#OTD 1982 - Willie McGee becomes a Cardinals legend!
The rookie has two home runs to drive in four runs and makes two great catches, including one in the 9th inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals wins 6 – 2 over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the World Series.
Joaquín Andújar is the winning pitcher despite having to leave the game after being hit by a line drive.
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Bob Gibson set the World Series strikeout record with 17 Ks in the @Cardinals’ Game 1 win on this date in 1968.
He started the game by striking out six of the first seven batters he faced. https://t.co/pbC5onk5I2
MLB has a total of 10 shutouts this season
Bob Gibson posted 13 on his own in 1968.
The last pitcher to pitch 10 or more shutouts in a season was John Tudor - 41 years ago!
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Thru 1,659 career at bats, Nolan Gorman has 631 strikeouts.
In 10,972 career at bats, Stan Musial had 636 strikeouts.
You best appreciate Stan Musial.
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#OTD 2020 - Lou Brock died at the age of 81 in St Louis, MO.
He was known for stealing bases, but he also stole the hearts of Cardinals fans everywhere.
There will never be another like him - ever.
We miss you Lou - we miss you a lot.
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I’ve never seen anything like this…
This ump stopped the game & made Cardinals rookie Hancel Rincon straighten his hat, saying nobody will wear it like that on his field. Quickly followed up by the worst revenge call I’ve ever seen.
Suspend him now @MLB
Join us in wishing a Happy 102nd Birthday to the first Black pitcher in Cardinals history, Bill Greason!
Greason grew up in Atlanta and lived across the street from Martin Luther King Jr. before serving as one of the first Black Marines and fighting in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Following his military service, Greason played alongside Willie Mays with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues before joining the Cardinals organization in 1954, where he helped mentor a young Bob Gibson.
After his playing days, Greason spent more than 50 years serving as pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham. Today, as the last surviving player from the Negro Leagues era, his remarkable legacy continues to inspire generations.
#STLCards left-handed 1B with at least 100 RBI, 21 HRs and a 135 OPS+ in a season:
Stan Musial (1955-57)
Johnny Mize (1937-40)
Jim Bottomley (1925, 1928)
Alec Burleson (2026)