This Date in Cardinals History

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See how Al Hrabosky and the “gypsy war gods” stifled the Reds in May 1977 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/03/16/ ... ifle-reds/

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On this date in 1984, pitcher Joaquin Andujar stunned his teammates when he called his shot and hit a grand slam. “Just like Ruth,” lamented Ozzie Smith. “Ruth and Andujar. He’s going to be impossible …”

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/17/ ... rand-slam/

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John Mabry hit for the cycle on this date in 1996 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/04/17/ ... the-cycle/

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Whitey Kurowski was named to the Cardinals Hall of Fame yesterday …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/19/ ... ies-title/

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See why the Cardinals traded Matt Adams to the Washington Nationals for prospect Juan Yepez on May 20, 2017 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/01/23/ ... z-in-2017/

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On this date in 1964, Bob Gibson found that waxing his car helped him strike out 12 Cubs. See how polishing his ride made the difference in a 1-0 shutout …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/08/22/ ... 0-shutout/

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On this date in 1985, Vince Coleman hit his first career home run. Not surprisingly, it was an inside-the-park homer …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/18/ ... -the-park/

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On May 26, 1978, the Cardinals added a much-needed bat when they traded Eric Rasmussen to the Padres for right fielder George Hendrick …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/05/02/ ... -hendrick/

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When Mort Cooper walked into Sam Breadon’s office three years after winning the MVP Award, he thought he was there to discuss a new contract with the Cardinals. Instead, he learned that he had been traded to the Braves …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/10/30/ ... rt-cooper/

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18 years ago today, Adam Wainwright homered in his first big-league at-bat …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/05/01/ ... e-at-bat/

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On this date in 1954, Cardinals rookie Wally Moon nearly broke a 50-year-old National League record when he stole four bases in a win over the Cubs …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/05/25/ ... nl-record/

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Given Ozzie Smith’s long journey to becoming an above-average major-league hitter, it was no wonder that he began to cry with joy and appreciation after he tripled on this date in 1992 for his 2,000th career hit.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/18/ ... areer-hit/

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See how Cardinals manager Frankie Frisch helped rookie pitcher Paul Dean turn his season around on this date in 1934, helping to lead the Cardinals to the second World Series title in franchise history …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/04/27/ ... on-giants/

3rd title.

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On this date in 1975, Lou Brock hit for the cycle for the only time in his Hall of Fame career ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/05/09/ ... he-cycle/

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When the Cardinals traded Vinegar Bend Mizell and Dick Gray to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Julian Javier and Ed Bauta, St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports editor Bob Broeg had three questions: Why couldn’t the Cardinals get more for Mizell? Who was going to pitch for the Cardinals now? And who in the world was Javier?

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/01/23/ ... an-javier/

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When the first inning of Paul DeJong’s major league debut rolled around, the 23-year-old shortstop wasn’t even in the stadium.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/05/16/ ... ue-at-bat/