The trade to obtain Jack Clark may have taken longer than anyone would have liked, but in the end, the St. Louis Cardinals had the middle-of-the-order slugger they needed to capture two National League championships. After finishing third in the National League East in 1984, Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog had made clear that his topContinue reading “February 1, 1985: Cardinals finalize trade for Jack Clark”
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October 21, 1985: Yankees’ outfield logjam allows Cardinals to trade for Willie McGee
On the same day that Tommy John threw seven shutout innings to lead the Yankees to a 3-0 win over the Dodgers in Game 2 of the 1981 World Series, the Cardinals and Yankees quietly made a deal that would help the Cardinals capture the 1982 world championship. The trade, which sent Yankees minor leagueContinue reading “October 21, 1985: Yankees’ outfield logjam allows Cardinals to trade for Willie McGee”
