June 7, 1961: Stan Musial Leads The Birds To Victory

On June 7, 1961, Stan Musial went 4 for 4 with two singles and two home runs in an 8-6 win over the Cubs. After the Birds put up two runs in the first then two more in the second Stan decided to jump into the mix in the third with a two run shot. Musial's second jack came right after the Cubs had scored two runs in the top of the 7th, The Man erased their momentum by parking his second two run shot over the wall in right field. Chicago made it a game with home runs by George Altman and Ernie Banks in the eighth and ninth but it wouldn't be enough and the Redbirds fans went home happy.

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June 6, 1956: The Cardinals Beat The Giants in Extras

On June 6, 1956, it took the Cardinals 11 innings to beat the New York Giants 3-2 at Busch Stadium. Trailing 2-1 with 2 outs in the 9th, Stan Musial doubled, then was lifted for a pinch runner by the name of Jackie Brandt.  Ken Boyer stepped to the plate and knocked Brandt in from second to tie it up. Brandt stayed in the game and picked up the game winning rbi in the 11th. The 22 year old rookie only played in 27 games for the Redbirds before Frank "Trader" Lane sent him to the New York Giants.

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June 5, 1948: The Cards take down the Dodgers at Sportsman's Park

On June 5, 1948, the Cardinals knocked off the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-6 at Sportsman's Park. Red Schoendienst picked up 3 doubles and a single in the contest and Enos Slaughter jacked a game tying Grand Slam in the third. Slaughter's bomb came after an intentional walk to Stan The Man, then Slaughter made them pay. Two batters later Nippy Taylor hit a two run shot to put the Cardinals on top 6-4. The Cards picked up 2 more runs in the 6th, then Jones picked up a ribbie in the 7th on a sacrifice fly that scored Slaughter. The Dodgers last stand came in the eighth, they scored 2 runs to narrow the gap to three before being shutdown in the ninth.

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June 4, 1924: Freigau lights up the Phillies

On June 4, 1924, Howard Freigau picked up 4 hits and 5 ribbies in a 12-5 win over the Phillies in Philadelphia. Freigau didn't only wreak havoc at the plate, he couldn't be stopped on the base paths either, the Cardinals 3rd baseman swiped 4 bags in the victory at the Baker Bowl.

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June 3, 1979: Vuckovich Strikes Out 12

On June 3, 1979, Pete Vuckovich struck out 12 Dodgers batters on the way to a 6-4 Cardinals win in Los Angeles. By the end of the season, the Cardinals hurler led the pitching staff with 145 K's and tied Silvio Martinez with 15 wins on the year.

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June 2, 1925: Jim Bottomley Leads The Way

On June 2, 1925, "Sunny Jim" Bottomley led the Cardinals charge with two home runs in an 8-2 victory over the Reds at Sportsman's Park. The Cardinals first baseman's first blast was of the Grand Slam variety, it came in the 5th and put the team on top 4-2 and they didn't look back. The next day they knocked off the Reds 7-3 to complete a 4 game sweep over the Cincy squad, Bottomley went 2-4 with a double, a stolen base, and a run scored in the final game of the series.









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June 1, 1969: Vic Davalillo Hits a 3 Run Shot In His First At Bat in a Cardinals Uniform

On June 1, 1969, Vic Davalillo hit a 3 run home run in his first at bat in a Cardinals uniform.  Davalillo stepped to the dish as a pinch hitter in the 7th and took Gerry Arrigo deep, his shot capped off a 5 run inning and helped the Cards to an eventual 11-3 victory over the Reds at Busch. The Cardinals sent pitcher Jim Hicks to the Angels for Davalillo just a couple of days before he stepped to the plate with the Birds on the Bat on his chest. In his two seasons in St. Louis, Davalillo frequently got the job done as a pinch hitter, he also played all three outfield positions and even pitched in a couple of games.

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