Why The Cardinals Played Baseball In Delaware On D-Day

When news of the D-Day invasion of France by Allied Forces reached the United States that morning, most of Organized Baseball honored the solemn event by canceling the games scheduled for June 6, 1944.

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Scout.com: Counting Down Best Cardinals Teams #2 1944

Our new series counts down the 15 best St. Louis Cardinals teams in the long and storied history of the National League’s most successful franchise. The 1944 edition comes in at number two.

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