and the many new players were joining the organization, like Cliff Harris, Lee Roy Jordan, Rayfield Wright, Dan Reeves, Mike Ditka and Roger Staubach. McGwire broke Roger Maris's 37 year-old record of 61 on September 8 with a low line drive over Busch Stadium's left field fence. In the 1970s, the NFL underwent many changes as it absorbed the AFL and became a unified league, but the Cowboys also underwent many changes. In 1998 Cardinals' first baseman Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs battled to set the record for most home runs in one season. The game would later come to be known as the "Ice Bowl.". Louis in 1998. The Cowboys lost 21-17 on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Packers quarterback Bart Starr. Mark McGwire broke the single-season home run record while playing with St. The game, which happened on December 31, 1967 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, turned out to be one of the coldest NFL games on record (about -13° F with a -40° wind chill). The Cards reached the playoffs 1996, but the Atlanta Braves defeated them for the National League pennant. They went on to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship game. The Cardinals again won the National League in 1987, losing to Minnesota 4 games to 3 in the World Series. In 1967, the Cowboys finished with a 9-5 record and had their first playoff victory: a 52-14 affair over the Cleveland Browns. In the 9th inning, umpire Don Denkinger called Royals batter Jorge Orta safe at first base - a call later refuted by instant replay. The Cardinals, leading 1-0 at the time of the play and needing that victory to clinch the title, went on to lose Game 6 and ultimately Game 7 by the score of 11-0 the following night. Texas Stadium in Irving, a Dallas suburb, would be completed for the 1971 season. The 1985 World Series, christened the "I-70 Series" because it featured in-state rival Kansas City, is perhaps the most controversial in Cardinal history. Game 6 of that series featured "The Call". By 1969, ground was being broken on a new stadium for the Cowboys to replace the Cotton Bowl. The 1980s era Cardinals included stars Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee (who won two batting titles in a Cardinal uniform), John Tudor, Tom Herr, Jack Clark, Bruce Sutter, Keith Hernandez, Terry Pendleton, and Joaquín Andujar. But in 1963 when the Texans moved to Kansas City and became the Kansas City Chiefs, the Cowboys became the only professional football draw in town. In his 11 years as Cardinal manager, Herzog won three National League pennants, and a 1982 World Series title. For their first years, the Cowboys were always playing second fiddle to Lamar Hunt's Dallas Texans of the AFL because the Texans were the more established team and had the better record. Herzog's brand of baseball, known in St. Louis as "Whiteyball", featured speed on the base paths, sparkling defense, and unconventional roster moves. Similarly, the Cowboys were becoming an important part of the people of Dallas. After a less-than-successful 1970s, new Cardinal manager Whitey Herzog revived the winning tradition at Busch Stadium. By this time, the Cowboys had become a powerful force in the NFL, sending eight players to the Pro Bowl including Cowboy legends like Bob Hayes, Chuck Howley, Bob Lilly, Don Meredith, Don Perkins and Mel Renfro. The Cards then lost to the Detroit Tigers in a closely contested 7 game affair in 1968, the last series before baseball adopted a divisional format. Quarterback Don Meredith and running back Don Perkins joined the team and by 1966, the Cowboys had their first winning season (10-3-1; they would not have another losing season until 1985) and their first playoff appearance: a 34-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Hall of Famers such as Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton, and Orlando Cepeda led the "Redbirds" to World Series titles in 1964 over the Yankees and in 1967 over the Boston Red Sox. During the 1960s, the Cowboys continued to improve their team. Louis. The year 1961 also saw the Cowboys' first victory, a 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 17. The 1960s brought three National League pennants to St. The following year, the Cowboys made their first NFL Draft selection, selecting Bob Lilly with the 13th pick in the draft. The Cardinals did not sign a black regular until Curt Flood in 1958. In the Cowboys' first season, they finished winless with a 0-11-1 record. National League president Ford Frick threatened to ban any players who boycotted any games, and the boycott never happened. and Bedford Wynne were the team owners and they immediately hired Tex Schramm to be the general manager and Tom Landry to be the head coach. The alleged ringleader of the boycott was Enos Slaughter. Clint Murchison, Jr. In 1947, the Cardinals (who were effectively the South's only major league team until the 1960s) gained notoriety by attempting to boycott games against the Brooklyn Dodgers to protest the Dodgers' signing of a black player, Jackie Robinson. The city of Dallas, Texas was granted an NFL franchise on January 28, 1960. In 1968, a statue of Musial was constructed outside Busch Stadium. The team is sometimes referred to colloquially as America's Team due its having a large number of fans who live outside its immediate local area (the term itself is derived from the title of the team's 1979 highlight film). Known to loyal fans as "Ol' Number 6", Musial spent 23 years in a Cardinal uniform. The Dallas Cowboys are a National Football League team based in Irving, Texas. Outfielder Stan "The Man" Musial led the ’44 team. Darren Woodson. The Cardinals beat the Browns 4 games to 2 to win the 1944 World Series. Erik Williams. Louis Browns, in the "trolley car Series". Randy White. In the World Series they met their crosstown rivals, the St. Danny White. In the 1940s, the Cardinals dominated the National League, and in 1944 they posted the best record in team history at 105-49. Herschel Walker. Dean's country humor made him a popular favorite, particularly in the rural south and midwest where Cardinals fans were numerous. Mark Stepnoski. Dizzy, whose real name was Jerome Herman Dean, won 30 of them, with Paul (nicknamed "Daffy") contributing 19 wins. Roger Staubach. In 1934, Dean and his younger brother, Paul, combined to win 49 games - still a single season record for brothers. Emmitt Smith. Highlights from Cardinal history include the 1930s era "Gas House Gang" featuring Dizzy Dean, Joe Medwick, Pepper Martin, and Enos Slaughter. Deion Sanders. By the mid-1920s, the Cardinals began to turn their fortunes around, and soon they would become the city's favorite team once again. Drew Pearson. The Cardinals became the Browns' tenants in 1920. Jay Novacek. The Cardinals languished for some 40 years after their mid-1880s triumphs, while their crosstown rivals, the American League's version of the Browns, were competitive, though not victorious. Nate Newton. They were briefly called the Perfectos in 1899 before settling on their present name, a name reportedly inspired by switching their uniform colors from brown to red. Robert Newhouse. The Browns joined the National League in 1892 following the bankruptcy of the American Association. Bob Lilly. The Maroons had the misfortune of arriving at the time when the Browns were in their glory, and they soon folded. Leon Lett. 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four-year dynasty under flamboyant owner Chris von der Ahe.
