HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

Ben Frederickson: After beating Astros in bold strike for Contreras, Cardinals should pivot to starter

SAN DIEGO — Great job, Cardinals.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 8, 2022

Sources: Cardinals finalizing five-year deal with All-Star catcher Willson Contreras

SAN DIEGO — The catcher who wanted a chance to sell the Cardinals on his ability to follow Yadier Molina behind the plate at Busch Stadium will get that chance.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 7, 2022

Longtime ace Adam Wainwright returns to Cardinals for 2023 season, per source

Adam Wainwright, a fixture of the Cardinals' rotation for 15 consecutive winning seasons and guiding presence for a generation of young starters, will return to the Cardinals for the 2023 season, a source told the Post-Dispatch.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 26, 2022

A Near Perfect Day of Baseball Games

For baseball fans without any vested interests in the eight teams playing this weekend, yesterday was just about the perfect day of games. The four games delivered just the right combination of tension and action—the formula for any good baseball game—by showcasing the variety of genres only our ...

Sports Illustrated · Oct 9, 2022

Cardinals’ Seemingly Storybook Season Gets an Unhappy Ending

Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina did their part in Game 2 against the Phillies, but the rest of St. Louis’s bats stayed quiet, sending the pair off into the sunset.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 9, 2022

Pujols, Molina Get Hits in Final At-Bats to End Careers in Cardinals Loss

The two iconic hitters ended their careers on nice individual notes despite St. Louis’s season-ending loss.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 9, 2022

End of an era: Phillies shut out, sweep Cardinals and end last run for Molina and Pujols

ST. LOUIS — When the end came, with so little fanfare and all of the fireworks still in their casings waiting for another year or another event, Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols watched from the dugout, having done all they could against Philadelphia to extend their careers one more night.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 9, 2022

Benjamin Hochman: Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols represent St. Louis with pride and passion

They say St. Louis English teachers used to write in and complain about Cardinals broadcaster Dizzy Dean, who sometimes would butcher the language, such as describing a player who “slud into third.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 3, 2022

Pirates get clutch performances, beat Adam Wainwright to spoil Cardinals' Sunday coronation

Sunday in St. Louis had a festive feel and was supposed to be about a coronation of Cardinals stars, the formal feting of Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina in their final regular-season home game.

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022

Cardinals defeat Brewers to capture NL Central title

The Cardinals (90-65) guaranteed themselves at least a tie with second-place Milwaukee (82-72), and now they own the tiebreaker because the victory Tuesday gave St. Louis an insurmountable 10-8 lead in the season series.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 28, 2022