ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 11: St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock and Hall of Famer Bob Gibson look on prior to the home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium on April 11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images)
Bob Gibson and the St. Louis Cardinals took off after Johnny Keane replaced Solly Hemus in 1961.
The late Bob Gibson once called former St. Louis Cardinals manager Johnny Keane, a man who spent six years of his youth studying for the priesthood, “the closest thing to a saint that I ever came across in baseball.