September 12 in Cardinals History

BOXSCORE Game Played on Thursday, September 12, 1946 (D) at Ebbets Field  St. Louis Cardinals 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 2

This Date in Cardinals History

  • Bob Gibson pitches the first COMPLETE GAME of his career and the Cardinals defeat the Cubs 6-4 in 1959.  9IP/6H/3ER/4BB/10K

Boxscore for Complete Game

The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wayne Granger. The New York Yankees sent Ken Crosby (September 12, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

Birthdays

  • John Dolan 1887
  • Floyd Wicker 1942
  • Mark Johnson 1975

Debuts

  • Howie Krist 1937
  • Al Lopatha 1945
  • Lee Tate 1958
  • John Denny 1974
  • Doug Capilla 1976
  • Al Olmstead 1980
  • Jim Adduci 1983
  • Pat Perry 1985
  • Mark Little 1998

Deaths

  • Dave Zearfoss 1945

Tracking Musial’s Home Runs

  • In 1952, he hit #262 which was a solo home run in the 8th inning against Brooklyn.
  • #292 came in 1954 in New York off the Giants in the first inning of the game in 1954.
  • Lino Dinoso surrendered #321 in 1955 with a solo homer against the Pirates.
  • In game 2 in 1955, he hit #322 with a solo home run to tie the game.