Sportsman’s Park greatest games – Page 4 – Society for American Baseball Research

May 21, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes his Dodgers debut in St. Louis

May 8, 1948: Harry Brecheen’s almost-perfect game

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

April 30, 1950: Brecheen, Schmitz both go the distance in extra-inning duel

August 18, 1951: St. Louis Browns set scoring record at home in 20-9 win over Tigers

August 19, 1951: Eddie Gaedel pinch-hits for St. Louis Browns as smallest batter in baseball

August 24, 1951: St. Louis Browns fans manage to get it right in Veeck promotion

September 13, 1951: Warren Spahn earns 20th win for Braves in rare three-team doubleheader

September 30, 1951: Ned Garver wins 20th for sad-sack St. Louis Browns

August 6, 1952: Satchel Paige turns back time to spin 12-inning shutout against Tigers

September 27, 1953: St. Louis Browns depart for Baltimore after 100th loss of the season

May 2, 1954: Stan Musial sets major-league record with five home runs in doubleheader

April 16, 1955: Cardinals outslugged by Cubs but finally win in 14th

July 9, 1957: Stengel’s ‘replacements’ do well to give AL a win in All-Star Game

June 23, 1961: Stan Musial knocks in seven runs for Cardinals

September 14, 1961: Ken Boyer’s 11 total bases and 11th-inning homer drive Cards to defeat Cubs

September 2, 1962: Musial passes Speaker with 3,516th hit, moving one more rung up the record book ladder

June 2, 1963: Say Hey times three: Willie Mays has a day at Busch Stadium

September 29, 1963: Stan Musial says goodbye in final game

October 4, 1964: Cards finally get best of Mets to clinch NL pennant

October 7, 1964: Schultz, Cardinals ignore the odds to defeat Yankees in Game 1

October 8, 1964: Rookie Mel Stottlemyre goes the distance as Yankees win Game 2

October 14, 1964: Jim Bouton earns second win to extend World Series to seventh game