In the St. Louis Cardinals storied history, there have been many great players. In our historical series we’ve covered the top free agents, best roster, and top ten starting pitchers. In this edition of our historical series, we will be determining the best hitter.
Determining the best position player isn’t too hard, as Stan Musial stands head and shoulders above the rest, and Bob Gibson is pretty clearly the best Cardinal pitcher ever, but what if you want to break it down a little more?
What if you threw out defense, threw out base running, and looked solely at who was the best when they were standing in the batter’s box?