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The city of Springfield saw a brief re-emergence of minor league baseball when the rival Chicago Cubs moved its affiliate to Springfield for one season taking the name Springfield Cubs. Though there was a gap of 63 years, most in the Springfield and St. Louis organizations consider the current Cardinals the same group which existed in 1932.
Hammons Field is a minor league baseball stadium located in Springfield, Missouri, with a capacity of 7,986 plus approximately 2,500 general admission seating. The facility, funded entirely by local businessman, hotel mogul and benefactor John Q. Hammons, is the centerpiece of the midtown development project, Jordan Valley Park, on the corner of Sherman Avenue and Trafficway Boulevard.
The 6:35 p.m. home game at Hammons Field will feature a Double-A Cardinals roster with seven prospects ranked in the top 30 in the organization's farm system. Six are pitchers and one is a catcher.
Just prior to the beginning of the 2015 season, the league was informed that the ballpark ownership and the city of Ozark were negotiating with fledgling semi-pro baseball leagues, and Springfield Metro Baseball relocated to ballparks on the near west side of Springfield (Barnhouse & Optimist Fields). No baseball ended up taking place at Price ...
The St. Louis Cardinals farm system consists of six Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic.Three teams are owned by the major league club, while three others—the Memphis Redbirds, Springfield Cardinals, and Peoria Chiefs—are independently owned.
Jordan Walker, a 19-year-old rising star, was the main attraction on the opening day of the Springfield Cardinals season at Hammons Field.
The field has been home to a number of minor league teams. The AAA American Association Springfield Redbirds played there from 1978 to 1981. Two affiliates in the Class-A Midwest League also called Lanphier home; the Springfield Cardinals and the Springfield Sultans, as well as an independent Frontier League team, the Springfield Capitals.
Cardinals are now 17–24, .415; (146 R, 192 RA; 6-11 Home, 11-13 Road). The two-game win streak was the first consecutive wins since April 26–27 (games 26–27), and the most runs the Cardinals have scored in an inning since May 15, 2023 (10 runs).