Albert Pujols closed Busch Stadium III’s first homestand in style with a three-homer game on Easter. Pujols and more than 36,000 Cardinals fans[1] celebrated Easter on April 16, 2006, with an 8-7 win over the Reds that featured three homers and five RBIs from Pujols, including a walk-off, two-run blast in the bottom of the […]
Albert Pujols hits three homers on Easter: 4/16/2006 Read More »
On April 13, 1993, Cardinals closer Lee Smith claimed his place as baseball’s career leader with his 358th save in a 9-7 win over the Dodgers. “It feels good to get it out of the way, but I’m not in the game to set records,” Smith said. “I want to pitch in the World Series, and
Lee Smith becomes baseball’s career saves leader: April 13, 1993 Read More »
April 13, 1954, marked a new beginning in Cardinals baseball as Tom Alston became the first black player to make the major-league club and Wally Moon became the second Cardinal to homer in his first career at-bat. Just two and a half months earlier, the Cardinals traded Eddie Erautt and Dick Sisler, agreed to option
Tom Alston, Wally Moon make history in their debuts: April 13, 1954 Read More »
At its height, Branch Rickey’s innovative farm system produced such a wealth of quality players that he could trade a defending National League batting champion and future Hall of Famer and barely skip a beat. On April 11, 1932, the Cardinals traded outfielder Chick Hafey to the Reds for outfielder and first baseman Harvey Hendrick, right-hander
Chick Hafey: Cardinals trade defending NL batting champion in 1932 Read More »