Today in Cardinals History
1930– The St. Louis Cardinals traded Fred Frankhouse and Bill Sherdel to the Boston Braves for Burleigh Grimes
Tracking Musial’s Home Runs
In 1941, Musial hit his career #41home run as a 2-run homer off Dock Trickle in the top of the 9th inning to give the Cardinals a lead.
With the Cardinals behind 6-3, Stan his a 3-run homer for his #366 career home run facing Ed Roebuck in the 6th inning.
1964- In a 7-1 victory over the Astros, Cardinal third baseman Ken Boyer hits for the cycle. In the same game, Lou Brock, recently obtained from the Cubs for Ernie Broglio, makes his debut in a St. Louis uniform with two hits, including a triple, and the fleet outfielder also steals a base.
1966- The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Tony Martinez from the Cleveland Indians
Gibson’s Complete Games
- In 1961, Gibby won 5-2 over the Pirates for his career 6th complete game. He went 9IP/5H/2ER/6BB/4K.
- He garners complete game #234 with a 5-3 win over Houston with 9IP/7H2ER/2BB/10K.
1972- The San Francisco Giants traded John Cumberland to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeffrey Mason.
1978 Reds’ right-hander Tom Seaver no-hits the Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium, 4-0. The gem is Tom Terrific’s first no-no after taking a hitless game into the ninth inning three times during the first 12 years of his career.
2001– Albert Pujols got his first and possibly his only sacrifice bunt against the White Sox against Sean Lowe in Interleague play. Albert was batting .354 and had already been walked three times in the game. It was in the bottom of the seventh inning, with the Cardinals ahead 6-3. In the top of the same inning, the White Sox had scored two runs. The Cardinals had two men on base. They also had zero outs. No outs and two on is a good time to bunt. But they also had a three-run lead in the seventh. And Albert Pujols was batting cleanup. He bunted.
Birthdays
Aloysius Jerome “Wish” Egan (June 16, 1881 – April 13, 1951) was a pitcher that played for the Cardinals in 1905-1906. In 1905, he had a 6-15 record with 16 complete games but an arm injury ended his career on July 23, 1906. His career record was 8-26 with a 3.83 ERA and 52 strikeouts.
Emmett Eugene “Gene” Dale (June 16, 1889 – March 20, 1958) made his debut in a Cardinals uniform on September 19, 1911, and finished the season with an 0-2 record. He went 0-9 in 19 games the following year before being purchased by the Reds where he had some success. He was expelled from organized baseball in 1921 for match fixing.
Fritz Mollwitz (June 16, 1890- October 3, 1967) Played the last 25 games of his 7-yr career with the Cardinals as he hit .229. In his career, he batted .241 with 158 RBI’s, 70 stolen bases, 138 runs scored and one homer.
Burdette “Bob” Glenn (June 16, 1894 – June 3, 1977) played in his first game on July 27, 11920 and his second game on August 17, 1920, and that was his final major league appearance. He pitched two innings and allowed no runs for a 0.00 ERA.
Matthew Constantine “Max” Surkont (June 16, 1922 – October 8, 1986) was a Cardinals farmhand in 1949 but was sold to the White Sox as there were concerns that he had an arm injury. He bounced around and in 1956 the Cardinals purchased in the middle of the season. He played in 5 games and pitched 5.2 innings allowing 10 hits and finished with a 9.53 ERA and no record.
Jonathan Broxton (1984) was released from the Cardinals in 2017. He made his debut with the Dodgers and played for several teams and is used only in relief.
DEBUTS
Red Murray 1906
Jim O’Roarke 1959
John Glenn 1960
Al Hrabosky 1970
Nick Greenwood 2014
Deaths
Jerry Kane 1949
Chuck Miller 1961