Miller Huggins (right) saw the genius of Rogers Hornsby early and gave him valuable advice as a rookie. A 1926 reunion after Hornsby had led St. Louis to its first pennant and faced Huggins' New York Yankees in the World Series. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

St. Louis goes wild over the 1926 pennant victory.

OCT. 1, 1931 -- Before the start of Game 1 in the 1931 World Series between the Cardinals and the Athletics: Capt. Frankie Frisch of the Cardinals, Eddie Collins of the Athletics, and umpires Nallin, Stark, McGowan and Klem. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 6, 1931 -- Crowds gather outside Hunleth Music Co. at 516 Locust Street to listen to the radio broadcast of the St. Louis Cardinals playing against the Philadelphia Athletics during the Game 4 of the 1931 World Series. (This photograph was taken by Harold Sneckner and is part of the Sievers Collection, Missouri Historical Society)

OCT. 5, 1934 -- Detroit Tigers' second baseman Charlie Gehringer (left) talks things over with Joe Medwick, left fielder of the St. Louis Cardinals, just before the start of Game 3 of the World Series in St. Louis. (AP file photo)

OCT. 6, 1934 -- In Game 4 of the World Series, the Cardinals sent Dizzy Dean to first base as a pinch runner. The next batter hit a ground ball. The throw to first base struck Dean's head, knocking him unconscious. He was taken to a hospital. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 8, 1934 -- Joe "Ducky" Medwick of the Cardinals stands in left field amid debris thrown by irate fans during Game 6 of the World Series in Detroit. (AP file photo)

OCT. 8, 1934 -- Four Cardinals gather in the clubhouse after a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers: Dizzy Dean; his brother Paul, who won his own game with a single; manager Frank Frisch; and catcher Bill DeLancey. (AP file photo)

1934 -- Brothers Paul Dean (left) and Dizzy Dean, are triumphant heroes after the Cardinals won the 1934 Series. The Deans won two games each after Dizzy captured 30 and Paul, a rookie, 29 in the regular season. Between them in the photo is Dizzy's wife, Pat. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 1942: From left: Jimmy Brown, Terry Moore, Enos Slaughter, Stan Musial, Walker Cooper, Johnny Hopp, Whitey Kurowski, Marty Marion, Mort Cooper and Billy Southworth of the St. Louis Cardinals. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

Ticket to Game 1 of the 1942 World Series.

OCT. 6, 1942 -- Cardinals fans made their presence known in downtown, celebrating the team's World Series victory. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 4, 1944 -- This picture taken from the upper grandstand along left field foul line at Sportsman's Park shows part of the crowd of 33,242 fans that attended opening game of the World Series. Dennis Galehouse of the Browns, the winning pitcher is winding up on the mound, and Danny Litwhiler, left fielder for the Cardinals, is the batter. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 7, 1944 -- Young fans of the Cardinals and the Browns cheer during Game 4. It was a Saturday, so no hooky was necessary. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 9, 1944 -- Children from local Catholic, Protestant and Jewish orphanages meet two of the pros before Game 6. In uniform are (left) Cardinals pitcher Mort Cooper and Browns manager Luke Sewell. Cooper had pitched a complete game in the Cardinals' Game 5 victory. Chaperones are (from left) David Berger and the Rev. H.L. Byrne. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 9, 1944 -- Cardinals catcher Walker Cooper (right) congratulates Ted Wilks, who pitched the final 3 2/3 innings in the championship victory in Game 6. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 9, 1944 -- Cardinals manager Billy Southworth (center) hugs his winning Game 6 pitching staff -- starter Max Lanier (left), who had already taken his shower, and closer Ted Wilks. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 6, 1946 -- Robert Curtis, 10, and his father, Walter Curtis, both of Kansas City, were Nos. 1 & 2 when this bleacher window opened in the morning. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 9, 1946 -- Stan Musial of the Cardinals find himself trapped between second and third base in the first inning of Game 3. Behind him is Red Sox pitcher Davd (Boo) Ferriss, who has just thrown to third basemen Pinky Higgins for the tag. Musial had walked, stolen second as Wagner threw low into center field. Then Musial strayed too far off base and Ferriss wheeled fast to catch him flat-footed. Musial, in desperation, then broke for third (International News Photos)

OCT. 13, 1946 -- Confetti pours down on bleacherites, whose beaming faces tell the world that the St. Louis Cardinals, scoring three runs in the third, were on their way to the 4-1 victory over Boston's Red Sox in Game 6, to tie up the World Series three-all at Sportsman's Park. (File photo)

OCT. 15, 1946 -- Enos Slaughter, slides across home plate scoring the Cardinals' fourth run, which proved to be the series payoff run, in the eighth inning of World Series Game 7 in St. Louis. Umpire is Al Barlick. (AP file photo)

OCT. 15, 1946 -- National League president Ford Frick is top man in the Cardinals dressing room after the Redbirds won the World Series, defeating the Boston Red Sox. Clyde Kluttz is in the center, Stan Musial is at lower left, and Dick Sisler (15) is in the lower right. (AP file photo)

OCT. 8, 1964 -- Cardinals catcher Bob Uecker, clowns around during the workout by playing a tuba near the bleachers at Busch Stadium before the start of the Game 2 of the World Series against the Yankees. (AP file photo)

OCT. 12, 1964 -- Bob Gibson rears back and fires during Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. Gibson went all the way for a 5-2 win. (AP file photo)

OCT. 15, 1964 -- Cardinal third baseman Ken Boyer slides safely into home during the fifth inning of Game 7 of the World Series. Yankees catcher Elston Howard lets the throw from right fielder Mickey Mantle get by him. Boyer scored after the catch.

