Runnin' Redbirds

Eric Vickrey has contributed to numerous publications through the Society for American Baseball Research. He lives in Washington state.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. A Decade of Mediocrity2. 1980—St. Louis Welcomes the White Rat3. 1981—The Bearded Prophet and a Split Season4. Spring Training—The Wizard Arrives5. April—A Dozen Straight W’s6. May—The Injury Bug Bites and McGee Debuts7. June—Stuper Is Super and Sutter Struggles8. July—Pitching Carries the Cards9. August—Brummer Steals a Game10. September—Andújar Shines, Cardinals Clinch11. League Championship Series12. Game One—Brewers Pounce13. Game Two—Sutton Versus Stuper, Part One14. Game Three—The Humble Hero15. Game Four—Seventh-Inning Debacle16. Game Five—Cards Pushed to the Brink17. Game Six—Sutton Versus Stuper, Part Two18. Game Seven—For All the MarblesEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“When I close my eyes and dream of baseball, I dream of the 1982 Cardinals, the first baseball team I ever loved: A team that was young, fast and almost supernaturally exiting. Eric Vickrey’s book brings all my memories back, in vivid color: The book is as electric and irresistible as that team was. If you loved that team, you will adore—and devour—this book.”—Will Leitch, author of The Time Has Come and How Lucky