This Day in Baseball History....

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Merkle's Boner refers to the notorious base-running mistake committed by rookie Fred Merkle of the New York Giants in a game against the Chicago Cubs on September 23, 1908. Merkle's failure to advance to second base on what should have been a game-winning hit led instead to a force play at second and a tied game. The Cubs later won the makeup game, which proved decisive as they beat the Giants by one game to win the National League (NL) pennant for 1908. It has been described as "the most controversial game in baseball history".[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkle%27s_Boner

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96 years ago today, Grover Cleveland Alexander and Billy Southworth led the Cardinals to the first World Series game win in recognized franchise history:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/03/14/ ... outhworth/

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Jesse Haines didn’t single-handedly beat the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the 1926 World Series – it just seemed that way.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/03/16/ ... eries-win/

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Tomorrow will mark 80 years since third baseman Whitey Kurowski struck the deciding blow in Game 5 of the World Series to beat the New York Yankees and begin a five-year run of dominance in which the St. Louis Cardinals won three world championships.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/19/ ... ies-title/