For Bob, there were many moments as a spectator at Red Wing Stadium.

There were also many evenings when Bob listened to the Red Wings games on radio, through reenactments of the game. The announcer would call the balls and strikes, hitting the desk with a pencil to signify a hit. It was on one of those nights, July 25, 1959, when Bob listened to a tied game already in the 12th inning, in Havana Cuba, between the Havana Sugar Kings and the Rochester Red Wings. As the game stretched past midnight, excited Cuban fans let loose a burst of gunfire to celebrate the anniversary of the attack in 1953 that had launched Castro’s revolution. Bob heard the news that Rochester’s Frank Verdi, standing in as third-base coach in place of the ejected manager, was grazed by a wild bullet. The game was suspended as the Rochester team walked off the field.

The connection to the Cardinals team is displayed in some of the wonderful, framed images in the Ben Silver store.

Here is Stan “The Man” Musial, the legendary Cardinals first baseman known for his unmistakable corkscrew batting stance. He's a St. Louis institution: 3-time MVP, 7-time batting champ, 3,630 career hits, and one of the most beloved figures in Cardinals’ history, spending his entire 22-year career with St. Louis. I think this framed and autographed image was a gift of a Ben Silver customer, but it might have been one of images we purchased at Cooperstown over the years.

Then we have this great action shot of legendary pitcher Bob Gibson, with his arm fully extended after release, at the original Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

A more recent photo of Albert Pujols, "El Hombre," photographed from behind mid-batting-stance with his classic wide, coiled setup.