July 30, 1890
Baseball Hall of Famer, Casey Stengel was born in Kansas City. His nickname "Casey" came from the initials of his home town, K. C.
June 5, 1937
The Cardinals signed a young pitcher on this date. The man hurt his arm so the team moved the pitcher, Stanley Musial, to the outfield.
April 17, 1950
For the first time in baseball history an opening day game was played at night when the Cardinals beat the Pirates in St. Louis.
February 15, 2011
"Baseballís perfect warrior, baseballís perfect knight," hall of famer, Stan the Man Musial was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on this date in Missouri history.
February 12, 1926
Birthday of Hall of Fame Cardinals catcher and sportscaster, Joe Garagiola. Joe grew up on The Hill in St. Louis with good friend, Yogi Berra.
October 27, 1985
The Kansas City Royals were the World Champions of Baseball after beating the St. Louis Cardinals.
August 12, 1866
Wild Bill Hickok umpired the baseball game between rival teams from Atchison, KS and the Kansas City Antelopes. The Antelopes won 48 to 28. And yes, Wild Bill did wear both six guns while he called balls and strikes so there were no arguments.
November 8, 1954
The American League approved the transfer of Philadelphia’s Athletics to Kansas City.
October 2, 1926
It was the opening day of the World Series where St. Louis Cardinals faced off against the New York Yankees. This was the first World Series ever for the St. Louis Cardinals.