The St. Louis Cardinals‘ AAA-affiliate is located in Memphis and were proud to bring home the Pacific Coast League championship a few seasons ago. This season, filled with talent, the Redbirds are having one of their best seasons on record.
Moreover, while the St. Louis Cardinals were sweeping through Atlanta and starting to knock the Marlins out of the water, the Memphis Redbirds recorded their team-best eleventh straight victory. This came after tying their franchise record of nine wins, followed by a record-breaking tenth win, and now the franchise record sits at eleven.
The record-breaking tenth win came over the Chicago Cubs’ AAA team in Des Moines, Iowa (also named the Cubs; isn’t the organization creative?