- 1903- Buffalo (Eastern) traded Dave Brain to the St. Louis Cardinals for Fred Hartman in 1903.
- Also in 1903, the rules committee sets the height of the pitcher mound (box) to a maximum of fifteen inches. In 1969, the maximum height will drop to ten inches as the result of last season’s dominating pitching, which saw batting averages plummet to all-time lows.
- The Cardinals are evicted in 1949 from Sportsman’s Park by the Browns in order to get them to pay more rent. The Cardinals, in turn, accuse the Browns of breaking the lease.
- The Cardinals signed Willie Montanez as an amateur free agent in 1965.
- In 2012, Yadier Molina signs a five-year extension with the Cardinals worth $75 million, an agreement that will keep the Gold Glove catcher with the world champions through 2017. includes a mutual $15 million option that could add another year to the deal.
Birthdays
Al Shaw (1881).
Charlie Pickett (1883)
Howie Jones (1897)
Rich Rodriguez (1963)
Doug Creek (1969)
Blake Hawksworth (1983)
Deaths
- Ivey Wingo
- Rebel Oakes
- Ed Heusser
- Hal Janvrin
- Creepy Crespi
- Minnie Minoso