12 Reasons To Love The St. Louis Cardinals

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THE GAS HOUSE GANG WINS IT ALL The Great Depression hit the United The Cardinals earned that nickname States in 1929 Life was hard for for their wacky personalities and many Americans over the next rough play Their stars were also decade Money was tight Luxuries given colorful nicknames Their top were few In St Louis a team known hitters were Joe Ducky Medwick as The Gas House Gang lifted Johnny Pepper Martin and James spirits in 1934 Anthony Ripper Collins Their best pitchers were brothers Jay Dizzy Dean and Paul Daffy Dean They don't look like a major league Daffy Dean left and Dizzy Dean ball club wrote sportswriter Frank Graham of the New York Sun Their in 1934 uniforms are stained and dirty arding