History Hop Tags - St Louis

1804-05-14

Meriwether Lewis & William Clark's expedition commissioned by Thomas Jefferson sets out from St Louis for Pacific Coast

1806-09-23

Lewis & Clark return to St Louis from Pacific Northwest

1849-05-17

Fire destroy Centrum in St Louis Missouri

1859-07-01

Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis

1861-05-10

Union troops march on state militia in St Louis, MI

1861-08-14

Martial Law is declared at St Louis, Missouri due to pro-secession sentiment which surged throughout Missouri after the Battle of Wilson's Creek

1861-10-25

Telegraph message sent from St Louis to SF

1875-05-12

1st recorded shutout in pro baseball, Chicago 1, St Louis 0

1876-02-02

Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis

1876-07-15

Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford

1878-12-09

Joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500

1878-12-12

Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St Louis Dispatch"

1881-02-01

US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized

1881-07-01

US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri opens

1884-11-25

John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk

1886-10-23

St Louis Browns win World Championship by beating Chicago 4-3 in 10

1887-10-26

Detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series

1892-04-21

Black longshoremen strike for higher wages in St Louis, Mo

1896-05-27

Tornado hit St Louis, killing 255 & leaving thousands homeless

1901-07-15

NY Giant Christy Mathewson no-hits St Louis, 5-0

1901-12-03

Milwaukee is dropped from the AL & replaced by St Louis Browns

1902-07-17

Orioles forfeit to St Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL

1903-09-14

NY Giant Red Ames no-hits St Louis, 5-0 in a 5 inning game

1904-04-20

Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis

1904-07-01

3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis

1904-07-23

Ice cream cone created by during St Louis World Fair - reputedly first by Charles E Menches

1904-08-29

1st Olympics in US are held (St Louis)

1904-08-29

3rd modern Olympic Games opens in St Louis

1904-09-03

St Louis Olympics closes

1904-10-28

St Louis police try a new investigation method - fingerprints

1904-11-23

3rd Olympic games close in St Louis

1905-07-22

Phila Athletic's Weldon Henley no-hits St Louis Browns, 6-0

1905-08-15

Phila A's Rube Waddell no-hits St Louis Browns, 2-0 in 5 innings

1906-07-20

Bkln Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cards, 2-0

1906-09-24

St Louis Card Stony McGlynn no-hits Dodgers, 1-1 in 7 inning game

1907-08-11

St Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn

1908-02-07

Connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000

1908-07-29

St Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics

1908-08-06

St Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn

1910-07-01

Chicago's Comiskey Park opens - St Louis Browns beat White Sox 2-0

1910-07-31

Chic Cub King Cole no-hits St Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game

1911-06-30

US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri closes

1911-07-20

Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0

1911-07-29

Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0

1912-07-04

Detroit Tiger George Mullen no-hits St Louis Browns, 7-0

1912-08-30

St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1

1913-11-02

St Louis Browns mgr George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League

1914-09-11

William Christopher Handy publishes "St Louis Blues"

1915-04-24

Pitts' Frank Allen no-hits St Louis (Federal League), 2-0

1915-08-07

St Louis 3rd base coach Miller Huggins, calls for ball Bkln rookie obliges, Huggins steps aside, & Card runner scores

1915-09-07

St Louis Dave Davenport no-hits Chicago (Federal League), 3-0

1915-09-18

Boston Braves trounce St Louis Cardinals 20-1

1916-06-14

The Democratic Convention convenes in St Louis; Wilson campaigns on the slogan 'he kept out out of the war'

1916-07-14

St Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitches all 17 inns in a 0-0 tie vs Boston

1916-08-30

Boston's Dutch Leonard no-hits St Louis Browns, 4-0

1917-03-17

1st exclusively women's bowling tournament begins in St Louis

1917-04-14

Chicago White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0

1917-05-05

St Louis Brown Ernie Koob no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0

1917-05-06

St Louis Brown Bob Groom no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0

1917-05-27

Race riot in East St Louis Illinois, 1 black killed

1917-07-01

Race riots in East St Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed)

1917-07-02

Riots in East St Louis Mo

1919-05-11

Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cards, 6-0

1922-06-12

St Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times

1922-06-12

St Louis gets record 10 hits in a row & beats Phillies 14-8

1922-07-22

Cards enter 1st place, marks 1st time both St Louis teams are on top

1922-09-09

St Louis Brown "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits 3 triples beating Tigers 16-0

