September 12 in Cardinals History

BOXSCORE Game Played on Thursday, September 12, 1946 (D) at Ebbets Field  St. Louis Cardinals 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 2

This Date in Cardinals History

  • Bob Gibson pitches the first COMPLETE GAME of his career and the Cardinals defeat the Cubs 6-4 in 1959.  9IP/6H/3ER/4BB/10K

Boxscore for Complete Game

Birthdays

  • Floyd Wicker 1943
  • Mark Johnson 1975

Debuts

  • Howie Krist 1937
  • Al Lopatha 1945
  • Lee Tate 1958
  • John Denny 1974
  • Doug Capilla 1976
  • Al Olmstead 1980
  • Jim Adduci 1983
  • Pat Perry 1985
  • Mark Little 1998

Deaths

  • Dave Zearfoss 1945

Tracking Musial’s Home Runs

  • In 1952, he hit #262 which was a solo home run in the 8th inning against Brooklyn.
  • #292 came in 1954 in New York off the Giants in the first inning of the game in 1954.
  • Lino Dinoso surrendered #321 in 1955 with a solo homer against the Pirates.
  • In game 2 in 1955, he hit #322 with a solo home run to tie the game.