In the third inning, Bobby Wallace of St. Louis fielded a grounder and threw poorly to the plate. Brooklyn runner Duke Farrell slid under Wilbert Robinson’s tag and umpire John Gaffney called him safe. Robinson threw the ball at the arbiter, rushed up and struck him on the chest with his fist. Gaffney swung his mask at Robinson, just grazing his nose. Gaffney then ejected Robinson, who refused to leave the field. Manager McGraw backed him up. Gaffney forfeited the game after waiting the customary time. The spectators received their money back in 1900.
The Cardinals purchased Bob Kuzava from the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1957.
Cardinals purchased Morrie Martin in 1957 from the Baltimore Orioles.
In 1960, the Cardinals purchased Duke Carmel from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Don Landrum to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Sadowski in 1960.
In the Cardinals’ 8-2 victory over Milwaukee at Busch Stadium, in 2001, Albert Pujols drives in three runs in his first two at-bats with a first-inning groundout and a two-run double in the fourth, breaking the National League rookie-record with his 120th run batted in this season. The 21 year-old first baseman, who will finish the year with 130 RBIs, surpasses the mark established in 1930 by Wally Berger, who played for the Boston Braves.
Birthdays
Vern Benson 1924
Bill Sarni 1927
Buddy Schultz 1950
Debuts
Tom O’Hara 1906
Gene Dale 1921
Pete Stanridge 1911
Chuck Miller 1913
Rolla Daringer 1914
Pea Ridge Day 1924
Ray Shepardson1924
Fred Morolewski 1953
Ella Burton 1958
Steve Huntz 1967
Joe Hague 1968
Jose Cruz 1970
Alan Benes 1995
Deaths
Bill Hart 1936 (RH pitcher that was 21-56 in STL career)
Pink Hawley 1938
Paddy Livingston 1977
Marv Grissom 2005
Tracking Musial’s Home Runs
In 1943, he hit #24 of his career off Paul Erickson of the Cubs with a solo homer in the 6th inning.
Stan hit a 2-run homer in the first inning facing th NY Giants in 1948 for #108
He hit #172 against Johnny Sain in 1950.
In 1956 it was a solo homer in the top of the 13th for career home run #351.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, he hit #444 in 1961 at home against the Phillies.
