St. Louis Cardinals Caravan Comes to Jonesboro

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Alan Benes, 1996 Cardinals Rookie of the Year and current member of the organization’s front office, talks with fans a the 2015 Cardinals Caravan in Jonesboro, Ark. Cal Eldred and Cody Stanley listen on. — By Miranda Remaklus

Alan Benes

Alan Benes, the 1996 Cardinals Rookie of the Year, had an eight year career in the majors, including six with the Cardinals from 1995-2001.

Here’s his stat line with the Cardinals.

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO BF WHIP
STL (6 yrs) 27 23 .540 4.42 101 59 23 5 1 431.1 414 240 212 54 194 8 349 1871 1.410

Pretty good!

He is now the organization’s fantasy camp manager as well as a member of the front office staff as a scout for the past 7 years.

One youngster’s question was if anyone on the panel grew up a Cardinal fan.

“I grew up in Evansville, Indiana. I grew up watching the Cardinals. Ozzie Smith was my favorite player.”

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