This Date in Cardinals History

[remembirds]

On this date in 1991, the Cardinals traded pitcher Ken Hill to the Montreal Expos for first baseman Andres Galarraga. Galarraga played one season in St. Louis before becoming a perennial MVP candidate with the Colorado Rockies.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/11/25/ ... galarraga/

[remembirds]

After he was named Rookie of the Year in 1974, Bake McBride credited Lou Brock with helping to guide him through his first season and expressed disappointment that Brock wasn't named MVP. "Every game he would tell me something different about how to play," McBride said. "He used to talk to me as he walked out to the outfield, and he talked to me every day about stealing bases.”

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/10/31/ ... ear-award/

[remembirds]

Breaking news: Stan Musial was a stud. In 1948, he led the league in batting average, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs, OBP, slug, & total bases. He had hits in 121 of 155 games, including four games in which he had five hits apiece.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/03/ ... mvp-award/

[remembirds]

After Lance Berkman posted the lowest totals of his career in 2010, the Cardinals took a chance that the former all-star could rediscover his swing and play the outfield. He wound up becoming a World Series hero.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/04/ ... 11-season/

[thetank2]

Does any of the 1000s of posters care?

[remembirds]

See who called the Cardinals' 1957 trade for Curt Flood "an exchange of lesser players" and why the Cincinnati Enquirer quoted a source who said, "It's a deal that hurt both clubs."

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/05/ ... cardinals/

[remembirds]

Cardinals Ted Simmons and Ken Reitz both criticized Whitey Herzog's first big move of the 1980/81 offseason when he signed Darrell Porter 42 years ago today. See why they questioned Herzog's initial plan and why both players were soon headed to other teams:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/06/ ... ll-porter/

[remembirds]

When the Cardinals traded for Roger Maris on this date in 1966, they knew about the wrist injury that had sapped much of his hitting power. What they didn't know was what he told the Yankees about his plans for the '67 season:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/08/21/ ... cardinals/

[remembirds]

42 years ago today, the Cubs traded Bruce Sutter to the Cardinals. See some of the other offers the Cubs got for Sutter and the snag that almost derailed the trade for the Cardinals:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/11/ ... cardinals/

[SouthSideRider]

Jesse "Old Pop" Haines didn’t single-handedly beat the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the 1926 World Series – it just seemed that way after he homered and pitched a complete-game shutout in a 4-0 win.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/03/16/ ... eries-win/

I was at that game. The crowd went wild. I nervously smoked a whole pack of Black Cat cigarettes during that game.

[remembirds]

When the Cardinals traded George Hendrick to the Pirates for John Tudor, the newest Cardinal was critical of Pittsburgh fans and honest when assessing the Cardinals' chances for the 1985 season. See why the Cardinals traded Hendrick away and what the always-blunt Tudor had to say:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/18/ ... ohn-tudor/

[remembirds]

On this date in 1994, the Cardinals signed Tom Henke to be their new closer. See which four teams Henke was considering for his final season:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/28/ ... -st-louis/

[remembirds]

See why the Cardinals chose to trade for Mark Mulder in December 2004 instead of his teammate, Tim Hudson, and why the deal appeared to turn around the Cardinals' offseason:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/25/ ... rk-mulder/

[BaseStealer]

96 years ago today, Grover Cleveland Alexander and Billy Southworth led the Cardinals to the first World Series game win in recognized franchise history.

After falling to the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the 1926 World Series behind a complete-game, three-hit performance by Herb Pennock and two RBIs from Lou Gehrig, the Cardinals turned to 39-year-old veteran Grover Cleveland Alexander, commonly called Old Pete Alexander. Now in his 16th major-league season, Alexander had already cemented his place in baseball history, leading the league in wins six times – including 33 wins as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1916 – and leading the league in innings pitched seven times.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/03/14/ ... outhworth/

I enjoy your posts on Cardinal's history. A friend at work gave me a thick book on daily Cardinal's history, a very interesting book because it goes back to the beginning. Keep up the good work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[remembirds]

I enjoy your posts on Cardinal's history. A friend at work gave me a thick book on daily Cardinal's history, a very interesting book because it goes back to the beginning. Keep up the good work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks!

[remembirds]

One day after a new ownership group led by Bill DeWitt Jr., Andrew Baur, and Frederick O. Hanser announced that they had purchased the Cardinals for $150 million, they set about upgrading the roster with the signings of Ron Gant and Andy Benes. See how it all came about:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/24/ ... ndy-benes/