July 26, 2013
The two sides of the new Stan Musial Memorial Bridge across the Mississippi were joined in the middle on this day in St. Louis.
July 15, 1939
Cardinals catcher and broadcaster, Mike Shannon (left), was born on this day in St. Louis.
May 26, 1926
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.
March 6, 1923
The cardinals came up with a new idea. Players would begin wearing numbers on their uniforms.
September 10, 1934
Baseball Hall of Famer Roger Maris was born on this day. He played for both the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals.