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Game Stories

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

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

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 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…