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‘Like a graveyard with lights’: 30 years ago, the Cardinals played before their smallest crowd at Busch
Van Slyke said the empty seats were more distracting than the traditionally full ones.

''Every voice stands out,'' he said. ''I heard some dad disciplining his 8-year-old son.''

Cardinals infielder Tim Jones, who had two hits in place of the resting Ozzie Smith, did Van Slyke's observation one better.

''I heard some dad whack his kid,'' Jones said.

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A day late on this one.

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Hank Aaron born Feb 5; Babe Ruth Feb 6. I never knew that.

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Today in Baseball History: The first non-U.S. MLB game in history is played in Montreal

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Today in baseball history — on April 14, 1969 — the first major league game outside the United States was played. It took place at Montreal’s Jarry Park with the expansion Montreal Expos defeating the defending N.L. champion St. Louis Cardinals 8-7. Mack Jones was the offensive hero for the Expos, driving in five and hitting the first home game home run in Expos history. Nelson Briles got shelled for the Cards, coughing up seven runs.
Pretty good article at the link above; worth a read.

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A day late but what a man.

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Another day, another new tidbit of Cardinals history.

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11 years ago today, Ryan Theriot signed a free-agent contract with the Cardinals and immediately angered his former teammates in Chicago:

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/11/02/ryan ... n-chicago/

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On this date in 1948, Stan Musial was named the NL MVP for the third time in his career. He hit .376 that season with four five-hit games and led the league in batting average, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs, OBP, slugging, OPS, and total bases.

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/11/03/stan ... mvp-award/

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Radbird wrote:
November 27 21, 12:50 pm
Another day, another new tidbit of Cardinals history.
Dang.

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