October 1, 1946: Extra time: Cardinals take NL playoff opener over Dodgers

Going into the last day of the 1946 baseball season, Brooklyn…

October 7, 1946: ‘The Cat’ Harry Brecheen purrs for Cardinals in Game 2

Despite the loss to the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 World Series…

August 10, 1945: Browns win slugfest at the bottom of the American League

There remained the matter of a ballgame on August 10, 1945. Two,…

October 8, 1944: Big Mort and big blasts lift Cardinals in Game 5

The Streetcar Series was even. By winning 5-1 the previous day,…

October 6, 1944: Browns’ Jack Kramer subdues the Redbirds in Game 3

While the nation was still heavily engaged in World War II, two…

October 5, 1944: O’Dea’s pinch-hit single leads Cards to Game 2 win in 11th

“They looked more like a softball team than a baseball team,…

October 1, 1944: Finally, the Browns! St. Louis captures first American League pennant

Chet Laabs of the St. Louis Browns is carried off the field…

October 1, 1942: Cardinals rookie Johnny Beazley evens World Series in Game Two

Despite St. Louis’s last-inning heroics the previous day, the…

June 4, 1943: Two of a Kind: Mort Cooper tosses second straight one-hit shutout

St. Louis held its collective breath when reports emerged at…

August 25, 1942: Marty Marion’s dash preserves Mort Cooper’s 14-inning gem

Described as “the largest throng to see a night game in the…

September 17, 1941: Stan Musial makes his major-league debut

In spring training before the 1941 season, the St. Louis Cardinals…