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5 more Cardinals of the 40s
5 more Cardinals of the 40s for today
Red Barrett - pitcher for the Cardinals in 1945-46
Al Brazle - pitcher for the Cardinals in 1943, military service in 1944-45, returned to pitch for the Cardinals from 1946-54. Brazle was already 29 years old when he debuted in 1943.
Emil Verban - 2B for the Cardinals in 1944-45. Played 1 game for St. Louis in 1946 before being traded to the Phillies.
Buddy Blattner - SS-2B for the Cardinals in 1942, served in the Navy from 1943-45, and returned to play for the New York Giants in 1946. Blattner won the table tennis world men's doubles championship in 1936 before turning to baseball. After he retired as a player, Blattner became a baseball announcer and worked the Game of the Week for ABC & CBS television from 1953-59. He also served as a radio voice for the Cardinals, Angels, and Royals.
Al Jurisich - pitched for the Cardinals in 1944-45
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