1922-09-25

Giants beat St Louis, to clinch John McGraw's 8th pennant

1923-05-11

10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cards

1924-07-17

St Louis Card Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0

1926-02-06

St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from NY Yankees

1926-09-16

St Louis Cards beat Phillies 23-3

1926-10-10

St Louis Cards beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series

1927-04-29

Construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed

1927-05-20

Charles Lindbergh begins NY flight (Spirit of St Louis)

1927-05-21

Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after first solo air crossing of Atlantic

1927-09-29

Tornado strikes St Louis Missouri, 85 die

1928-10-04

25th World Series begins, NY Yankees vs St Louis Cardinals

1929-07-06

St Louis has 2, 10 run innings & beats Phillies 28-6

1930-03-02

1st US indoor glider flight, St Louis Terminal Building

1930-08-08

St Louis Cards are 12 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant

1930-09-18

NY Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 HRs to beat St Louis Browns, 7-6

1930-09-27

White Sox 1st baseman Bud Clancy didn't handle ball at all in a 9 inning game vs St Louis Browns

1930-10-01

World Series opens at Phila's Shibe Park, Phila A's beat St Louis 5-2

1930-10-08

Phila A's beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series

1931-04-29

Cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0

1931-07-12

45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game & 21 in 2nd game for 32

1931-09-16

St Louis Cards repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies

1931-10-10

St Louis Cards beat Phila A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series

1933-05-26

Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs St Louis Cards

1934-07-31

St Louis Cards defeat Cin Reds 8-6 in 18 innings, pitchers Dizzy Dean & Tony Freitos go the distant

1934-09-18

St Louis Brown Bobo Newsom loses no-hitter to Boston in 10, 2-1

1934-09-21

St Louis Card Paul Dean no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 3-0

1934-09-30

St Louis Card clinch pennant as Dizzy Dean wins his 30th of year

1934-10-09

St Louis Cards beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series

1935-10-15

NHL's St Louis Eagles fold

1936-01-02

1st electron tube to enable night vision described, St Louis, Mo

1936-08-23

17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St Louis Browns

1936-11-12

St Louis Browns sold to Donald L Barnes & William O DeWitt

1936-12-09

AL OKs night baseball for St Louis

1937-02-12

Cleveland (now St Louis) Rams granted an NFL franchise

1937-05-12

St Louis Cards beat Philadelphia Phillies, 15-3

1937-06-01

Chicago White Sox Bill Dietrich no-hits St Louis Browns, 8-0

1937-06-06

Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game

1937-06-13

Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns

1937-08-14

Detroit Tigers score 36 runs in double header vs St Louis Browns

1937-11-09

St Louis Cards Triple Crown winner Joe Medwick is named NL MVP

1937-12-29

Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1938-06-16

Boston Red Sox Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by St Louis Browns

1938-11-02

Babe Ruth applies for job of St Louis Browns' manager

1938-12-07

W9XZY broadcasts facsimile of St Louis Post-Dispatch by radio

1939-02-23

Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1939-05-13

SS St Louis departs Hamburg with 937 Jews fugitives

1940-03-07

Ray Steele beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1940-05-24

1st night game at St Louis Sportsman Park (Indians 3, Browns 2)

1940-07-09

8th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-0 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis

1940-08-05

St Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings

1940-09-16

St Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is 2nd to HR from each side of plate

1941-06-05

Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1941-08-30

St Louis Card Lon Warneke no-hits Cin Reds, 2-0

1942-09-27

St Louis Cards win NL pennant on last day of season

1942-10-05

St Louis Cards beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series

1943-06-04

St Louis Card Mort Cooper pitches his 2nd consecutive 1 hitter

1944-05-03

"Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway

1944-10-01

St Louis Browns win their only AL pennant

1944-10-04

1st All St Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park

1944-10-04

St Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance

1944-10-09

St Louis Cards beat St Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series

1945-09-09

Phila A's Dick Fowler no-hits St Louis Brown, 1-0

1946-03-30

"St Louis Woman" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 113 performances

1946-06-17

SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis

1946-07-06

"St Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 113 perfs

1946-10-01

1st NL playoffs, Dodgers vs Cards (St Louis wins 2 games to 0)

1946-10-15

St Louis Cards beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series

1947-02-08

KSD (now KSDK) TV channel 5 in St Louis, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting

1947-04-25

Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1947-06-15

47th US Golf Open: Lew Worsham shoots a 282 at St Louis CC in MO

1947-11-21

Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1948-05-25

30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis

1948-07-13

15th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-2 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis

