April 13, 1954, marked a new beginning in Cardinals baseball as Tom Alston became the first black player to make the major-league club and Wally Moon became the second Cardinal to homer in his first career at-bat.
It's been almost 17 years since Albert Pujols closed Busch Stadium III's first homestand in style, hitting three homers, including a walk-off shot in the bottom of the ninth. See what Tony La Russa and Mark Mulder had to say about the big man's historic performance:
On this date in 1978, Bob Forsch threw the most controversial no-hitter in Cardinals history. See why Mike Schmidt said Forsch deserved "all the accolades that go with pitching a one-hitter."
On April 18, 1985, Vince Coleman made his MLB debut, stealing two bases on his way to the Rookie of the Year Award. Click below to see Whitey Herzog's spring training prediction regarding Coleman:
Four years ago today, Cardinals outfielder Lane Thomas homered in his first career at-bat. Now 27, he is off to a nice start with the Nationals, batting .303 with seven RBIs.