Bob Swift of the Detroit Tigers catches a pitch as St. Louis…
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The 1951 St. Louis Browns were one of the sorriest teams in the…
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Baseball’s 15th All-Star Game took place in Sportsman’s Park…
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In 1949, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch distributed $50 savings…
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Harry “The Cat” Brecheen had previously entered major-league…
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When fans of the St. Louis Cardinals woke up on the morning of…
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Jackie Robinson never thought the abuse would happen in New York…
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Going into the last day of the 1946 baseball season, Brooklyn…
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Stan Musial’s arrival with the St. Louis Cardinals coincided…
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“Slaughter’s great gallop from first to score will rate with…
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On Sunday, October 13, 1946, the St. Louis Cardinals faced the…
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Despite the loss to the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 World Series…
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There remained the matter of a ballgame on August 10, 1945. Two,…
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The Boston Red Sox had not won a World Series since 1918, almost…
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On April 17, 1945, just two weeks before Adolf Hitler committed…
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The Streetcar Series was even. By winning 5-1 the previous day,…
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“Most of the crowd at the series seemed to be eager for the…
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While the nation was still heavily engaged in World War II, two…
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“They looked more like a softball team than a baseball team,…
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Ohio Governor and Republican candidate for vice president John…
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Chet Laabs of the St. Louis Browns is carried off the field…
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August 19, 1951: Eddie Gaedel pinch-hits for St. Louis Browns as smallest batter in baseball
August 18, 1951: St. Louis Browns set scoring record at home in 20-9 win over Tigers
July 13, 1948: Stan Musial wows St. Louis crowd with home run in All-Star Game
September 13, 1949: Red Munger’s $50 night leads Cardinals to 1-0 win over Giants
May 8, 1948: Harry Brecheen’s almost-perfect game
April 30, 1950: Brecheen, Schmitz both go the distance in extra-inning duel
May 21, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes his Dodgers debut in St. Louis
October 1, 1946: Extra time: Cardinals take NL playoff opener over Dodgers
October 7, 1944: Stan Musial’s blast helps Cardinals level Trolley Car World Series at 2-2
October 15, 1946: Country’s Mad Dash: Enos Slaughter scores winning run for Cardinals in Game 7
October 13, 1946: Joyous Cardinals hail gameness of Brecheen and Slaughter in Game 6
October 7, 1946: ‘The Cat’ Harry Brecheen purrs for Cardinals in Game 2
August 10, 1945: Browns win slugfest at the bottom of the American League
October 6, 1946: Rudy York’s homer lifts Red Sox to win in World Series opener
April 17, 1945: Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder, makes major-league debut for St. Louis Browns
October 8, 1944: Big Mort and big blasts lift Cardinals in Game 5
Waverly Fairgrounds (Elizabeth, NJ)
Solly Hemus
October 9, 1944: St. Louis wins! Cardinals defeat Browns in Trolley Car Fall Classic
Bob Berryhill
October 6, 1944: Browns’ Jack Kramer subdues the Redbirds in Game 3
October 5, 1944: O’Dea’s pinch-hit single leads Cards to Game 2 win in 11th
October 4, 1944: Galehouse, Browns surprise Cardinals in opener of ‘Trolley World Series’
October 1, 1944: Finally, the Browns! St. Louis captures first American League pennant