Events in Sport
Events 101 - 135 of 135
- 1987-10-25 Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins beat St Louis Cardinals, 4-2 at HHH Metrodome for 4-3 series win and franchise first in Minneapolis; MVP: Twins pitcher Frank Viola
- 1988-01-16 NFL St Louis Cardinals announce move to Phoenix
- 1988-03-15 NFL's St Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix
- 1988-04-04 Largest crowd (55,438) at an MLB Opening Day game at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium; Reds win over St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4 in 12 innings
Sports History
1989-05-14 Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 1st player to hit 6 doubles across two consecutive games since St. Louis Cardinal Red Schoendienst in 1948
- 1989-09-22 MLB St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs
- 1993-09-07 St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Mark Whiten hits 4 HRs & 12 RBIs in 15-2 win at Cincinnati Reds
- 1996-10-17 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3
- 1997-05-16 Atlanta Braves beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings
- 1997-05-16 MLB St Louis Cardinal Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hit
Baseball Trade
1997-07-31 A's first baseman Mark McGwire becomes MLB's top home run hitter to be traded in the middle of a season when he moves from Oakland to St. Louis Cardinals (34 home runs and 81 RBI)
- 1997-09-16 Mark McGwire signs with the St Louis Cardinals for $26M
- 1997-09-28 St Louis Cardinals Mark McGwire hits his 58th HR of 1997 (34 with Oak A's)
- 2000-10-16 MLB National League Championship: New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1
- 2001-09-03 In just his 11th start, St. Louis Cardinals' rookie pitcher Bud Smith no-hits the San Diego Padres, 4-0
- 2002-10-14 MLB National League Championship: San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1
- 2004-10-21 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros, 4 games to 3
- 2004-10-27 Baseball World Series: Boston beats St. Louis, 3-0 in Game 4 at Busch Stadium to sweep Cardinals and win Red Sox first title since 1918; MVP: Boston outfielder Manny Ramirez
Baseball Record
2005-08-05 St. Louis Cardinals 1st baseman Albert Pujols becomes the first player to connect for 30 home runs in each of his first 5 MLB seasons
- 2005-10-19 MLB National League Championship: Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2
- 2006-10-19 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Mets, 4 games to 3
- 2006-10-27 Baseball World Series: St. Louis beats Detroit Tigers, 4-2 in Game 5 at Busch Stadium to win Cardinals' 10th title in franchise history; MVP: Cardinals infielder David Eckstein
- 2007-07-15 MLB Philadelphia Phillies lose to visiting St. Louis Cardinals, 10-2 to become the first franchise in major American sport with 10,000 all-time losses
- 2011-10-16 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee Brewers, 4 games to 2
- 2011-10-27 MLB World Series Game 6: St. Louis Cardinal 3B David Freese hits game-tying 2 run triple with 2 outs in the 9th and then hits walk-off home run in the 11th
- 2011-10-28 Baseball World Series: St. Louis beats Texas Rangers, 6-2 in Game 7 at Busch Stadium to win Cardinals' 11th title; MVP: Cardinals 3rd baseman David Freese
- 2012-06-01 Johan Santana throws first no-hitter in the New York Mets' 50-year MLB history when he beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 8 - 0
- 2012-10-22 MLB National League Championship: San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3
- 2013-10-18 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 2
World Series
2013-10-30 Baseball World Series: Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Cardinals, 6-1 in Game 6 at Fenway Park to win title; MVP: Boston slugger David Ortiz
- 2014-10-16 MLB National League Championship: San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1
- 2017-06-06 Scooter Gennet hits four home runs in Cincinnati Reds 13-1 victory at home against St. Louis Cardinals, 17th player to do so
- 2022-08-29 St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits career home run 694 off of major league record 450th different pitcher in 13-4 win over Reds in Cincinnati
- 2022-09-23 St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits 2 home runs with 5 RBI in 11-0 win over Dodgers in LA; becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs
- 2023-01-24 Third baseman Scott Rolen (Philadelphia Philleis, St. Louis Cardinals) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 101 - 158 of 158
Keith Hernandez (70 years old)
1953-10-20 American MLB 1st baseman (St Louis Cardinals, NY Mets), born in San Francisco, California
- 1954-06-29 Rick Honeycutt, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1954-10-03 Dennis Eckersley, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (6 x MLB All Star; AL Cy Young Award 1992; AL MVP 1992; Oakland A's), born in Oakland, California
Ozzie Smith (69 years old)
1954-12-26 American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (15 x MLB All-Star; 13 x Gold Glove Award; World Series 1982; NL Silver Slugger Award 1987; NLCS MVP 1985; SD Padres, St Louis Cardinals), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1955-11-10 Jack Clark, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1978, 79, 85, 87; Silver Slugger Award 1985, 87; SF Giants, St. Louis Cardinals), born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
- 1955-12-22 Lonnie Smith, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1978-94; (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, and 3 other teams), WS wins with 3 different teams, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1957-05-09 John Stuper, baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1957-09-23 Tony Fossas, Cuba, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1957-12-04 Lee Smith, American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; 4 x saves leader; Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, NY Yankees, Baltimore Orioles), born in Jamestown, Louisiana
- 1958-08-19 Gary Gaetti, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1988, 89; World Series 1987; Gold Glove Award 1986–89; Minnesota Twins), born in Centralia Illinois
- 1958-11-02 Willie McGee, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1983, 85, 87-88; NL MVP 1985; St Louis Cardinals), born in San Francisco, California
- 1959-09-28 Todd Worrell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1988, 95, 96; NL Rookie of the Year 1986; St. Louis Cardinals, LA Dodgers), born in Arcadia, California
