This Day in Baseball History....

[Remembirds]

On November 27, 1985, Vince Coleman was named the National League Rookie of the Year after leading the league with 110 stolen bases. Over six seasons in St. Louis, Coleman stole 549 bases. He was inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2018.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/01/ ... ear-award/

[Remembirds]

This week marked 33 years since Tom Pagnozzi won his first Gold Glove Award, supplanting Benito Santiago as the National League’s top defensive catcher.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/05/ ... e-in-1991/

[Remembirds]

See why the Cubs warned Ryan Theriot not to get too comfortable in the batter’s box after he became a Cardinal ahead of the 2011 season ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/02/ ... n-chicago/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1948, Stan Musial was named the NL MVP for the third time after he led the league in batting average (.376), hits (230), doubles (46), triples (18), RBIs (131), on-base percentage (.450), slugging percentage (.702), OPS (1.152), and total bases (429).

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/03/ ... mvp-award/

[Remembirds]

A look back at how Lance Berkman signed a one-year, $8 million deal with St. Louis 14 years ago today ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/04/ ... 11-season/

[Remembirds]

Here is the story of the Curt Flood trade. No, no that that one. The first one, which took place on this date in 1957 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/05/ ... cardinals/

[Remembirds]

When the Cardinals signed outfielder Dexter Fowler on December 9, 2016, his five-year, $82 million contract was the largest the Cardinals had ever awarded a player who wasn’t already wearing the birds on the bat.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/11/23/ ... 16-season/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1980, Whitey Herzog began his rebuild of the Cardinals by signing his former Royals catcher, Darrell Porter, to a five-year contract.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/11/06/ ... ll-porter/

[Remembirds]

Did you know that Roger Maris told the Yankees he planned to retire before they traded him to St. Louis on this date in 1966?

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/08/21/ ... cardinals/

[Remembirds]

On December 10, 1985, the Cardinals traded all-star pitcher Joaquin Andujar to the Athletics in a three-player deal. See how Andujar’s World Series ejection led to the trade …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/11/26/ ... r-in-1985/