» August 4, 1945: At Pittsburgh, Pirate catcher Bill Salkeld is 5-for-5, including hitting for the cycle, and drives in all five runs, but his Bucs lose 6–5 to the Cardinals reliever Harry Brecheen. Salkeld hits his only triple of the year in the cycle, half his career total. His offensive effort offsets a curious defensive stat: he has no putouts or assists in the game.

» May 2, 1946: In St. Louis, Giants manager Mel Ott informs C Clyde Kluttz at breakfast that he has been traded from New York to the Phillies. But Cards manager Eddie Dyer calls Kluttz at lunch to tell him not to pack; St. Louis has just made a trade for him. Kluttz is part of the trades that sends Vince DiMaggio from the Phils to the Giants and 2B Emil Verban from St. Louis to Philadelphia. The Giants then beat the Cards, 5–1, scoring four in the 9th. Dave Koslo tosses a 4-hitter for New York, beating Harry Brecheen. Brecheen fans three in the 3rd -- Buddy Kerr, Koslo, and Bill Rigney -- all on called strikes.

» October 3, 1946: The St. Louis Cardinals wallop the Brooklyn Dodgers 8–4 at Ebbets Field to win the National League playoffs 2-0 and advance to the World Series. Erv Dusak and Enos Slaughter lead the attack, while winning pitcher Murry Dickson adds a triple. Dickson allows just two hits till the last inning, before the Dodgers score three runs off him. Harry Brecheen strikes out two batters with the bases full to end it. Joe Hatten is the loser.

» October 7, 1946: Harry Brecheen gives up only four singles in shutting out the Red Sox 3–0. He also drives in the first run of the game.

» October 13, 1946: Back in St. Louis, Harry Brecheen ties the Series again with a 4–1 win, stopping the Red Sox on seven hits.

» October 15, 1946: Enos Slaughter sprints all the way from 1B and slides into home with the winning run in the 8th inning on Harry Walker's double, as the Cardinals edge the Boston Red Sox 4–3, giving St. Louis the World Series four games to 3. Harry Brecheen wins three games for the Cardinals, including Games six and 7, the only pitcher ever to win those. Billed as the duel between the two best hitters in baseball, the Series sees Stan Musial go 6-for-27 and Ted Williams 5-for-25. With the Series held in two small ballparks and the broadcast fees now aimed at a player pension fund, the Cardinal share of $3,748 and the Red Sox portion of $2,140 is the smallest Series payoff since 1918.

» March 4, 1948: Stan Musial ends his holdout and signs with the Cardinals for $31,000. The next day Harry Brecheen agrees to a St. Louis pact for $16,500.

» May 8, 1948: An infield single by Johnny Blatnik of the Phillies in the 7th prevents a perfect game by Harry Brecheen of the Cardinals. Brecheen will become the National League ERA leader with 2.24 and the winning percentage leader on a 20-7 record. The Cards win 5–0 and Brecheen scores his 3rd straight shutout.

» May 29, 1949: After 44 games and 285 errorless chances, 2B Red Schoendienst of the Cardinals errs twice against the Pirates. His last E was September 15, 1948. Elmer Riddle wins, 4–2, over the Cards Harry Brecheen.

» April 30, 1950: At St. Louis, the Cards Del Rice belts a home run in the bottom of the 13th to break up a pitching duel between the Cubs Johnny Schmitz and Harry Brecheen. The Cards win, 1–0. Rice also has a double as Schmitz gives up just four hits and retires 20 batters in a row.

» June 2, 1950: In a rain-soaked game in St. Louis, Don Newcombe and the Dodgers trim the Birds, 8–1, to move into first place. Newk holds the Birds to five hits, including Marty Marion's 3rd homer in three games he's started. Duke Snider's 2-run homer in the 6th helps drive Harry Brecheen to the showers. The Cards and Phils are a game back.

» April 16, 1953: Lefty Billy Pierce of the White Sox throws a one-hitter against the Browns. Bobby Young's double in the 7th is the only St. Louis safety in the 1-0 shutout. Harry Brecheen allows the White Sox just 2 hits in losing.

» May 29, 1953: 3B Bob Elliott lines a double in the Browns 6-run 11th inning, as they beat the Tigers 11–5. For Elliott it is his 2,000th ML hit. Harry Brecheen (1–6) wins his first.

» May 24, 1989: Yankees reliever Lee Guetterman gives up five runs in the 9th inning of New York's 11–4 loss to California, ending his consecutive scoreless inning streak at 30 2/3. It is the longest season-opening streak in the majors since Harry Brecheen's in 1948, and the longest season-opening streak ever by a reliever.