When Two Shortstops Swapped Lives — and Baseball Changed Forever Before Ozzie Smith ever flipped his way into Cardinals legend status, another shortstop owned the spotlight in St. Louis — Garry Templeton. This clip from the 1977 All-Star Game shows 21-year-old Templeton exactly as fans remember him: lightning-quick, line-driving, and stealing second on what should’ve been a single. NBC’s Joe Garagiola calls him “a superstar — he can do it all.” In 1982, the Cardinals and Padres swapped shortstop

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