OCT. 15, 1964 -- Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is embraced by third baseman Ken Boyer as catcher Tim McCarver rushes up to congratulate the right hander. Their embrace came after the final out in Game 7 of the World Series, which the Cardinals won 7-5, with Gibson going all the way. (AP file photo)

OCT. 15, 1964 -- Fans rush onto the field at Busch Stadium after the Cardinals defeated the Yankees in Game 7 of the World Series in St. Louis. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 16, 1964 -- Women whoop it up at Sixth and Olive streets to celebrate the Cardinals' World Series victory. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 7, 1967 -- Home plate umpire Frank Umont halts World Series Game 3 in the first inning to warn managers Red Schoendienst of the Cardinals and Dick Williams of the Red Sox about any "brush back" pitches. The incident followed a low, inside pitch by Cardinals hurler Nelson Briles which hit Carl Yastremski in the leg. (Gene Pospeshil / Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 8, 1967 -- Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver presents former Cardinals star Frank Frisch with the baseball that Frisch threw out to start Game 4 of the World Series at Busch Stadium. Flanking Frisch are baseball commissioner William D. Eckert, left, and Cardinal president August A. Busch, Jr. Others from left are Sen. Edward Long, Mrs. Busch, and Senator Stuart Symington. File staff photo

OCT. 8, 1967 -- Cardinals cathcer Tim McCarver has a big greeting for pitcher Bob Gibson after Gibson blanked the Boston Red Sox, 6-0 in Game 4 of the World Series at Busch Stadium. (Lynn T. Spence / Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 11, 1967 -- Outfielder Lou Brock's headlong slide beats Red Sox catcher Elston Howard's desperate tag, giving the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in the third inning of Game 6 of the World Series. Brock scored from second on a single by Curt Flood. The Red Sox won 8-4 in Boston. (UPI file photo)

OCT. 12, 1967 -- Orlando Cepeda is doused with champagne by Dave Ricketts as the Cardinals whoop it up in their dressing room after winning Game 7 of the World Series, 7-2, in Boston. The Redbirds are (left to right) Tim McCarver, coach Joe Schultz, Nelson Briles, Cepeda, Joe Hoerner, Dal Maxvill, Ricketts, Bob Tolan and Julian Javier. (UPI file photo)

OCT. 13, 1982 -- Ozzie Smith applauds his seventh-inning steal of second base, while Robin Yount dejectedly puts the ball back into his glove during Game 2 of the World Series. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 18, 1982 -- Cardinals fans gather at Lambert Field to welcome the team back to St. Louis after playing three games in Milwaukee. The Cards trailed in the World Series at this point 3-2.

OCT. 20, 1982 -- Ozzie Smith throws to first after forcing out Robin Yount in the sixth inning of Game 7 against the Milwaukee Brewers. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 1982 -- Bruce Sutter of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after one of his two saves against Milwaukee Brewers during the World Series. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

OCT. 20, 1982 -- The scoreboard says it all as hundreds of Cardinals fans rush onto the diamond to celebrate the Cardinals' 6-3 victory over Milwaukee to win the World Series. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 21, 1982 -- Ecstatic Cardinals fans reach out to touch the hand of Bruce Sutter, right, during a World Series victory parade. The size of the crowd, estimated at more than 100,000, slowed the parade to a crawl as it moved south along Broadway near the Old Courthouse. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 22, 2006 -- A smudge on the left hand of Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers caused controversy in Game 2 of the World Series at Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich. (Laurie Skrivan / Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 24, 2006 -- Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter celebrates after a double play got him safely out of the eighth inning of Game 3 of the World Series. (Chris Lee / Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 27, 2006 -- David Eckstein hits a broken-bat RBI single to score Yadier Molina in the second inning of Game 5 of the World Series. (Laurie Skrivan / Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 27, 2006 -- Pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina celebrate after Wainwright struck out the Tigers' Brandon Inge to win Game 5. (Laurie Skrivan / Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 27, 2006 -- Winning pitcher Scott Weaver, tears in his eyes, embraces So Taguchi after Game 5 of the World Series. (Laurie Skrivan / Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 29, 2006 -- Fans line Market Street as the St. Louis Cardinals parade in front of Busch Stadium. (Post-Dispatch file photo)

OCT. 29, 2006 -- First baseman Albert Pujols waves to the crowd along Market Street during the parade for the World Series champions. (Huy Mach / Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 19, 2011 -- Chris Carpenter looks up after making a sliding play to record an out at first base during Game 1 of the World Series. (Chris Lee/Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 22, 2011 -- Albert Pujols swats his third home run of the night in the ninth inning of Game 3 of against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Cardinals won 16-7. (Laurie Skrivan/Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 24, 2011 -- Cardinals manager Tony La Russa talks with pitcher Lance Lynn before relieving him in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the World Series. Lynn faced one batter and appeared to walk him intentionally. (Chris Lee/Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 27, 2011 -- David Freese celebrates after hitting the game-winning home run for the Cardinals. Texas pitcher Mark Lowe (right) gave up the homer in the 11th inning of Game 6 in St. Louis. (Chris Lee/Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 28, 2011 -- Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter races up the dugout steps onto the field as outfielder Lance Berkman embraces manager Tony La Russa after the final out of Game 7. (Chris Lee/Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 28, 2011 -- Cardinals third baseman David Freese celebrates with fans on the field after the Cardinals won their 11th championship. (Chris Lee/Post-Dispatch)

OCT. 28, 2011 -- Cardinals players including Mitchell Boggs (center) celebrate in the clubhouse after Game 7 of the World Series. (Chris Lee/Post-Dispatch)