How 100 years ago this week Babe Ruth helped launch Cardinals' brand in 1926 World Series

Best Podcast in Baseball by Derrick Goold and Benjamin Hochman of the Post-Dispatch

Oct 6, 202656:41Sports & Recreation

After a lengthy delay, the Best Podcast in Baseball is back and making up for lost time. Or, well, going back in time. On the 100th anniversary -- to the date -- of the 1926 World Series and the Cardinals' first world ch...

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