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On this date in 1996, Todd Stottlemyre and Dennis Eckersley made their Cardinals debuts. Stottlemyre earned the win and Eckersley the save in a 5-3 victory over the Mets:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/01/08/ ... ls-firsts/

Wednesday will mark 21 years since Albert Pujols hit his first career home run. See the video of Pujols' first blast and look back at why Tony La Russa suggested Pujols might be better off in the minors:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/04/05/ ... eer-homer/

22 years ago today, Jim Edmonds hit his first home run as a Cardinal and Ray Lankford moved into fourth on the Cardinals' all-time home run list:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/20/ ... -home-run/

15 years ago today, Adam Wainwright won his first MLB start with the help of three RBIs from Chris Duncan:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/10/06/ ... mlb-start/

Happy Opening Day, everyone! Tomorrow will mark 25 years since Willie McGee hit the first walk-off home run of his major-league career on April 8, 1997.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/21/ ... -home-run/

One year ago today, Nolan Arenado officially introduced himself to Cardinals fans with a game-winning home run in his Busch Stadium debut:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/22/ ... ome-debut/

On April 9, 1953, just two months after purchasing the Cardinals, Anheuser-Busch bought Sportsman's Park from Bill Veeck and the St. Louis Browns. The stadium was briefly renamed Budweiser Stadium, but MLB objected to naming the stadium after a beer brand and August A. Busch Jr. instead named it Busch Stadium. Two years later, Anheuser-Busch launched Busch Beer.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/28/ ... mans-park/

At its height, Branch Rickey’s innovative farm system produced such a wealth of quality players that he could trade away the defending National League batting champion and a future Hall of Famer and barely skip a beat. On April 11, 1932, the Cardinals traded outfielder Chick Hafey to the Reds for two players and an amount of cash that Reds president Sidney Weil said was one of the largest sums ever paid by Cincinnati in a trade.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/04/ ... ick-hafey/

On April 13, 1954, Tom Alston became the first black player in Cardinals history and Wally Moon homered in his first major-league at-bat. See why Alston's career was cut short and why Cardinals fans booed Moon just moments before his big blast:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/06/ ... ue-debuts/

Alston's is a story everyone should be aware of.