150 officers, 20 dogs and 12 horses can't keep St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· fans from storming the field after he 1982 World Series
It was 40 years ago, on Oct. 20, 1982, Bruce Sutter whiffed Gorman Thomas as the Cardinals won Game 7 of the 1982 World Series.
150 officers, 20 dogs and 12 horses couldn't keep St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· fans from storming the field.
"Our goal was to keep people off the field," the assistant chief of police said. "I thought we had enough people to do that. But once the game ended I realized we couldn't have done that even if we had the Missouri National Guard with us."
1982 World Series
OCTOBER 21, 1982- Cardinals president August A. Busch, Jr., left, and manager Whitey Herzog smile at the crowd that jammed downtown for a parade honoring the world champion baseball team. In the car behind them are St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· County Executive Gene McNary and East St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· Mayor Carl Officer. photo by Renyold Ferguson | Louis
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OCT. 21, 1982 -- Ecstatic Cardinals fans reach out to touch the hand of Bruce Sutter, right, in a World Series victory parade Thursday. The size of the crowd, estimated at more than 100,000 slowed the parade to a crawl as it moved south along Broadway near the Old Courthouse. Photo by Larry Williams / Post-Dispatch
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 Darrell Porter is doused with bubbly in the postgame celebration. Wayne Crosslin/Post-Dispatch
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Gussie Busch (August Busch Jr.) hails Whitey Herzog's team in 1982, when the Cardinals last won the World Series.
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Umpire Lee Weyer restrains Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar from going after Milwaukee's Jim Gantner, who grounded out to the pitcher and then called Andujar a "hot dog" during Game 7 of the 1982 World Series. Post-Dispatch photo by J.B. Forbes.
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The St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· Cardinals, including World Series Most Valuable Player Darrel Porter, wearing glasses, celebrate on the field after taking the Series title over the Milwaukee Brewers in seven games in October. (AP Laserphoto)
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Ozzie Smith applauds his seventh-inning steal, while Robin Yount dejectedly puts the ball back into his glove. 1982 World Series Photo.
1982 World Series
OCT. 20, 1982-- The scoreboard says it all as Cardinals fans rush onto the field to celebrate the 1982 World Series victory over Milwaukee in seven games. Robert C. Holt III/Post-Dispatch
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Ozzie Smith throws to first after forcing out Brewer Robin Yount at second base in the sixth inning of Game 7. The Cardinals won the game 6-3 for their ninth World Series title. PHOTO BY KAREN ELSHOUT / POST-DISPATCH
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1982 World Series MVP Darrell Porter leaps into the arms of Cardinals reliever Bruce Sutter after the reliever struck out Gorman Thomas to win the Series. The St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in seven games to win the 1982 World Series. PHOTO COURTESY ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
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1982 World Series
Bruce Sutter celebrates the final out. Karen Elshout/Post-Dispatch
In their first significant jersey change in six seasons, the Cardinals have found a new twist on a traditional look. The club unveiled a new powder blue — or "victory" blue — jersey Monday morning at Ballpark Village, and the familiar color comes on a relatively new jersey.
In 1982 John Stuper pitched through rain delays as the Cardinals trounced the Brewers in Game 6.
He blew a fastball past Gorman Thomas and the Cardinals closed out a 6-3 victory over the Brewers in the seventh game of the 1982 World Series.
Split-fingered practitioner amassed 300 saves and was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.Â
In the fall of 1982, the bearded Cardinals closer Bruce Sutter threw the final pitch of the postseason, earning the Cardinals their ninth championship.
