Comments on: Tom Alston, Wally Moon make history in their debuts: April 13, 1954 https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/06/tom-alston-wally-moon-make-history-in-their-big-league-debuts/ A St. Louis Cardinals History Website Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Why the Cardinals traded Enos Slaughter - STLRedbirds.com https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/06/tom-alston-wally-moon-make-history-in-their-big-league-debuts/#comment-422 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 15:37:07 +0000 https://www.stlredbirds.com/?p=3261#comment-422 […] Moon responded by hitting a solo home run over the right-field wall, becoming just the second Cardinal to hit a home run in his first […]

]]> By: June 30, 1954: Joe Cunningham drive in five in his debut https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/06/tom-alston-wally-moon-make-history-in-their-big-league-debuts/#comment-295 Sun, 27 Mar 2022 01:34:03 +0000 https://www.stlredbirds.com/?p=3261#comment-295 […] take the roster spot of Cardinals first baseman Tom Alston, who made history earlier that season as the first black player to make the Cardinals’ major-league […]

]]> By: May 2, 1954: Stan Musial hits record five home runs in doubleheader vs. Giants - STLRedbirds.com https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/06/tom-alston-wally-moon-make-history-in-their-big-league-debuts/#comment-287 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 22:45:45 +0000 https://www.stlredbirds.com/?p=3261#comment-287 […] began the Cardinals’ scoring with a leadoff home run in the first inning. Tom Alston, who became the first black player in Cardinals history when he started in the season opener a few weeks earlier, followed with an RBI single to make it […]

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