January 2 in Cardinals History

1915 – The St. Louis Cardinals try to prevent outfielder Lee Magee from playing for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League. Like most such suits, it will fail. Magee will play and manage in the rival major league.
The Cardinals borrow $10,000 to purchase the contract of Jesse Haines. He will become a Hall of Famer and will pitch for 18 seasons for the Cardinals beginning in 1920.
The Cardinals, in 1941, purchased Bill Brubaker from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cardinals purchased Hy Vandenberg from the New York Giants in 1941.
The Tigers traded Dick Egan to the Cardinals in 1965 for Glen Hobbie and Bob Lipski.
In 1991, the Cardinals signed Alex Trevino as a free agent.
The Cardinals signed Rich Loiselle and Jason Simontacchi as free agents in 2002.
The Cardinals, in 2003, signed Nerio Rodriguez as a free agent.

Birthdays

Bert Jones 1959
Glenn Crawford 1972
Gordon Slade 1974
Bill Beckmann 1990- from Clayton Mo. he pitched for the Cardinals in only two game and was 1-0 in 1942. He retired after that season.
Gerry Staley 2008 He played from 1947-1954 in a Cardinals uniform as a right handed pitcher that was 89-76 with a 4.03 ERA. He played a total of 19 years in the majors. He hailed from the State of Washington.
Jerry Buchek 2019 died in Springfield, Mo at the age of 76. Was primarily a back-up for Dick Groat and Julian Javier in the mid-60’s. He had a good glove and was needed in 1064 for pennant and World Series wins. He was a St. Louis native.