CARDINALS HISTORY
1947– Attorney Fred Saigh and Bob Hannegan, the Postmaster General of the United States, purchase the Cardinals from Sam Breadon.
1991– The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ken Hill to the Montreal Expos for Andres Galarraga.
1997– The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Schrenk as a free agent.
Birthdays
- Frank Corrigan 1880
- Jakie May 1895
- Ben Wade 1922
- Dennis Aust 1920
- Mark Whiten 1966
- Octavio Dotel 1967
- Alec Burleson 1998
Deaths
- Ray Jablonski 1985
- Burgess Whitehead 1993