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In 1948, Stan Musial asked for a $5,000 raise after playing through appendicitis the previous year. See how Cardinals owner Sam Breadon responded …
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See why Red Schoendienst turned down a starting job in California and a coaching opportunity in Milwaukee to return to St. Louis as a backup in 1961 …
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See why the Cardinals traded Allen Craig just 17 months after signing him to a five-year, $31 million extension …
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See how injuries to four different Cardinals pitchers led them to sign Kyle Lohse on this date in 2008 …
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See how the Cardinals traded a former NL MVP, Orlando Cepeda, for future MVP Joe Torre on this date in 1969 …
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After signing the first contract extension of his career on this date in 2008, Adam Wainwright had a simple message. “Now I just have to go out there and honor that contract and hopefully make myself the most underpaid player in the game the next four years,” he said. See why Wainwright considered the contract a no-brainer …
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Why did the Cardinals send a WOMAN TO THE MOUND on this date in 1934? Check out the story below …
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How the Cardinals got JIM EDMONDS FROM THE ANGELS for Kent Bottenfield and Adam Kennedy …
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See why the Cardinals dealt away their ace pitcher and gambled on the potential of young first baseman Bill White on this date in 1959 …
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As the Cardinals prepared to open the 1988 season, an interview Ozzie Smith gave to GQ had him feuding with just about everyone. Check out the full story below:
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