Gabby Street, who led St. Louis to National League pennants in 1930 and 1931, is fired midseason by the Cardinals

Gabby Street, who led St. Louis to National League pennants in 1930 and 1931, is fired midseason by the Cardinals

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Gabby Street, who led St. Louis to National League pennants in 1930 and 1931, is fired midseason by the Cardinals after the team gets off to a 46-45 start. Frank Frisch, the Redbirds second baseman, is named the player-manager of the fifth-place club, prior to a 10-1 exhibition rout of the Quincy Warriors of the Mississippi Valley League in Illinois.

Fred Lieb leads an all-star squad on a barnstorming trip to Hawaii and Japan

Fred Lieb leads an all-star squad on a barnstorming trip to Hawaii and Japan

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page October 15, 1931 – Sportswriter Fred Lieb leads an all-star squad on a barnstorming trip to Hawaii and Japan. Among those aboard ship are Lou Gehrig‚ Frank Frisch‚ Rabbit Maranville‚ Willie Kamm‚ Al Simmons‚ Lefty O’Doul‚ Mickey Cochrane‚ and…

George Watkins and Frankie Frisch hit back-to-back homers off Ray Benge to win‚ 2-1

George Watkins and Frankie Frisch hit back-to-back homers in the bottom of the 9th

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page June 16, 1931 – At Sportsman Park‚ the Philadelphia Phillies Chuck Klein hits a solo home run in the 1st inning‚ off Burleigh Grimes‚ to account for the only scoring till the 9th. With one out in the bottom…

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Babe Ruth hits 3 homeruns in Yankees sweep of St Louis

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  On October 9, 1928, At Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, the Yankees beat the Cardinals, 7-3, completing their second consecutive sweep of the World Series. The Yankees trailing 2-1, Ruth and Lou Gehrig hi back to back homeruns in the top of the 7th, for Ruth it was his second of the game. Pete…

The Cards strengthen their hold on 2nd place by defeating the Cubs, 11 – 5, to sweep the series. Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitching out of turn at his own request, stops the Cubs on six hits. Alexander wanted to face the team that had shipped him down the river last season. Frankie Frisch has three hits to put him at .331, a point ahead of Rogers Hornsby, for whom he was traded.

The Cards strengthen their hold on 2nd place by defeating the Cubs, 11 – 5, to sweep the series. Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitching out of turn at his own request, stops the Cubs on six hits. Alexander wanted to face the team that had shipped him down the river last season. Frankie Frisch has three hits to put him at .331, a point ahead of Rogers Hornsby, for whom he was traded.

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The Cards strengthen their hold on 2nd place by defeating the Cubs, 11 – 5, to sweep the series. Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitching out of turn at his own request, stops the Cubs on six hits. Alexander wanted to face the team that had shipped him down the river last season. Frankie Frisch has three hits to put him at .331, a point ahead of Rogers Hornsby, for whom he was traded.

National League MVP Bob O’Farrell is named to replace Rogers Hornsby as the St. Louis Cardinals manager

National League MVP Bob O’Farrell is named to replace Rogers Hornsby as the St. Louis Cardinals manager

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1926 – National League MVP Bob O’Farrell is named to replace Rogers Hornsby as the St. Louis Cardinals manager. The job was reportedly first offered to Bill Killefer who, out of loyalty to Hornsby turned it down, and quit. Killefer will sign on as a coach of the St. Louis Browns.