This Day in Baseball History....

[Remembirds]

On this date in 2007, Juan Encarnacion’s career was cut short when he was struck by a foul ball while standing in the on-deck circle.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/05/ ... e-injury/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 2011, Albert Pujols homered twice, Matt Holliday hit the 200th homer of his career, and a rookie pitcher made the only MLB start of his career to cap a sweep of the division-leading Brewers.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/08/ ... -brewers/

[Remembirds]

For the first time since the Whitey Herzog days of the 1980s, the Cardinals were in the thick of a pennant race. So it was fitting that two stars of the 1980s, Ozzie Smith and Willie McGee, led the Cardinals to an extra-inning victory over the Astros on September 2, 1996.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/22/ ... comeback/

[Remembirds]

On September 3, 2001, rookie Bud Smith became the ninth pitcher in Cardinals history to throw a no-hitter.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/09/06/ ... o-hitter/

[Remembirds]

20 years ago today, Jim Edmonds hit his 300th career home run.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/09/ ... home-run/

[Remembirds]

On September 4, 1982, Lonnie Smith tied a National League record with five stolen bases vs. the Giants.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/10/ ... en-bases/

[Remembirds]

In the hours before Mark Whiten made history with a four-homer, 12-RBI performance on September 7, 1993, he didn’t appear to be a man on the verge of the greatest performance of his major league career.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/09/07/ ... ur-times/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1998, Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris's single-season home run record with his 62nd blast of the season.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/10/ ... th-no-62/

[Remembirds]

In 1974, injuries to both his hands may actually have helped Lou Brock break Maury Wills’ single-season stolen base record.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/08/12/ ... e-record/

[Remembirds]

“I’ve been out till 4 in the morning before, but never on a team bus going from the ballpark to the hotel,” Cardinals equipment manager Butch Yatkeman said after the Cardinals' 25-inning game against the Mets 50 years ago today.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/10/ ... hon-game/