This Day in Baseball History....

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See how Al Hrabosky and the “gypsy war gods” stifled the Reds in May 1977 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/03/16/ ... ifle-reds/

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On this date in 1984, pitcher Joaquin Andujar stunned his teammates when he called his shot and hit a grand slam. “Just like Ruth,” lamented Ozzie Smith. “Ruth and Andujar. He’s going to be impossible …”

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/17/ ... rand-slam/

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John Mabry hit for the cycle on this date in 1996 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/04/17/ ... the-cycle/

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Whitey Kurowski was named to the Cardinals Hall of Fame yesterday …

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

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See why the Cardinals traded Matt Adams to the Washington Nationals for prospect Juan Yepez on May 20, 2017 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/01/23/ ... z-in-2017/

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On this date in 1964, Bob Gibson found that waxing his car helped him strike out 12 Cubs. See how polishing his ride made the difference in a 1-0 shutout …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/08/22/ ... 0-shutout/

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On this date in 1985, Vince Coleman hit his first career home run. Not surprisingly, it was an inside-the-park homer …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/18/ ... -the-park/

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On May 26, 1978, the Cardinals added a much-needed bat when they traded Eric Rasmussen to the Padres for right fielder George Hendrick …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/05/02/ ... -hendrick/

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When Mort Cooper walked into Sam Breadon’s office three years after winning the MVP Award, he thought he was there to discuss a new contract with the Cardinals. Instead, he learned that he had been traded to the Braves …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/10/30/ ... rt-cooper/

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18 years ago today, Adam Wainwright homered in his first big-league at-bat …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/05/01/ ... e-at-bat/