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Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: July 26 22, 6:48 am
by Remembirds
24 years ago today, Mark McGwire hit his 44th home run to break Johnny Mize's single-season Cardinals home run record:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/06/25/ ... 40-record/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: July 27 22, 6:49 am
by Remembirds
11 years ago today, the Cardinals traded Colby Rasmus to the Blue Jays to bolster their pitching staff and fuel their run to the 2011 world championship. Take a look back at what led to the trade and how Cardinals players and the media reacted:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/03/ ... eries-run/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: July 28 22, 7:05 am
by Remembirds
Eight years ago at the trade deadline, the Cardinals shook up their roster by sending Allen Craig and Joe Kelly to the Red Sox for starting pitcher John Lackey, a pitching prospect, and cash:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/05/22/ ... hn-lackey/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: July 29 22, 7:07 am
by Remembirds
20 years ago today, the Cardinals traded for Scott Rolen:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/01/02/ ... ott-rolen/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: July 30 22, 7:53 am
by Remembirds
63 years ago today, Bob Gibson made his first career start and shut out the Reds, the team that had almost signed him out of Creighton University:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/05/ ... eer-start/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: July 31 22, 6:19 am
by Remembirds
25 years ago today, the Cardinals traded pitchers Eric Ludwick, T.J. Mathews, and Blake Stein for Mark McGwire. McGwire went on to hit 220 homers for the Cardinals, including 70 in 1998 to break Roger Maris's single-season record:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/09/ ... k-mcgwire/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: July 31 22, 6:30 am
by Joe Shlabotnik
In 2022, the St Louis Cardinals acquired Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals for their entire major league roster. See why they had to forfeit their game in today's GDT.
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: July 31 22, 7:49 am
by Pudgelewis
25 years?? Man does that make me feel old.
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: August 1 22, 7:31 am
by Remembirds
32 years ago today, the Cardinals named Joe Torre their new manager:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/05/21/ ... -era-ends/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: August 2 22, 7:08 am
by Remembirds
21 years ago today, the Cardinals traded Ray Lankford to the Padres for starting pitcher Woody Williams. See how Lankford's frustration with the Cardinals played a role in the deal:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/10/ ... -williams/