- The Cardinals traded Ed Blake in 1949 to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Schultz.
- The Cardinals released Moe Drabowsky in 1972.
- The Cardinals signed Geronimo Pena as an amateur free agent in 1984.
- The Texas Rangers traded Mark Little, Darren Oliver, and Fernando Tatis in 1998 to the Cardinals for Royce Clayton and Todd Stottlemyre.
- The Cardinals sent Tyler Greene in 2012 to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
Birthdays
- Tom Sunkel 1912
- Chuck Essegian 1931
- Julian Javier 1936
- Claude Osteen 1939
- Tommie Agee 1992
- Bill Campbell 1948
- Ted Simmons 1949
- Steve Swisher 1951
- Jim Adduci 1959
- Stan Clarke 1960
- Mike Shildt 1968
- Troy Percival 1969
- Matt Morris 1974
- Brian Fuentes 1975
- Jason Heyward 1989
- Mike Shildt 1968
Debuts
- Anthony Reyes 2005
Alex Reyes 2016 (was #2 prospect in baseball, worked one inning and struck out Adam Duvall on 101 mph fastball and then got two groundouts)
Deaths
- Duff Cooley 1937
- Art Nichols 1945
- Harry Elliott 2013
- Glen Hobbie 2013
Tracking Musial’s Home Runs
- In 1953, he hit career homer #244 facing Dave Koslo of the NY Giants with a 2-run homer in th bottom of the 7th.
- Warren Spahn surrendered #316 in 1955.
Bob Gibson’s Complete Games
- In 1963 Gibson pitched a complete game loss with 8IP/6H/5ER/4BB/6K for CG #35.
- In 1968, he won 1-0 over the Braves with 9IP/4H/0ER0BB/5K for CG #126.