In a slugfest in 1930, played at Philadelphia’s Baker Bowl, the Cardinals set a franchise record, collecting 26 hits in a 19-16 victory over the Phillies. It will be another seventy-eight years before the Redbirds have an equal amount of hits in a game. Boxscore
1941– Stan Musial hits his first career home run in Pittsburgh off pitcher Rip Sewell. He will go on to collect 475 career homers.
The Cardinals purchased Memo Luna from San Diego (PCL) for $75,000 in 1953
In a ten-inning 7-4 Cardinal victory over New York in 1979, Lou Brock steals his 938th and final base to surpass Billy Hamilton’s mark established last century. In 1977, the St. Louis outfielder broke Ty Cobb’s modern major league record of 892 thefts.
1983 With a 6-2 win over the team which traded him, Phillies’ southpaw Steve Carlton records his 300th victory, beating the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The Redbirds traded the future Hall of Fame left-hander to Philadelphia for Rick Wise.
2022- Albert Pujols hits his 700th career home run.
2022 Alec Burleson hits his first career home run.
Birthdays
Leo DeMontrevale 1874
Walt Irwin 1897
Xavier Scruggs 1987
Jedd Gyorko 1988
Debuts
Leo Bernard 1909
Joe Cather 1912
Bruce Hitt 1917
Whitey Kurowski 1941
Travis Tartamella 2015
Edmundo Sosa 2018
Deaths
Jesse Fowler 1973
Tracking Musial’s Home Runs
His FIRST, #1 came in 1941 (see entry above)
In 1956, Stan hit #352 at Chicago with a 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
