This Day in Baseball History....

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On this date in 1984, Joaquin Andujar called his shot, then hit a grand slam. “What’s worse is (he) pointed before he hit the damn thing,” lamented Ozzie Smith. “Just like Ruth. Ruth and Andujar. He’s going to be impossible.”

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/17/ ... rand-slam/

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Here’s the story of how waxing his car helped Bob Gibson wax the Cubs on this date in 1964 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/08/22/ ... 0-shutout/

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On this date in 1985, Vince Coleman hit an inside-the-park home run for his first career homer …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/18/ ... -the-park/

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How a salary dispute led the Cardinals to trade former NL MVP Mort Cooper on this date in 1945 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/10/30/ ... rt-cooper/

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Here’s a look back at how Adam Wainwright homered in his first MLB at-bat on this date in 2006 …

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/05/01/may- ... ue-at-bat/

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On this date in 1975, Lou Brock hit for the only cycle in his Hall of Fame career …

https://stlredbirds.com/2021/05/09/may- ... the-cycle/

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On this date in 1960, the Cardinals acquired Julian Javier in a four-player trade with the Pirates. Javier held down the Cardinals’ second base job for the next dozen years …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/01/23/ ... an-javier/

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Monday marked 32 years since Ozzie Smith’s 2,000th career hit. Here’s a look back at why the milestone meant so much to the Wizard …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/18/ ... areer-hit/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 2014, Oscar Taveras homered in his MLB debut. Here’s a look back …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/09/30/ ... gue-debut/

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In June of 1992, the Cardinals convinced Brian Jordan to give up his NFL career and sign a contract to play baseball exclusively …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/12/29/ ... -football/