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ST. LOUIS, MO., April 30, 2023 The St. Louis Cardinals organization and the St. Louis community were saddened this morning to learn of the passing of popular Cardinals broadcaster, former player and St. Louis native son Thomas Michael Mike Shannon at the age of 83. 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LOUISThanks to the XFLs elaborate playoff tiebreaker system, the Battlehawks are now focused on 2024 instead of the DC Defenders in the North division championship. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{width:100%;-webkit-order:-1;-ms-flex-order:-1;order:-1;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container{-webkit-order:0;-ms-flex-order:0;order:0;-webkit-flex-basis:80%;-ms-flex-preferred-size:80%;flex-basis:80%;}}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input::placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-selector--active{background-color:#4c8cee;}/*!sc*/ player to reach the five-hundred home runs plateau? @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__leagues{min-width:600px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__divisions{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__divisions > *{-webkit-flex:1 0 200px;-ms-flex:1 0 200px;flex:1 0 200px;margin-left:0;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon *{fill:currentColor;}/*!sc*/ Shannon, a third baseman and right fielder during his playing days, was a He distinguished himself athletically early in life as the only Missouri High School Football and Baseball Player of the Year in 1957, graduated from Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis County and briefly starred as a two-sport athlete at the University of Missouri before signing with the Cardinals in 1962. Henry Levai "Hank" Severeid's older and younger brothers both played minor league baseball, but the middle child of Norwegian immigrants made the majors. .mHQYb input[type='search']::-webkit-search-cancel-button{-webkit-appearance:none;}/*!sc*/ Jordan Walker, MLB Pipeline's no. data-styled.g89[id="sc-global-feDRkC1"]{content:"sc-global-feDRkC1,"}/*!sc*/ .groqnz.markdown,.groqnz.photo figcaption,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed{padding:0 16px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight:hover .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ St. Louis Cardinals catcher Andrew Knizner (7) tags out Chicago Cubs Ian Happ (8) for the third out in the fifth inning of a baseball game between the St. Louis @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu{right:32px;top:calc(56px - 4px);}.mHQYb .mlb-header[data-is-club] .mlb-header__login-menu{top:calc(112px - 4px);}}/*!sc*/ [type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button{height:auto;}/*!sc*/ The moment was summed up perfectly by Shannon, whose voice rose as the ball narrowly cleared the wall and Busch Stadium erupted with emotion:","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"1998-09-09T00:05:00Z","description":"9/8/98: Mike Shannon calls Mark McGwire historic 62nd home run of the 1998 season, breaking Roger Maris' record","displayAsVideoGif":false,"duration":"00:01:17","mp4AvcPlayback":null,"slug":"mcgwire-hits-home-run-no-62-c19535971","tags":[{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"playerid-118743","title":"Mark McGwire"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"gamepk-217617","title":"1998/09/08 chc@stl"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"hbmig-away-team-id-112","title":"HBmig away_team_id: 112"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"teamid-138","title":"St. Louis Cardinals"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"hbmig-team-id-138","title":"HBmig 138"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"hbmig-home-team-id-138","title":"HBmig home_team_id: 138"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"home-run","title":"home run"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"classic","title":"classic"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"hitting","title":"hitting"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"milestone","title":"milestone"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"highlight","title":"highlight"},{"__typename":"Tag","slug":"playerid-122057","title":"Mike Shannon"}],"templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/mlb/fkt4s3yxshslxxlk5vix","title":"McGwire hits home run No.