1910s

Cardinals survive horrific train crash, save fellow passengers in 1911

In baseball, we often refer to players who come through in the clutch as heroes. In the early hours of July 11, 1911, however, the St. Louis Cardinals proved themselves true heroes, saving multiple passengers from the wreckage of a train crash that killed 14 people and injured 47 more.[1] The Cardinals had just completed […]

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How Bill Doak pitched 15 innings and Mike Gonzalez stole home in unlikely 1917 win

With just two hits in his previous 38 at-bats, Mike Gonzalez was an unlikely hero when he stepped to the plate in the 15th inning of the Cardinals’ June 11, 1917, game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Combined with a remarkable 15-inning performance from “Spittin’” Bill Doak, Gonzalez’s theft of home lifted the Cardinals to a 5-4

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