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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The 2015 St. Louis Cardinals baseball season marks |
| 3 | | the 70th year since Albert "Red"
Schoendienst first wore the |
| 4 | | uniform; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, For 45 seasons Red Schoendienst wore the uniform |
| 6 | | as a player, coach, and manager; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Red Schoendienst is a 10-time National League All |
| 8 | | Star; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Red Schoendienst was inducted into the National |
| 10 | | Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Red Schoendienst joined the Cardinals in 1945 to |
| 12 | | fill in for left fielder Stan Musial, who was
serving in the |
| 13 | | United States Army; he batted .278 with 47 RBI and a National |
| 14 | | League-leading 26 stolen bases; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, The following year in 1946, Stan Musial returned |
| 16 | | to the Cardinals and Red Schoendienst moved to third base and
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| 17 | | then shortstop before settling in at second base, leading St. |
| 18 | | Louis to a World Series victory over the
Boston Red Sox; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, According to the St. Louis Cardinals' career list, |
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| 1 | | Red Schoendienst ranks fourth in at-bats
(6,841) and pinch hits |
| 2 | | (53); fifth in games (1,795), runs (1,025) and hits (1,980); |
| 3 | | sixth in doubles (352);
and seventh in total bases (2,657); he |
| 4 | | led the National League with 200 hits in 1957 and 7 times he |
| 5 | | either led or
tied for the league lead in fielding percentage; |
| 6 | | and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Red Schoendienst served as a coach on the 1964 |
| 8 | | World Championship team; he led St. Louis to
a World Series |
| 9 | | victory in 1967 over the Red Sox, and, in 1968, he led the team |
| 10 | | to another N.L. pennant, en route to a 12-year
tenure as |
| 11 | | skipper, the longest in franchise history; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Red Schoendienst is still involved with the St. |
| 13 | | Louis Cardinals organization as special
assistant to the |
| 14 | | general manager; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, On April 13, 2015, Red Schoendienst participated |
| 16 | | in the Cardinals Opening Day festivities
where he was honored |
| 17 | | as a player, coach, and manager; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Red Schoendienst was born in Germantown on |
| 19 | | February 2, 1923; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is proud to call Red |
| 21 | | Schoendienst a native Illinoisan; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 3 | | recognize Albert "Red" Schoendienst for his outstanding |
| 4 | | achievements and contributions he has made to Major League |
| 5 | | Baseball since 1945; and be it further
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| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 7 | | presented to Red Schoendienst and the St.
Louis Cardinals' |
| 8 | | organization as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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