This Day in Baseball History....
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#OTD in 1990, the #STLCards named Joe Torre their new manager. Whitey Herzog had resigned the post three weeks earlier.
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On this date in 2001, the Cardinals traded Ray Lankford to the Padres for Woody Williams. See how a war of words between Lankford's agent and Tony La Russa led to the trade ...
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Who else remembers Todd Zeile? On this date in 1991, his walk-off home run had the Cardinals feeling like they were back in the pennant race ...
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At the 2014 trading deadline, the Cardinals traded Allen Craig and Joe Kelly to the Red Sox to add John Lackey to their starting rotation. See why the trade was a shake-up for the Cardinals' clubhouse ...
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On this date in 1931, Sunny Jim Bottomley, battling to hold off young Rip Collins from claiming the Cardinals' first base job, had a 6-hit game for the second time in his career. Take a look back at the game and Bottomley's strong words that he deserved the starting job ...
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On this date in 2004, the Cardinals added future Hall of Famer Larry Walker to a lineup that already included Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, and Jim Edmonds ...
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On this date in 1997, Mark McGwire made his Busch Stadium debut and received a standing ovation before his first at-bat. For his second at-bat, he returned the favor, launching his first Cardinals home run ...
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Take a look back at Rick Ankiel's return to the majors as an outfielder, and the home run he hit in his first game back on this date in 2007 ...
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