In 2011, Mike Matheny is named to succeed Tony La Russa, who retired as the manager of the Cardinals a few days after leading the Redbirds to a world championship. The 41-year-old former minor league instructor, who served as a special assistant to general manager John Mozeliak, has no previous managerial experience.
Cardinal Birthdays
John Munyan (1887)
Gil Paulsen (1902
Steve Peters (1962)
Kent Bottenfield 1968
The Cardinals, in 1985, released Bill Campbell.
The Cardinals signed Travis Smith as a free agent in 2001.
In 2002, the Cardinals signed Dan Serafini as a free agent.
The Cardinals sign Rico Washington as a free agent in 2007.
