 He had declined the Cards' first offer, but came to terms on February 5, 1958 for a raise in salary to an estimated $12,000.The Cardinals needed help at the catcher position, but only because they lacked a third catcher that would serve as a suitable backup to Hal and Landrith after last year's third stringer, Walker Cooper, retired from active playing to become a minor league manager.The role would later go to newly reacquired Ray Katt from the San Francisco Giants.