1945 St. Louis Cardinals Team Photo from the 1940s Era
The page features a photograph of the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, along with a roster of players and staff associated with the team during that season. The front row includes Marion, Verban, Klein, Young, Wares (coach), Southworth (manager), Gonzalez (coach), Bergamo, O'Dea, and Adams. The middle row comprises Wilks, Rebel, Gardner, Jurisich, Barrett, Creel, Partenheimer, Kurowski, Dockins, Keely, and Yatkeman (clubhouse man). The back row highlights Crouch, Byerly, Burkhart, Brecheen, Garms, Weaver (trainer), Rice, Sanders, Donnelly, Hopp, Schoendienst, and Scanlon (batboy), who is seated in the front. This team was part of the National League and competed as one of the prominent MLB franchises post-World War II, contributing to the evolving landscape of baseball in America.