October 14, 1964: Jim Bouton earns second win to extend World Series to seventh game
After the Cardinals took two out of three games from the Yankees…
October 8, 1964: Rookie Mel Stottlemyre goes the distance as Yankees win Game 2
The New York Yankees had entered the 1964 World Series as favorites…
October 7, 1964: Schultz, Cardinals ignore the odds to defeat Yankees in Game 1
The city of St. Louis was ecstatic that it would get to host…
October 4, 1964: Cards finally get best of Mets to clinch NL pennant
The St. Louis Cardinals must have been pinching themselves. On…
September 29, 1963: Stan Musial says goodbye in final game
There was symmetry to the first weeks of Stan Musial’s career…
June 2, 1963: Say Hey times three: Willie Mays has a day at Busch Stadium
“Those homers all felt good. They all do. That second one was…
September 2, 1962: Musial passes Speaker with 3,516th hit, moving one more rung up the record book ladder
There was not much tension in the air as the New York Mets concluded…
September 27, 1953: St. Louis Browns depart for Baltimore after 100th loss of the season
When Duane Pillette took the mound for the woeful St. Louis Browns…
August 6, 1952: Satchel Paige turns back time to spin 12-inning shutout against Tigers
“Never was Paige more tantalizing,” mused the St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
September 30, 1951: Ned Garver wins 20th for sad-sack St. Louis Browns
The NL dominated the headlines on the last day of the 1951 regular…
September 13, 1951: Warren Spahn earns 20th win for Braves in rare three-team doubleheader
On September 13, 1951, Sportsman’s Park hosted an extremely…
August 24, 1951: St. Louis Browns fans manage to get it right in Veeck promotion
It was a “Veeck” of a ballgame for the St. Louis Browns and…
September 14, 1961: Ken Boyer’s 11 total bases and 11th-inning homer drive Cards to defeat Cubs
Ken Boyer collected his first career five-hit game in propelling…
June 23, 1961: Stan Musial knocks in seven runs for Cardinals
The turnstiles at Busch Stadium, the renamed Sportsman’s…
July 9, 1957: Stengel’s ‘replacements’ do well to give AL a win in All-Star Game
In 1957, the fans, with some help from Commissioner Ford Frick,…
April 16, 1955: Cardinals outslugged by Cubs but finally win in 14th
On Saturday, April 16, 1955, pregame activity at Busch Stadium…
May 2, 1954: Stan Musial sets major-league record with five home runs in doubleheader
Early on Sunday morning, May 2, 1954, a group of 37 people from…
August 19, 1951: Eddie Gaedel pinch-hits for St. Louis Browns as smallest batter in baseball
Search online for a definition of the word incongruous and among…
August 18, 1951: St. Louis Browns set scoring record at home in 20-9 win over Tigers
The 1951 St. Louis Browns were one of the sorriest teams in the…
July 13, 1948: Stan Musial wows St. Louis crowd with home run in All-Star Game
Baseball’s 15th All-Star Game took place in Sportsman’s Park…
September 13, 1949: Red Munger’s $50 night leads Cardinals to 1-0 win over Giants
In 1949, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch distributed $50 savings…
May 8, 1948: Harry Brecheen’s almost-perfect game
Harry “The Cat” Brecheen had previously entered major-league…
April 30, 1950: Brecheen, Schmitz both go the distance in extra-inning duel
When fans of the St. Louis Cardinals woke up on the morning of…
May 21, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes his Dodgers debut in St. Louis
Jackie Robinson never thought the abuse would happen in New York…