Legendary St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog dies at 92

Former KPLR Sports Director Jon Sloane shared his memories of former St. Louis Cardinals manager (Source: KMOV)
Published: Apr. 16, 2024 at 10:41 AM CDT

ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) – Legendary Hall of Famer and former St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog has died at age 92.

Herzog’s representative Kathy Dampier confirmed his death.

Herzog was the Cardinals’ general manager for 18 years and led the team to win the 1982 World Series.

As general manager, he also had 1,281 regular season wins and won three National League championships, according to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Before Herzog was with the Cardinals, he was with the Kansas City Royals from 1975-1979, where he won at least 90 games.