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In Red: A Baseball Life, Red Schoendiest details all of the events that shaped his life, on and off the field, as he moved from the playing field to the managers office to his currant position as a special assistant to the general man- ager of the St. Louis Cardinals. Schoendiest played, coached and managed in nine World Series. He played 10 All-Star games and managed the National League squad in two. In 1989 he was inducted into baseballs Hall of Fame.
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Direction of Production: Susan M. McKinney Dustjacket and photo insert design: Michelle R. Dressen Photos: Dave Stradal
ISBN: 1-57167-200-1
SPORTS PUBLISHING 804 N. Neil Champaign, IL 61820
Printed in the United States.
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This book is dedicated to my family all of whom have played such a special role in my lifeMom and Pop, my brothers and sister, my wife Mary, Mary's Mother and Dad, my kids and my grandkids. My life has been spent in baseball, but it was a great family that made everything possible.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
vi
Foreword by Stan Musial
vii
1 Dreams Do Come True
1
2 Growing Up
5
3 In the Minors
23
4 A Major Leaguer
37
5 Baseball, and A Family Too
63
6 A Giant, A Brave, and Another World Series
85
7 Fighting a Disease
103
8 Ending One Career, Starting Another
119
9 The Manager
133
10 Hello Mr. Finley
161
11 Whiteyball
175
12 The Hall of Fame
191
13 Coaching Beats Working
201
14 A Great Ride
209
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Acknowledgments
I've got a lot to be grateful about in my life, and my thanks go out to my family and everybody who has helped me along the way.
There were people when I was growing up in Germantown who were there for me. Once I got into baseball, there were my teammates and all the managers and coaches I played for. There were also the fans, and they will never know how important they are for every player, no matter the sport.
It's always good when people see you in a restaurant or someplace and come up and tell you they enjoyed your playing, and tell you it's good to see you and wish you luck in the future.
Several people were helpful in writing this book, and I appreciate their assistance and kind words. My thanks to Peter Bannon and Mike Pearson at Sports Publishing for making this book a reality.
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Foreword
by Stan Musial
The first time I heard the name Red Schoendienst was in 1945, when I was in the service. I first heard that this kid, Schoendienst, was playing left field for the Cardinals and doing a good job. I guess it caught my attention because that had been my position the previous year.
The next time I heard anything about him, he was playing third base and doing a great job. Then I got word he was playing well at shortstop. I thought, "This kid must be a heck of a player."
Red and I became teammates the following year, and I found out first-hand just out great a player he was.
We soon became more than teammatesbeing assigned to room together on the road, an arrangement we continued for 10 years, until June 15, 1956, the day Red was traded to the New York Giants.
The rest of us got the word that Red had been traded just as we were boarding a train out of St. Louis for an eastern trip. It was the saddest day of my career. I slammed the door to my train berth shut and didn't open it for a long time.
Red became my opponent for four years, but it didn't spoil our friendship. He went from the Giants to Milwaukee in 1957, and his acquisition made that club great. Most people who were there, including Hank Aaron, don't think the Braves would have won if they had not traded for Red. They needed a second baseman, and they needed a leader. He wasn't ever a rah-rah kind of guy, but he was a leader. He led by example, and he had that innate ability to make those good players around him even better.
Red and I are as close as brothers, and we were reunited when Red rejoined the Cardinals in 1961. We haven't been very far away from each other ever since.
One of Red's traits that I have admired the most over all these years is that he always is on an even keel. He never gets too high or too low. He didn't do it as a player, nor as a manager.
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