This Day in Baseball History....

[Remembirds]

On October 9, 1944, the St. Louis Cardinals clinched their second World Series championship in three years, defeating the crosstown rival Browns 3-1 and establishing themselves as baseball’s dominant wartime franchise.

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[Remembirds]

Amid a cloud of rumor and innuendo, Anheuser-Busch effectively fired Harry Caray as their St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster on October 9, 1969.

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[Remembirds]

A look back at the Cardinals' first world championship and the question that's been asked ever since: Was Grover Cleveland Alexander actually drunk?

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[Remembirds]

The biggest moment of Ken Boyer’s career came with his brother Clete just a few feet away, playing third base for the Yankees on the game’s biggest stage.

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[Remembirds]

On this date in 1985, Vince Coleman's season ended when the speedster was caught by an unlikely source — Busch Stadium's automated tarp.

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[Remembirds]

On this date in 2011, Jamie Garcia and the Cardinals' bullpen dominated the Brewers in Game 5 of the NLCS.

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[Remembirds]

On this date in 1985, Ozzie Smith had Cardinals fans going crazy.

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[Remembirds]

With his mad dash from first base, Enos Slaughter raced home with the winning run of the 1946 World Series and into baseball history.

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[Remembirds]

After he hit two home runs to lift the Cardinals to a 6-2 win in Game 3 of the 1982 World Series, Willie McGee returned to the clubhouse and found himself confronted with something perhaps even more nerve-wracking than anything that could happen on the field – a crowd of reporters surrounding his locker.

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[Remembirds]

On this date in 2011, the Cardinals became improbable National League champions.

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