The St. Louis Cardinals all-time best starting lineup based on WAR

Compiling the Cardinals' all-time best starting lineup based on WAR created some surprising lineup choices

Albert Pujols sits at 88.8 WAR for his career as a Cardinal, but where does that rank him all-time?
Albert Pujols sits at 88.8 WAR for his career as a Cardinal, but where does that rank him all-time? | Stacy Revere/GettyImages
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Our Lineup

Well, I can't lay out all these names without giving a go at what the lineup itself would actually look like. I'm not going to breakdown each decision but just for funs sake let's roll the boys out there for an evening game in this order:

1. Enos Slaughter RF
2. Stan Musial LF
3. Albert Pujols 1B
4. Rogers Hornsby 2B
5. Ken Boyer 3B
6. Ted Simmons DH
7. Curt Floyd CF
8. Yadier Molina C
9. Ozzie Smith SS

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