St. Louis Cardinals

By Administrator In 1973, after 11 years at the helm (944-806 .539), Ralph Houk resigned as manager of the NY Yankees. ‘The Major’ would manage the Detroit Tigers in 1974. In 2001, on Labor Day, Cardinals’ rookie pitcher Bud Smith no-hit the Padres, 4-0… becoming the 18th rookie since 1900 to throw a no-no.

By Administrator In 1965, Ernie Banks hit his 400th career home run off Cardinal hurler Curt Simmons. In 1998, Red Sox SS Nomar Garciaparra hit a ninth-inning grand slam to gives the Red Sox a 7-3 win over the Mariners… in doing so, he joined Mark McGwire as one of only five players to hit 30 homers in each of his f...

By Administrator In 2007, in the bottom of the second inning of a Red Sox - Yankees game at Yankee Stadium, Major League Baseball sent an inspector into the Red Sox dugout to determine whether manager Terry Francona was complying with the MLB unform code. Francona was incensed that the league would perform t...

By Administrator In 1961, Roger Maris became the first player to hit his 50th home run in the month of August. In 1989, the A’s Rickey Henderson became Nolan Ryan’s career 5000th strikeout. In 1999, Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire became the first player to reach the 50 home run plateau in four consecuti...

By Administrator In 1974, Angels hurler Nolan Ryan threw a ball clocked at 100.9 miles per hour — making it the fastest pitch ever thrown in major league baseball. In 1998, Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire became the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in three consecutive seasons.

By Administrator In 1964, Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood had eight consecutive hits in a doubleheader. In 2001, despite managing the team 13-games-above-.500 in the face of injuries to several key players, the Red Sox fired manager Jimy Williams… he was replaced by the club’s well respected pitching co...

By Administrator Three Cardinals home runs and a pair of errors by Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo helped to power the St Louis Cardinals past the Olde Towne Team last night at Fenway Park, 5-4. Boston engineered a ninth inning rally that fell short as Kevin Youkilis flied out to end the game with the tying [...]

By Administrator In 1981, Boston outfielder Carl Yastrzemski played in his 3,000th major league game… he joined Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, and Hank Aaron as the only players in major league history to appear in 3,000 games. In 1998, Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire became the first player in major league hi...

By Administrator april 23rd, baseball, baseball history, bosox, boston red sox, fantasy baseball, major league baseball, mlb, red sox, red sox #1 fan, red sox nation, rotisserie baseball, sox #1 fan, sox1fan In 1903, the New York Highlanders won their first major-league game with a 7-2 decision over th...

By Administrator In 1929, Indian Earl Averill homered off Tigers’ hurler Earl Whitehill and in the process became the first American League player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. In 1972, Cubs right-hander Burt Hooton no-hit the Phillies, 4-0, in his fourth major league start.

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By Administrator But before the signing, the Cardinals rotation consisted of Adam Wainwright, Braden Looper, Joel Pineiro and Anthony Reyes… so they needed a warm body. St Louis hopes to have southpaw Mark Mulder back from injury rehab in May… but who knows? It looks like a long year for the Cards in 2008…

By Administrator The Red Sox are expected to open their home schedule April 8th against the Detroit Tigers… they will end the season with a three game series at home against the NY Yankees (Sept. 26-28) (as they did in 2005). The Sox are supposed to play teams from the National League Central next season… but th...

By Administrator In 1965, Sandy Koufax tossed his second shutout over the Minnesota Twins to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to the World Series title in seven games. In 1985, Ozzie Smith provided one of the most memorable moments in Cardinals history by hitting a dramatic home run to win Game 5 of the NLCS.

By Administrator Bob Gibson earned MVP honors as he pitched a three-hitter, striking out ten Sox batters, in his third complete game victory of the World Series. The Cardinals doubled the lead in the fifth inning. Gibson hit a solo home run… soon thereafter, Lou Brock singled, stole both second and third bas...

By Administrator Gentleman Jim faced off against southpaw Steve Carlton as the game began. Roger Maris hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to account for the Cardinals only run. The game was played in 2:20 in front of 54,575 fans at Busch Stadium.

By Administrator On October 8, 1967, the St Louis Cardinals moved to within one game of winning the World Series with a 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 4 of the Fall Classic. Fireballer Bob Gibson pitched a five-hit shutout, walking one and striking out six Red Sox batters.

By Administrator In the first inning, leadoff batter Lou Brock tripled to left-center field and scored when the second batter, Curt Flood, single to center field. In the second inning, leadoff hitter Tim McCarver singled and scored when the second batter, Mike Shannon, homered to deep left field to give S...

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By Administrator com’s review of the 1967 Impossible Dream continues… celebrating the 40th anniversary of the team that revived baseball in Boston and laid the ground work for Red Sox Nation. On October 4, 1967, the Red Sox lost game 1 of the World Series to Bob Gibson and the St. Louis C...

By Administrator In 1883, Tommy Burns and Ned Williamson of the National League’s Chicago White Stockings both scored three runs in the seventh inning to establish a major league record which still stands today. In 1924, Jim Bottomley of the St Louis Cardinals went six-for-six and knocked in a record twel...