The Cardinals In Time: Lean Years
The first half of the 1990’s seemed like the beginning of the end for many eras in St. Louis.
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October 9, 1987 – The Day Jeffery Leonard’s One Flap Went Down
History will show that the Cardinals won the 1987 National League Championship series in seven games. What the books don’t say is that early in the third game of the series, Cardinals fans doubted that the series would even return to St. Louis. Horribly out-gunned, one veteran player rose up and took control of the game, and the series. On October 9, 1987, the day Jeffrey Leonard’s “One Flap” got knocked down.
The Other Game 7
Game seven of the 1987 World Series is often overlooked as one of the best ever.