This Date in Cardinals History

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When Bob Forsch took the mound on September 26, 1983, he was looking to salvage a miserable season, both for himself and the defending world champions. He ended up throwing the second no-hitter of his career.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/09/13/ ... o-hitter/

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With two blasts on the final day of the 1998 season, Mark McGwire finished his record-breaking campaign with 70 home runs.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/11/ ... e-season/

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With the National League championship wrapped up and a berth to the World Series guaranteed, the St. Louis Cardinals used their regular-season finale to get their first glimpse of 20-year-old Jay Hanna Dean – more commonly known as Dizzy Dean.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/01/28/ ... ue-debut/

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On this date in 1934, Dizzy Dean shut out the Reds on the final day of the regular season to claim his 30th win.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/09/01/ ... -pennant/

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My dad used to talk about ol' Diz. He never saw him play, but probably read about him in the occasional newspaper or saw a clip in a newsreel, which inspired him to pitch.

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In a 2022 season that saw Albert Pujols eclipse 700 home runs and the Cardinals win the National League Central Division, nothing surpassed the image of Pujols, Yadier Molina, and Adam Wainwright walking off the field at Busch Stadium side by side.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/08/06/ ... d-molina/

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The first World Series game victory in St. Louis Cardinals history came courtesy of two players discarded by their previous teams earlier that season.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/03/14/ ... outhworth/

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24 years ago today, Rick Ankiel threw five wild pitches and forever changed the course of his career ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/07/11/ ... the-yips/

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See how conflict within the front office led the Cardinals to dismiss general manager Walt Jocketty on this date in 2007 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/03/09/ ... y-in-2007/

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On October 5, 1942, third baseman Whitey Kurowski struck the deciding blow in Game 5 of the World Series to beat the New York Yankees and begin a five-year run of dominance in which the St. Louis Cardinals won three world championships.

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

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Cardinals pitcher Jesse Haines didn’t single-handedly beat the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the 1926 World Series – it just seemed that way.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/03/16/ ... ries-win/

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With the Cardinals’ backs against the wall in Game 4 of the 2011 NLDS, David Freese and the Rally Squirrel made their debuts as postseason heroes.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/09/05/ ... on-heroes/

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See how conflict within the front office led the Cardinals to dismiss general manager Walt Jocketty on this date in 2007 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/03/09/ ... y-in-2007/

This is is a key moment in the downfall. Dewitt handled this poorly.

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13 years ago today, Chris Carpenter and Roy Halladay put on a classic postseason pitching duel ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/09/06/ ... -the-nlcs/

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On this date in 1969, the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to send Curt Flood, Tim McCarver, Byron Browne, and Joe Hoerner to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Allen, Jerry Johnson, and Cookie Rojas. Baseball was never the same again.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/17/ ... e-clause/

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Game 7 of the 1934 World Series, played 90 years ago today, had a bit of everything — a fight, an ejection, fans ready to riot, and Dizzy Dean testing out new pitches.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/26/ ... s-game-7/