Game Stories
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 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…
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 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…
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 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…
October 5, 1930: Jesse Haines defeats Lefty Grove in Fall Classic pitchers’ duel
With the Cardinals trailing the Philadelphia A’s two games…
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’…
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…
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…
September 30, 1942: Yankees’ Red Ruffing wins World Series opener in St. Louis
Usually the opening game of a World Series generates a great…
October 1, 1942: Cardinals rookie Johnny Beazley evens World Series in Game Two
Despite St. Louis’s last-inning heroics the previous day, the…
October 10, 1943: Marius Russo’s one-man show leads to Yankees’ win in Game 4
The 1943 World Series was a rematch of 1942’s fall classic,…
October 11, 1943: Spud Chandler, Yankees bring World Series championship back to New York
If you were listening carefully, you might have picked up on…
October 4, 1944: Galehouse, Browns surprise Cardinals in opener of ‘Trolley World Series’
Ohio Governor and Republican candidate for vice president John…
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 6, 1944: Browns’ Jack Kramer subdues the Redbirds in Game 3
While the nation was still heavily engaged in World War II, 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 9, 1944: St. Louis wins! Cardinals defeat Browns in Trolley Car Fall Classic
“Most of the crowd at the series seemed to be eager for the…
October 6, 1946: Rudy York’s homer lifts Red Sox to win in World Series opener
The Boston Red Sox had not won a World Series since 1918, almost…
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…
October 13, 1946: Joyous Cardinals hail gameness of Brecheen and Slaughter in Game 6
On Sunday, October 13, 1946, the St. Louis Cardinals faced the…
October 15, 1946: Country’s Mad Dash: Enos Slaughter scores winning run for Cardinals in Game 7
“Slaughter’s great gallop from first to score will rate with…