American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, coach and manager, and Purple Heart recipient, Lawrence Peter Berra was born in the Hill area of St. Louis on this date. He got the nickname Yogi as a teen. One afternoon he and pal Jack Maguire went to the movies. Along with the feature, the two saw a …
Missouri magazine, a precursor to Missouri Life, caught up with legendary baseball manager Whitey Herzog in 1995. Herzog, who died April 15, 2024, developed an audacious playing style called Whiteyball, which propelled the St. Louis Cardinals through three pennants and a World Series championship.
Known for his black, oversized opticals and for loudly leading the 7th inning stretch serenade, Harry Caray called his first game as the official voice of the St. Louis Cardinals today in 1945. He was paired with another announcing ace in 1954: Jack Buck. Caray would go on to become the official voice of the …
The Kansas City Royals played their first game in team history on this date.
Missouri History Today October 6, 1922: Monarchs Claim Victory In Baseball Series Against Blues
The moment George Brett charged out of the dugout will be forever etched in the minds of baseball fans. Brett just hit a two-run home run against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the ninth inning to give the Royals the lead. The Yankees challenged the play, claiming the slugger had used too …
President William Howard Taft didn’t want to offend either set of St. Louis baseball fans so, on this day, he covered all his bases, attending part of the Cardinals game at Robison Field – even throwing out the first pitch and watching the Cards take a commanding lead – then scooting over to Sportsman’s Park …
On this date 92 years ago, Vada Corbus was scheduled to be behind home plate catching for her hometown Joplin Miners of the Class C Western League. Vada came from a baseball family – her oldest brother Luke had just been moved up from his role as catcher to the Miners’ outfield. Athletic 19-year-old Vada, …
On this day in 1986, Joe Buck was celebrating his 17th birthday by visiting his father, Jack, in the Cardinals broadcast booth. Without warning, Jack told Joe to take over then walked out. Joe didn’t bobble the ball at all. Instead, he stepped up to the plate and delivered a near perfect announcing performance. Jack …
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The first game played in the newest version of the Cardinal’s stadium 17 years ago today showcased the team’s minor league affiliates, the Memphis Redbirds and the Springfield Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals themselves wouldn’t take the field until a week later. Apparently, the third time was a charm for the Cardinals – the very …
When brothers Frank and Stanley Robison took over baseball’s St. Louis Browns in 1899, they decided to change the team’s name – and its uniforms. The team would be known as The Perfectos, and the trim on its uniforms would now be red, instead of brown Legend has it St. Louis Republic baseball scribe Willie …
It’s barely spring, but the boys of summer will round the corner of home plate soon. For Royals rooters, the team’s home opener can’t come soon enough. Committed Cards fans feel the same way. We thought we’d pitch in with some fun stats.
A single throw destroyed the legacy of Mansfield, Missouri native Carl Mays. He is the only major league pitcher who ever killed a batter with a pitch. Nearly a century later, two Mansfield women set out to win him some overdue recognition.
February 20, 1891, is the birthday of one of the greatest baseball players of all time, John Wesley Donaldson, who was born in Glasgow, Missouri.
On January 18, 2015, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig declared St. Louis the “Best Baseball Town” in America.
On January 14, 1932, the Cardinals signed 19-year-old Dizzy Dean to his first contract.
On this day in Missouri history, the third version of Busch Stadium opens in St. Louis.
The two sides of the new Stan Musial Memorial Bridge across the Mississippi were joined in the middle on this day in St. Louis.
After a fan’s nose was broken by a Jim Bottomley home run, the fan sued. In court, “Sunny Jim” was forced to admit that he “intentionally hit the ball to create a situation known as a home run.” He had to pay $3,500.
This is the birthday of Kansas City’s dominating right-handed starting pitcher, Bret Saberhagen. At 21 he was the World Series MVP when the Royals beat the Cardinals.
To test the market for professional baseball, a team of professional players played an amateur all-star team in St. Louis, winning 15 to 0.
The cardinals came up with a new idea. Players would begin wearing numbers on their uniforms.
In Kansas City Rube Foster organized the Negro National League. Both St. Louis and Kansas City were among the original franchises.
Satchel Paige was signed to pitch for the St. Louis Browns at age 46. Between innings Paige lounged in a rocking chair near the dugout.
Birthday of Baseball’s most colorful character, Dizzy Dean.
Opening day of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Yankees.
Baseball Hall of Famer Roger Maris was born on this day. He played for both the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals.
Miller Huggins, the St. Louis Cardinals manager, was coaching third base with runners on when the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers sent a rookie pitcher to the mound. Huggins said he wanted to examine the baseball and the rookie tossed it to him. The runner on third then scored.
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