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The summer of '14: almost a miracle: the Cardinals' first great pennant race.(1941, St. Louis Cardinals )(Reprint)(Essay)
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The Baseball Research Journal
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January 1, 2007
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- Steinberg, Steve
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--Damon Runyon New York American, June 12, 1926
August 26, 1914, was an improbable day in a turbulent season in a city that had not experienced a pennant since 1888. The St. Louis Cardinals had surged toward the top of the National League and were playing for first place today. Twenty-seven thousand fans had streamed into Robison Field, a ballpark with a seating capacity of not much more than 20,000. Thousands ...
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