The 1893 Cardinals (Browns) would move into their new ballpark with the hope and
intentions of turning their team around, but it was not in the "Cards" so to speak
(sorry for that …). The St. Louis ballclub would finish in 10th place in the
National League with a 57-75 record. Tommy Dowd's 59 Stolen Bases would lead
a team which gathered a total of 250 SB's for the season... a very telling foreshadow
of what Cardinals baseball would grow up to be when the game modernized
itself… as the St. Louis Cardinals of the future would be marked by terrific speedsters
and base stealers. Perry Werden also showed off his skills utilizing the
470 foot Left Field area (while RF was barely 290) to garner 29 triple-baggers
on the season. |