- Major League Baseball mandates all baseball personnel coach bases must wear a helmet on the field. This came after former Cardinal Mike Coolbaugh was struck in the head coaching first base in a minor league game and died on the field (July 22, 2007).
- Cardinals released Mike Laga in 1988.
- The Cardinals, in 1984, granted free agency to Bruce Sutter.
Birthdays
- Mike Knode 1895
- Wally Westlake 1920
- Joe Nossek 1940
- John Denny 1952
- Nick Punto 1977
Deaths
- Cupid Childs 1912
- Joe Connor 1957
- Ray Shepardson 1975
- Les Backman 1975