St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes

Welcome to St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF - Saluting Unsung Heroes. Your hosts are Tom Nance and Jon Krost, both lifelong Cardinals fans. Nance is a high school umpire and former baseball coach, and Krost is a research aficionado and underdog enthusiast who takes delight in the clutch hits of players like Daniel Descalso. Come along on this journey as they celebrate stories of greatness by role players that helped make the Cardinals a legendary organization. Enjoy the deep dives into the lives and careers of these journeymen who played a pivotal part in St. Louis success, who embodied the Cardinal Way in this compelling exploration of unsung heroes. Episodes are published twice a month on the second and fourth Monday.

St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes is a history podcast hosted by Thomas Nance and Jonathon Krost, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 81. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Thomas Nance and Jonathon Krost hosts St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes, a history show with 25 episodes published.

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  Episode #15

  Excessive Habits, Near Misses, Roller Coaster Success: Reggie Cleveland

  Aug 25, 202526 minS2

  <p>Roller coaster success?  It means lots of ups and downs, aptly describing Reggie Cleveland's MLB career.</p> <p>Up: The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year (1971)</p> <p>          Down:  mid-season automobile crash- 15 stitches around an ear, 8 inside his mouth</p> <p>Up: Canadian Hall of Fame</p> <p>          Down: gained 30 pounds during one season</p> <p>Up: Pitched in the World Series (first Canadian to do so)</p> <p>          Down:  Over trained to the point of injury prepping for the strike-interrupted 1981 season</p> <p>This episode details Reggie's pendular MLB adventure that spanned 30 years.</p> <p >The Essential links:</p> <p >Web...

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  St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes

  Two Salutes!!- Tolan and Segui: One outstole Brock in '70, the other was a near hero in '73

  Jul 28, 202536 minS2

  <p>It's a 2-fer episode in which we spotlight two unsung heroes of Cardinal past.  One of the Cardinals contributed to the '67 and '68 championship teams while the other just missed being remembered as a hero in a weird finish to the 1973 season.</p> <p>Production note:  As explained in this episode, we curtailing our production of episodes from twice a month to once a month.  We'll continue to publish a Cardinal salute on the fourth Monday of each month.</p>

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  Episode #13

  Hilarious start to a professional baseball career- Keep Digging

  Jul 14, 202512 minS2

  <p> You might think that a typical professional baseball player’s early experience might include lessons from a paid instructor, inclusion on an exclusive travel ball team, or carefully guided support from a parent.  That’s not even close to Danny Sheaffer’s experience.  While enjoying over 40 years in professional baseball, Sheaffer played three seasons for the Cardinals (1995, 96 and 97).  It is a hilarious beginning to a long baseball journey. </p> <p> Sheaffer is the author to his new book Keep Digging: Discovering the Greatest Story Ever Told, Through the Greatest Game Ever Played.   You can find it an Amazon or wherever fin...

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  Episode #12

  Ron Taylor recast: 4 WS rings, 5 decades in MLB

  Jun 23, 202546 minS2

  <p>What a career in baseball!!</p> Four World Series rings Member of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame At 35, pivoted to a medical degree and became team physician for Toronto Blue Jays <p>With the recent passing of Dr. Taylor, we are recasting one of our early episodes that saluted his career.  We start with giving additional information not included in the original episode.</p>

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  Episode #11

  Want to be a Cardinal? Beat Bob Gibson Twice

  Jun 9, 202544 minS2

  <p>Diminutive Al Jackson, nicknamed "Little Al", twice took on the formidable Bob Gibson and beat him 1-0, both complete game victories.  This occurred just before the Cardinals traded for Jackson in 1966.  Jackson went on to help the Redbirds win a pennant and World Series championship as a starter and a reliever.  Via phone interview,  teammates Dick Hughes and Larry Jaster share their memories of Al while we also give you the highs and lows of Jackson's exploits with the woeful Mets.</p> <p>Also, enjoy another edition of a regular feature "Redbird Recall," where our listeners share memories about thei...

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