Former St. Louis Cardinals Manager Mike Shildt (St. Louis Public Radio)

The St. Louis Cardinals recently parted ways with Manager Mike Shildt, despite the former scout and minor league manager leading the big-league team to three straight postseason appearances.

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson explains how this isn’t an unusual occurrence in the history of the Cardinals’ organization.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.