The largest crowd in the history of Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis witness a record 32 doubles hit in a double header
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The largest crowd in the history of Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis witness a record 32 doubles hit in a double header

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The largest crowd in the history of Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, 45,715 (in a ballpark with 35,000 seats), creates a travesty and permanently distorts the record for doubles hit in a game. Easy fly balls drop for ground rule doubles among the fans encroaching on the field. There are 32 doubles hit in two games, including 23 in the second game, setting records both for the most doubles in one game and in a doubleheader.

George Watkins hits 3 homeruns to lead the Cardinals to a double header sweep

George Watkins hits 3 homeruns to lead the Cardinals to a double header sweep

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page June 24, 1931 – At the Baker Bowl the St Louis Cardinals sweep a pair from the Philadelphia Phillies‚ winning both games by 4-2 scores. After allowing just 3 hits in 8 innings‚ Ray Benge loses the opener in


Philadelphia starter George Earnshaw gives up 1 run putting the A’s up two games to zero

Philadelphia starter George Earnshaw gives up 1 run putting the A’s up two games to zero

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page Oct 2, 1930 – At Shibe Park, game two on the World Series, Flint Rhem is a surprise starter for the St Louis Cardinals but he fails to astonish the Athletics batters. He gives up 6 earned runs in


The Cardinals tie for first place when Bill Hallahan outduels Dazzy Vance, 1 – 0, in 10 innings

The Cardinals tie for first place when Bill Hallahan outduels Dazzy Vance, 1 – 0, in 10 innings

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1930 – Brooklyn’s collapse begins. The Cardinals tie for first place when Bill Hallahan outduels Dazzy Vance, 1 – 0, in 10 innings. Flint Rhem returns to the Cardinals with an improbable story that he was kidnapped by gamblers and forced to drink bootleg whiskey.

Babe Ruth 3 Homeruns vs St Louis
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Babe Ruth hits three home runs to lead the Yankees to a 10 – 5 victory over St. Louis in Game 4 of the World Series.

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1926 – Babe Ruth hits three home runs to lead the Yankees to a 10 – 5 victory over St. Louis in Game 4 of the World Series. His 1st-inning curtain-raiser is a majestic 395-footer, exiting Sportsman’s Park over its right field bleacher roof. Home run number 2 clears the roof in right center, carrying 515 feet, breaking a window on the other side of Grand Avenue. Ruth’s final foray, however, is the main attraction, carrying deep into the never-before reached centerfield bleachers, far beyond the 430-foot mark. Estimated at 530 feet, it is deemed the longest home run in World Series history. Ruth, however, not content to dominate offensively, also delivers a crucial outfield assist, cutting down a runner at the plate, ending the Cardinals’ 3rd-inning rally. In the words of broadcaster Graham McNamee, “Babe Ruth nor no other man ever made a better throw. Babe shot it like an arrow and Hank Severeid did not have to move for it.” If all this weren’t enough, this also is the game during which the Babe makes good on his alleged pre-game promise to hit a home run for the bedridden young Johnny Sylvester.