This Day in Baseball History....

[Remembirds]

See how “Ol’ Pete” Alexander, the hero of the Cardinals’ first World Series championship, was honored with induction into the Hall of Fame …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/23/ ... l-of-fame/

[Remembirds]

See why the Cardinals traded Randal Grichuk to the Blue Jays six years ago today …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/20/ ... uary-2018/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1942, Rogers Hornsby, the greatest righthanded hitter of his era, was elected to the Hall of Fame. Take a look back at his incredible career, which included leading the Cardinals to their first world championship …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/23/ ... l-of-fame/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1969, Stan Musial was an easy choice for the Hall of Fame. The only question was what the 23 guys who didn’t vote for Musial were thinking?

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/27/ ... l-of-fame/

[Remembirds]

On January 23, 1968, Joe Medwick was finally elected to the Hall of Fame in his final year on the BBWAA ballot. Take a look back at Medwick’s reaction …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/27/ ... l-of-fame/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1967, the Cardinals named Stan Musial their general manager. Unsurprisingly, he led the Cardinals to a championship in his lone season at the helm …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/11/14/ ... l-manager/

[Remembirds]

See how Scott Rolen and his son celebrated when the former Cardinals star learned that he had been elected to the Hall of Fame one year ago today …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/29/ ... -of-famer/

[Remembirds]

A little less than four years before John Stuper won Game 6 of the 1982 World Series, the Cardinals obtained him in a minor-league trade that wasn’t even mentioned in either the St. Louis Post-Dispatch or the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/28/ ... e-pirates/

[Remembirds]

Ahead of the 1958 season, Stan Musial asked the Cardinals for $91,000. August A. Busch Jr. countered by making Musial the first $100,000 player in National League history …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/18/ ... 00-player/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 2002, the Cardinals signed So Taguchi, the first Japanese-born player in franchise history. See why his wife cried at her first Winter Warm-Up …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/27/ ... o-taguchi/