upon his 1957 graduation from arnett high school, he signed with the cardinals for a $50,000 bonus and was placed on the redbirds' major league roster per the bonus rules of the era. lindy, then 21, was in his third season with the cardinals; he was an established big leaguer who would win 15 games for st. louis that season, and go on to pitch for 21 years in major league baseball.