This Date in Cardinals History

[remembirds]

Lou Brock was never one to slow down, so it’s no surprise that he tied and passed Ty Cobb‘s career stolen base total on the same day.

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

[remembirds]

On this date in 2018, the Cardinals named Mike Shildt their new manager ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/04/ ... -manager/

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On this date in 1990, the Cardinals traded Willie McGee to Oakland. Despite finishing the season in the AL, McGee's .335 batting average was enough to win the NL batting crown.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/09/17/ ... -in-1990/

[remembirds]

On this date in 1941, Lon Warneke finally threw his first major-league no-hitter ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/10/02/ ... o-hitter/

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On this date in 1941, Lon Warneke finally threw his first major-league no-hitter ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/10/02/ ... o-hitter/

Great written story. I always liked the nicknames players had in those days.

[remembirds]

On this date in 2007, Juan Encarnacion’s career was cut short when he was struck by a foul ball while standing in the on-deck circle.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/05/ ... e-injury/

[remembirds]

On this date in 2011, Albert Pujols homered twice, Matt Holliday hit the 200th homer of his career, and a rookie pitcher made the only MLB start of his career to cap a sweep of the division-leading Brewers.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/08/ ... -brewers/

[remembirds]

For the first time since the Whitey Herzog days of the 1980s, the Cardinals were in the thick of a pennant race. So it was fitting that two stars of the 1980s, Ozzie Smith and Willie McGee, led the Cardinals to an extra-inning victory over the Astros on September 2, 1996.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/22/ ... comeback/

[remembirds]

On September 3, 2001, rookie Bud Smith became the ninth pitcher in Cardinals history to throw a no-hitter.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/09/06/ ... o-hitter/

[RunSup]

On this date in 2011, Albert Pujols homered twice, Matt Holliday hit the 200th homer of his career, and a rookie pitcher made the only MLB start of his career to cap a sweep of the division-leading Brewers.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/08/ ... -brewers/

“Our backs are against the wall,” left fielder Matt Holliday said. “We’ve got to win the rest of our games, pretty much, and hope they lose some. It’s really the only choice we have.”[1]

History never repeats?

[remembirds]

20 years ago today, Jim Edmonds hit his 300th career home run.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/09/ ... home-run/

[remembirds]

On September 4, 1982, Lonnie Smith tied a National League record with five stolen bases vs. the Giants.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/10/ ... en-bases/

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In the hours before Mark Whiten made history with a four-homer, 12-RBI performance on September 7, 1993, he didn’t appear to be a man on the verge of the greatest performance of his major league career.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/09/07/ ... ur-times/

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On this date in 1998, Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris's single-season home run record with his 62nd blast of the season.

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

[remembirds]

In 1974, injuries to both his hands may actually have helped Lou Brock break Maury Wills’ single-season stolen base record.

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

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“I’ve been out till 4 in the morning before, but never on a team bus going from the ballpark to the hotel,” Cardinals equipment manager Butch Yatkeman said after the Cardinals' 25-inning game against the Mets 50 years ago today.

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