Why was Bob Uecker rejected as a roommate while with the ’64 Cardinals?

Why did Augie Busch rent an entire motel for the Cardinals to use during spring training in ’64?

What were the circumstances surrounding the time Bob Uekeer had to drive his teammate Carl Warwick to a St. Louis hospital?

These stories are a just a few of the memories that Carl and Nancy Warwick share in our interview about Carl’s time with the WS ’64 Champion Cardinals and other clubs. This episode is part II of our interview with them and their grandson. Be sure to listen to part I first.

You'll also hear one of our listeners tell us about the afternoon he spent pestering Tim McCarver.

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Being a professional baseball player sounds like a glamourous occupation, right? Not so much in the early 60s, especially if you were playing in the minors. Nancy Warwick shares with us the struggles of managing a family amid trades, poor pay, and a husband who was absent half the time playing on the road. With husband Carl Warwick, a significant player on the 1964 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Nancy gives her unique perspective of a wife as she and Carl navigate the arduous journey from minor league play to baseball’s biggest stage. Their amusing stories include a bologna road trip from Chicago to Houston while toting two young daughters, one only a few months old. Take an engaging walk down memory lane to baseball as it was in the 1960s.

ALSO! Be a guest on our podcast! To be a part of a future episode, share with us an early memory of the St. Louis Cardinals. It could be about a game you watched on TV or in person or listened to on the radio. It could be about a game you attended. It might be about how the Cardinals were a bonding element between you and a grandparent. Additionally, you could tell us about your favorite unsung hero.

Email me with your memory and we’ll set up a time for us to have a brief phone conversation so that I can record your recollection and put it in an upcoming episode. I’d prefer to record your voice, but if you just want to only share it via email, that can work, too.

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Did you know that The Sporting News named Bing Devine, the Cardinals General Manager, Baseball's Executive of the Year for both 1963 and 1964? It would be no surprise in 1964 as the Redbirds were World Series Champions, but did you know that August Busch fired Devine in the latter part of the '64 pennant run? That's an example of one of the many interesting developments covered in this episode that details the members of the '64 roster. While the marquee players are noted, equal coverage is given to the role players, like those who closed out Gibson's victories and got on base to set up Boyer's grand slam. Relive the thrill of that season in this episode that also includes excerpts from actual game broadcasts by Jack Buck and Harry Caray.