10/3/2000 Against the Braves, Cardinal rookie starter Rick Ankiel sets a modern-day major league record by uncorking five wild pitches in the third inning of Game 1 of NLDS. The left-hander joins Buffalo’s Bert Cunningham, who accomplished the same feat in the first inning in an 1890 Players League contest.

On October 3, 2000.00 Against the Braves, Cardinal rookie starter Rick Ankiel sets a modern-day major league record by uncorking five wild pitches in the third inning of Game 1 of NLDS. The left-hander joins Buffalo’s Bert Cunningham, who accomplished the same feat in the first inning in an 1890 Players League contest.