1948-07-24

4 Duluth Minn Dukes (St Louis Cards Class C farm team) die in crash

1949-07-25

St Louis Cardinal Stan Musial hits for the cycle beating Bkln 14-1

1949-10-02

St Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3

1950-06-02

St Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators

1950-06-08

Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs)

1951-02-09

St Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45

1951-07-02

Bill Veeck buys St Louis Browns from Bill & Charlie DeWitt

1951-09-13

St Louis Cards beat NY Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0

1952-04-28

St Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan

1952-06-10

St Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby

1953-03-03

Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee

1953-03-16

AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St Louis Browns to Baltimore

1953-03-17

Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St Louis Browns for $2,475M

1953-06-16

Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yanks lose ending 18 game win streak & also ending St Louis Brown 14 game losing streak

1953-09-16

AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles

1953-09-26

Billy Hunter is last St Louis Browns player to homer in a game

1953-09-27

St Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game

1953-10-29

A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns

1953-11-17

St Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc

1953-12-22

Jack Dunn III, owner of Balt Orioles in Intl League, turns name over to newly relocated St Louis Browns

1954-07-14

117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record)

1954-09-12

Betsy Rawls wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open

1955-09-09

Louise Suggs wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open

1956-03-19

Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minn Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75

1956-08-19

Fay Crocker wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open

1956-11-09

Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St Louis, to become NWA champ

1957-04-13

11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3

1957-06-14

42.0 cm rain falls on East St Louis, Illinois (state record)

1957-06-15

42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St Louis, Ill (state record)

1957-07-09

24th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-6 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis

1958-04-12

12th NBA Championship: St Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2

1958-09-01

St Louis Card Vinegar Bend Mizell walks a record 9 men in a shutout

1959-01-09

Pat O'Connor beats Dick Hutton in St Louis, to become NWA champ

1959-02-10

Tornado in St Louis kills 19 & injures 265

1959-03-25

Bill White traded to St Louis for pitchers Sam Jones & Don Choate

1959-09-26

SF Giants Sam Jones 2nd no-hitter, beats St Louis Cards, 4-0

1959-10-04

1st World Series game played west of St Louis (in LA)

1960-03-13

NFL's Chicago Cardinals moves to St Louis

1960-04-09

14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3

1960-05-15

Chic Cub Don Cardwell no-hits St Louis Cards, 4-0

1961-04-11

15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1

1961-05-31

Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland in St Louis, opens

1961-07-05

St Louis Cardinal Bill White hits 3 HRs & a double

1961-08-02

St Louis Cards (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto

1961-11-05

St Louis Cards Bill Stacy, returns 2 interceptions for TDs vs Dallas

1961-11-22

St Louis Hawk Bob Pettit sets NBA record, hitting 19 of 19 free throws

1961-11-26

For 2nd time in his career, St Louis' Jerry Norton has 4 interceptions

1962-02-17

Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs St Louis

1962-03-06

St Louis vote to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals

1963-09-01

St Louis Cards pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate

1963-09-29

Cardinal's celebrate Stan Musial Day in St Louis, for Stan Musial's final game, where he hits his 3,629th & 3,630th HRs

1964-05-25

Ground is broken for a new stadium in St Louis

1964-08-16

St Louis Card Curt Flood gets 8 straight hits in a doubleheader

1964-08-23

St Louis Cards are 11 games back in NL, & win World Series

1964-09-13

St Louis is 1st NL to score runs in every game since 1923, win 15-2

1964-10-04

Phils bomb Reds 10-0 as both teams finish one game behind St Louis

1964-10-15

St Louis Cardinals beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series

1964-11-13

Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points

1965-06-21

65th US Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC in St Louis

1965-08-15

Mary Mills wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open

1965-10-28

Gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri

1965-11-09

1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis

1966-01-07

Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to become NWA champ

1966-05-08

Last game at old Busch stadium, St Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF

1966-05-12

St Louis' Busch Stadium opens, Braves lose to Cards 4-3 in 12 inns

1966-07-12

37th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 10 at Busch Stad, St Louis

1967-06-04

Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St Louis Women's Golf Invitational

1967-08-12

New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season victory, beat St Louis 23-14

1967-10-12

St Louis Cards beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series

1967-11-07

St Louis Cards Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP

1968-05-11

Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games

1968-05-25

Gateway Arch in St Louis dedicated

1968-09-17

Gaylord Perry (Giants) no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 1-0

