A very popular player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Willie McGee was a former First Round Draft Pick who the Redbirds pretty much stole from the New York Yankees on a 1981 trade for Bob Sykes, who never pitched in the Majors again.  McGee would win the starting Centerfielder job in his rookie year (1982) and he would shine on the national stage where he helped the Cards win the World Series. 

The story of Max Lanier is one of the more interesting ones on this list, which certainly says something considering the colorful characters that have populated the St. Louis Cardinals!

Silver King (born Charles Frederick Koenig) may have adopted a somewhat eccentric name but it fit his equally unique pitching style.

Arguably the first really good player to come from Canada, Tip O’Neill was a star for the St. Louis Browns (renamed the Cardinals) in the mid 1880’s and was a large factor in the team winning four American Association Pennants and the 1886 World Series.