Hall of Fame Baseball Player, Manager. He was a second baseman for three teams (St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Milwaukee Braves) during a nineteen year career (1945-1963). He also had three tenures as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals (1965-1976, 1980, 1990). Born Albert Fred Schoendienst, he started playing baseball at a young age. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps at the age of 16 and an on-the-job eye injury caused him to become a switch hitter in baseball. He tried out for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1942 and later signed with the team. He played in the Cardinals' farm system during the 1942 and 1943 seasons. In 1944, he was drafted into the Army, but received a medical discharge in early 1945 due to his past eye injury and trauma sustained while shooting bazookas. He moved up to the Cardinals' main team in 1945 and started in left field during his rookie season. He was moved over to second base the next year and stayed there for the next eleven years before being traded to the New York Giants in 1956. During his tenure with the Cardinals, he was the 1945 National League stolen base leader and played on their 1946 World Series-winning team. He played for the New York Giants for part of the 1956 and first half of the 1957 season before he was traded to the Milwaukee Braves. He played for the Braves for three and half years before re-joining the Cardinals as mostly a player-coach for three seasons. While with the Braves, he helped them win the World Series in 1957 and the National League championship in 1958. He retired after the 1963 season, but came back to the Cardinals in 1965 as their manager. During his playing tenure, he had a .289 batting average with 2,449 hits, 84 home runs, and 773 RBIs. He also was a 10 time All-Star during his career. He would manage the team for the next twelve seasons before stepping down after the 1976 season. During his managerial tenure, he led the Cardinals to a World Series championship in 1967 and a National League title in 1968. He went on to serve as a coach for the Oakland Athletics during the 1977 and 1978 seasons. In 1979, he re-joined the Cardinals organization and remained an employee of the team for the rest of his life. He briefly managed the team during the 1980 and 1990 seasons. In 1989, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also honored by the Cardinals by both having his number 2 retired by the team and being named to the inaugural class of their Hall of Fame in 2014.