
October 5, 1926: Cardinals’ Jesse Haines tosses shutout and homers in first World Series game in St. Louis
“Screams, shrieks, whoops, bawls, howls, hollers, roars swept…

October 7, 1926: Tony Lazzeri’s sacrifice fly wins Game 5 for Yankees in extra innings
A crowd of 39,552, the largest of the three games at Sportsman’s…

October 6, 1926: Babe Ruth becomes first player to hit three homers in World Series game
The American League home-run leader with 47 in 1926, Babe…

August 24, 1924: Eddie Dyer tosses shutout in Cardinals 17-0 laugher
The Cardinals entered the 2 P.M. doubleheader with the Brooklyn…

July 11, 1925: Browns’ George Sisler knocks in a career-high seven runs
The Washington Senators were feeling plenty good about themselves.…
October 5, 1930: Jesse Haines defeats Lefty Grove in Fall Classic pitchers’ duel
With the Cardinals trailing the Philadelphia A’s two games…
October 4, 1930: Wild Bill Hallahan shuts out A’s in Game 3 to rekindle Redbirds’ hopes
The mood was gloomy and subdued at Sportsman’s Park in the…
August 21, 1930: Chick Hafey hits for the cycle as Cardinals pound Phillies
On this steamy August afternoon, the bespectacled outfielder…

October 9, 1928: Sultan of Swat smacks three homers to sink the Cardinals in World Series sweep
Not even the all-powerful Kenesaw Mountain Landis could predict…

October 7, 1928: Lou Gehrig’s two homers too much for Redbirds in Game 3
Before the start of the 1928 World Series, former major-league…

June 21, 1927: Jesse Haines goes the distance; Cardinals win on Les Bell’s 13th-inning single
On Tuesday, June 21, 1927, at Sportsman’s Park, the reigning…
July 17, 1924: Jesse Haines tosses only Cardinal no-hitter in Sportsman’s Park
When Cardinals right-hander and future Hall of Famer Jesse Haines…
August 9, 1923: Cardinals win a wild one against defending champion Giants
12, 15, 25, 33, 37.Don’t worry. This isn’t a brainteaser…
September 18, 1922: Browns, Yankees battle for AL pennant in the ‘Little World Series’
In 1922, the defending American League champion New York Yankees…
May 30, 1922: The Browns’ 17th hit finally produces the second run for victory
The American League regular season consisted of 618 games in…
April 22, 1922: Ken Williams clubs three home runs for the Browns
The doormats of the American League, also known as the St. Louis…

July 2, 1920: Cardinals get first win at Sportsman’s Park as Doak swashbuckles Pirates
The St. Louis Cardinals’ owner, Sam Breadon, generally shunned…

August 8, 1920: George Sisler becomes first St. Louis Browns player to hit for the cycle
“They’ve called Ty Cobb the Georgia Peach for the last 15…

April 14, 1917: White Sox ace Eddie Cicotte hurls no-hitter at Sportsman’s Park
Chicago Tribune sportswriter I.E. Sanborn confidently predicted…

July 25, 1918: Senators’ Walter Johnson and Browns’ Allen Sothoron battle for 15 innings
Perhaps no baseball season has ever begun with more uncertainty…

July 1, 1920: St. Louis Cardinals fall in their first game at Sportsman’s Park
At the end of June 1920 the National League pennant contenders…

April 14, 1909: The dawn of a new era: St. Louis Browns fall in first game at Sportsman’s Park
The citizens of St. Louis had seen a lot of baseball played in…

May 6, 1917: Bob Groom tosses St. Louis Browns’ second no-hitter in two days
It was almost as if sportswriters had a sense of relief following…

May 5, 1917: On second thought, it’s a no-hitter for Ernie Koob
An incorrect headline is a publisher’s nightmare. The most…