Tag: St. Louis Cardinals

  • 9/22-24/2025: St. Louis at San Francisco

    9/22-24/2025: St. Louis at San Francisco

    Perhaps suffering a hangover after the big series win against the rival Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants returned home and suffered a three-game sweep at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals in the season’s penultimate series. The result puts the NL West title in jeopardy. In the final home series against the Colorado Rockies,…

  • 9/5-7/2025: San Francisco at St. Louis

    9/5-7/2025: San Francisco at St. Louis

    With 19 games remaining, the San Francisco Giants have all but wrapped up a better showing in the 2025 replay than they did in real life, as they won another series by taking two of three games at the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants are 15 games over .500 at 79-64, seven games better than…

  • GTOP S3W9: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1934 Tigers

    GTOP S3W9: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1934 Tigers

    A rematch of the 1934 World Series turned into a battle for last place in the final series of Season 3. The Detroit Tigers avenged their World Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals by winning three of four and sending the Cardinals to the cellar. Mickey Cochrane batted .375 (6-for-16) and Hank Greenberg hit…

  • GTOP S3W8: 1937 Yankees vs. 1934 Cardinals

    GTOP S3W8: 1937 Yankees vs. 1934 Cardinals

    Every single result in week 8 went the 1937 New York Yankees’ way. Brooklyn being swept, and Chicago winning only once, meant that New York could clinch the pennant with a sweep of the bottom-dwelling 1934 St. Louis Cardinals. And sweep they did, as the Yankees won all four against the Cardinals to claim the…

  • GTOP S3W7: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1933 Senators

    GTOP S3W7: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1933 Senators

    It won’t have any affect on the standings, but the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals and 1933 Washington Senators had an entertaining four-game split, featuring the highest-scoring game of the season, an extra-inning effort and a contest decided in the ninth inning. Three Senators (14-14) hit better than .400, with Goose Goslin at .450 (9-for-20), Buddy…

  • GTOP S3W6: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1935 Cubs

    GTOP S3W6: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1935 Cubs

    The first-place 1935 Chicago Cubs looked to pad their lead in the standings as they squared off against the last-place 1934 St. Louis Cardinals, but it didn’t work as they hoped. The Cubs won the first two contests at home, but the Cardinals pulled off a remarkable ninth-inning comeback to win game three, then easily…

  • GTOP S3W4: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1946 Red Sox

    GTOP S3W4: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1946 Red Sox

    The 1934 St. Louis Cardinals won the opener, but the 1946 Boston Red Sox came back to win the next three to claim the series victory. The Red Sox (8-8) got back to .500, while the Cardinals (4-12) went 1-3 for the fourth straight week. Boston’s Dave Ferriss became the league’s first four-game winner and…

  • GTOP S3W2: 1931 Athletics vs. 1934 Cardinals

    GTOP S3W2: 1931 Athletics vs. 1934 Cardinals

    Highlighted by an 18-inning victory and Lefty Grove’s second consecutive one-hit shutout, the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics won their series against the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals and took three of the four games. The Athletics (5-3) hit just .196 for the week, led by Mule Haas’ .316 average (6-for-19). The Cardinals (2-6) hit .234, but it…

  • GTOP S3W1: 1941 Dodgers vs. 1934 Cardinals

    GTOP S3W1: 1941 Dodgers vs. 1934 Cardinals

    The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers won the first three games of their season-opening series against the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals and led 5-1 in game four, but the Cardinals were able to come back and avoid the sweep. Dixie Walker hit .375 (6-for-16) to lead the Dodgers, who also got two homers from Pete Reiser and…