List of baseball parks in St. Louis

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in St. Louis, Missouri. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

Sportsman's Park orig. Grand Avenue Grounds; also Busch Stadium (1953–1966)

Occupants:

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 Browns – American League (1902–1953)

Location: 2911 North Grand Boulevard (east); 3623 Dodier Street (south), Spring Street (west), Sullivan Avenue (north)

Infield: Southwest corner (originally); Northwest corner (1902); Southwest corner (1909)

Currently: Herbert Hoover Boys' Club

Red Stocking Park a.k.a. Compton Park

Occupant: St. Louis Reds National Association (1875)

Location: South Compton Avenue (east, first base); Gratiot Street (southeast, home plate); railroad tracks / Atlantic Street (south, third base); Theresa Avenue (west, left field); Scott Street (north, right field)

Currently: Industrial and rail yards – a few blocks south/southeast of the sites of Handlan's Park and Giants Park

Union Base Ball Park a.k.a. Lucas Park

Occupant: St. Louis Maroons – Union Association (1884) / National League (1885–1886)

Location: Northeast corner of Cass Avenue and Jefferson Avenue

Currently: Industrial

Robison Field a.k.a. New Sportsman's Park, League Park, Cardinal Field

Occupant: St. Louis Browns – renamed Cardinals – National League (1892 to mid-1920)

Location: 3852 Natural Bridge Avenue (north, third base); Vandeventer Avenue (west, first base); Prairie Avenue (east, left field); Lexington Avenue (south, right field) – a few blocks north-northwest of Sportsman's Park

Currently: Beaumont High School

Handlan's Park a.k.a. Laclede Park a.k.a. Grand and Market Park

Occupants:

St. Louis Terriers – Federal League (1914–1915)

St. Louis Giants (1920–1921 some games) and St. Louis Stars (1920s some games) – Negro National League

Location: Grand Avenue (west, first base); Laclede Avenue (north, third base); Theresa Avenue (east, left field) (approximates Grand Forest Drive); Clark Avenue (south, right field); Market Street (farther south)

Currently: buildings on campus of St. Louis University, and cut through by Forest Park Avenue ramps to and from I-64

Giants Park or Kuebler's Park

Occupant: St. Louis Giants – Negro National League (1920–1921 most games)

Location: North Broadway (southwest); Clarence Street (southeast); East Taylor Street (northwest); Hall Street (to the northeast)

Currently: Industrial area

Stars Park

Occupant: St. Louis Stars – Negro National League (mid-1922 to 1931)

Location: 130 South Compton Avenue (west); Laclede Avenue (north); North Market Street (south) – a few blocks east from Handlan's Park

Currently: Baseball field for Harris Stowe State College

Busch Memorial Stadium

Occupant: St. Louis Cardinals – NL (mid-1966 to 2005)

Location: 250 Stadium Plaza (west, third base); Spruce Street (south, first base); Walnut Street (north, left field); Broadway (east, right field)

Currently: Plaza area for the new ballpark

Busch Stadium

Occupant: St. Louis Cardinals – NL (2006–present)

Location: 700 Clark Street (north, left field); Broadway (east, right field); Interstate 64 (south, first base); Stadium Plaza / South 8th Street (west, third base); – immediately southwest of Busch Memorial Stadium site (overlapping in left/center field)

See also

• Lists of baseball parks

Sources

• Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
• Phil Lowry, Green Cathedrals, several editions.
• Michael Benson, Ballparks of North America, McFarland, 1989.
• Joan M. Thomas, St. Louis' Big League Ballparks, Arcadia, 2004.
• Baseball Memories, by Marc Okkonen, Sterling Publishing, 1992.
• The Federal League of 1914–1915, by Marc Okkonen, SABR, 1989.