Initially they were known as the "Brown Stockings", which was quickly shortened to "Browns". Joey Galloway. Tony Dorsett. Louisians were unhappy with this decision and refer to the 2001 Cardinals as "co-division champions," along with Houston. Quincy Carter. Many St. Troy Aikman. Louis received a wild card berth. Members of the Ring of Honor include Bob Lilly, Don Meredith, Don Perkins, Chuck Howley, Mel Renfro, Roger Staubach, Lee Roy Jordan, coach Tom Landry, Tony Dorsett, Randy White, Bob Hayes, Tex Schramm, Rayfield Wright and Cliff Harris. Since Houston won the season series against the Cardinals, Houston was declared the division champion and St. Instead, the team has a "Ring of Honor" in which its all-time greats are honored. Since the two teams finished tied in the standings, the league went to a tie breaker to determine who would be the division champion and who would be the National League Wild-Card winner. The Dallas Cowboys do not retire the numbers of past standouts as a matter of policy. The Houston Astros, in the same division as the Cardinals finished with the same record. Jason Witten. * In 2001, the Cardinals finished the season with a record of 93-69. Roy Williams. They are the defending champions of the National League. Bill Parcells (coach). They are in the Central Division of the National League. Dat Nguyen. Louis Cardinals are a Major League Baseball team based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Terence Newman. The St. Quincy Morgan. Johnson City Cardinals. Julius Jones. Palm Beach Cardinals Larry Allen. Pitching ERA: 1.12 Bob Gibson (1968). Flozell Adams. Pitching Strikeouts: 274 Bob Gibson (1970). Randy White. Pitching Wins: 30 Dizzy Dean (1934). Roger Staubach. Walks: 162 Mark McGwire (1998). Tex Schramm (executive). Strikeouts: 167 Jim Edmonds (2000). Mel Renfro. Hitting Streak: 33 games - Rogers Hornsby (1922). Bob Lilly. Stolen Bases: 118 Lou Brock (1974). Tom Landry (coach). Triples: 25 Tom Long (1915). Tony Dorsett. Doubles: 64 Joe Medwick (1936). Mike Ditka. Runs: 141 Rogers Hornsby (1922). Hits: 250 Rogers Hornsby (1922). Batting Average: .424 Rogers Hornsby (1924) (Major League Record). Runs Batted In: 154 Joe Medwick (1937). Home Runs: 70 Mark McGwire (1998). 85 August "Gussie" Busch (owner). 45 Bob Gibson. 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball). 20 Lou Brock. 17 Dizzy Dean. 14 Ken Boyer. 9 Enos Slaughter. 6 "Stan the Man" Musial. 2 Red Schoendienst. 1 Ozzie Smith. Rogers Hornsby (has retirement honors, as he played in the era prior to uniform numbers). Branch Rickey. Tony La Russa. Walt Jocketty. Whitey Herzog. August "Gussie" Busch. Sam Breadon. Todd Worrell. Tony Womack. Bill White. John Tudor. Joe Torre. Fernando Tatis. Bruce Sutter. Lee Smith. Ted Simmons. Edgar Rentería. Wally Moon. Mark McGwire. Willie McGee. Tim McCarver. Tino Martinez. Pepper Martin. Marty Marion. Arlie Latham. Darryl Kile. Jim Kaat. Keith Hernández. Joe Garagiola. Curt Flood. Drew. J.D. Charles Comiskey. Vince Coleman. Bob Caruthers. Nelson Briles. Harry Brecheen. Oyster Burns (RF). Curt Welch (CF). Tip O'Neill (LF). Arlie Latham (3B). Bill Gleason (SS). Yank Robinson (2B). Charlie Comiskey (1B and manager). Doc Bushong (C). Adonis Terry (SP). Silver King (SP). Dave Foutz (SP). Bob Caruthers (SP). 24 Joe Pettini (bench). 11 José Oquendo (third base). Hal McRae (hitting). 39 Dave McKay (first base). 38 Marty Mason (bullpen). 18 Dave Duncan (pitching). Coaches
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Hoyt Wilhelm. Bobby Wallace. Dazzy Vance. Ozzie Smith. Enos Slaughter. Red Schoendienst. Wilbert Robinson. Kid Nichols. Stan Musial. Johnny Mize. Joe Medwick. John McGraw. Rabbit Maranville. Miller Huggins. Rogers Hornsby. Jesse Haines. Chick Hafey. Burleigh Grimes. Bob Gibson. Pud Galvin. Frankie Frisch. Dennis Eckersley. Leo Durocher. Dizzy Dean. Roger Connor. Orlando Cepeda. Steve Carlton. Jesse Burkett. Mordecai Brown. Lou Brock. Roger Bresnahan. "Sunny" Jim Bottomley. Jake Beckley. Walter Alston. Pete Alexander. |