This Day in Baseball History....

[Remembirds]

See why Johnny Keane, born on this date in 1911, quit his job as Cardinals manager after winning the 1964 World Series.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/09/11/ ... ld-series/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1963, the Cardinals traded for Roger Craig, who pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings to win Game 4 of the 1964 World Series to help St. Louis claim its seventh world championship.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/10/08/ ... with-mets/

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On this date in 1967, Orlando Cepeda was named the first unanimous National League MVP in over 30 years. He hit .325 with 25 home runs and a league-high 111 RBIs ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/10/08/ ... da-nl-mvp/

[Remembirds]

Not long before he won the 2005 NL Cy Young Award, Chris Carpenter seriously considered quitting the game. Here’s a look back at how he turned his career around ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/19/ ... on-part-1/

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Wednesday will mark 45 years since Keith Hernandez was named co-NL MVP alongside Willie Stargell. Years later, Hernandez admitted that part of him felt that Stargell didn’t deserve his share of the MVP honors that season.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/04/02/ ... -the-mvp/

[Remembirds]

When he arrived at spring training in 2001, Albert Pujols was a longshot to make the Cardinals’ roster. By the end of the season, he was the National League Rookie of the Year.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/10/09/ ... selection/

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On November 13, 1968, Bob Gibson was named the National League MVP after he went 24-10 with a 1.12 ERA. He struck out 268 batters over 304 2/3 innings.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/10/11/ ... eague-mvp/

[Remembirds]

13 years ago today, the St. Louis Cardinals named Mike Matheny the 49th manager in franchise history.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/10/12/ ... y-manager/

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After placing second in 2002 and 2003 and finishing third in the balloting in 2004, Albert Pujols finally won the first MVP Award of his career on November 15, 2005. See how it happened …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/11/03/ ... d-in-2005/

[Remembirds]

25 years ago today, the Cardinals acquired Darryl Kile in a trade with the Colorado Rockies ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/11/15/ ... rryl-kile/