ST. LOUIS- Eleven World Series titles, generations of fans, and an unmatched baseball tradition. Before Cardinals Nation stretched across the Midwest, before Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, and Albert Pujols became legends, there was 1926.In his book, The Year St. Louis Became a Baseball Town, St. Louis native Terry Lemons examines how one championship season laid the foundation for a baseball culture that still defines this city nearly a century later.Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 2.