1968-09-26

St Louis Cards' Bob Gibson's 13th shutout ends with 1.12 ERA

1968-10-10

Detroit Tigers beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series

1969-05-04

Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games

1969-05-18

Sandra Haynie wins LPGA St Louis Women's Golf Invitational

1970-01-20

23rd NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 4-1 at St Louis

1972-08-26

NY Cosmos beat St Louis Stars, 2-1 to win NASL championship

1973-07-23

Ozark AL plane knocked out of air by lightning, St Louis-36 die

1973-09-10

NY Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St Louis

1973-09-24

St Louis Cards Jim Bakken sets NFL record kicking 7 field goals

1973-12-09

St Louis Cardinal Jim Bakken kicks 6 field goals vs Atlanta Falcons

1974-07-29

St Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base

1974-09-13

Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17

1975-10-25

Denver Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St Louis Spirits

1976-05-22

St Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 HR

1976-06-18

St Louis Cards Lou Brock & Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park HRs

1976-08-16

St Louis Cards beat San Diego Chargers 20-10 in Tokyo (NFL expo)

1977-08-29

St Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3

1977-11-24

Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs St Louis (55-14)

1978-04-16

St Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0

1978-06-16

Cin Red Tom Seaver no-hits St Louis Cards, 4-0

1979-09-23

St Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th & final base of his career

1980-09-07

Earnest Gray becomes 2nd NY Giant to score 4 TDs (vs St Louis)

1980-10-26

St Louis Cards sack Balt Colt QBs an NFL record tying 12 times

1982-10-20

St Louis Cards beat Milwaukee Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series

1983-08-06

Minnesota Vikings beat St Louis Cards 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo)

1983-09-26

St Louis Card Bob Forsch 2nd no-hitter beats Montreal Expos, 3-0

1984-03-19

KSD-AM in St Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA

1984-04-21

Montreal Expo David Palmer no-hits St Louis Cards, 4-0 in a perfect 5 inn game

1984-06-01

KWK-AM in St Louis MO changes call letters to KGLD

1985-09-22

St Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man

1985-10-16

KC Royals & St Louis Cardinals win their league championships

1985-10-27

KC Royals beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series

1987-10-14

St Louis Cards beat SF Giants, 4 games to 3 in NLCS

1987-10-25

Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series

1988-01-16

NFL St Louis Cardinals announce move to Phoenix

1988-02-09

39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St Louis

1988-02-29

KWK-FM in St Louis Missouri changes call letters to WKBG

1988-03-15

NFL's St Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix

1988-05-14

1st non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he & St Louis Cards lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn

1988-12-01

NY Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs St Louis Blues

1989-02-10

Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, St Louis

1989-04-03

Mets win 11th consecutive home opener 8-4 over St Louis at Shea Stad

1989-10-30

August A Busch III becomes CEO of St Louis Cards

1989-11-02

"Meet Me in St Louis" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 253 perfs

1990-06-10

"Meet Me in St Louis" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 253 perfs

1990-06-29

A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays & Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues

1990-07-23

Rosie Jones (St Louis), 26, crowned 22nd Miss Black America

1991-03-19

St Louis Blues Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season

1991-03-31

St Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal

1991-04-16

St Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7

1991-07-02

Riot at Guns N' Roses concert in St Louis

1992-07-12

Axl Rose arrested on riot charges in St Louis of Jul 2, 1991 concert

1992-08-16

74th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 278 at Bellerive St Louis

1993-08-14

St Louis reliever Lee Smith is fastest to get 40 saves

1994-02-26

St Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 11-1

1995-01-17

LA Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis

1995-03-10

Chiel Meijering's "St Louis Blues" premieres in Arnhem

1996-10-14

Braves blow out St Louis, 14-0 in an NLCS game

1997-04-19

SD Padres & St Louis Cards play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii

1997-05-16

Atlanta Braves beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings

1997-05-16

St Louis Cards Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hits

1997-07-31

A's trade Mark McGwire to St Louis Cardinals

1997-09-16

Mark McGwire signs with the St Louis Cardinals for $26M

1997-09-28

St Louis Cardinals Mark McGwire hits his 58th HR of 1997 (34 with Oak A's)

2001-04-01

20th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at St Louis

2009-07-14

80th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-3 at Busch Stadium, St Louis

2012-04-28

Tent collapse in St Louis, Missouri, kills one and injures 110 people

2013-10-23

Boston Red Sox defeat St Louis Cardinals in game 1 of the MLB 2013 World Series

2013-10-24

St Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Red Sox to tie the MLB 2013 World Series 1-1

2013-10-26

St Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Red Sox to lead the MLB 2013 World Series 2-1

2013-10-30

The Boston Red Sox defeat the St Louis Cardinals in game 6 to win the MLB 2013 World Series

