December 19 in Cardinals History

1954- Wally Moon (.304, 12, 106) becomes the first Cardinal player to be selected by the BBWAA as the National League’s Rookie of the Year.

Trading and Signings History

  • Cardinals released Debs Garms in 1945.
  • In 1986, the Cardinals signed Bob Forsch as a free agent.
  • The Cardinals signed Danny Sheaffer, in 1994, as a free agent.
  • The Giants traded Tom Lampkin to the Cardinals for Rene Arocha in 1996.
  • The Cardinals signed Russ Springer in 2002 as a free agent.
  • 2003- The Cardinals signed Reggie Sanders as a free agent.
  • The Cardinals signed Ricardo Rincon as a free agent in 2005.
  • The Cardinals, in 2007, signed D’Angelo Jimenez and Jason LaRue as a free agents
  • Cardinals signed J.R. Towles as a free agent in 2012.

Birthdays

  • Art Butler (1887)
  • Herb Gorman (1924)
  • Tom Lawless (1956)
  • Russell Branyan (1975)
  • Tim Cooney (1990)

Deaths

  • Bill Warwick 1984
  • Charlie Wilson 1970
  • Phil Gagliano 2016