1876-1877
It is unclear who played here.
Vandeventer Lot
1885-1886
Home of the St. Louis Browns, who later became the Cardinals. played They apparently started in 1883, so it is unclear where they played for the first two years.
Robinson Field
1892-1920
The St. Louis Browns played here and then in 1899, they changed their color to Cardinal red and therefore became the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals of today claim to have started in 1892 after Robinson Field was built, but they were technically the Browns until 1899.
Sportsman's Park II
1902-1966
The St. Louis Browns (originally the original Milwaukee Brewers who moved to St. Louis) played here from 1902-1953 and the St. Louis Cardinals (originally the original St. Louis Browns) played here from 1920-1966. Sportsman's Park II was built on the same location as the original Sportsman's Park, except home plate was moved to the West/Southwest corner of the stadium. The St. Louis Football Cardinals played here from 1960-1965. Sportsman's Park was renamed Busch Stadium in 1953 when the Browns left for Baltimore and the Cardinals bought the stadium.
Busch Memorial Stadium
1966-??(possibly until 2004)
Home of the St. Louis Cardinals, the St. Louis Football Cardinals from 1966-1987, and the St. Louis Rams in 1995 while the TWA Dome was finishing construction. The original capacity was 60,000 and is now 49,676. In 1996, when the artifical turf was taken out and grass was planted for the second time, the stadium was converted for basaeball only. The address of Busch Stadium is 250 Stadium Plaza, St. Louis, MO, 63102 and the phone number is (314)241-3900.
My view from center field at Busch Staduim. Please e-mail me if you would like this picture.
The Future Cardinals Stadium
2004 (completed by 2005)-??
During the 2000 season, the Cardinals unveiled plans for a new ballpark to be ready by the 2004 season and to be completed by the 2005 season.
Click here for more renderings of the proposed stadium.
Click here to view the different stages building the stadium will go through.
Click here to view the Cardinals' press release on the new stadium.
