Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

5 Shutouts for Jaster

September 28, 1966

— Greatest Moments —

5 Shutouts for Jaster Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020

1. 5 Shutouts for Jaster Marker

Inscription. Larry Jaster shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers for his Major League Baseball record-tying fifth shutout of the season.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Cardinals Greatest Moments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 28, 1966.

Location. 38° 37.377′ N, 90° 11.475′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. It is on South Broadway south of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: All-Stars at Busch (here, next to this marker); Two Million (here, next to this marker); Busch Memorial Opens (here, next to this marker); World Champions (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named World Champions (here, next to this marker); Gibson Gets Five (here, next to this marker); Back-to-Back No-Hitters (a few steps from this marker); Gibson Dominates (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Also see . . . Larry Jaster on Wikipedia. Jaster played for the St. Louis Cardinals from September 17, 1965 to the end of the 1968 season. He would be part of the 1967 World Series winning team, but was remembered for giving up a grand slam to Jim Northrup (Detroit Tigers) in Game 6 of the 1968 World Series (won by the Tigers). Jaster would later play for the Montreal Expos and the Atlanta Braves, and would retire from MLB in 1972. (Submitted on July 23, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 23, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.