September 23, 2021: Adam Wainwright throws his 2,000th strikeout

It was fitting that Adam Wainwright’s 200th career strikeout came on a 3-and-2 curveball. On September 23, 2021, Wainwright joined the 2,000-strikeout club, whiffing Brewers infielder Luis Urias to reach the milestone in his 16th major league season. Paul Goldschmidt homered twice and the Cardinals won their 12th consecutive game in a streak that would …

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July 1-2, 2022: Nolan Arenado hits for the cycle, then blasts the first of four consecutive Cardinals homers

One day after hitting for the cycle, Nolan Arenado and the Cardinals did their best to do something even more impressive. On July 2, 2022, Arenado followed his cycle with two home runs, a first-inning blast that was the first of four consecutive Cardinal home runs and a ninth-inning shot that proved to be the …

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September 28, 1971: Steve Carlton reaches 20 wins in his final game with the Cardinals

Steve Carlton’s final start for the St. Louis Cardinals was a milestone game in more ways than one. The Cardinals’ September 28, 1971, win over the New York Mets marked not only Carlton’s final appearance wearing the birds on the bat, but also clinched the first 20-win season of his career. Coincidentally, it also marked …

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May 12, 1966: Lou Brock drives in the game-winning run in Cardinals’ first game at Busch Stadium II

Busch Stadium II had one heck of an opening night. Even before Lou Brock singled to drive home the game-winning run in a 4-3, 12-inning victory over the Braves, the stadium alone was enough to delight the St. Louis crowd. “This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen,” declared Mrs. Claudia Hanebrink of …

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October 12, 1964: Tim McCarver’s extra-inning homer wins World Series Game 5

Tim McCarver was just an 18-year-old out of Memphis, Tennessee, when the New York Yankees came calling. To recruit the catching prospect, the Yankees called upon no less an authority than Bill Dickey, the Hall of Fame catcher who won 11 World Series titles over a 17-year career. Dickey gave McCarver a brand-new mitt and …

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February 16, 1921: The Cardinals’ birds on the bat logo is born in Ferguson, Mo.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ iconic birds on the bat wasn’t created by a marketing firm. It didn’t undergo focus testing, and it wasn’t developed by a team of graphic designers. Instead, the concept was created by a young woman in Ferguson, Missouri, as she prepared for a meeting of the local Men’s Fellowship organization to …

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September 14, 2022: Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina set new battery record with 325th start together

On the day they set a record more than 15 years in the making, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina were determined not to come up short. On September 14, 2022, Wainwright and Molina, both age 40, broke a major-league record even older than they were. With their 325th start together, they topped the 324 games …

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