Writing about the history of the 11-time champion St. Louis Cardinals. My new book, The Trades That Made The St. Louis Cardinals, is available now on Amazon.
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31 Dec 2025
My new book, The Trades That Made The St. Louis Cardinals, is now available on Amazon! It tells the story of #STLCards history by analyzing one trade per decade, including the deals that brought Curt Flood, Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith, and Adam Wainwright to St. Louis.
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On this date in 1964, Ken Boyer hit for the cycle and Lou Brock made his first start as a Cardinal … stlredbirds.com/2021/05/22/j…
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On this date in 1964, the #STLCards made a 6-player trade with the Cubs that we now affectionately refer to as "Brock-for-Broglio." It's one of the 10 trades I examine in detail in my book, "The Trades That Made The St. Louis Cardinals." a.co/d/00DShAd9
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The one #STLCards trade that angered Stan Musial took place on this date in 1956 … stlredbirds.com/2023/05/24/t…
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On this date in 1997, the #STLCards acquired former Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela in a six-player trade with the Padres … stlredbirds.com/2021/06/05/j…
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A look back at why the #STLCards traded Keith Hernandez to the Mets on June 15, 1983 … stlredbirds.com/2021/04/02/k…
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Jun 12
How Bill Doak threw 15 innings and Mike Gonzalez stole home in a #STLCards win 109 years ago today … stlredbirds.com/2021/06/04/j…
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On this date in 1944, the #STLCards clobbered a 15-year-old pitcher … stlredbirds.com/2023/05/22/j…
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Whitey Herzog made his debut as the #STLCards manager on this date in 1980. See how he found himself in Marietta, Georgia, that day trying to get to the team hotel in nearby Atlanta … stlredbirds.com/2022/09/23/j…
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Why the #STLCards traded Ken Oberkfell to the Braves for Ken Dayley and Mike Jorgensen in June 1984 … stlredbirds.com/2021/05/31/j…
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The Cardinals traded for Joaquin Andujar on this date in 1981 … stlredbirds.com/2021/05/19/j…
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Here’s how an exhausted Whitey Herzog, playing in the second game of a June 1956 double-header, swiped home for his second career stolen base … stlredbirds.com/2020/08/07/j…
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On June 4-5, 2011, Albert Pujols walked off the Cubs in back-to-back games … stlredbirds.com/2021/01/09/p…
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On this date in 2004, Yadier Molina made his MLB debut. Here’s a look back at how it went … stlredbirds.com/2020/10/18/y…
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In June of 1992, the #STLCards convinced Brian Jordan to give up his NFL career and play baseball exclusively … stlredbirds.com/2024/12/29/h…
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Born on this date in 1869, Ted Breitenstein was a St. Louis native who emerged as an ace for some terrible St. Louis Browns teams … stlredbirds.com/2026/05/28/t…
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On this date in 2014, Oscar Taveras homered in his MLB debut … stlredbirds.com/2022/09/30/m…
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Tuesday marked 34 years since Ozzie Smith’s 2,000th career hit. Here’s a look back at why the milestone meant so much to the Wizard … stlredbirds.com/2022/03/18/o…
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On this date in 1960, the #STLCards acquired Julian Javier in a four-player trade with the Pirates. Javier held down the Cardinals’ second base job for the next dozen years … stlredbirds.com/2024/01/23/w…
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