This Day in Baseball History....

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11 years ago today, the Cardinals signed Lance Berkman ahead of the 2011 season. He wound up being one of St. Louis's postseason heroes, playing a key role in the team's World Series championship:

https://stlredbirds.com/2020/12/04/how- ... 11-season/

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Loved ol' Puma when he was a Cardinal. Hated to see him at the plate when he was with the Astros.

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On this date in 1957, the Cardinals and Reds made the Curt Flood trade nobody talks about -- the one that sent him to St. Louis. At the time, nobody thought very much of the deal:

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/11/05/reds ... cardinals/

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On this date in 1980, Whitey Herzog began to remake the Cardinals roster. The first item on his list? Signing Darrell Porter to become the new catcher.

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/11/06/whit ... ll-porter/

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On this date in 1980, the Cardinals acquired future Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter from the Cubs:

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/11/11/cubs ... cardinals/

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Looking ahead to the 1985 season, Whitey Herzog knew he needed pitching. On this date in 1984, the Cardinals traded outfielder George Hendrick to the Pirates in a deal that brought left-hander John Tudor to St. Louis:

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/11/18/card ... ohn-tudor/

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Remembirds wrote:
December 12 21, 7:34 am
Looking ahead to the 1985 season, Whitey Herzog knew he needed pitching. On this date in 1984, the Cardinals traded outfielder George Hendrick to the Pirates in a deal that brought left-hander John Tudor to St. Louis:

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/11/18/card ... ohn-tudor/

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Brian Harper might have been a Cardinal hero in the 1985 World Series.

But then...you know.

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18 years ago today, the Cardinals traded J.D. Drew and Eli Marrero to the Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King, and a young pitching prospect named Adam Wainwright:

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/11/21/card ... ainwright/

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Remembirds wrote:
December 13 21, 7:49 am
18 years ago today, the Cardinals traded J.D. Drew and Eli Marrero to the Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King, and a young pitching prospect named Adam Wainwright:

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/11/21/card ... ainwright/

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That was a pretty solid trade.

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