- 1959-10-08 Mike Morgan, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Tulare, California
- 1960-11-30 Bob Tewksbury, American MLB pitcher, 1986-98 (New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), broadcaster, and sports psychologist, born in Concord, New Hampshire
- 1961-08-21 Danny Sheaffer, American MLB catcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1961-08-26 Jeff Parrett, American pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1961-09-22 Vince Coleman, American MLB outfielder, 1985-97, NL Rookie of the Year, 6X NL stolen base leader, 2X All-Star (St. Louis Cardinals; New York Mets, and 4 other teams), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1962-01-10 Jim Lindeman, American baseball outfielder, 1996-84 (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams), born in Evanston, Illinois
- 1962-07-30 Tom Pagnozzi, American baseball catcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Tucson, Arizona
Mark McGwire (60 years old)
1963-10-01 American MLB 1st baseman, coach (12-time All Star, Oakland A's, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pomona, California
- 1964-07-02 Joe Magrane, American baseball player nicknamed "Maddog" (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Des Moines, Iowa
Ron Gant (59 years old)
1965-03-02 American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1992, 95; Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds) and broadcaster (WAGA-TV, co-host 'Good Day Atlanta', born in Victoria, Texas
- 1965-07-29 Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Santurce, Puerto Rico
- 1965-09-09 Todd Zeile, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, LA Dodgers, Texas Rangers, NY Mets) and broadcaster (SportsNet New York), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965-11-18 Mark Petkovsek, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Beaumont, Texas
- 1966-02-24 Rene Arocha, Cubans-American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1966-11-25 Mark Whiten, American MLB baseball outfielder (4 home runs in one game 1993; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pensacola, Florida
- 1967-03-29 Brian Jordan, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1999 Atlanta Braves; LA Dodgers, St Louis Cardinals) and NFL defensive back (Atlanta Falcons 1989-91), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1967-04-23 Rhéal Cormier, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Boston Red Sox), born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (d. 2021) [1]
- 1967-06-05 Ray Lankford, Modesto California, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1967-07-21 Lance Painter, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1993-2003 (Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Bedford, England
- 1967-08-20 Andy Benes, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evansville, Indiana
- 1967-11-21 (Roy) "Tripp" Cromer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1993-2003 (St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Lake City, North Carolina
- 1969-02-11 Bryan Eversgerd, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Centralia, Illinois
- 1969-06-21 Donovan Osborne, Amercian pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Roseville, California
- 1970-01-02 Royce Clayton, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1997; SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals) and actor (The Rookie, Moneyball), born in Burbank, California
- 1970-01-19 T. J. Mathews, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Columbia, Illinois
- 1970-02-04 John Frascatore, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1970-06-27 Jim Edmonds, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1993-2010, 4X All-Star, 8X Gold Glove (California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
- 1970-10-17 John Mabry, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- 1972-01-21 Alan Benes, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evansville, Indiana
- 1972-09-14 David Bell, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1973-01-09 Aaron Holbert, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Torrance, California
- 1973-11-17 Eli Marrero, Cuban-American MLB baseball player, 1997-2006 (St, Louis Cardinals and 5 other teams), born in Havana, Cuba
- 1975-01-01 Fernando Tatís Sr., Dominican baseball third baseman (MLB record 8 RBI in one inning, 1999; St. Louis Cardinals), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- 1975-03-25 Miguel Mejia, San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1975-04-27 Chris Carpenter, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 2005; 3 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2006, 11 St. Louis Cardinals; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Exeter, New Hampshire
- 1975-07-31 Randy Flores, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2006, St. Louis Cardinals), executive (American director scouting SL Cardinals) and broadcaster (Pac-12 Network), born in Bellflower, California
- 1977-08-05 Mark Mulder, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals), born in South Holland, Illinois
- 1977-09-29 Jake Westbrook, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2011 St. Louis Cardinals; MLB All Star 2004 Cleveland Indians), born in Athens, Georgia
- 1978-10-04 Kyle Lohse, American baseball pitcher (14th pitcher to beat all 30 MLB teams; Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Chico, California
- 1979-07-19 Rick Ankiel, American MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
Albert Pujols (44 years old)
1980-01-16 Dominican baseball 1st baseman (NL MVP 2005, 2008-09; 4th in history to 700 HRs; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1980-09-04 Pat Neshek, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2014 St. Louis Cardinals, 2017 Philadelphia Phillies), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1981-10-16 Anthony Reyes, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
- 1982-05-28 Jhonny Peralta, Dominican MLB baseball shortstop, 2003-17, 3X All-Star (Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Santiago, Dominican Republic
- 1982-07-13 Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (9 x MLB All Star; World Series 2006, 11; 9 x Gold Glove; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- 1991-07-01 Michael Wacha, American baseball pitcher (NLCS MVP 2013; MLB All Star 2015 St. Louis Cardinals), born in Iowa City, Iowa