Cardinal Chronicles

Tom Egan C (b. 1946 in Los Angeles CA). Signed out of high school for $100,000 in 1964. Part of seasons with #Angels from 65-69. Full time in 70. Spent 1971-72 with #WhiteSox. Back to Angels 74-75. Caught Nolan Ryan's 3rd no-hitter. Best year: 1971: 10/34/.239. #Topps #nohitter

Was just thinking how I would explain to my grandchild that my parents thought it was a great idea to put plastic over our couch. #nostalgia #furniture #1970s #plastic #slipcovers #history

1969 Ford Galaxie 500. #Ford #Galaxie #1960s #antique #vintage #cars #automobile #convertible

Pete Mikkelsen (b 1939 in Staten Island NY- d. 2006 Mabton WA) Signed to #Yankees in 1958, made #MLB debut in 1964. Played for several teams. Pitched 5 games with #Cardinals in 68. Traded to #Dodgers in 69 and was there until retiring in 72. #Baseball #Topps #cards #pirates #cubs

YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show Bob Gibson & Tim McCarver "St. Louis Cardinals World Series Heroes" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Bob Gibson and Tim McCarver on Ed Sullivan, October 22, 1964. #television #EdSulivan #StLouis #Cardinals #baseball #MLB

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Darrel Chaney 2B/3B (b. 1948 in Hammond IN) Picked in 2nd round of draft by #Cincinnati. Played with big club from 69-75. Traded to #Atlanta for Mike Lum. Played with Braves until 79. Best year: 1972, 2/19/.250 #Baseball #MLB #1970s #Reds #Braves #Topps #Cards

Jose "Coco" Laboy (b. 1940 in Puerto Rico). Drafted by #SFGiants in 1959, then #StLouis from 1963-68. Taken in draft by #Montreal and played with Expos from 69-73. Retired in 73. Best year: 1969, 18/83/.258. #Baseball #Topps #cards #MLB

Bob Gibson, 1969 Spring Training. #StLouis #Baseball #MLB #1960s #SpringTraining

Larry Jaster (b. 1944 in Midland MI). Signed by #StLouis in 1962 and played in the majors from 1965-68. Best year: 1966, 11-5 3.26 with 5 shutouts vs. #LosAngeles. Was taken in expansion by #Montreal and played with them in 69. Traded to #Atlanta and finished MLB career in 72.

Mike Shannon, Spring Training 1969. #baseball #STLCardinals #StLouis #MLB

1970 Topps #2 Diego Segui. Was 12-6 with a 3.35 ERA, 66 games, with 8 starts, 2CG and 12 saves with the Seattle Pilots. One of the best uniforms ever. #Seattle #SeattlePilots #Baseball #AmericanLeague #AL #MLB #Uniforms #pitchers #cards #topps

Jerry Robertson (1943-1996) b. Winchester #Kansas, d. Burlington KS in an auto accident. Drafted by #StlCards in 1965 draft. Picked by #MontrealExpos in the expansion draft. Was 5-16 3.96. Traded to #Detroit for 70 season and spent part of the season there.

Topps #1--World Champions. When it comes from worst to first, nothing beats the 1969 Amazin' Mets. #NewYorkMets #NL #MLB #baseball #cards #Topps

It seems as if the Harlem Globetrotters made at least one visit to #StLouis every year. #HarlemGlobetrotters #basketball #Keil #auditorium #sports #entertainment

Clay Kirby (1948-1991) b. Washington D.C. d. Arlington Va. Picked by @Cardinals in the 3rd round of 1966 draft. Picked by @Padres in the expansion draft (69). Played for @Reds (74-75) and @Montreal_Expos (76). Died of a heart attack. #MLB #pitcher #baseball #Topps #rookie #cards

Action Comics 378 (7071)

Bobby Tolan (b. 1945 in Los Angeles). Played with @Cardinals from 1965-68. Traded to @Reds for pitcher Wayne Granger and played there until from 69-73. Later played for @Padres @Phillies and @Pirates. Retired after 79 season. #baseball #MLB #Topps #1960s #cards #history

Call me a skeptic, but this would be a hard pass for me. From #StLouis Post Dispatch. Ad for Del Farm Food Store, February 19, 1969. #ads #newspaper #Beer #Cans #drinking #weekend #shopping #grocery

YouTube video by studiosoundworks Winchell-Mahoney Time - TV show theme song and intro

Winchell-Mahoney Time (1965-68) Paul Winchell, ventriloquist and creator of Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Snuff. Winchell was the voice of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh and dozens of others. #entertainment #Tigger #Smurfs #ventriloquist #radio #television

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Joe Schultz (1918-1966) b. Chicago d. St. Louis Son of a major leaguer. Played as a catcher in the majors from 39-48. Cardinal coach from 63-68. Managed Seattle in 69. Coached from 70-76. #Chicago #Pittsburgh #StLouis #Seattle #KansasCity #Detroit

1969 Ford Falcon. #cars #antiques #classic #auto #Ford #Falcon #1960s

Maxwell "Max" Roby (1922-2001) b. Alva OK d. Oklahoma City. Newscaster for KMOX (now KMOV) from 1958-1973 and KSD (now KSDK) from 1973-1978. #TV #television #news #broadcasting #Oklahoma #Missouri #StLouis

Friday night and looking at a place for dinner. #Dinner #Smorgasbord #Buffet #Fridaynight #food #Chicken #StLouis #Missouri #1960s

Johnny Edwards--Catcher. b. 1938 in Columbus OH. Played for Cardinals in 1968 only. 3HR/29RBI/.239 in 89 games. Sent to Houston in October of 68 in trade that brought Dave Gusti to St. Louis. #catcher #Stl #StlCards #Cardinals #Houston #history #baseball #1960s

Vintage of the Day: 1969 Dart Swinger. #Dodge #cars #autos #vintage #Dart #1960s

Saturday Bargain (1969): An 18" Zenith Color TV just $369.95! If you buy today from Steve Mizerany you can get a TV cart free! #Zenith #Color #TV #ColorTV #SteveMizerany #StLouis #sale #history

Vintage of the day: 1969 Pontiac Tempest #cars #vintage #antiques #auto #classic #Pontiac #Driving

Byron Browne (b. 1942 in St. Joseph, MO) Played part of 1969 with AAA Tulsa, hitting .340. Spent part of the season with Redbirds, hitting .226. Sent to Phil. in Curt Flood trade. #StlCards #StLouis #Cardinals #History #Phillies #Cubs #Astros #StJoseph #Missouri

Jim Cosman (1943-2013) Pitched in 11 games for the birds in 1966/67, including a sparkling 2 hit shutout in 66. Was traded in late 68 to the Mets for Jerry Buchek. Picked in 1969 Rule 5 by the Cubs. #StLouis #Cardinals #1960s #baseball #BaseballCards #history

1969 Chrysler Newport Convertible #cars #vintage #auto #Chrysler #Newport #Convertible #1960s