February 1 in Cardinals History

The Cardinals purchase Jake Beckley from Cincinnati in 1904.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Burt Shotton off waivers from the Washington Senators in 1919.
The Houston Colt .45’s traded Bobby Tiefenauer to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Ferrarese in 1963.
In 1969, the Cardinals drafted Wayne Garland in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
In 1970, Jesse Haines is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
Cardinals traded Mike Nagy and Charlie Hudson to the Texas Rangers for Mike Thompson in 1973.
The Atlanta Braves, in 1982, traded Dan Morogiello to the Cardinals for Donnie Moore.
In 1985, the San Francisco Giants traded Jack Clark to the Cardinals for David Green, Dave LaPoint, Gary Rajsich, and Jose Uribe.
In 1988, Cardinals signed Duane Walker as a free agent.
Cardinals signed Alex Ochoa as a free agent in 2003.
In 2007. The Cardinals signed Preston Wilson as a free agent.

Birthdays

Jim McCormick 1948 – he had 11 official at bats and got no hits but did walk once and fanned five times in 1892.