This Day in Baseball History....

[Remembirds]

Take a look back at why Anheuser-Busch fired Harry Caray as Cardinals broadcaster among a swirl of rumors and innuendo ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/03/19/ ... oadcaster/

[Remembirds]

Was Grover Cleveland Alexander drunk when he held off the Yankees in Game 7 of the 1926 World Series to secure the Cardinals' first World Series title? Read more about his heroics and the (likely false) rumors ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/03/18/ ... ies-title/

[Remembirds]

Heading into Game 2 of the 2011 NLCS, Albert Pujols had struggled through most of the Cardinals' postseason. Check out the story below to see how he changed that with a historic night vs. the Brewers ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/09/10/ ... -the-nlcs/

[obucard]

Was Grover Cleveland Alexander drunk when he held off the Yankees in Game 7 of the 1926 World Series to secure the Cardinals' first World Series title? Read more about his heroics and the (likely false) rumors ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/03/18/ ... ies-title/

I always heard he was hungover, not drunk.

[Remembirds]

Take a look back at arguably the biggest hit in Ken Boyer's career, the grand slam that lifted the Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Yankees in Game 4 of the 1964 World Series. The blast came with his brother Clete just 90 feet away, playing third base for New York.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/02/26/ ... ld-series/

[Remembirds]

Ahead of Game 7 of the 1967 World Series, Boston's George Scott predicted that Bob Gibson wouldn't last five innings. He was very, very, wrong. Read the story below to see how the Cardinals captured the 1967 title ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/07/08/ ... in-game-7/

[Remembirds]

12 years ago today, the Cardinals leaned on four solid innings from their bullpen to take a 2-1 series lead in the NLCS. Take a look back at how the guys from the 'pen came up big ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/09/11/ ... ame-3-win/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1985, Cardinals speedster Vince Coleman was run over by Busch Stadium's automated tarp, leaving the Cardinals to wonder what could have been ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/10/04/ ... mans-legs/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 2011, the Cardinals capitalized on the Brewers' errors to win Game 5 of the NLCS and move within one win of the World Series. Take a look back below ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/09/12/ ... cs-game-5/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1985, Cardinals fans got to "go crazy" after Ozzie Smith hit one of the most unlikely game-winning homers in playoff history ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/13/ ... cs-game-5/