1820-05-23

James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)

1847-04-10

Joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World)

1873-11-16

William Christopher Handy, Alabama, jazz star (St Louis Blues) (d. 1958)

1877-09-28

Stanner E V Taylor, St Louis MO, director/writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona)

1879-11-08

King Baggot I, St Louis MO, director (Tumbleweeds)

1887-11-15

Marianne Moore, St Louis, poet (Pulitzer 1951, Collected Poems)

1888-09-26

T. S. Eliot, St Louis Missouri, poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948), (d. 1965)

1891-04-15

Wallace Reid, St Louis MO, actor/dir/screenwriter (Every Inch a Man)

1896-04-27

Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)

1897-09-05

Morris Carnovsky, St Louis MO, actor (Dead Reckoning)

1897-11-18

Jules Buffano, St Louis Mo, pianist (Jimmy Durante Show)

1898-03-10

Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)

1902-09-13

Leland Hayward, US producer (Spirit of St Louis)

1903-06-21

Al[bert] Hirschfield, St Louis Mo, cartoonist (NINA, NY Times)

1903-08-13

Wilton Graff, St Louis MO, actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn)

1904-11-01

Laura Laplante, St Louis MO, actress (Cat & Canary)

1905-12-08

Frank Faylen, St Louis Mo, actor (Herbert Gillis-Dobie Gillis)

1907-03-27

Mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy)

1907-04-20

William Dollar, St Louis, ballet dancer/choreographer

1907-11-10

Jane Froman, St Louis Mo, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), (d. 1980)

1908-06-17

Frank Sully, St Louis MO, actor (Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief)

1911-01-16

Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1911-05-27

Vincent Price, St Louis MO, actor (House on Haunted Hill, Fly, Laura)

1912-06-13

Mary Wickes, St Louis Mo, actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc)

1913-07-18

Marvin Miller, St Louis Mo, actor (Space Patrol, Millionaire)

1913-10-20

Barney Phillips, St Louis Mo, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad)

1914-02-05

William S Burroughs, St Louis, novelist (Naked Lunch)

1914-03-08

Jacob B Bakema, urban developer (St Louis Missouri)

1914-12-01

Johnny Johnston, St Louis Mo, singer (Make that Spare)

1915-03-09

Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns)

1916-07-23

Ben Weber, St Louis Missouri, composer (Thorne Music Award-1965)

1916-12-18

Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)

1917-04-12

M Marie Widlow, St Louis Mo, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957)

1919-07-10

Rusty Gill, St Louis Mo, singer (Polka Time)

1920-08-18

Shelley Winters, St Louis Missouri, actress (A Place in the Sun, A Patch of Blue & Poseidon Adventure), (d. 2006)

1920-11-21

Stan Musial, Donora Pennsylvania, MLB outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ)

1920-11-30

Virginia Mayo, St Louis Mo, actress (Out of the Blue, White Heat)

1922-12-09

Redd Foxx, St Louis Mo, comedian (Sandford & Son, Redd Foxx Show)

1923-02-02

Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)

1924-08-15

Phyllis Schlafly, St Louis, right-winger/Eagle Forum president

1925-06-08

Eddie Gaedel, 3'7" St Louis Browns pinch-hitter (he walked)

1925-06-20

Doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951)

1926-02-12

Joe Garagiola, St Louis Mo, sportscaster/host (Today Show)

1926-05-30

Edouard Van Remoortel, Brussels, conductor (1958-62 St Louis Symph)

1926-07-29

Donald Carter, St Louis, Missouri, professional bowler, six-time bowler of the year, (d. 2012)

1926-10-18

Chuck Berry, St Louis, rocker (Roll over Beethoven)

1927-08-11

Raymond Leppard, London England, conductor (St Louis Symphony Orch)

1927-11-30

Robert Guillaume, [Williams], St Louis Mo, actor (Benson, Soap)

1928-02-10

Gene Taylor, (Rep-D-St Louis, 1973- )

1928-02-24

Michael Harrington, St Louis, socialist/author (Fragments of Century)

1928-04-04

Maya Angelou, [Marguerite Johnson], St Louis, poet/actress (Nyo-Roots)

1928-10-02

Clay Felker, St Louis, journalist (NY Herald Tribune, Esquire)

1929-10-02

Moses Gunn, St Louis Mo, actor (Amityville II, Good Times, Shaft)

1930-08-14

Earl Weaver, St Louis Mo, manager (Balt Orioles 1968-82, 85-86), (d. 2013)

