SABR Digital Library: Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis
Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis:
Home of the Browns and Cardinals at Grand and Dodier
Edited by Gregory H. Wolf
Associate Editors: James Forr, Len Levin, Bill Nowlin
Publication Date: November 16, 2017
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-943816-61-3, $39.95
ISBN (e-book): 978-1-943816-60-6, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 391 pages
The intersection of Grand Avenue and Dodier Street on the north side of St. Louis is one of the fabled locations in baseball history. Amateurs began playing on a sandlot there as far back as the 1860s. In the winter of 1908-09 Sportsman’s Park, a dilapidated wooden structure, was rebuilt and extensively renovated and modernized. The new concrete and steel park served as the center of professional baseball in St. Louis for the next six decades. The home of the Browns and — beginning in July 1920 — the Cardinals, Sportsman’s Park hosted more than 7,000 major-league games.
This SABR Digital Library book rekindles memories of the venerable ballpark through detailed summaries of 100 games played there from 1909 through 1966. There are also insightful feature essays about the park’s history.
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Below: Find memorable game stories and essays from Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis
SABR Biography
Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis served as home of the Cardinals from 1920 to 1966. (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)
Click here to read more about Sportsman’s Park at the SABR BioProject
Game Recaps
Essays
Contributors: Mark Armour, John Bauer, Phillip Bolda, Frederick C. “Rick” