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2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0

2000 Rose Bowl, Wisconsin Badgers beat Stanford Cardinals 17 - 9

1997 Mark McGwire signs with the St. Louis Cardinals for $26M

1997 Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings

1997 St. Louis Cardinals Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hits

1997 San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii

1993 Padres scores 14 in 1st vs. Cardinals

1992 New York Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals

1989 August A Busch III becomes CEO of St. Louis Cardinals

1989 A A Busch, Jr., brewer/baseball owner for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 90

1988 Phoenix Cardinals play 1st regular-season NFL game

1988 1st non-pitcher, Jose Oquendo, in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and St. Louis Cardinals lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn

1988 NFL's St. Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix

1988 NFL St. Louis Cardinals announce move to Phoenix

1987 Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series

1987 St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3 in NLCS

1985 Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series

1985 On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series

1985 Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals win their league championships

1985 St. Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man

1984 Montreal Expo David Palmer no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 in a perfect 5 inn game

1983 Minnesota Vikings beat St. Louis Cardinals 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo)

1983 Chicago Absp Joseph L. Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested

1983 Pope John Paul II names 18 new cardinals

1982 St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series

1980 Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds

1980 St. Louis Cardinals sack Baltimore Colt quarterbacks an NFL record tying 12 times

1978 Cincinnati Red Tom Seaver no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0

1976 St. Louis Cardinals beat San Diego Chargers 20-10 in Tokyo (NFL expo)

1976 St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock and Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park home runs

1975 Kenny Harris, safety for the Arizona Cardinals

1975 Miguel Mejia, San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1974 Tom Knight, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals

1974 Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year

1974 Jake Plummer, quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals

1974 Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year

1974 Fred Brock, wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals

1974 Mark Smith, defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals

1974 Tony McCombs, linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals

1974 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 63

1974 Leeland McElroy, running back for the Arizona Cardinals

1974 Chris Dishman, guard for the Arizona Cardinals

1974 Simeon Rice, defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 Ty Howard, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 Jamir Miller, NFL outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 Aaron Graham, corner for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 Joe Nedney, kicker for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 James Dexter, tackle for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 Tommy Bennett, safety for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 Frank Sanders, NFL wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 Aaron Holbert, U.S. baseball infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1972 Johnny Mcwilliams, tight end for the Arizona Cardinals

1972 David Bell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1972 Cedric Davis, NFL cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals

1972 Oscar McBride, NFL tight end for the Arizona Cardinals

1972 Stoney Case, NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals

1972 C J Richardson, NFL safety, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks

1972 Brad Ottis, tackle for the Arizona Cardinals

1972 Tito Paul, NFL defensive back, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals

1972 Matt Joyce, NFL/WLAF guard/tackle, Cardinals, Seahawks, Claymores

1972 Lance Scott, NFL offensive linesman for the Arizona Cardinals

1972 Lance Brown, NFL defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals

1972 Alan Benes, Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1972 Wendall Gaines, NFL tight end for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Chris Maumalanga, NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears, Az Cardinals

1971 Simon Shanks, NFL inside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Ryan Terry, NFL running back/kick returner for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 David Merritt, NFL outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Wesley Leasy, NFL linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Mike Caldwell, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals

1971 Kevin Bouie, NFL running back, Philadelphia Eagles, Ariz Cardinals

1971 Ernest Dye, NFL tackle for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Brent Alexander, NFL defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Chadrick Brown, NFL defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Terry Irving, NFL outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Carlos Brooks, NFL cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Eric England, NFL defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Anthony Redmon, NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Anthony Redmon, guard for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Kevin Williams, receiver/kick returner, Az Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys

1971 LeShon Johnson, running back for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Garrison Hearst, NFL running back, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers

1970 Larry Tharpe, NFL tackle, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions

1970 Walter Dunson, NFL running back/kicker returner for the Arizona Cardinals

1970 John Mabry, Wilmington, Delaware, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1970 Bernard Wilson, NFL defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals

