Jordan Walker went 5-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and four runs on Sunday, making the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder the first player in nearly 100 years to do so against the New York Yankees.
The St. Louis Cardinals hadn't had much success in The Bronx over the past few decades, until they finally got the better of the New York Yankees this weekend.
It started with a 6-5 win on Saturday, which was their first-ever victory at the new Yankee Stadium and their first road win against New York since Game 5 of the 1964 World Series. A lot of that is due to a lack of opportunities over the years – they had only played a total of seven games at the Yankees over the last 60 years, after all.
On Sunday, the Cardinals won 14-7 to claim the series and hang around in the NL Wild Card race, thanks to another historic performance., Walker is the first player to go 5-for-5 or better with at least one home run, three RBI and four runs against the Yankees since Al Simmons in 1929. Jimmy Dykes is the only other player in MLB history on the list alongside Walker and Simmons, starting the exclusive club on Oct. 2, 1925.
Walker won't be able to salvage his 2024 campaign enough to match those numbers, but his historic showing on Sunday was certainly a good start. The Cardinals are set to open another road series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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