March 2 in Cardinals History

This Date in Cardinals History

  • 1901– Charlie Hemphill jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.
  • 1962– The Cleveland Indians purchased Duke Carmel from the St. Louis Cardinals
  • 1976– The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Willie Crawford to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Sizemore
  • 2016– The Cardinals sign second baseman Kolten Wong to a fie year deal worth $25.5MM. Included is a $12.5MM option with a $1MM buyout and no trade protection,

Birthdays

  • Jumbo Harting 1865
  • Mort Cooper (March 2, 1913 – November 17, 1958)   SABR BIO
  • Jim Konstanty played for the Cardinals in 1956 at the end of his career.
  • Joe Taylor (March 2, 1926 – March 18, 1993) played a part of the 1958 season for the St. Louis Cardinals. He hit .249 with 9 home runs in his career.
  • Ron Gant 1965
  • Adolis Garcia 1993
  • Johan Oviedo 1998

 

Deaths

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