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On this date in 2004, Albert Pujols and the Cardinals agreed on a team-record $100 million contract that kept him in St. Louis through the 2011 World Series championship …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/03/ ... -cardinals

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With groups from Milwaukee and Houston bidding on the team, Anheuser-Busch stepped up and purchased the Cardinals on this date in 1953. Take a look back at how it happened and how close the Cardinals came to moving …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/15/ ... s-in-1953/

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See how former Cardinals shortstop Dal Maxvill became a surprising choice for general manager on February 25, 1985 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/21/ ... gm-choice/

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On this date in 2011, the Cardinals announced that Adam Wainwright would miss the entire season due to Tommy John surgery. See how the Cardinals won the World Series without him …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/02/ ... hn-surgery

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See why the Cardinals traded future Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Carlton on this date in 1972 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/11/ ... -phillies/

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See why the Cardinals unveiled new uniforms without the iconic birds on the bat on this date in 1956 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/25/ ... -uniforms/

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Take a look back at Red Schoendienst’s incredible career and his long path to the Hall of Fame (his election was announced on this date in 1989) …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/14/ ... l-of-fame/

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See why it took so long for Orlando Cepeda to earn induction into the Hall of Fame, finally earning the honor on March 2, 1999 …

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Check out this article looking back at the 2012 contract that kept Yadi in St. Louis for another five years. Do you think the Cards would have been able to keep Yadi and Waino if they re-signed Pujols to a monster contract after the 2011 season?

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/16/ ... extension/

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Former Cardinals pitcher Mort Cooper was born on this date in 1913. Take a look back at how a series of jersey changes helped him win a World Series title and the NL MVP Award in 1942 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/10/29/ ... mvp-award/

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