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Although Anheuser-Busch's offer was far less ($3.75 million) than what out-of-town suitors had on the table, Anheuser-Busch president Gussie Busch persuaded Saigh that civic pride was more important than money. This all but assured that the Cardinals would stay in St. Louis. Shortly afterward, the Cardinals bought Sportsman's Park from the Browns.
The ballpark (by then known as Busch Stadium, but still commonly called Sportsman's Park) was also the home to professional football: in 1923, it hosted St. Louis' first NFL team, the All-Stars, and later hosted the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League from 1960 (following the team's relocation from Chicago) until 1965, with ...
It is the third stadium in St. Louis to carry the name Busch Stadium. Sportsman's Park was renamed Busch Stadium in 1953; then-team owner August Busch Jr. had planned to name it Budweiser Stadium, but at the time league rules prohibited naming a venue after an alcoholic beverage. [19]
Busch Stadium: St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri 1960 1965 Also known as Sportsman's Park from 1902 to 1952. [30] District of Columbia Stadium/Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium: Washington Redskins Washington D.C 1961 1996 [72] Metropolitan Stadium: Minnesota Vikings: Bloomington, Minnesota: 1961 1981 [73] Atlanta Stadium/Atlanta-Fulton ...
Old Busch Stadium, 1966 Home of: St. Louis Brown Stockings – National Association (1875) and National League (1876–1877) St. Louis Browns – American Association (1882–1891) and as St. Louis Cardinals – NL (mid-1920 to mid-1966) St. Louis Whites – Western Association (1888 part season) St. Louis Browns – American League (1902–1953)
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals have played their home games at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis.
From 1960 to 1987, the professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals played in St. Louis, Missouri, as the St. Louis Cardinals. The team moved from Chicago to St. Louis in 1960, and played their first home game there on October 2 at Busch Stadium against the New York Giants .
Boyer had worked in Busch Stadium for the Cardinals since 2011; he wears a Cardinals 2013 National League championship team ring. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] He plays occasional Retro Nights for the Kansas City Royals , who otherwise do not have a live organist; and he has played for the St. Louis Ambush in the Major Indoor Soccer League.