Trading History and Transactions
1940– The Cincinnati Reds purchased Tot Pressnell from the St. Louis Cardinals
1988– The St. Louis Cardinals traded Curt Ford and Steve Lake to the Philadelphia Phillies for Milt Thompson.
1988– The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bob Tewksbury as a free agent.
1997– The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.
1999– The St. Louis Cardinals released Darren Bragg.
2002– The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Andy Cavazos from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
2003– The Tampa Bay Devil Rays traded a player to be named later and Evan Rust (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tino Martinez. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent John-Paul Davis (minors) (December 16, 2003) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
2013– The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mark Ellis as a free agent.
Birthdays
Jack Barnett (1879)
Fred Wiginton (1897)
Tony Kaufmann (1900)
Bryan Anderson (1986)
Other Notables
Former players that died on this date are:
- Debs Garms 1984
- Ferdie Schupp 1971
- Jack Himes 1949