1930-11-04

Doris Roberts, St Louis Mo, actress (Angie, Maggie, Emmy 1983)

1931-06-09

Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)/mgr (NY Yankees)

1931-11-09

Whitey Herzog, baseball manager (St Louis Cardinals)

1932-02-12

Lincoln Kilpatrick, St Louis Mo, actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show)

1932-12-12

robert pettit, Baton Rouge Louisiana, NBA star (St Louis Bombers/1959 MVP)

1933-01-20

Ron Townson, St Louis Mo, rock vocalist (5th Dimension-Up Up & Away)

1933-06-23

Bert Convy, St Louis MO, game show host (Win, Lose or Draw)

1933-07-23

Bert Convy, St Louis Mo, actor (Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw)

1933-09-27

Kathleen Nolan, St Louis Mo, actress (Real McCoys, Janie, Broadside)

1935-01-15

Malcolm Frager, St Louis, Missouri, pianist

1937-01-04

Grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser)

1937-01-15

Margaret O'Brien, San Diego, actress (Jane Eyre, Meet Me in St Louis)

1937-06-16

August Busch III, CEO (Anheuser-Busch, St Louis Cards)

1938-03-31

Nathaniel Taylor, St Louis Mo, actor (Rollo-Sanford & Sons)

1939-03-07

Marion Marlowe, St Louis Mo, singer (Arthur Godfrey & Friends)

1939-06-18

Lou Brock, one-time baseball stolen base leader (St Louis Cards)

1939-09-17

Lamonte McLemore, St Louis Mo, rock vocalist (5th Dimension)

1939-10-25

Zelmo Beaty, Hillister, TX, basketball player (St Louis Hawks, Utah Stars), (d. 2013)

1940-06-26

Billy Davis Jr, St Louis Mo, singer (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)

1940-07-03

Fontella Bass, St Louis Mo, vocalist (Rescue Me)

1942-04-03

Marsha Mason, St Louis Mo, actress (Blume in Love, Cinderella Liberty)

1942-05-21

Robert C Springer, St Louis, Col USMC/astronaut (STS-29, STS-38)

1943-02-27

Mary Frann, St Louis Mo, actress (Joanna-Newhart, Days of Our Live)

1943-05-01

Joy Harmon, St Louis Mo, actress (Cool Hand Luke)

1943-07-08

Faye Wattleton, St Louis Mo, sociologist/pres (Planned Parenthood)

1944-02-14

Bruce Summerhays, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (Provo Open-1966, 91 93)

1944-04-29

Jim Hart, Evanston, Ill, NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals)

1944-08-07

David Rasche, St Louis MO, actor (Sledge Hammer)

1945-02-18

Judy Rankin, St Louis Mo, LPGA golfer (Vare Trophy 1976-77)

1945-02-18

Michael Nader, St Louis Mo, actor (Peter-Gidget, Dex Dexter-Dynasty)

1946-08-11

Marilyn Vos Savant, St Louis Mo, writer/world's highest IQ (228)

1946-10-03

Bob Dotson, St Louis Mo, newscaster (Primetime Sunday)

1947-01-17

Todd Susman, St Louis Mo, actor (Goodnight Beantown)

1947-03-14

Janis Schmitt, St Louis Mo, playmate (February, 1978)

1947-07-27

Betty Thomas, St Louis Mo, actress (Lucy Baines-Hill Street Blues)

1947-08-08

Jose Cruz, leftfielder (St Louis Cards, Houston Astros)

1947-10-15

Lynn Lowry, E St Louis Ill, actress (Cat People, Crazies)

1947-10-24

Kevin Kline, St Louis, actor (Sophie's Choice, Big Chill)

1951-03-13

Fred Berry, St Louis Mo, actor (Rerun-What's Happening)

1951-05-20

Thomas D Akers, St Louis, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 41, 49, 61, 79)

1951-09-24

Terry Metcalf, Seattle, NFL, CFL running back (St Louis, Toronto)

1952-02-12

Michael McDonald, St Louis, rock keyboardist/vocals (Doobie Brothers)

1952-04-16

Peter Westbrook, St Louis Mo, US fencer (Olympic-bronze-88, 92, 96)

1952-06-20

John Goodman, St Louis Mo, actor (Dan Conner-Roseanne, Babe)

1953-10-20

Keith Hernandez, San Francisco California, MLB 1st baseman (St Louis Cardinals, NY Mets)

1953-12-02

Jay Dean Haas, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (1978 Andy Williams-San Diego)

