by Tom Knuppel | Mar 21, 2024 | Cardinals Opening Day
Friday, April 6, 1973, 1:35PM Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 51,695, Time of Game: 2:02 The starters for this game were Bob Gibson and Steve Blass and neither would be around to finish this game. The Cardinals will have a slight difference in the lineup from last...
by Tom Knuppel | Mar 21, 2024 | Cardinals Opening Day
Opening Day in 1967 April 11, 1967 The St. Louis Cardinals open up Busch Stadium II and the season against the San Francisco Giants. Juan Marichal was on the mound for the Giants and Bob Gibson for the Cardinals. This game belonged to Gibson as...
by Tom Knuppel | Mar 21, 2024 | Cardinals Opening Day
April 13, 1966 at Sportsman’s Park Opening Day for 2016 is rapidly approaching with the onset of Spring Training just about a week away. Let’s delve back into time and review the last 50 Opening Days for the Cardinals. The time machine begins on Opening Day 1966. The...
by Tom Knuppel | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog
Curt Davis was born on September 7, 1903 in Greenfield, Missouri with the name of Curtis Benton Davis. He didn’t make it to the major leagues until he was 30 years old with his debut on April 21, 1934 for the Philadelphia Phillies. The right-handed pitcher,...
by Tom Knuppel | Sep 6, 2023 | Blog
Tommy Thevenow Early Baseball Tommy Thevenow was born as Thomas Joseph Thevenow Jr. to Thomas and Lulu (Cheatham) in Madison, Indiana on September 6, 1903. He was one of five children. Tommy played baseball for his hometown team the Madison Monarchs and went to...
