1950– The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Peanuts Lowrey from the Cincinnati Reds.
1976– The California Angels traded a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Easler. The California Angels sent Ronnie Farkas (minors) (September 7, 1976) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
1977– The St. Louis Cardinals selected Taylor Duncan off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
1993– In the second game of a doubleheader at Cincinnati, Cardinal outfielder Mark Whiten hits four home runs in one game, helping to tie two established RBI records.
With 12 RBIs in the second game he equals the single game mark set by Jim Bottomley in 1924, and his opening game ribbie ties a 21 year-old record established by Nate Colbert for the most RBIs (13) in a twin bill.
1998– In the first inning at Busch Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire ties Roger Maris’ single season home run mark, hitting his 61st in a nationally televised Labor Day game against the Cubs. Big Mac hits his historic homer on his dad’s 61st birthday.
Birthdays
- Curt Davis 1903
- Barry Lersch 1944
- Willie Crawford 1946
- Orlando Sanchez 1956
- Darren Bragg 1969
- Jason Isringhausen 1972
Debuts
- Charlie Swindells 1904
- Pol Perritt 1912
- Wese Callahan 1913
- Jack Flowers 1923
- Frank Frankhouse 1927
- Don Gutteridge 1936
- Gay Kolb 1960
- Luis Melendez 1970
- Tripp Cromer 1993
- Steve Dixon 1993
- Jeff Barbinger 1997
- Bill Ortega 2001
- John Nelson 2006
Deaths
- Bugs Raymond 1912
- Ken Boyer 1982
- Al Papai 1995
- Don Gutteridge 2008