It's the only team that has a U.S. president on its roster of former owners
Before his Army years, he played baseball under an assumed name in the Kansas minor leagues
One of his first jobs was re-creating Cubs games over the radio in Iowa
On April 19, 1909 Taft attended a home game of this team & probably had a hot dog or 9
Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench, 4,000-hit club member Pete Rose
Oakland's Rickey Henderson, "Slammin'" Sammy Sosa
Stan "The Man" Musial, "Splendid Splinter" Ted Williams
Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson, L.A. Dodger Sandy Koufax
N.Y. Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell, "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig
This St. Louis Cardinals pitcher was named MVP of the 1964 & 1967 World Series