#OTD 2008 - Don Gutteridge died at the age of 96 in Pittsburg, KS. Gutteridge broke in with the Cardinals in 1936 and spent 5 seasons with the team before going over to the STL Browns. (That hat!) #STLCards

#OTD 1998 - In the first inning at Busch Stadium, Mark McGwire ties Roger Maris' single-season home run mark established in 1961, hitting his 61st in a nationally televised game against the Cubs. Big Mac hits the homer on his dad's 61st birthday. Jack Buck with the call.

1964 games 137 &138 The most amazing day you’ve never heard of onlycardsfans.com/1964-game-137-…

Congratulations to Dave Duncan on his enshrinement to the Cardinals Hall of Fame. Dave was the teams pitching coach from 1996 through 2011. He helped guide the pitching staff and team to 9 playoff appearances and 2 World Series titles. #STLCards

Congratulations to Matt Morris on his enshrinement to the Cardinals Hall of Fame. Matt pitched for the Cardinals from 1997 through 2005. He won 101 games for the team with 1998 his best season with 22 wins, placing him 3rd in the Cy Young voting. #STLCards

Congratulations to the Whitey Kurowski family on Whitey's enshrinement to the Cardinals Hall of Fame His two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning in game 5 of the 1942 World Series lifted the Cardinals to a 4-2 World Series-clinching victory over the NY Yankees #STLCards

In 1975, Joe Garagiola/Bazooka Bubblegum held a biggest bubble blowing competition with MLB players. Here we see Bob Forsch's entry. #STLCards

Topps honored the winner (Kurt Bevacqua) in their 1976 set. The bubble was measured at 18 1/4 inches and Bevacqua won the prize of $1,000 (About $5,910 in today's economy)

I'm happy to see they moved the ceremonies outside so more fans could attend. #STLCards

There should be no football played on the day that the Cardinals enshrine new members to their Hall of Fame. (I'm only half serious) #STLCards

I can't even imagine the bittersweet memories going through Dave Duncan today. #STLCards

Matt Morris on being inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame: "This was a fan thing... we did it.... Thank you very much for all your votes."

Dave Duncan is inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame: "It's very humbling, humbling beyond words."

The Cardinals are 71-70. Based on their runs scored/runs allowed, their expected record should be 64-77. They are 36-33 at home and 35-37 on the road. They are 41-46 against teams with a record below .500 They are 10 games behind in the division and 6 behind in the Wild Card

And sadly, most players today, have no idea who Curt Flood is.

Dear MLBPA Please teach your players the history of Curt Flood. Then give them a quiz at the end of the lesson. If they fail the quiz, don't allow them to play MLB. They owe Curt that respect. Thank you, Baseball fans everywhere

I'm going with Albert Pujols. That guy was just on another planet in those first 11 seasons in St Louis.

Scott Rolen was listed at 6' 4" Mark McGwire was listed at 6' 5" What happened?

The Cardinals really need to get the jacket colors to match.

Random Cardinals card of the day. Were Ozzie and Royce ever teammates?