This Date in Cardinals History

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How the Cardinals cleared room for Ken Boyer 70 years ago …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/24/ ... ken-boyer/

Must have been a gutsy move at the time. Jablonski was a popular player with the fans.

The Cardinals had their own Polish brigade, with Ray Jablonksi, Rip Repulski, Steve Bilko, Eddy Stanky, and, of course, Musial, AKA the Polish Falcons.

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Why did it take over two months to finalize the Ozzie Smith-Garry Templeton trade, and why was Ozzie so determined to make the Padres pay on the way out?

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/08/29/ ... ton-trade/

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32 years ago today, the Cardinals acquired Gregg Jefferies in a four-player trade with the Royals. In two seasons with the Cardinals, he hit .335 with 28 homers and 138 RBIs. Here’s how the trade happened:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/08/ ... jefferies/

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On this date in 1996, the Cardinals traded for Dennis Eckersley, reuniting the future Hall of Famer with manager Tony La Russa. In two seasons, Eckersley saved 66 games and helped the Cards reach the NLCS in 1996.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/29/ ... cardinals/

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On this date in 1996, the Cardinals traded for Dennis Eckersley, reuniting the future Hall of Famer with manager Tony La Russa. In two seasons, Eckersley saved 66 games and helped the Cards reach the NLCS in 1996.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/29/ ... cardinals/

Great trade for the Cardinals. TLR, like any good leader, tries to surround himself with guys he knows and trusts can get the job done. Eck was certainly one of those guys. Honeycutt was another, one of the most reliable set-up men in baseball. Unfortunately, I think that spoiled TLR and for a long time. Pitchers like Honeycutt are extremely rare, and TLRs paint-by-numbers bullpen scheme was always the weakest aspect of an otherwise greaet managerial style. He expected to be able to find a set-up man with Honeycutt's consistency and never really found one, often pounding guys out to the mound only to fail more often than they should have. Oh well, praise to Dennis Eckersley.

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Ahead of the 1922 season, the Cardinals’ uniforms underwent a major change, replacing the “ST. LOUIS” lettering with the iconic birds on the bat. Here’s how the logo was born in Ferguson, Mo.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/02/17/ ... rguson-mo/

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Being a Baseball Hall of Famer meant a lot to Stan Musial. But his greatest honor came when he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom 14 years ago today.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/30/ ... f-freedom/

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Two years ago today, we lost longtime broadcaster and former Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver. Here’s a look back at the biggest hit of McCarver’s career, a game-winning blast in Game 5 of the 1964 World Series …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/02/20/ ... es-game-5/

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19 years ago today, Scott Spiezio signed with the Cardinals. See how he became a valuable piece of the 2006 World Series champions and spurred a Busch Stadium phenomenon.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/01/ ... henomenon/

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On this date in 2011, Jim Edmonds announced his retirement just weeks after signing a deal to return to the Cardinals.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/04/ ... s-retires/

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On this date in 2004, after just three years in the big leagues, Albert Pujols signed a team-record $100 million extension. Over the length of the deal, he led the Cardinals to two world championships.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/03/ ... cardinals/

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On this date in 1953, Anheuser-Busch purchased the #STLCards from Fred Saigh, keeping the team in St. Louis at a time when ownership groups from Milwaukee and Houston sought to purchase the club.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/15/ ... s-in-1953/

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Grover Cleveland Alexander, star of the Cardinals’ first World Series championship in 1926, was born on Feb. 26, 1887, in Elba, Nebraska. Here’s a look back at his clutch performance in Game 7 of the ’26 World Series …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/03/18/ ... ies-title/

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When Bob Gibson, Curt Flood, and Bill White arrived for their first Cardinals spring training, they weren’t allowed to stay in the same hotel as their white teammates. Here’s the story of how that changed …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/11/08/ ... -training/

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On February 25, 1985, the Cardinals named Dal Maxvill their general manager. Here’s a look back at the moves he made during his tenure as GM …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/21/ ... gm-choice/

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14 years ago today, the Cardinals announced that Adam Wainwright required Tommy John surgery and would miss the 2011 season. Here’s how the Cardinals filled his rotation spot, then went on to win the World Series without their ace.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/02/ ... n-surgery/