The rank here was a struggle for us.

Jesse Haines is a Baseball Hall of Famer (inducted in 1970 by the Veteran’s Committee) and he played all but one of his games for the Cardinals, so when we were doing this list we initially did not expect him to be so low.  Haines recorded 210 Wins for St. Louis, which is second all-time, so how do we come up with a rank in the ’30s?

The accomplishments of Mark McGwire are not as distinguished as they used to be but make no mistake what an impact he had when he was smacking Home Runs at will and chasing the single season Home Run record when he was a St. Louis Cardinal.  For the younger readers, please understand that everybody was paying attention and it was what got many people back into Baseball.

Bill White had a rocky road to get to the St. Louis Cardinals, especially considering he really wasn’t looking to become a ballplayer in the first place.