Phil Gagliano, a valuable reserve infielder for the 1967 World Series champion Cardinals and the National League champions in 1968, died Monday near Branson, Mo., where he lived, a week shy of his 75th birthday.
Like Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver, a product of Christian Brothers High School in Memphis where they also were teammates, Gagliano spent eight seasons with the Cardinals from 1963-70 and also played for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds in a big-league career which ended in 1974. He hit .238 with 14 homers in 702 games.
Gagliano recently had a heart procedure and had not been feeling well.