Showing posts with label St. Louis Cardinals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Louis Cardinals. Show all posts

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Saturday, October 6, 1934

Went to court. Guy got three days. I got candy, books, paper, etc. Daddy listened to the ball game.

THE LEGENDARY 1934 GASHOUSE
The legendary 1934 "Gashouse Gang" (St. Louis Cardinals)

The 1934 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Cardinals' "Gashouse Gang" winning in seven games for their third championship in nine years.




Thursday, May 5, 2011

Friday, May 5, 1933

I climbed halfway up the ropes and chinned myself once. I got an E on my math test, the highest grade in the room.

Johnny Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin
Outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals
He hit for the cycle - a single, a double, a triple, and a home run - on May 5, 1933.