This Date in Cardinals History

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25 years ago today, Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris's single-season home run record with his 62nd of the season ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/10/ ... ith-no-62/

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On this date in 1974, Lou Brock broke Maury Wills' single-season stolen base record. Read the story below to see why injuries to both hands may actually have helped Brock break the record ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/12/ ... e-record/

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On this date in 1974, the Cardinals and Mets played a 25-inning marathon game ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/10/ ... thon-game/

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On this date in 1991, Cardinals rookie Ray Lankford homered in his final at-bat to complete the cycle in a 7-2 win over the Mets ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/10/ ... the-cycle/

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On September 14, 1961, Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer became the first player in major league history to complete the cycle with a walk-off home run.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/15/ ... he-cycle/

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Take a look back one year ago today, when Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina broke the MLB record with 325 starts as battery mates ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/01/11/ ... -together/

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On this date in 1974, the Cardinals and Mets played a 25-inning marathon game ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/10/ ... thon-game/

I remember that. An otherwise forgettable game was immortalized. Such unique memories are gone with the stupid ghost-runner rule. Pitchers survived, players survived, teams survived. But no, Manfred has to attract the short-attention-span crowd to the game while the genuine fans of the game drift away.

sorry, but I like the rules they've implemented to shorten games. didn't think I would but... I do

[remembirds]

Take a look back at arguably Steve Carlton's best game as a Cardinal, when he struck out 19 Mets to break MLB's single-game record ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/18/ ... s-vs-mets/

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On this date in 2011, Adron Chambers' first MLB hit helped pull the Cardinals within 3 1/2 games of the wild card. Get the full story below ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/21/ ... ng-braves/

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Take a look back at Stan Musial's first game on this date in 1941 ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/22/ ... his-debut/

[remembirds]

On this date in 1974, the Cardinals and Mets played a 25-inning marathon game ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/10/ ... thon-game/

I remember that. An otherwise forgettable game was immortalized. Such unique memories are gone with the stupid ghost-runner rule. Pitchers survived, players survived, teams survived. But no, Manfred has to attract the short-attention-span crowd to the game while the genuine fans of the game drift away.

sorry, but I like the rules they've implemented to shorten games. didn't think I would but... I do

The pitch clock has done wonders to shorten the game, by quickening the pace of play. This is a good thing, and supports a restoration of normal baseball for extra inning play. It ADDS to the argument of getting rid of the "ghost-runner" rule.

I'm not a fan of the ghost runner rule, but I'll also admit it's a bit hypocritical of me because I'm a big advocate of trying to make games -- especially playoff games -- end at a reasonable hour for younger fans to see it end live.

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Can you believe this? One day after Gaylord Perry no-hit the Cardinals in 1968, Ray Washburn returned the favor at Candlestick Park ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/09/27/ ... o-hitter/

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Take a look back at the first of Stan Musial's 475 career homers ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/23/ ... -home-run/

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Game 6 wasn't the only time David Freese hit a clutch, game-winning homer for the Cardinals. Take a look at the 9/21/2011 homer that pulled St. Louis within 1 1/2 games of the wild card:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/28/ ... he-braves/

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See how 21-year-old rookie Paul Dean threw a no-hitter just hours after his older brother Dizzy threw a three-hitter (it's a Dean story, so the whole thing is kind of crazy) ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/10/11/ ... s-history/

[remembirds]

Tomorrow will mark the two-year anniversary of Adam Wainwright's 2,000th career strikeout. See what he had to say about the milestone ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/03/18/ ... strikeout/