Whitey Herzog led the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants in 1982, 1985 and 1987 and won the World Series in 1982.
Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager who led the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected a strategy known as "Whiteyball," died Tuesday. He was 92.Herzog joined the Cardinals in 1980 and helped end the team's decade-plus pennant drought by adapting it to the artificial surface and distant fences of Busch Memorial Stadium.
According to the Associated Press, Herzog was a manager for 18 seasons and finished with 1,281 wins and 1,125 losses. Herzog was named Manager of the Year in 1985 and voted into the Hall by the Veterans Committee in 2010, with his plaque noting his "stern, yet good-natured style," and his emphasis on speed, pitching and defense. Just before he formally entered the Hall, the Cardinals retired his uniform number, 24.
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