June 21, 2019, During his first trip to Busch Stadium since he left the Cardinals, Albert Pujols receives a warm welcome from the Cardinals fans, receiving standing ovations during warm-ups, a scoreboard tribute, and his first three at-bats, before a getting curtain call upon leaving the game. During his 11-year tenure with the Cardinals, the…
Busch Stadium III,St. Louis,MO,US Ball Park First Game Date – 4/10/2006 (1) Starting Pitchers – Cardinals vs. Brewers: 4/10/2006 Final Score 6-4 (SLN) Attendance – 41,936 Starting Pitchers Mark Mulder (SLN); Tomo Ohka (MIL) First Batter – Brady Clark (MIL) Result – Lined to 2B First Hits – Carlos Lee (MIL),Singled to CF (2nd) First…
Delino DeShields, the 21 year-old second baseman of the Expos, goes 4-for-6 to become only the second rookie to collect four hits in an Opening Day debut. Forrest Jacobs, also a second baseman, became the first major league rookie to accomplish the feat in his 1954 Opening Day debut with the Philadelphia A’s.
After overrunning Cardinal shortstop Ozzie Smith’s fly ball down in the left-field corner, Giants outfielder Kevin Mitchell recovers by reaching back and catching the ball in foul territory with his bare right hand. The National League’s eventual MVP’s amazing play occurs in the first inning of the Giants’ 3-1 loss to the Redbirds at Busch Stadium.
1985 – John Tudor pitches a five-hit, 3 – 0 victory over the Kansas City Royals, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-1 lead in the World Series.