This Date in Cardinals History

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On this date in 1972, the Cardinals made arguably the worst trade in franchise history, sending Steve Carlton to the Phillies for Rick Wise. See why the Cardinals made the deal and why Carlton thrived in Philadelphia:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/11/ ... -phillies/

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Did you know that Red Schoendienst played with 20/200 vision in his left eye? He was elected to the Hall of Fame on this date in 1989:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/14/ ... l-of-fame/

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On this date in 2012: Less than three months after the Cardinals lost Albert Pujols to free agency, they ensured that Yadier Molina remained a franchise cornerstone with a five-year, $75 million contract.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/16/ ... extension/

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Even Stan the Man wasn't immune from contract difficulties during the reserve clause era. On this date in 1948, he ended his spring training holdout after the Cardinals agreed to pay him $31,000 -- the same salary he made the previous year:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/18/ ... g-holdout/

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10 years ago today, Allen Craig signed a 5-year, $31 million contract extension with the Cardinals. Less than 17 months later, he was in Boston and looking to regain the swing that made him a star in St. Louis:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/22/ ... extension/

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15 years ago today, the Cardinals signed Kyle Lohse to bolster a pitching staff decimated by injuries. See how the deal turned out to be a good one for both Lohse and the Cardinals:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/23/ ... yle-lohse/

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! On this date in 1969, the Cardinals traded a former NL MVP for a future one, sending Orlando Cepeda to the Braves for catcher and first baseman Joe Torre. See why both sides agreed to the deal:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/07/ ... joe-torre/

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15 years ago today, the Cardinals signed Adam Wainwright to his first contract extension. “Now I just have to go out there and ... make myself the most underpaid player in the game the next four years,” he said. Read more below:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/29/ ... extension/

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23 years ago today, the Cardinals traded for Jim Edmonds. Take a look back at the story behind the trade:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/10/ ... m-edmonds/

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On this date in 1959, the Cardinals traded the defending National League strikeout leader, Sam Jones, in a four-player trade that brought Bill White to St. Louis:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/12/ ... cardinals/

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One year ago today, the Cardinals announced that Albert Pujols was returning to St. Louis for one final season in his legendary career:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/01/03/ ... cardinals/

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25 years ago today, Mark McGwire launched a grand slam that put the Cardinals ahead for good in his first opening day in St. Louis:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/01/12/ ... ening-win/

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Heading into the 1987 season, Whitey Herzog felt like the Cardinals needed an elite catcher to push for the pennant. On April 1, he got the backstop he coveted, trading Andy Van Slyke, Mike LaValliere, and Mike Dunne to the Pirates for four-time all-star Tony Peña.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/18/ ... cardinals/

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With no guarantees that they would be able to re-sign all-star shortstop Ozzie Smith before the end of the season, the Cardinals needed a secret weapon. They got exactly that on April 2, 1985, when they traded shortstop Angel Salazar and minor-league pitcher John Young to the Mets for shortstop Jose Oquendo and minor-league reliever Mark Davis.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/19/ ... e-oquendo/

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27 years ago today, the Cardinals got the first glimpse of their new acquisitions for 1996 as Todd Stottlemyre earned his first Cardinals win and Dennis Eckersley earned his first Cardinals save:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/01/08/ ... ls-firsts/

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Thursday will mark 16 years since Adam Wainwright's first MLB start. Take a look back at how Chris Duncan and a key double play helped Wainwright earn the win:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/10/06/ ... mlb-start/