Everything was in readiness for a celebration.
It was the first time in Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright’s career that ball one, the result of his first pitch to Washington's Trea Turner, merited a standing ovation. And it wound up that Wainwright would be leading the cheers.
Wednesday’s game was stopped as the Busch Stadium fans, besides players and coaches, gave Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina a standing ovation on the occasion of his becoming the first player to catch in 2,000 games for only one team. Molina saluted the fans and the two teams—the Cardinals were out front of the dugout—and then wanted to return to action.
