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Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 12 22, 12:14 pm
by Remembirds
On this date in 1967, Bob Gibson pitched the Cardinals past the "Impossible Dream" Red Sox to win Game 7 of the World Series:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/07/08/ ... in-game-7/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 13 22, 7:07 am
by Remembirds
37 years ago today, rookie Vince Coleman's season ended when Busch Stadium's automated tarp ran over his legs prior to Game 4 of the NLCS:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/10/04/ ... mans-legs/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 14 22, 7:04 am
by Remembirds
11 years ago today, the Cardinals beat Zach Greinke and the Brewers to take a 3-2 lead in the 2011 NLCS:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/09/12/ ... cs-game-5/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 14 22, 11:15 am
by Remembirds
On this date in 1985, Ozzie Smith hit a walk-off home run to win Game 5 of the NLCS and Jack Buck implored Cardinals fans to "Go crazy, folks!"
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/13/ ... cs-game-5/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 16 22, 6:28 am
by Remembirds
11 years ago today, the Cardinals defeated the Brewers in Game 6 of the NLCS to advance to the World Series:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/09/19/ ... mpionship/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 16 22, 1:04 pm
by Remembirds
Saturday marked 40 years since Willie McGee homered twice and robbed Gorman Thomas of a home run in Game 3 of the 1982 World Series:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/07/09/ ... ld-series/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 19 22, 6:44 am
by Remembirds
11 years ago today, Chris Carpenter made a diving play at first base, Lance Berkman drove in a pair of runs, and the bullpen threw three shutout innings as the Cardinals won Game 1 of the 2011 World Series:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/09/22/ ... es-game-1/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 19 22, 1:29 pm
by Radbird
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 20 22, 7:26 am
by Remembirds
Just days after a line drive to the leg left Joaquin Andujar writhing on the ground in agony, he combined with Bruce Sutter to pitch the Cardinals to a World Series championship 40 years ago today:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/07/10/ ... es-game-7/
Re: This Day in Baseball History....
Posted: October 21 22, 7:03 am
by Remembirds
On this date in 1981, the Cardinals traded pitcher Bob Sykes to the Yankees for a minor-league outfielder named Willie McGee. McGee went on to win the 1985 NL MVP, two batting titles, and three Gold Glove awards in an 18-year MLB career:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/10/21/ ... lie-mcgee/