1970 Eric Swann, NFL defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals

1970 Chris Gedney, NFL tight end, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals

1970 Chad Fann, NFL tight end, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers

1970 Marcus Dowdell, NFL wide receiver/kick returner for the Arizona Cardinals

1970 Stevie Anderson, NFL wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals

1970 J. J. McCleskey, NFL safety, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals

1970 Michael Bankston, NFL defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals

1970 John Frascatore, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1970 Ronald Moore, NFL running back, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Az Cardinals

1970 T J Mathews, Belleville, Illinois, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1970 Royce Clayton, born in Burbank, California, infielder, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals

1969 Kwamie Lassiter, NFL defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals

1969 Mike Devlin, NFL guard/center, Buffalo Bills, Cardinals

1969 Mark Sweeney, Framington Massachusetts, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1969 Ed Cunningham, NFL center for the Arizona Cardinals

1969 Jerry Drake, NFL defensive linesman for the Arizona Cardinals

1969 Donovan Osborne, born in Roseville, California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1969 Bryan Eversgerd, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1969 Aeneas Williams, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals

1968 Matt Darby, NFL safety, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals

1968 Bernard Dafney, NFL tackle, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens

1968 Kent Graham, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals

1968 Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series

1968 Rob Moore, NFL wide receiver, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals

1968 St. Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson's 13th shutout, ends with 1.12 ERA

1968 Gaylord Perry (Giants) no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0

1968 Eric Jonassen, offensive linesman for the Arizona Cardinals

1968 Larry Centers, NFL running back for the Arizona Cardinals

1968 Cedric Smith, NFL running back, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals

1968 Keith McCants, NFL defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals

1968 Cecil Gray, NFL tackle for the Arizona Cardinals

1968 Aeneas Williams, NFL cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals

1968 Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz California, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers

1967 St. Louis Cardinals Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP

1967 Derrick Moore, NFL running back, Az Cardinals, Carolina Panthers

1967 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series

1967 Rob Selby, NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals

1967 Andy Benes, born in Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals

1967 Ray Lankford, born in Modesto, California, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1967 Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets

1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II

1967 Karl Dunbar, NFL defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals

1967 Mike Buck, NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals

1967 Brian Jordan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1967 Robert Massey, NFL cornerback, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions

1966 Joe Wolf, NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals

1966 Eric Hill, NFL middle linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals

1966 Pat Carter, NFL tight end for the Arizona Cardinals

1966 Anthony Edwards, NFL wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals

1966 Mark Higgs, NFL running back for the Arizona Cardinals

1966 Jeff Feagles, NFL punter for the Arizona Cardinals

1966 Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1965 Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont, Texas, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1965 Greg Davis, NFL kicker for the Arizona Cardinals

1965 Eric Floyd, NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals

1965 Luis Alicea, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1965 Todd Stottlemyre, Yakima, Washington, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays

1965 Ron Gant, Victoria, Texas, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1964 Randy Kirk, NFL outside linebacker, AZ Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers

1964 Patrick Hunter, NFL cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals

1964 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series

1964 St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series

1964 Clyde Simmons, NFL defensive end, Az Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars

1964 Joe Magrane, born in Des Moines, Iowa, Joseph David Magrane, baseball player, pitcher, MLB Network broadcaster, played for Major League Baseball teams, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, NBC sports analyst at 2008 Summer Olympics

1964 Jamie Dukes, NFL center for the Arizona Cardinals

1964 John Habyan, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1963 Garth Jax, NFL middle linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals

1963 St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate

1963 Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990

1963 Duval Love, NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals

1963 Lorenzo Lynch, NFL safety, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders

1963 Lomas Brown, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals

1962 Tom Pagnozzi, born in Tucson, Arizona, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1962 Terry Hoage, NFL wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals

1962 Andre Waters, NFL safety for the Arizona Cardinals

1962 St. Louis vote to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals

1962 Danny Jackson, U.S. baseball pitcher, Royals/Phillies/Cardinals

1961 St. Louis Cardinals Bill Stacy, returns 2 interceptions for TDs vs Dallas

1961 Jeff Parrett, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1961 Danny Sheaffer, born in Jacksonville, Florida, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto

