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Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 career home runs against Cardinals pitcher, Vic Raschi at Sportsman’s Park on April 23, 1954.
Despite a mediocre 15-15 regular season mark in 1946, Cardinals left-handed screwballer Harry Breechen came alive by striking out a pair of Brooklyn Dodgers with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of the pennant-clinching playoff game on October 3. He then became the first lefty to win three games in a World Series by limiting the Red Sox to one earned run over 20 innings pitched.
Which speedy Cardinal outfielder had his postseason cut short when he was accidentally run over by a tarpulin?
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Vcnie Caelmoln, 1985
No St. Louis Cardinals team finished in last place between 1918 and 1990. In that span, the team enjoyed 16 first-place, regular-season finishes.
Manager Billy Southworth led his Cardinals clubs to three consecutive 100-plus win seasons. As manager, he accomplished this feat of 106, 105 and 105 wins between 1942 and 1944.
