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11 years ago today, the Cardinals won the 11th World Series championship in franchise history. Take a look back at Game 7 of the 2011 World Series:

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Immediately after the Cardinals' 2011 World Series parade 11 years ago today, Tony La Russa gathered his ballclub one final time and made a surprise announcement: he was retiring.

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22 years ago today, Will "The Thrill" Clark retired after playing the final 2 1/2 months of his career with the Cardinals. See how Clark helped the Cardinals reach the 2000 NLCS, where he hit .412 with a home run:

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On this date in 1963, the Cardinals acquired pitcher Roger Craig from the Mets. 11 months later, Craig was the winning pitcher in Game 4 of the 1964 World Series, helping the Cardinals capture their first title in 18 years:

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55 years ago today, Cardinals first baseman Orland Cepeda was unanimously named the National League MVP:

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On this date 17 years ago, Chris Carpenter was named the National League Cy Young Award winner. See why he credited his wife for talking him into continuing his career two years earlier:

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Part 2 of a look back at Chris Carpenter's Cy Young Award-winning 2005 season (Part 1 is also available at the link):

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/19/ ... on-part-2/

21 years ago today, Albert Pujols was unanimously named the National League Rookie of the Year after batting .329 with 37 homers and 130 RBIs.

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11 years ago today, the Cardinals named Mike Matheny their new manager:

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43 years ago, Cardinals first baseman Keith Hernandez was named co-NL MVP alongside Pittsburgh's Willie Stargell:

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Take a look back at how the Cardinals acquired starting pitcher Darryl Kile in a seven-player trade with the Rockies 23 years ago today:

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On the heels of Oscar Taveras's untimely passing, the Cardinals made an uncharacteristic trade eight years ago today, sending pitchers Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins to the Braves for Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden:

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37 years ago today, Willie McGee was named NL MVP after leading the league in batting (.353), hits (216), and triples (18). He also hit 10 homers, drove in 82, and stole 56 bases while leading the Cardinals to the pennant.

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The Cardinals filled their need for a second baseman and leadoff hitter 26 years ago when they signed Delino DeShields. In two seasons in St. Louis, DeShields hit .293 and stole 81 bases:

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Take a look back at the Cardinals' trade for speedster Lonnie Smith 41 years ago today. The Cardinals sent 40% of their starting rotation to Philadelphia in the three-team trade:

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Nine years ago today, the Cardinals traded a hometown hero and the architect of the greatest postseason moment in franchise history when they sent David Freese and Fernando Salas to the Angels for Peter Bourjos and Randal Grichuk:

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