Busch Stadium
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Home of St. Louis Cardinals, 1966 to present
(Also known as Civic Center Stadium 1966 and Busch Memorial Stadium 1966 to 1982)
BUILT: 1966 (Busch Stadium II built in 2006)
CAPACITY: 46,861 (Busch II)
FIRST GAMES: Busch I: May 12, 1966, vs. Atlanta Braves (Cardinals 4, Braves 3, 12 innings).
- Ray Washburn vs. Wade Blasingame, WP: Don Dennis, LP: Phil Niekro; HR: Felipe Alou 2
- First Hit & Single: Gary Geiger
- First Double: Geiger
- First Triple: Mike Shannon
- First HR: Alou (off Washburn)
- First Run: Jerry Buchek
- First RBI: Shannon
Busch II: April 10, 2006 vs. Milwaukee Brewers (Cardinals 6, Brewers 4)
- Mark Mulder (W) vs. Tomo Ohka (L), Jason Isringhausen (Sv); HR: Bill Hall, Albert Pujols, Mulder
- First Hit: Carlos Lee
- First Double: Hall
- First Triple: David Eckstein (April 13th, 2006)
- First HR: Hall (off Mulder)
- First Run: Lee
- First RBI: Hall
LAST GAME: Busch I: October 19, 2005 vs. Houston Astros (Astros 5, Cardinals 1 - NLCS)
OTHER OCCUPANTS: St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), 1966 to 1987; St. Louis Rams (NFL), 1995
LONGEST HOME RUN: Busch II - 449 ft. to left by Dan Uggla
The St. Louis Cardinals played their final game in Busch Stadium during the 2005 NLCS. In 2006, the club started to play in a new park of the same name located adjacent to the previous stadium.
AERIAL VIEW: View Busch Stadium in Google Earth
