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

Cardinal Red

April 15, 1899

— Greatest Moments —

Cardinal Red Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020

1. Cardinal Red Marker

Inscription. On Opening Day, the players had new uniforms that featured red trim for the first time. Willie McHale, a writer for the St. Louis Republic overheard a lady fan remark, "What a lovely shade of cardinal" and repeated this on his column the next day. The nickname stuck and became official in 1900.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Sports • Women. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Cardinals Greatest Moments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1899.

Location. 38° 37.333′ N, 90° 11.67′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. Marker is on 8th Street south of Spruce Street, on the right when traveling north. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. NY Honors Bresnahan (here, next to this marker); NL Membership (here, next to this marker); Presidential Visit (here, next to this marker); Heroic Efforts (here, next to this marker); Sportsman's Park (a few steps from this marker); St. Louis on Top (a few steps from this marker); Birds on the Bat (a few steps from this marker); First Harvest (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

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1899 was the only year that the team was called the "St. Louis Perfectos". After the St. Louis Browns were purchased by brothers Frank Robison and Stanley Robison, they changed the uniform color to red. They finished in fifth place that year for the National League. McHale died at the age of 23 on August 24, 1901 (Las Vegas, Nevada).

Additional keywords. baseball, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, newspapers

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 26, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.