1954-06-17

Mark Linn-Baker, St Louis, actor (Larry Appleton-Perfect Strangers)

1954-06-29

Rick Honeycutt, Chattanooga TN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1954-10-03

Dennis Eckersley, Oakland CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1954-10-09

Scott Bakula, St Louis MO, actor (Quantum Leap, Gung Ho, Murphy Brown)

1954-12-26

Ozzie Smith, Mobile AL, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1957-05-09

John Stuper, baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1957-09-23

Tony Fossas, Cuba, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1958-02-12

Ruth Guerri, St Louis Mo, playmate (July, 1983)

1958-08-19

Gary Gaetti, Centralia IL, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1958-10-17

France St Louis, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98)

1958-10-18

Hal Haenel, St Louis Mo, star yachter (Olympics-8th-1988, 92, 96)

1958-11-02

Willie McGee, SF CA, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals, NL MVP-1985)

1959-01-22

Linda Blair, St Louis Mo, actress (Exorcist, Chained Heat, Savage St)

1959-09-23

Heather Drew, St Louis MO, LPGA golfer (1987 Henredon Classic-5th)

1959-10-08

Mike Morgan, Tulare CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1960-01-19

Alfrederick Joyner, E St Louis Ill, triple jumper (Olympic-gold-1984)

1960-08-26

Ola Ray, St Louis Mo, playmate (Jun, 1980)/actress (Thriller)

1960-10-17

James Patrick Delsing, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (1993 New England-2nd)

1961-08-21

Danny Sheaffer, Jacksonville FL, catcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1961-08-26

Jeff Parrett, Indianapolis IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1962-03-03

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, E St Louis IL, heptathele (Olympic-gold-88, 92)

1962-07-02

Brandel Eugene Chamblee, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (1994 Honda-3rd)

1962-07-30

Tom Pagnozzi, Tucson AZ, catcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1962-10-02

Mark Rypien, quarterback (St Louis Rams)

1963-01-21

Jessie Hester, NFL player (St Louis Rams)

1963-05-24

Ken Ftach, St Louis Mo, tennis star

1963-07-11

Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, St Louis)

1964-01-10

Krista Tesreau, St Louis Mo, actress (Tina-OLTL, Silk Stalkings)

1964-01-29

John Habyan, US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1964-05-07

Leslie O'Neal, NFL defensive end (San Diego Chargers, St Louis Rams)

1964-08-09

Brett Hull, Belleville Ontario, NHL right wing (St Louis Blues, Dallas Stars)

1964-10-02

Sherry Arnett, St Louis Mo, playmate (Jan, 1986)

1965-02-22

Pat LaFontaine, St Louis Missouri, NHL center (NY Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, NY Rangers)

1965-03-02

Ron Gant, Victoria Texas, American baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves, St Louis Cardinals)

1965-03-24

Angela Zuckerman, St Louis Mo, speed skater (Olympics-1994)

1965-05-20

Todd Stottlemyre, Yakima WA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays)

1965-07-29

Luis Alicea, Santurce Puerto Rico, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1965-10-24

Vernice Smith, NFL guard (Washington Redskins, St Louis Rams)

1965-11-18

Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont TX, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1966-01-25

Paul Ranheim, St Louis, NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers)

1966-02-11

Anthony Parker, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams, TB Bucs)

1966-02-20

Britt Hager, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos, St Louis Rams)

1966-02-24

Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1966-09-13

Igor Kravchuk, Ufa Russia, NHL defenseman (Team Russia, St Louis)

1966-09-24

Bernard Gilkey, St Louis MO, outfielder (NY Mets)

1967-02-10

Dwayne "Road Grader" White, NFLer (NY Jets, St Louis)

1967-03-29

Brian Jordan, Baltimore MD, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1967-06-05

Ray Lankford, Modesto California, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1967-06-14

Wendy Lian Williams, St Louis Mo, US diver (Olympic-bronze-88, 92)

1967-08-20

Andy Benes, Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1967-09-29

Dave Silvestri, St Louis MO, infielder (NY Yankees, Montreal Expos)

1968-01-21

Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz CA, pitcher (St Louis Cards, Detroit Tigers)

1968-02-05

Will Furrer, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, St Louis Rams)

1968-03-05

Roman Phifer, linebacker (St Louis Rams)

1968-12-08

Bill Johnson, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)

1969-01-07

Todd Kinchen, NFL wide receiver (St Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons)

1969-01-08

Brian Boehringer, St Louis MO, pitcher (NY Yankees)

1969-01-29

Robert Young, NFL player (St Louis Rams)