1961 Trey Junkin, tight end for the Arizona Cardinals

1960 Chicago Cub Don Cardwell no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0

1960 NFL's Chicago Cardinals moves to St. Louis

1959 Mike Morgan, Tulare California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1959 San Francisco Giants Sam Jones 2nd no-hitter, beats St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0

1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 55-26 in Toronto

1958 Willie McGee, born in San Francisco, California, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinals, NL MVP-1985

1958 Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Oilers

1958 Gary Gaetti, Centralia, Illinois, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1958 Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo

1958 Bill Dawley, born in Norwich, Connecticut, baseball player, pitcher, played Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros, Chicago Whitesox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics

1957 Tony Fossas, Cuba, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1957 John Stuper, baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1954 Ozzie Smith, Mobile AL, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1954 Dennis Eckersley, born in Oakland California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1954 Rick Honeycutt, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1953 Keith Hernandez, born in San Francisco, California, 1st baseman, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets

1951 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0

1951 Benny Ayala, born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Benigno Ayala Felix, Major League Baseball player, played outfield, first base, designated hitter for New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals

1950 Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions

1949 The Browns, owners of Sportsman's Park, move to evict the Cardinals

1948 4 Duluth Minnesota Dukes (St. Louis Cardinals Class C farm team) die in crash

1947 Jose Cruz, leftfielder, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros

1946 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series

1945 Chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak, beat Bears

1944 St. Louis Cardinals beat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series

1944 Jim Hart, Evanston, Illinois, NFL quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals

1944 NFL Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3)

1943 Cardinals clinch NL pennant

1942 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series

1942 St. Louis Cardinals win NL pennant on last day of season

1940 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)

1939 Lou Brock, one-time baseball stolen base leader for the St. Louis Cardinals

1938 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)

1938 Larry Wilson, NFL back, Cardinals

1938 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis frees 74 St. L Cardinals minor leaguers

1937 St. Louis Cardinals Triple Crown winner Joe Medwick is named NL MVP

1937 August Busch III, CEO, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis Cardinals

1937 St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia Phillies, 15-3

1934 St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series

1934 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings, pitchers Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitos go the distant

1934 Buddy Ryan, NFL coach, Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals

1933 Joe Lilliard quarterbacks Chicago Cardinals; last NFL black until 1946

1933 Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs St. Louis Cardinals

1931 Whitey Herzog, baseball manager for the St. Louis Cardinals

1931 St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series

1931 St. Louis Cardinals repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies

1931 Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals/mgr, New York Yankees

1930 Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series

1930 St. Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant

1930 Ollie Matson, NFL halfback, Cardinals, Rams, Lions, Eagles

1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town

1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan)

1928 Cardinals 1B Jim Bottomley is voted NL MVP

1928 25th World Series begins, New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals

1928 Cardinals win NL pennant with a 3-1 win at Boston

1927 NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants

1926 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series

1926 Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4

1926 St. Louis Cardinals beat Phillies 23-3

1926 Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs

1925 Rogers Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Cardinals

1923 10 home runs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals

1923 Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals

1922 Charley Trippi, NFL halfback, Chicago Cardinals

1922 Pat Harder, Milwaukee, NFL fullback, Cardinals, Lions

1920 Phoenix Cardinals (then in Chicago) play 1st NFL game, a 0-0 tie

1917 Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback, Chicago Cardinals

1915 Boston Braves trounce St. Louis Cardinals 20-1

1915 Boston Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals 20-1

1911 Matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies

1911 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1906 Bkln Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0

1903 Ernie Nevers, NFL fullback, Duluth Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals

1900 John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals

1896 Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals

1896 Paddy Driscoll, NFL quarterback/coach, Chicago Cardinals, Bears

1895 Charles W. Bidwill, Sr., Chicago, NFL hall of famer, Chicago Cardinals

1818 Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0

1378 Cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil)


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