Rick Hummel died last weekend due to an unrevealed illness that took him rapidly over the last couple of months. This came as a shock to friends and to followers of the St. Louis Cardinals, the ...

ST. LOUIS -- Rick Hummel, an esteemed writer who covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball for five decades for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch until his retirement last year, has died. He ...

Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III, former Cardinals and Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog and St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson all comment on the sudden passing of longtime ...

Post-Dispatch baseball writers Rick Hummel (left) and Derrick Goold, among reporters interviewing Cardinals manager Mike Matheny in Jupiter, Fla. (Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com) NL ...

Baseball Hall of Fame writer Rick Hummel, of the Post-Dispatch, delivers remarks during the Baseball Writers Association of America - St. Louis Chapter's 57th annual Baseball Writers' Dinner at the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Hall of Fame writer looks back at some of the colorful characters he's covered at the Post-Dispatch. (37) updates to this ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. When the baseball Hall of Fame opens its doors for former players Cal Ripken Jr., and Tony Gwynn, it's fair to assume humility ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel catches up with former Cardinals players and coaches. (15) updates to this series since ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. On this episode of Commish's Classics, Rick Hummel explores the St. Louis Cardinals' top moments in each championship counting ...

When the baseball Hall of Fame opens its doors a week from today for former players Cal Ripken, Jr., and Tony Gwynn, it's fair to assume humility will prevail. However, here's predicting more humility ...