Matt Carpenter played the first 11 years of his career with the St. Louis Cardinaks, the team he had by far his greatest success.

Arriving midway through the 2002 season after demanding a trade out of Philadelphia, Scott Rolen proved to be the same star he was in the NL East and he actually raised his game.  Rolen was an All-Star in 2002 (though represented Philadelphia and he would be one in his first four full seasons as a Cardinal.  Already respected for his defensive ability, Rolen would win three more Gold Gloves in St. Louis, his 2004 accolade also coupled with leading the National League in Defensive bWAR.  That year was also his best in the majors with the bat as he had a career-high 34 Home Runs with a Slash Line of .314/.409/.598.  He would finish fourth in MVP voting that year.  Arguably his 2006 would be far more memorable as he would be a vital component of St. Louis World Series win.

While Joe Torre would become far better known for his career as a Major League Manager, he was a pretty good baseball player in his own right.

An All-Star in five straight seasons (1943-47), Whitey Krukowski was a beneficiary of the glut of talent that went to serve their country in World War II.  Playing at Third Base, Krukowski had 150 Hits in all of his All-Star years where he would have three 20 Home Run Seasons, and in three years of those seasons he batted over .300.  Kurowski was also a good defensive player who twice finished first in Fielding Percentage among National League Third Basemen and was in the top four on four other occasions.  He would notably finish fifth in MVP voting in 1945.  Shoulder issues would cause him to have to prematurely retire but over his nine-year career (all with St. Louis) he would collect 925 Hits with a .286 Batting Average.