▁ 1 9 6 9 : ▁Or lando ▁C ep eda ▁was ▁trad ed ▁by ▁the ▁Card inals ▁to ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁for ▁Joe ▁Torre . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 : ▁Dennis ▁Rib ant ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Card inals ▁from ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁season : ▁Tommy ▁Cruz ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Card inals ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁free ▁agent . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁P itch er ▁Bob ▁Gib son ▁and ▁out f iel der ▁Curt ▁Flo od ▁won ▁Gold ▁Glo ves ▁this ▁year . ▁▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁Bus ch ▁Stadium ▁grass ▁before ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁Ast ro T ur f , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁their ▁home ▁surface ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 6 ▁seasons . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁season , ▁long - time ▁broad c aster ▁Harry ▁Car ay ' s ▁contract ▁was ▁not ▁renew ed . ▁At ▁a ▁news ▁conference ▁shortly ▁after ward , ▁Car ay ▁pointed ly ▁and ▁consp ic u ously ▁d rank ▁from ▁a ▁can ▁of ▁Schl itz ▁be er , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁main ▁compet itor ▁to ▁the ▁br ands ▁of ▁An he user - Bus ch ▁( A – B ), ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁Card inals . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁why ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁let ▁go , ▁but ▁doubt ed ▁the ▁team ' s ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁because ▁he ▁was