This Date in Cardinals History

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Here’s the story of how Johnny Mize hit a walk-off triple in the bottom of the ninth to complete the cycle and give the Cardinals a 7-6 win on July 13, 1940 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/06/11/ ... the-cycle/

[remembirds]

A look back at why the Cardinals fired manager Mike Matheny on this date in 2018 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/05/29/ ... e-matheny/

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On this date in 1967, Bob Gibson broke his leg, then pitched to three more batters before completely snapping the bone. He returned in time to win World Series MVP honors …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/04/17/ ... roken-leg/

[remembirds]

How Bob Gibson struck out the 3,000th batter of his career on the same day that Dizzy Dean passed away …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/06/19/ ... sses-away/

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On this date in 1984, Terry Pendleton collected three hits in his debut for the Cardinals …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/06/21/ ... mlb-debut/

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On July 20, 2018, Matt Carpenter hit three homers and doubled twice in an 18-5 win over the Cubs, making him the only Cardinal in 110 years to total five extra-base hits in a game …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/04/23/ ... or-5-game/

[remembirds]

On this date in 2004, Albert Pujols went 5-for-5 with three home runs to lead St. Louis to a comeback win over the Cubs, capping a series in which tempers flared and benches emptied. Here’s how it all happened …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/07/12/ ... -comeback/

[remembirds]

Thoughts on the Marco Gonzales-Tyler O’Neill trade that happened 9 years ago today? Here’s a look back at what both sides said at the time of the trade …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/02/06/ ... l-in-2017/

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Thoughts on the Marco Gonzales-Tyler O’Neill trade that happened 9 years ago today? Here’s a look back at what both sides said at the time of the trade …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/02/06/ ... l-in-2017/

Pretty much an even trade in the end. I'm not a big WAR honk but it makes for a quick and dirty comparison. MG was 8.4 with Seattle and O'Neill 10.2 with the Cardinals. Neither brought anything of substance back when traded away.

[remembirds]

How Stan Musial hit for the only cycle of his career on July 24, 1949, at Ebbetts Field …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/04/24/ ... rst-place/

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Thank you, Remembird. I love these!

[remembirds]

A look back at the July 24, 1988, brawl involving Will Clark, Ozzie Smith, and Jose Oquendo …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/08/26/ ... ill-smith/

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On this date in 2009, the Cardinals traded Brett Wallace, Clayton Mortensen, and Shane Peterson to the Athletics for Matt Holliday …

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/06/22/july ... e-with-as/

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16 years ago today, Whitey Herzog was inducted into the Hall of Fame …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/02/09/ ... l-of-fame/

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On this date in 1998, Mark McGwire broke the Cardinals home run record set by Johnny Mize when he hit his 44th home run of the season …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/06/25/ ... 40-record/

[remembirds]

On this date in 2011, John Mozeliak traded Colby Rasmus to the Blue Jays for Octavio Dotel, Edwin Jackson, Marc Rzepczynski, and Corey Patterson. With a bolstered pitching staff, the Cardinals went on to win the World Series …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/03/ ... eries-run/