1956

birds on the bat

Why the Cardinals removed the birds on the bat from their 1956 uniforms

For 34 of the past 35 years, the birds on the bat had adorned the Cardinals’ jerseys. On February 26, 1956, Cardinals general manager Frank Lane announced that the iconic logo would be missing from their uniforms during the upcoming season. “We hope the new uniforms will match the new, bold look and attitude of […]

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Red Schoendienst

Why Red Schoendienst was traded to the Giants in 1956

It took a lot to make Stan Musial visibly angry. But when the legendary Cardinals outfielder learned just before boarding the team’s train to Pittsburgh that the Cardinals had traded Red Schoendienst, his roommate for more than a decade, Musial made his displeasure clear. “The rest of us got the word that Red had been traded

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