Freese’s late-inning heroics became instant legend — and sealed his place in Cardinals history.

In Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals were one strike away from elimination — not once, but twice. Each time, it was hometown kid David Freese who saved them, first with a game-tying triple in the 9th and then with a walk-off homer in the 11th to force Game 7. The Cardinals carried that momentum to a championship the next night. For Freese, who also earned NLCS MVP honors, it was the kind of October every kid dreams about — and every city remembers forever.