July 19, 1941: Browns’ George McQuinn hits for the cycle
George McQuinn led the offense as the Browns swept the Boston…
August 5, 1940: John Whitehead tosses abbreviated no-hitter for last big-league victory
“For some time now large John has been in danger of being booted…
October 6, 1930: Jimmie Foxx’s ninth-inning homer puts A’s on verge of a championship in Game 5
Of all seasons, the least likely in which to expect a pitchers’…
July 13, 1940: Johnny Mize’s cycle boosts Cardinals in walk-off win over Giants
The New York Times described the outcome of a 1940 midseason…
July 9, 1940: Five NL pitchers combine for first All-Star shutout at Sportsman’s Park
Under a broiling midsummer sun, five National League pitchers…
May 24, 1940: Cleveland spoils Browns’ first night game in St. Louis
For nearly 15 minutes 25,562 excitedly impatient fans had been…
May 7, 1940: Cardinals tie NL record with seven home runs in rout of Dodgers
As the 1940 season began, the Cardinals were sputtering in the…
July 20, 1938: Johnny Mize blasts three home runs for second time in eight days
Johnny Mize, a country boy from Demorest, Georgia, had been given…
April 29, 1936: Parmelee bests Hubbell in epic 17-inning duel
“There is a new heroic figure in the Cardinals picture,”…
October 7, 1934: Tommy Bridges outduels Dizzy Dean as Tigers take 3-2 lead in World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals had been favored to win the 1934 World…
August 4, 1937: Cardiac Cardinals complete crazy comeback; Medwick ties record with four doubles
You know you’ve been to a great ballgame when you leave the…
October 5, 1934: Paul Dean impresses brother Dizzy in Cardinals’ Game 3 win
After the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals split two contests…
October 6, 1934: Tigers even World Series in Game 4; Dizzy Dean knocked out cold
Down two games to one in the 1934 World Series, the Detroit Tigers…
September 18, 1934: Browns’ Bobo Newsom tosses no-no through nine, loses in 10th
“Buck Newsom pitched a no-hit gameBut gets no credit for the…
September 16, 1933: Cardinals outlast Dodgers after 27 runs, 36 hits, and 17 walks
By the time the 1933 National League season was winding down…
July 30, 1933: Dizzy Dean fans 17 Cubs for new modern strikeout record
“[He] pitched with devastating speed, his curves breaking fast…
June 23, 1932: The Goose wallops three; Goslin’s homers lift Browns over Yankees
Goose Goslin was a dangerous hitter, suggested St. Louis sportswriter…
October 10, 1931: Revenge is sweet for Cardinals in Game 7, even without Pepper
Gabby Street wanted revenge, so he went to the firm of Hallahan…
October 9, 1931: A’s Lefty Grove stymies Redbirds again in Game 6
The day before Game Six of the 1931 World Series, more than 500…
October 2, 1931: ‘Wild Horse’ Pepper Martin steals the show as Cardinals take Game 2 of World Series
Bill Hallahan “cast a spell of impotence over the bats of the…
October 1, 1931: Lefty Grove, A’s subdue Cardinals in opening game of World Series
Anticipation of the 1931 World Series steadily peaked all summer…
July 12, 1931: Cardinals set doubles record with assist from St. Louis crowd
Fans began arriving at Dodier Street and Grand Boulevard shortly…
July 13, 1938: Johnny Mize ends slump with three straight homers
“For weeks on end, the once fell bludgeonings of Johnny Mize…
September 30, 1934: Dizzy Dean wins 30th game as Cardinals clinch NL pennant
“If a showman had arranged it,” opined the AP’s Paul Mickelson,…