Writing about the history of the 11-time champion St. Louis Cardinals. My new book, The Trades That Made The St. Louis Cardinals, is available now on Amazon.
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My new book, The Trades That Made The St. Louis Cardinals, is now available on Amazon! It tells the story of #STLCards history by analyzing one trade per decade, including the deals that brought Curt Flood, Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith, and Adam Wainwright to St. Louis.
On this date in 1967, Orlando Cepeda was unanimously named the NL MVP after batting .325 with 25 homers and 111 RBIs … stlredbirds.com/2021/10/08/v…
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Happy heavenly birthday to former #STLCards manager Johnny Keane, born on this date in 1911. Here’s the story of how Keane quit his job as Cardinals manager the day after winning the 1964 World Series … stlredbirds.com/2023/09/11/w…
How Anthony Reyes outpitched Justin Verlander in Game 1 of the 2006 World Series … stlredbirds.com/2024/03/14/h…
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On this date in 2004, Jim Edmonds’ 12th-inning home run won Game 6 of the 2004 NLCS … stlredbirds.com/2024/03/12/j…
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A look back at Albert Pujols’ game-winning three-run homer off Brad Lidge in Game 5 of the 2005 NLCS: stlredbirds.com/2023/11/05/d…
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A look back at Willie McGee’s incredible performance in Game 3 of the 1982 World Series … stlredbirds.com/2022/07/09/o…
On this date in 1985, Cardinals fans couldn’t help but “go crazy” for Ozzie Smith … stlredbirds.com/2022/06/13/o…
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Game 7 of the 1934 World Series was pretty crazy … stlredbirds.com/2022/06/26/o…
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On this date in 1969, the Cardinals traded Curt Flood to the Phillies, changing baseball history forever … stlredbirds.com/2022/06/17/o…
The day Chris Carpenter outdueled Roy Halladay and sent the Cardinals to the NLCS … stlredbirds.com/2021/09/06/o…
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The story of Stan Musial’s first career home run on Sept. 23, 1940 … stlredbirds.com/2021/08/23/s…
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On this date in 2023, Adam Wainwright won the 200th and final game of his career … stlredbirds.com/2024/02/18/h…
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On this date in 1969, Steve Carlton struck out 19 Mets to set a new major league record. Here’s a look back … stlredbirds.com/2021/08/18/s…
On September 15, 1991, Ray Lankford became the first Cardinals rookie in 73 years to hit for the cycle … stlredbirds.com/2022/06/10/s…
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On this date in 1974, the Cardinals and Mets played 25 innings … stlredbirds.com/2022/06/10/s…
