Less than a year after celebrating the 2006 World Series championship with his teammates, Juan Encarnacion was struck by a foul ball in the on-deck circle, fracturing the bones around his eye, impacting his vision, and ending his career. By the time he came to the Cardinals, Encarnacion was a veteran outfielder who already had […]
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After 15 years as a scout, coach, and manager with the organization, the St. Louis Cardinals officially named Mike Shildt manager on August 28, 2018. Shildt had spent the previous six weeks as interim manager in place of Mike Matheny, who was fired in the midst of his seventh season at the helm. President of
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Heading into the 1981 season, if someone suggested that the Cardinals would have the greatest shortstop of the decade, fans everywhere would assume they were referring to Garry Templeton, one of the most talented infielders in the National League. But a heated confrontation with Cardinals fans on August 26, 1981, led to a franchise-altering trade
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On August 18, 1995, Tom Henke battled through arguably his toughest outing of the season to collect the 300th save of his career. Nine months earlier, the 6-foot-5 reliever from Kansas City, Missouri, had signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Cardinals to pitch his 14th major-league season. After eight seasons in Toronto, where
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On August 10, 2010, the fierce rivalry between the Cardinals and Reds spilled into a violent brawl that resulted in Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto kicking Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue in the head and ending his career. The two teams had battled one another for the National League Central Division lead throughout the summer. In the
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The 1991 season marked a new beginning for the St. Louis Cardinals. In their first full season under new head coach Joe Torre, the Cardinals had an entirely new starting outfield, as Bernard Gilkey, Ray Lankford, and Felix Jose replaced 1990’s opening-day threesome of Vince Coleman, Willie McGee, and Tom Brunansky. No one, however, was
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Heading into the 2014 trade deadline, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak knew that he needed to shake up his ballclub. As the defending National League champions prepared to play the final game of a three-game series against the Padres, they sat in third place in the Central Division, 2 ½ games behind the Brewers and
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On August 1, 1990, the St. Louis Cardinals officially moved on from the “Whiteyball” era when they brought former Cardinals star Joe Torre back to take the managerial position vacated by Whitey Herzog just three weeks earlier. “During the selection process, I interviewed a number of very good candidates,” Cardinals general manager Dal Maxvill said,
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On July 24, 1949, Stan Musial hit for the only cycle of his illustrious career, helping to power the St. Louis Cardinals into first place in the National League with an emphatic 14-1 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Though the clubs were still in the dog days of summer, Musial’s achievement came in a series
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On July 20, 2018, Matt Carpenter laid claim to arguably the most productive offensive game in Cardinals history, clubbing three homers and two doubles in an 18-5 win over the Cubs. Carpenter tied a team record with 16 total bases, matching Mark Whiten’s four-home run game on September 7, 1993. Carpenter’s five extra-base hits made
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