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Wally Moon hits a home run in his first major league at-bat & om Alston becomes the first black player to wear a Cardinals uniform.

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On April 13, 1954 —  At Sportsman’s Park, on opening day St. Louis Cardinals rookie Wally Moon hits a home run in his first major league at-bat off Chicago Cubs pitcher Paul Minner. But Minner homers to back his own pitching, as the Cubs win, 13 – 4. Tom Alston becomes the first black player to wear a Cardinals uniform.

 

Moon, the 24-year-old Cardinal center fielder, who will be selected as the National League’s Rookie of the Year, hits .304 with 12 homeruns for the Cardinals. ironically he will bookend the season and homer in the last at-bat of his freshman season.

 
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