Bob Broeg oral history interview, circa 1968

Bob Broeg oral history interview

Datecirca 1968

DescriptionAn interview of Bob Broeg that was conducted by the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis, Missouri circa 1968. Content of the interview includes: Track 1 - (Setting levels, tape is stopped a restarted several times, beginning of this segment is on Track 14, this is the ending) Long a New York Yankee, Roger (Maris) says he likes the new uniform he donned at the beginning of the 1967 season; the St. Louis fans brightened Roger's life too; for a very complex reason, there was little love lost between Roger and the Yankee rooters (00:00:00 to 00:01:08) Track 2 - Next to Roger Maris' picture is a likeness of Orlando Cepeda, a mighty man at first base and at bat, holder of assorted hitting honors and the only unanimous choice for the Most Valuable Player Award in the National League; off the diamond, Cha-Cha's main enthusiasms and jazz music and sharp clothes (00:01:08 to 00:01:44) Track 3 - Next to the Card's first baseman is brilliant left-fielder Lou Brock, probably the most exciting player today; and the greatest base-stealer the Redbirds ever had; unlike Cepeda, Lou Brock dresses conservatively; Brock's taste in food however, is far from conservative, especially since most ballplayers are meat-and-potato guys; to paraphrase what Lincoln said to the man who criticized General Ulysses Grant's drinking habits, I know a few managers who would like their players to adopt Lou Brock's eating habits (00:01:44 to 00:02:34) Track 4 - The last player on this wall of the roster room is the strong arm guy who holds down third base, the hot spot, sure, he's Mike Shannon, a fine (brath?) of an Irish lad (00:02:34 to 00:03:07) Track 5 - Manager Red Schoendienst is farther along this wall, but let's leave him for last and cross the room now to the picture of "Muscles," Dal Maxvill, 160 pounds of dynamic shortstop; we asked Dal, if because of his size he'd been picked on as a kid; well you still hold your own pretty well (00:03:07 to 00:03:44) Track 6 - Next to the picture of Dal Maxvill is that of Curt Flood, another man who physically is not a giant either, but he's a top hitter, a truly great center fielder, and believe it or not, Curt spends many of his off hours with palette and brush (00:03:44 to 00:04:28) Track 7 - The next picture on this wall completes our view of the Cardinals regular infield, for here's Julian Javier, who does a dazzling job at second base, belying his own statement that he worries about getting murdered out there; we asked Jule, who comes from the Dominican Republic, what his greatest problem was when he first arrived in the United States (00:04:28 to 00:05:07) Track 8 - The next fellow is pitcher Ray Washburn, who has been plagued with injuries since early in the 1963 season but has stubbornly persevered (00:05:07 to 00:05:21) Track 9 - Turning right, to the last group of pictures, here is the "Bilingual Bulldog," pitcher Nelson Kelly Briles; when we interviewed him for this roster room, Nelly's statement answered an oft-asked question, "Does Little League produce any or many Major Leaguers?" (00:05:21 to 00:05:46) Track 10 - And next to Briles is the hero of two World Series, and a great, great pitching competitor, Bob Gibson, who talks about the greatest influence in his life; Gibby is one of the hardest throwers in baseball and when you talk to him, he throws you a little, too, ask him for example, whether, if he had his choice, he'd rather be the great pitcher he is, or a great hitter? Why?" But if Bob Gibson has a heritage to pass along, it's as a pitcher, however when we interviewed him in late 1967, he had no son to inherit his mantle (00:05:46 to 00:07:02) Track 11 - Where there's a will there's a way, and where there's a pitcher, there's a catcher; the young man next to Bob Gibson is James Timothy McCarver a hustling, hard-nosed receiver and a good hitter, too; maybe Tim's performance stems from early-season conditioning during spring training, (whistling in background,) at the time we interviewed Tim, he too, lacked a male heir; if he has a son, we asked, would he want him to be a ballplayer (00:07:02 to 00:08:07) Track 12 - Now to wind up things here in the roster room, let's cross over to the other side again and hear the boss man, Albert Red Schoendienst, a Redbird since 1942, one of their greatest players ever, and now, since 1965, manager of the Cardinals; just before the Cards left for spring training, we asked Red about the manager's chief responsibility (00:08:07 to 00:08:38) Track 13 - And so a salute to the Cardinals who are not represented here in the roster room, of course, as you all know, they're mighty important to the team too (tape is stopped and restarted) 8:38 8:52 14. Intv: The first picture on the wall to your left as you enter the roster room is of Roger Maris, the man who has become a legend, a very good all-around player, Rog will always be remembered as the man who broke Babe Ruth's home run record, long a New York Yankee, Maris says he likes the new uniform he donned at the beginning of the 1967 season (this is the beginning of the segment from Track 1, should be pasted in at the front of that track) (00:08:52 to 00:10:05)

Object numberBL-2001-00092-015

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Broeg, Bob, 1918-2005

Subject Broeg, Bob, 1918-2005

Attributes

Classificationsaudio/visual materials

Library Call NumberRR 394

Collection NumberBA RMA 003 St. Louis Cardinals oral history collection

Dimensions00:10:05|1 of 1

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