1937– The St. Louis Cardinals released Randy Moore.
1940– The St. Louis Cardinals released Jack Russell.
1941– The New York Giants traded a player to be named later and Jumbo Brown to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Sunkel. The New York Giants sent Rae Blaemire (April 8, 1942) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
1941– The Cincinnati Reds purchased Bert Haas from the St. Louis Cardinals.
1984– The Cincinnati Reds traded Paul Householder to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Stuper.
2003– The St. Louis Cardinals released Pedro Borbon.
2006– In the shortest game ever recorded at Chase Field, Brandon Webb one-hits the visiting Cardinals, 3-0. The only hit the Diamondbacks right-hander gives up in the 1 hour and 54-minute game in the desert is Scott Rolen’s two-out double in the fourth inning
Birthdays
- Ambrose Puttman 1880
- Dots Miller 1886
- Frankie Frisch 1897
- George Kissell 1920
- Ed Mickelson 1926
- Jerry Mumphrey 1952
- Todd Zeile 1965
- JoJo Romero 1996
Debuts
- Lon Ury 1903 – Played in two games in his career and batted (1-for-7) .143.
- Milt Reed 1911
- Jack Reis 1911
- Dick Niehaus 1913
- Sam Bohm 1916
- Hal Epps 1928
- Jose Jimenez 1998
- Tommy Pham 2014
- Sam Tuivailala 2014
Deaths
- Frank Shugart 1944
- Ed Karger 1957
- Eddie Phillips 2010
Tracking Musial’s Home Runs
In 1955, he hit 319 against Murry Dickson of the Phillies with a solo homer in the 1st inning.