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...
by Tom Knuppel | Sep 5, 2023 | Blog
Ernie White Baseball Ernie White was born Ernest Daniel White on September 5, 1916 in Pacolet Mills, SC. He later pitched for the textile team in Pacolet. It was there that Frank Rickey, younger brother of Cardinals scout Branch Rickey, signed him to a contract in...
by Tom Knuppel | Nov 30, 2016 | Cardinals Opening Day
I know you read the title and said why the “or so”? It is simple that this is an ongoing post that continues to add to it every year after the next Opening Day. For our purposes we are starting at 1966 and will continue through the present. Some notes of...
