This Day in Baseball History....

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1982, the trade that made Ozzie Smith a Cardinal was finalized. See why the deal took months to complete …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/08/29/ ... ton-trade/

[Remembirds]

Check out the story below to see why the Cardinals felt like Gregg Jefferies could win a batting championship when they traded for him ahead of the 1993 season …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/08/ ... jefferies/

[Remembirds]

Check out the story below to see how the Cardinals got Dennis Eckersley from the A’s and got Oakland to pay most of Eckersley’s 1996 salary …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/29/ ... cardinals/

[Remembirds]

Take a look at how the iconic birds on the bat were created on February 16, 1921 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/02/17/ ... rguson-mo/

[CardsofSTL]

Take a look at how the iconic birds on the bat were created on February 16, 1921 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/02/17/ ... rguson-mo/

To think they would evolve all the way into an iron on patch 103 years later.

[Remembirds]

On this date in 2011, Stan Musial received his greatest honor – the Presidential Medal of Freedom. See how a campaign uniting the Cardinals, their fans, and even legislators helped to make it happen …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/30/ ... f-freedom/

[Remembirds]

One year ago today, the Cardinals community lost Tim McCarver. Here’s the story of how his extra-inning homer won Game 5 of the 1964 World Series …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/02/20/ ... es-game-5/

[Remembirds]

See how Scott Spiezio started a phenomenon at Busch Stadium …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/01/ ... henomenon/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1955, the Cardinals signed Ken Boyer to his first big-league contract. See why the Cardinals traded away a 100-RBI third baseman to clear room for Boyer …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/12/24/ ... -ken-boyer

[Remembirds]

On this date in 2011, just two weeks after he signed a minor-league contract to return to the Cardinals, Jim Edmonds hung up his cleats. See what forced him to call it a career …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/04/ ... s-retires/