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Take a look back at how being traded to St. Louis rejuvenated Orlando Cepeda's career, resulting in the MVP Award on this date in 1967 ...

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Take a look back at Chris Carpenter's 2005 Cy Young Award-winning season and see just how close he was to quitting the game just a few years earlier ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/19/ ... on-part-1/

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Part 2 of a look back at Chris Carpenter's Cy Young-winning 2005 season, including the turning point of his season ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/19/ ... on-part-2/

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Part 3 of a look back at Chris Carpenter's Cy Young Award-winning 2005 season ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/19/ ... on-part-3/

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On this date in 1979, Cardinals first baseman Keith Hernandez was named co-NL MVP. Take a look back at his challenging road to being recognized as one of the best in the game ...

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22 years ago today, voters unanimously named Albert Pujols the National League Rookie of the Year. See how one spring training at-bat impressed Tony La Russa and helped to propel Pujols to a remarkable rookie campaign ...

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55 years ago today, Cardinals ace Bob Gibson was named the NL MVP. See how he mastered his craft in the summer of 1968 ...

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After two previous second-place finishes, see how Albert Pujols finally won the NL MVP in 2005 …

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Nine years ago today, in the wake of Oscar Taveras’s tragic passing, the Cardinals traded Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins to the Braves for Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden. Take a look back at the deal and the immediate reaction …

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See why the Cardinals signed Delino DeShields on this date in 1996 after considering power-hitting second basemen Jeff King and Ryne Sandberg …

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