The First Month Of Keith Hernandez's Powerful Career, Phillies at Cardinals, September 14, 1974

When you win eleven Gold Gloves in eleven years, you know you're one of the best. Keith Hernandez knew he was one of the best. A contact hitter with a career .296, he won two World Series rings, five All-Star appearances, and picked up the NL batting championship award in 1979.

Five years into his career, he cracked the .300 ceiling and never looked back. Yet for this week's game, we will go back to the very first month of his MLB career.

It's September 14th, and Hernandez has been in The Show for three weeks. He was brought up from the minors by the St Louis Cardinals for a challenging September as they unsuccessfully chased the Pittsburg Pirates for the NL East top spot.

Today, they're on the road to the Philadelphia Phillies, who have fallen out of the pennant race but still want a head-to-head victory over the Cardinals. Hernandez is fifth in the order and looking to make a difference…

Your KMOX Cardinals radio team of Jack Buck, Mike Shannon and Bob Starr take you through the game.

You can find the boxscore here:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197409140.shtml

This game was played on September 14,1974.