1969-02-03

Terry Bradshaw, US baseball outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1969-02-09

Todd Lyght, US football quarterback (St Louis Rams)

1969-02-11

Bryan Eversgerd, US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1969-04-15

Michael Jones, NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders, St Louis Rams)

1969-06-21

Donovan Osborne, Roseville CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1969-07-26

Patrick Alfred Bates, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (1994 NIKE Dakota Open)

1969-10-06

Robert Person, St Louis MO, pitcher (NY Mets)

1969-10-26

Mark Sweeney, Framington Mass, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1970-01-02

Royce Clayton, Burbank CA, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals)

1970-01-06

John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide (Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams)

1970-01-19

T J Mathews, Belleville IL, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1970-01-26

Ronald Moore, NFL running back (NY Jets, St Louis Rams, Az Cardinals)

1970-02-04

John Frascatore, US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1970-02-10

Brendan Eppert, St Louis Mo, speed skater (Olympics-1994)

1970-02-20

Bryan Robinson, defensive end (St Louis Rams)

1970-02-20

Jeff Robinson, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos, St Louis Rams)

1970-10-04

Lucy Nusrala, St Louis Mo, 5k runner

1970-10-04

Ryan McNeil, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions, St Louis Rams)

1970-10-17

John Mabry, Wilmington DE, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1970-11-18

Toby Wright, safety (St Louis Rams)

1970-11-21

Keith Crawford, wide receiver (St Louis Rams)

1971-02-10

Wayne Gandy, tackle (St Louis Rams)

1971-03-10

Jon Hamm, St Louis Missouri, American actor (Mad Men - Don Draper)

1971-06-09

D'Marco Farr, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)

1971-10-01

Amp Lee, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams)

1971-10-13

Jay Williams, defensive end (St Louis Rams)

1972-01-15

Kimberly Anne Massaro, St Louis Mo, Miss America (Missouri-5th-1997)

1972-01-21

Alan Benes, Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1972-04-09

Jeff Wilkins, kicker (St Louis Rams)

1972-04-17

Keith Lyle, safety (St Louis Rams)

1972-08-16

Zach Wiegert, tackle (St Louis Rams)

1972-08-17

Ernie Conwell, tight end (St Louis Rams)

1972-08-18

Derrick Harris, running back (St Louis Rams)

1972-09-14

David Bell, Cincinnati Ohio, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1972-09-19

Amy Frazier, St Louis Mo, tennis star

1972-11-10

Isaac Bruce, NFL wide receiver (St Louis Rams)

1972-12-06

Mike Gruttadauri, corner (St Louis Rams)

1973-01-09

Aaron Holbert, US baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1973-01-20

Eddie Kennison, wide receiver (St Louis Rams)

1973-02-06

Fred Miller, tackle (St Louis Rams)

1973-02-07

Billy Baumhoff, St Louis MO, soccer midfielder/forward (Oly-gold-96)

1973-04-05

Tony Banks, quarterback (St Louis Rams)

1973-10-07

Gerald McBurrows, safety (St Louis Rams)

1973-10-09

Dexter McCleon, cornerback (St Louis Rams)

1973-11-06

Taje Allen, kicker (St Louis Rams)

1973-12-08

Mitch Jacoby, tight end (St Louis Rams)

1973-12-20

Muadianvita Kazadi, linebacker (St Louis Rams)

1974-11-20

Jerald Moore, running back (St Louis Rams)

1975-03-13

Landon Wilson, St Louis, NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)

1975-03-25

Miguel Mejia, San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)

1975-05-12

Lawrence Phillips, running back (St Louis Rams)

1975-06-12

Ryan Tucker, NFL center (St Louis Rams)

1975-11-04

Orlando Pace, tackle (St Louis Rams)

1975-12-19

Kristin Folkl, St Louis MO, volleyball outside hitter (alt-Oly-96)

1829-02-24

Auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies

1875-07-09

Francis Preston Blair Jr, famed St Louis lawyer, dies at 54

1943-06-25

Spencer Charters, actor (Big Town Girl, St Louis Kid), dies at 68

1958-03-28

William Christopher Handy, US conductor/composer (St Louis Blues), dies at 84 in New York

1968-05-02

Donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69

1970-07-17

Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74

1974-07-17

Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63

1987-09-25

Mary Astor, actress (Cynthia, Meet Me in St Louis, Fiesta), dies at 81

1989-09-29

A A Busch Jr, brewer/baseball owner (St Louis Cards), dies at 90