Al Olmsted Biography
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- Born March 18, 1957
The Cardinals drafted Olmsted in the June 1975 amateur draft (13th round) out of Hazelwood High School (Florissant, Missouri). He spent the next 4 seasons (1976โ1979) working his way through the Cardinals\' minor league system from the rookie leagues through the AA level.\n', '
Olmsted began the 1980 season with the AA Arkansas Travelers in the Texas League before being promoted to the AAA Springfield Redbirds of the American Association. He was promoted to the major league level in September 1980 as a September call-up.\n', '
Olmsted made his MLB debut on September 12 starting the second game of a double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium. Pitching shutout baseball for 9โ1โ3 innings, he yielded to the bullpen as the Cardinals eventually won, 5โ0, in 11 innings.\n', '
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