Injury-riddled Cardinals are
proud of accomplishments
By PAUL LeBAR
AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS Twice in three years, the
St. Louis Cardinals have had their wings clipped in the
World Series. This time, its possible they shouldn't
have even been there.
"If somebody had told me all the bad things that
were going to happen to us this year, I'd have said we'd
be lucky to get where we did," center fielder Willie
McGee said following Sunday night's 4-2 loss to the
Minnesota Twins in Game 7.
"But we just kept playing as hard as we could and
doing our jobs every day," McGee said. "We had a lot
of adversity, but sometimes that's how you form your
character. I feel that in spite of getting beat, it may
even make us better."
The team Minnesota defeated with its 'Homer Dome
Magic' was not to be mistaken for the offense that
started the year for St. Louis.
First baseman Jack Clark, whose bat provided the
only legitimate power to supplement the Cardinals'
speed for the first half of the season, sat out the last
seven weeks with an injured ankle. As if that weren't
enough, third baseman Terry Pendleton joined Clark
on the bench for all but designated-hitter duties during
the Series because of a rib-cage injury.
"I know this team isn't one that likes to make
excuses, so I won't do that," Pendleton said of
St. Louis. "But, still, it makes you wonder. You wonder
what we might have achieved without all the injuries. I
guess we'll never know, and that's what makes it a
little tough."
Almost from the beginning, the Cardinals had the
makings of a team that was star-crossed.
Catcher Tony Pena suffered a broken thumb on the
season's third day. Nine days later, pitcher John Tudor
sustained a broken leg. Other subsequent injuries,
although less devastating, persisted.
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"At one point in the season, I almost hated to check
with ( trainer) Gene Gieselmann to see who was hurt,"
Manager Whitey Herzog said.
"Fortunately, we got a lot of help from players we
really hadn't counted on and that kept us from falling
apart. If we hadn't, we could have been buried by July.
I'd say the last half of the year, we were just holding
Help for the Cardinals, who limped home from a lead
of 9 , 2 games they held shortly after the All-Star break
to win the National League East by three games over
the New York Mets, came from players who eventually
wound up playing in the World Series.
Catcher Steve Lake was part of the reason for
St. Louis' strong start while filling in for the injured
Pena. Versatile Jose Oquendo played all positions
except catcher. Otherwise, or so it sometimes seemed,
the Cardinals used Band-Aids to hold together.
"We were just a bunch of guys who went out and took
whatever hard knocks were dealt us and kept on
going," shortstop Ozzie Smith said.
"One day it would be Steve Lake who would pick us
up. another day it would be Jose Oquendo. A lot of guys
contributed. The big thing was that we didn't let our
troubles get us down.••
St. Louis, fittingly, won its 15th NL pennant with the
help of Oquendo's three-run homer in a 6-0 victory over
the San Francisco Giants.
Unsung hero Tom Lawless hit a three-run homer in
Game 4 of the World Series, leading the Cards to a 7-2
victory. But at the end, of course, the Cardinals came
up short.
Following the loss, second baseman Tommy Herr
summed up the Cardinals' bittersweet feelings.
"Most teams would be happy just to get as far as we
got, - Herr said. "We're proud of what we accom
plished, even though we lost. We took ( the Twins) to
the limit with a crippled crew. You've got to give them
credit."
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