Facts
Below is a nice collection of St. Louis Cardinals facts we have gathered from a number of sources. This is a growing, living, document of Cardinal facts.
Cardinal Facts
- Albert Pujols holds the Cardinals record for most HR’s hit in his first Major League Season with 37 in 2001.
- Prior to his MLB career, Cardinals pitching legend Bob Gibson played basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters.
- Did you know that Chuck Finley is the all-time winningest Angels pitcher and he ended his 17 year career with the 2001 Cardinals?
- On August 15, 1909, Frank “Coonie” Blank made his only appearance in the Major Leagues. He played catcher for part of the game and set the record for the youngest person to play for the Cardinals. He was just 16 years, 9 months and 28 days old.
- From 1985 to 1990, Vince Coleman led both the Cardinals and the entire National League in stolen basis for 6 straight seasons.
- On July 27, 1983 St. Louis Cardinals runners stole 9 bases in a single game.
- Lou Brock was the first MLB player to hit 20 homeruns and steal 20 bases in the same season. 1967 he had 21 HR’s and 52 SB’s.
- The ONLY extra-inning walk-off home run in MLB All Star Game history was hit by Stan Musial in 1955.
- The 2006 World Series championship team had three players that hit over 20 homeruns. Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Chris Duncan.
- Cardinals 3B Mike Shannon got a pair of hits in the opening game of each World Series for the Cardinals in the 1960′s. 1964, 1967 and 1968!
- Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick were the only two members of the Cardinals to make the 2008 MLB All-Star game.
- The last Cardinals pitcher to hit a grand slam was Kent Mercker on September 2, 1998 vs. the Marlins.
- Red Schoendienst was the Cardinals 2nd Basement in 1950 who hit a homerun in the 14th inning of the All Star Game to win the game for the NL.
- Memo Luna was the first Mexican born player in Cardinals history. Luna only played 2/3 of an inning back in 1954.
