The 1934 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series in seven games over Detroit. Their 95-58 record was just good enough to win the National League Pennant over the New York Giants, who lost several games down the stretch to the lowly Dodgers thereby handing the pennant to the Cards. The 1934 Cards were led by Ripper Collins (1b) and Joe Medwick (of) on offense. The real heart of the 34 Cards, though, lie in their starting rotation with Dizzy Dean, his brother Paul, and Bill Walker. Jesse Haines and Dazzy Vance provide solid relief out of the bullpen. The Cards, who also won the World Series in 1931 would make runs at the pennant in 1935, 1936 and 1939, coming up just short. Still, the 1930s Cards, known as "the Gashouse Gang," provided fans with thrilling baseball, and were almost always in the thick of the pennant races in this era.
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