This Day in Baseball History....
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On this date in 1981, the Cardinals, Phillies, and Indians agreed to a three-team trade that sent Lonnie Smith to St. Louis. See why a Philadelphia columnist called it “a deal filled with marvelous paradoxes.”
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/11/20/ ... nie-smith/
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20 years ago today, the Cardinals admitted that the Tino Martinez experiment in St. Louis hadn’t worked, trading him to Tampa Bay for two minor leaguers and agreeing to pay almost his entire 2004 salary. See why it didn’t work between Martinez and the Cardinals …
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/08/19/ ... cardinals/
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Less than 25 months after “Game 6,” the Cardinals traded David Freese to the Angels in a four-player deal that brought Peter Bourjos and Randal Grichuk to St. Louis. See why the trade happened and how it worked out …
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See how Todd Worrell's move to the bullpen changed his career and helped him win Rookie of the Year honors on this date in 1986 ...
https://stlredbirds.com/2021/10/30/todd ... f-the-year
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32 years ago today, the Cardinals traded Ken Hill to the Expos for the “Big Cat” Andres Galarraga. See how the deal went down and why Galarraga spent just one season in St. Louis:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/11/25/ ... galarraga/
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See why Bake McBride may have been the most unlikely Rookie of the Year in history when he won the award on this date in 1974 …
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/10/31/ ... ear-award/
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Take a look back at Vince Coleman’s rookie season, which won Rookie of the Year honors on this date in 1985 …
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See how Ryan Theriot angered his former Cubs teammates when he was traded to St. Louis 13 years ago today …
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/02/ ... n-chicago/
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Read the story below and check out the incredible stats Stan Musial put up in 1948 on his way to winning his third MVP 75 years ago today ...
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/03/ ... mvp-award/
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See how the Cardinals' gamble to sign Lance Berkman after an injury-dampened 2010 season paid off with a championship in 2011 ...
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/04/ ... 11-season/
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