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Johnny Mize completes cycle with walk-off triple: 7/7/1940

Johnny Mize was never known for being fleet of foot, but on July 13, 1940, his game-winning triple completed the cycle and gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 7-6 win over the New York Giants at Sportsman’s Park III. Mize’s feat marked the sixth time in franchise history that a Cardinals player hit for the […]

May 7, 1940: Cardinals clobber seven home runs in 18-2 rout of the Dodgers

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Just three weeks into the season, the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals already were in dire straits. Heading into their May 7 contest against the first-place Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cardinals had won just five of their first 15 ballgames. They opened the season by losing six of their first eight, and had already lost their first

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