This Day in Baseball History....
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21 years ago today, the Cardinals traded Ray Lankford to the Padres for starting pitcher Woody Williams. See how Lankford's frustration with the Cardinals played a role in the deal:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/10/ ... -williams/
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On this date in 1991, Todd Zeile hit a walk-off home run to beat the Pirates and help pull the upstart Cardinals within 4 1/2 games of division-leading Pittsburgh:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/05/24/ ... nant-race/
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On this date in 1931, Cardinals slugger Jim Bottomley proved that he still had what it takes when he posted the second 6-hit game of his career. At the time, he was fighting off young Ripper Collins for the starting first base job:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/07/ ... e-pirates/
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18 years ago today, the Cardinals traded for future Hall of Famer Larry Walker:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/11/ ... ries-push/
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/11/ ... ries-push/
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25 years ago today, Mark McGwire hit the first home run of his Cardinals career in his Busch Stadium debut:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/12/ ... ium-debut/
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36 years ago this week, Bob Forsch threw 7+ innings and became the seventh pitcher in Cardinals history to hit a grand slam in a win over the Pirates.
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/07/17/ ... rates-5-4/
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15 years ago today, Rick Ankiel returned to the majors as an outfielder. Tony La Russa called the home run Ankiel hit that night one of the biggest joys of his baseball career.
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/07/12/ ... utfielder/
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/07/12/ ... utfielder/
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12 years ago today, Jason LaRue's career ended when he was injured in a brawl between the Cardinals and Reds:
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/05/25/ ... es-career/
https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/05/25/ ... es-career/