One More for the White Rat
The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant
by Doug Feldmann
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Pub Date Apr 01 2025 | Archive Date Mar 31 2025
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Description
Though observers at the start of the 1987 season once again gave them no chance to win their division, the Cardinals chased victory. Herzog’s style of play, nicknamed “Whiteyball,” terrorized opponents with its daring baserunning led by Vince Coleman and Ozzie Smith. Veteran players and newcomers, including Jack Clark and Tony Peña, returned the Cardinals to contention.
One More for the White Rat features contemporary interviews with members of the 1987 Cardinals and compelling stories and colorful insights into that incredible summer. Veteran Cardinals author Doug Feldmann takes the reader inside the St. Louis locker room and onto the field for the daily struggles and triumphs that made the 1987 baseball season unlike any other.
Advance Praise
“The Running Redbirds of ’87 were the most entertaining team in baseball, with captivating defense and electrifying speed. When those two were in motion, you could not look away. What a privilege it was to see it up close.”—Joe Magrane, former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
“Our rivalry with the Cardinals was one that defined National League East baseball in the mid-1980s. The Cards were the top dogs, and to win the division, you had to go through them. At the end of the day there was mutual respect between the two teams, but on game day, there was also an unadulterated hatred.”—Roger McDowell, former pitcher for the New York Mets
“After losing a heartbreaking World Series in 1985 and witnessing a win by the hated Mets in 1986, the 1987 Cardinals were back in full force. I grew up on Whitey Herzog’s teams, and the ’87 squad helped grow my love of the game. They fought through injuries and setbacks by playing a crisp, entertaining brand of baseball and captivating a rabid fan base in the process.”—Tom Ackerman, television announcer for the Cardinals and sports director at KMOX Radio
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781496241405 |
| PRICE | $34.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 232 |
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Featured Reviews
Patten F, Reviewer
I need to preface this with the fact that as of a young age, my grandfather taught me that the St. Louis Cardinals were the bane of baseball's existence due to the fact that in game 7 of the 1934 World Series, Joe Medwick slid hard into third base while the Cardinals were up 9-0, and continued to run up the score. Mind you, the first baseball game I ever watched was 53 years later, but regardless...
Doug Feldmann's One More For the White Rat tells the story of the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals. Incidentally, the first World Series I ever watched was the 1987 World Series between the Cardinals and Twins. Since this book gives a chronological blow-by-blow accounting of that Cardinals season, it's basically the immediate prequel to my baseball fandom. And granted, I never really knew much about that season other than the Twins won the World Series (spoiler alert) and that Mark McGwire hit a ton of home runs.
Feldmann digs deep for stories, interviewing several player participants and providing all kinds of human interest factoids on the season. This book is extremely detailed and it's interesting. I will admit for a person who inherited a dislike for the Cardinals, I did become bored with their continuous winning. I was more entertained with the flashbacks to their wreck of a season in 1986. But that's me.
It's well-researched and well-told. I don't know how much new information is presented since, as I have mentioned, I don't like the Cardinals, but most of it was new to me. I do think Cards fans may enjoy this more than others, but I also think that's probably the target audience and that's fine.
