This Day in Baseball History....

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15 years ago today, the Cardinals signed Kyle Lohse to bolster a pitching staff decimated by injuries. See how the deal turned out to be a good one for both Lohse and the Cardinals:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/23/ ... yle-lohse/

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! On this date in 1969, the Cardinals traded a former NL MVP for a future one, sending Orlando Cepeda to the Braves for catcher and first baseman Joe Torre. See why both sides agreed to the deal:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/07/ ... joe-torre/

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15 years ago today, the Cardinals signed Adam Wainwright to his first contract extension. “Now I just have to go out there and ... make myself the most underpaid player in the game the next four years,” he said. Read more below:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/29/ ... extension/

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23 years ago today, the Cardinals traded for Jim Edmonds. Take a look back at the story behind the trade:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/10/ ... m-edmonds/

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On this date in 1959, the Cardinals traded the defending National League strikeout leader, Sam Jones, in a four-player trade that brought Bill White to St. Louis:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/12/ ... cardinals/

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One year ago today, the Cardinals announced that Albert Pujols was returning to St. Louis for one final season in his legendary career:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/01/03/ ... cardinals/

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25 years ago today, Mark McGwire launched a grand slam that put the Cardinals ahead for good in his first opening day in St. Louis:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/01/12/ ... ening-win/

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Heading into the 1987 season, Whitey Herzog felt like the Cardinals needed an elite catcher to push for the pennant. On April 1, he got the backstop he coveted, trading Andy Van Slyke, Mike LaValliere, and Mike Dunne to the Pirates for four-time all-star Tony Peña.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/18/ ... cardinals/

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With no guarantees that they would be able to re-sign all-star shortstop Ozzie Smith before the end of the season, the Cardinals needed a secret weapon. They got exactly that on April 2, 1985, when they traded shortstop Angel Salazar and minor-league pitcher John Young to the Mets for shortstop Jose Oquendo and minor-league reliever Mark Davis.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/19/ ... e-oquendo/

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27 years ago today, the Cardinals got the first glimpse of their new acquisitions for 1996 as Todd Stottlemyre earned his first Cardinals win and Dennis Eckersley earned his first Cardinals save:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/01/08/ ... ls-firsts/

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