1985

Vince Coleman

Vince Coleman tarp incident ends his 1985 season

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There wasn’t a catcher in baseball who could stop Vince Coleman during his rookie campaign in 1985. Unfortunately, the same rule didn’t apply to the Busch Stadium tarp. The Cardinals initially didn’t plan for Coleman to break their starting lineup in 1985. Coleman went just 4-for-29 in spring training[1] and was optioned to Triple-A Louisville […]

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Jack Clark

How Jack Clark was traded from San Francisco to St. Louis

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The trade to obtain Jack Clark may have taken longer than anyone would have liked, but in the end, the St. Louis Cardinals had the middle-of-the-order slugger they needed to capture two National League championships. After finishing third in the National League East in 1984, Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog made clear that his top priority

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Willie McGee

Why the Yankees traded Willie McGee to the Cardinals

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On October 21, 1981, the Cardinals and Yankees quietly made a deal that sent Willie McGee to the Cardinals for pitcher Bob Sykes. The trade didn’t draw much attention in the press. The New York Daily News, focusing heavily on the World Series, noted the trade in a collection of wire reports near the bottom of

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Vince Coleman

April 18, 1985: Vince Coleman steals two bags in his MLB debut

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If you’re going to steal 110 bases as a rookie, you don’t have any time to waste. So when Tito Landrum and Willie McGee both went down with injuries, Vince Coleman made sure to make the most of his opportunity. Coleman had been attracting headlines for two years, ever since setting a new professional baseball

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