Are these four the Cardinals' Mt Rushmore?

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Are these four the Cardinals' Mt Rushmore?

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Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Ozzie Smith, and Albert Pujols.
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Hornsby over Smith.
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wait for it
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Where's Burleson
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imadangman wrote: 19 Sep 2025 13:47 pm Where's Burleson
Don't be silly. He and Saggese are in the next tier, numbers 5 and 8, respectively.
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3dender wrote: 19 Sep 2025 13:40 pm Hornsby over Smith.
Agree
Ozzie was great but I’d go with Hornsby!
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Re: Are these four the Cardinals' Mt Rushmore?

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Musial
Gibson
Hornsby
Pujols
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musial Gibby Pujols

last spot arguments for
smith- greatest defensive ss of all time and an iconic player
hornsby- one of the greatest hitters ever, but did not play a good portion of his career here
brock- prolific leadoff hof hitter
molina- one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time
scheoendinst- hof 2b and manager. A staple of cardinal baseball for decades
jack buck- does this count?

I will go with Ozzie Smith, but I grew up watching and being mesmerized by his defense.
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clemonsonroots wrote: 19 Sep 2025 14:16 pm musial Gibby Pujols

hornsby- one of the greatest hitters ever, but did not play a good portion of his career here
Hornsby was drafted by and played 13 seasons as a Cardinal (.359 .427 .568 .995).

By far his longest stint w/one team during his 23 year career (5 yrs w/the Browns, 4 yrs w/the Cubs and one yr each w/New York and Boston).

100% on the Cardinals Mt. Rushmore.
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clemonsonroots wrote: 19 Sep 2025 14:16 pm musial Gibby Pujols

last spot arguments for
smith- greatest defensive ss of all time and an iconic player
hornsby- one of the greatest hitters ever, but did not play a good portion of his career here
brock- prolific leadoff hof hitter
molina- one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time
scheoendinst- hof 2b and manager. A staple of cardinal baseball for decades
jack buck- does this count?

I will go with Ozzie Smith, but I grew up watching and being mesmerized by his defense.
lol - of course Jack Buck doesn't count ... good grief!
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Sorry had a duplicate
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HorseTrader wrote: 19 Sep 2025 15:18 pm Keeping it at 4 is very tough. Can't argue with the 4 named (Stan, Gibby, Hornsby and Albert) but others are deserving Ozzie, Brock, Dizzy (one of the best 4 year stretches ever, 102 Wins), Molina, Red,

If you want a lower level, you have to think Mize, Medwick, Lankford, Edmond, Rolen, Pepper, maybe Carlton and Waino

Brings up a quick probably super easy trivia question. What Cardinal pitcher once won 20 games in a season, pitched 270 innings with only 90Ks
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Bob Forsch? John Tudor?
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rockondlouie wrote: 19 Sep 2025 14:05 pm Musial
Gibson
Hornsby
Pujols
Need to bookmark this for every time this debate comes up.
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rbirules wrote: 19 Sep 2025 16:18 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 19 Sep 2025 14:05 pm Musial
Gibson
Hornsby
Pujols
Need to bookmark this for every time this debate comes up.
What 3 hitters and 1 pitcher from the other teams rival that?
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rockondlouie wrote: 19 Sep 2025 14:41 pm
clemonsonroots wrote: 19 Sep 2025 14:16 pm musial Gibby Pujols

hornsby- one of the greatest hitters ever, but did not play a good portion of his career here
Hornsby was drafted by and played 13 seasons as a Cardinal (.359 .427 .568 .995).

By far his longest stint w/one team during his 23 year career (5 yrs w/the Browns, 4 yrs w/the Cubs and one yr each w/New York and Boston).

100% on the Cardinals Mt. Rushmore.
Yep, now break down Albert's career.
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