What if they had replay in '85? The Cards have their 12th WS title. What if the Cub$ hadn't traded Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio?
Almost immediately the effects of the trade were felt, as Brock batted .348 for the Cardinals and led them to winning the
1964 World Series. Brock also helped the Cardinals to another World Series title in
1967, a pennant in
1968, and played successfully for St. Louis through
1979, amassing 3,023 hits and 938 stolen bases (at the time becoming baseball's all-time leader in stolen bases) en route to his
Hall of Fame election in
1985. Meanwhile, Broglio went only 4-7 with a 4.04
ERA for the Cubs, and by 1966 was out of
Major League Baseball.
