Ernie Banks, in a 6-5 Cubs’ extra-inning loss to the Cardinals, hits his fifth grand slam of the season to establish a new major league mark, previously shared with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, among the others who also connected four times with bases full. The Chicago infielder hits his historic four-run homer off 19 year-old flamethrower Lindy McDaniel, making his first major league first start after receiving a $50,000 bonus.
On June 7, 1954, At Sportsman Park Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella homers in the 8th to tack on some insurance for the Dodgers, unfortunately St Louis scores 3 times in the bottom of 9th to tie the game. Campy was not done though, he stole home in the top of the 12th to help…
On May 4, 1954, the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by using a whopping 42 players in an 11-inning marathon. The Phillies win the game, 14-10. A few notables only 8,000 fans showed up to see todays game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The Phillies starter was a…
On May 2, 1954, Now you know why they call Stan Musial Stan the Man. No other hitter in major league history ever hit five home runs in one day. Only nine days ago Musial was bumping along at .250. gripped by the same slump that tortured him| last spring. Now he is hitting .400…
On April 23, 1954, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits the first of his 755 home runs in a 7-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Aaron’s milestone home run-a solo blast-comes against Cardinals right-hander Vic Raschi.
On April 15, 1954, Hank Aaron collects the first hit of his major league career. The Milwaukee Braves’ rookie goes 2-for-5 in a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
On Opening Day off Chicago hurler Paul Milner, Wally Moon hits a home run in his first major league at-bat. The 24 year-old Cardinal center fielder, who will be selected as the National League’s Rookie of the Year, will also homer in the last at-bat of his freshman season.
On December 25, 1953, Patrick Joseph “Patsy” Donovan, one of the most succesful Irish-born big leaguers, died at the age of 88 in Lawrence, MA. Donovan batted .300 eleven times and was a star outfielder from 1890 to 1907, most notably with the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals.
1952 – Bob Elliott of the Giants is tossed from the Cardinal game for protesting a strike two call and his replacement, Bobby Hofman, is also thrown out for arguing the third strike of the same at-bat.
On June 15, 1952, the St. Louis Cardinals set a National League comeback record by rallying from an 11-0 deficit to post a 14-12 win. The Cardinals scored seven runs in the fifth inning, three in the seventh, two in the eighth and two in the ninth to cap off the incredible comeback. The key…
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