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What was the previous name of Busch Stadium in St. Louis?

Busch Stadium (also known as New Busch Stadium) is the new home for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. It replaces Busch Memorial Stadium and occupies a portion of that stadium's former footprint. The stadium opened on April 4, 2006 with an exhibition between the minor league Memphis Redbirds (AAA-Pacific Coast League) and Springfield Cardinals (AA-Texas League), both minor league affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals, which Springfield won 5-3. The official major league opening game occurred on April 10, 2006, as the Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4. A commercial area, dubbed Ballpark Village, is being developed adjacent to the stadium over the remainder of the former stadium's footprint. The city of St. Louis is favored to host the 2009 MLB All-Star Game due to the new stadium and Ballpark Village. The new stadium has nearly the same dimensions as the old Busch Stadium, offering no major advantage or disadvantage to either the hitter or pitcher, or lefthanders versus righthanders. Many players have commented early that the park plays very fair to everybody. Before the first Busch Stadium was built in downtown St. Louis the cardinals played at Sportsmans Park which was located just North of downtown. It stood for 33 years as a house divided, hosting both the successful St. Louis Cardinals and the hapless St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns played there from 1902 to 1920, when it was rebuilt out of steel and concrete - from then until 1953, it hosted the Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals, who moved over from Robison Field. The Browns struggled to draw crowds, while the Cardinals prospered; finally, in 1953, the hapless Browns moved to Baltimore as owner Bill Veeck was encouraged to sell the team. In the spring of 1953, Veeck sold Sportsman's Park to August Busch Jr., owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Browns became tenants of the Cardinals. The Browns moved to Baltimore following the 1953 season, but the Cardinals remained at Sportsman's Park for another 13 seasons. The park underwent minor renovations in 1953, dropping the capacity to 30,500. It was also renamed Busch Stadium. (The National League refused to allow the name to be changed to Budweiser Stadium after the brand of beer sold by Busch's company, Anheuser-Busch.) The Cardinals continued to play home games at Busch Stadium formerly named Sportsmans Park unti 1966 when the first new Busch Stadium was completed in downtown St. Louis.


What year did the Cardinals play their first game?

The St. Louis Cardinals were established in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, a major league at the time.


Was there a St. Louis Cardinal with the first name Ozzie?

Yes. Ozzie Smith was a shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1982-1996.


Who was the first African American Baseball player on the St. Louis Cardinals?

First baseman Tom Alston on April 13, 1954.


Who was the first starting pitcher at Busch Stadium?

The first regular season game at the 'new' Busch Stadium was played April 10, 2006. The Cardinals beat the Brewers 6-4. Starting pitchers were Mark Mulder for the Cardinals and Tomo Ohka for the Brewers. Mulder got the win and Jason Isringhausen got the save. Bill Hall of the Brewers hit the first home run. The first regular season at the 'old' Busch Stadium was played May 12, 1966. The Cardinals beat the Braves 4-3 in 12 innings. Ray Washburn started for the Cardinals and Wade Blasingame started for the Braves. Don Dennis was the winning pitcher and Phil Niekro was the losing pitcher. Felipe Alou of the Braves hit the first home run.

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When did the St. Louis Cardinals move to their new stadium?

Opening Day 2006 was the first in the new stadium


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Albert Pujols.


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What was the previous name of Busch Stadium in St. Louis?

Busch Stadium (also known as New Busch Stadium) is the new home for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. It replaces Busch Memorial Stadium and occupies a portion of that stadium's former footprint. The stadium opened on April 4, 2006 with an exhibition between the minor league Memphis Redbirds (AAA-Pacific Coast League) and Springfield Cardinals (AA-Texas League), both minor league affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals, which Springfield won 5-3. The official major league opening game occurred on April 10, 2006, as the Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4. A commercial area, dubbed Ballpark Village, is being developed adjacent to the stadium over the remainder of the former stadium's footprint. The city of St. Louis is favored to host the 2009 MLB All-Star Game due to the new stadium and Ballpark Village. The new stadium has nearly the same dimensions as the old Busch Stadium, offering no major advantage or disadvantage to either the hitter or pitcher, or lefthanders versus righthanders. Many players have commented early that the park plays very fair to everybody. Before the first Busch Stadium was built in downtown St. Louis the cardinals played at Sportsmans Park which was located just North of downtown. It stood for 33 years as a house divided, hosting both the successful St. Louis Cardinals and the hapless St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns played there from 1902 to 1920, when it was rebuilt out of steel and concrete - from then until 1953, it hosted the Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals, who moved over from Robison Field. The Browns struggled to draw crowds, while the Cardinals prospered; finally, in 1953, the hapless Browns moved to Baltimore as owner Bill Veeck was encouraged to sell the team. In the spring of 1953, Veeck sold Sportsman's Park to August Busch Jr., owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Browns became tenants of the Cardinals. The Browns moved to Baltimore following the 1953 season, but the Cardinals remained at Sportsman's Park for another 13 seasons. The park underwent minor renovations in 1953, dropping the capacity to 30,500. It was also renamed Busch Stadium. (The National League refused to allow the name to be changed to Budweiser Stadium after the brand of beer sold by Busch's company, Anheuser-Busch.) The Cardinals continued to play home games at Busch Stadium formerly named Sportsmans Park unti 1966 when the first new Busch Stadium was completed in downtown St. Louis.


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Believe it or not the St. Louis Cardinals first faced the Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series.


Who is Albert Pujiols?

He is the first basemen for the St. Louis Cardinals.


Who is Gerard Haran?

First baseman for St. Louis Cardinals


When was the St. Louis Cardinals first game of the 2010 regular season?

The Cardinals first game was on April 5, 2010 at the Cincinnati Reds. The Cardinals won 11-6.


What year did the Cardinals play their first game?

The St. Louis Cardinals were established in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, a major league at the time.


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Comerica Park, their current stadium, had its first game in 2000.


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The team got the nickname Cardinals in the 1900 season. Prior to that, the Cardinals were known as the Perfectos and, before that, the Brown Stockings.