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First baseman Mark McGwire became the first Cardinals player to hit a grand slam on opening day when he connected off of Ramon Martinez on March 31, 1998 at Los Angeles.
Oliver “Patsy” Tebeau resigned from his position as Cardinals skipper (1899 - 1900) in order to open a saloon.
Cardinals pitcher Jim Brosnan (1958 - 1959), nicknamed “Professor,” was the author of several books about baseball, including The Long Season and Pennant Race.
As a rookie, Wally Moon homered in his first and last at-bats in his inagural season. Moon went on to be named that season’s National League Rookie of the Year, the first Cardinals player so honored.
Jose Jimenez became just the second Cardinals rookie to pitch a no-hitter when he bested Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks, 1-0, on June 25, 1999. (Paul Dean was the first, September 21, 1934).
