▁and ▁ 2 6 3 ▁R BI . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁one ▁World ▁Series ▁– ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁with ▁the ▁C ubs ▁– ▁and ▁was ▁hit less ▁in ▁his ▁only ▁at - bat . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Card inals ' ▁American ▁Association ▁farm ▁club , ▁the ▁Columb us ▁Red ▁Bird s , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁co aching ▁staff ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁under ▁manager ▁Frank ie ▁Fr isch . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁" G ash ouse ▁Gang ", ▁the ▁hard - play ing ▁Card inal ▁team ▁that ▁storm ed ▁to ▁the ▁N L ▁p enn ant ▁and ▁a ▁seven - game ▁Fall ▁Classic ▁triumph ▁over ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers . ▁ ▁González ▁co ached ▁under ▁Fr isch ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁when ▁Fr isch ▁was ▁fired . ▁González ▁then ▁took ▁the ▁hel m ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁leading ▁the ▁Card inals ▁to ▁an ▁ 8 – 8 ▁record . ▁He ▁res umed ▁his ▁co aching ▁role ▁under ▁Ray ▁Bl ades ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁but ▁again ▁became ▁the ▁C ards ' ▁acting ▁pilot ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁handling ▁the ▁team ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁when ▁Bl ades ' ▁permanent ▁successor , ▁Billy ▁South worth , ▁arrived ▁from ▁Ro chester . ▁Over all , ▁González ' ▁big - le