Bob Costas Eulogizes Stan "The Man" Musial

RIP Stan "The Man" Musial

Happy Birthday Ozzie Smith

This Day in Sports History - 10/12/1982

Paul Molitor becomes the first player in World Series history to collect five hit in a game while leading the Brewers to a 10 - 0 thrashing of the Cardinals in Game 1 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. It is also Molitor's first World Series. Batting leadoff, Molitor grounds out in the first inning, then hits singles in the second, fourth, and sixth innings off Bob Forsch. Facing Dave LaPoint, Molitor singles again in the eighth and adds a fifth single in the ninth with Jeff Lahti on the mound. Three of Molitor's five hits fail to leave the infield. Robin Yount, batting second, has four hits in six at bats. Molitor will end the 1982 Series with a .355 average (11 - 31), although Milwaukee loses to St. Louis in seven games. He will play in one other Fall Classic, with the Blue Jays in 1993, and bat .500 (12 - 24) as Toronto downs the Phillies in six games.

Happy Birthday Dennis Eckersley

Carlos Beltran

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Carlos Beltran to a two year deal. Beltran spent the 2011 season with both the New York Mets & San Francisco Giants. Beltran was the Rookie of the Year in 1999 when he was a member of the Kansas City Royals. He's a six time All Star & three time Gold Glove award winner. Beltran is 83 hits away from 2,000 and has 302 career HRs & 293 SBs.

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Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols signed with the Angels on a 10 year contract. Pujols is regarded as the best right-handed hitter of this generation and possibly of all-time. He had been with the Cardinals since 2001. Pujols is a 3-time MVP & 2-time Gold Glove winner. This past season Pujols batted .299 with 37 HRs & 99 RBIs, which is the first timke in his career that he batted under .300 and had less than 100 RBIs. He is at 445 career HRs and can reach the All-Time record by the time the contract is done.

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