Ron Gant cleared the bases with a double in the Cardinals 5th to make it 4-1.

He worked in other capacities in the Cardinals front office until 1980.

In the Cardinals he is joining a 2-8 club that has searched desperately for a pass rush this season.

McGwire ended with 24 homers in the Cardinals uniform and 58 overall for the season.

Furcal sacrifices runners to second and third with one out in the fifth and the Cardinals leading 2-1.

Maybe the fans always believed in the Cardinals, which is probably true in this baseball-obsessed city.

But then, so did the Yankees in '03 and the Cardinals last year.

He was promoted to the position on January 8, 2013 after spending the previous 14 years in the Cardinals front office.

He currently works in the Cardinals front office.

He played in the Cardinals (1971-1975) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1979) organizations.