10 Rings - Stories of the St. Louis Cardinals World Championships (Paperback)

10 Rings: Stories of the St. Louis Cardinals' World Championships is like ten adventure novels with different plots that all have the same ending and a happy one at that. The Cardinals were the last of the original National League teams to get to the World Series. Since that late beginning they've become the most successful N.L. team in World Series history with ten championships.

They've been world champs during both good and bad economic times, as well as in times of war and peace. Twice they've christened a new stadium by bringing to it a World Series trophy during its first full year. In 10 Rings, veteran newspaperman Jim Rygelski and the eminent baseball historian Bob Tiemann have culled this rich history to bring stories not just of the hits, runs, and errors but, more importantly, the drama involving the personalities that drove these Cardinal teams to the heights. Sam Breadon, Branch Rickey, and Rogers Hornsby battle each other for control of the team while the Cardinals sub