On August 9, 1972 — The Cardinals’ Ted Simmons finally signs his contract for this season, although he has been playing all year. He is believed to be the first major league player to play without a contract.
After feeling a near game-removing pain close to the top of his right hamstring, Albert Pujols hits a first inning two-run homer off Scott Olsen of the Marlins at Busch Stadium to become the first player to hit 30 or more homers in his first seven seasons. It is the fifth consecutive game the Cardinal first baseman has gone deep.
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August 22, 2007
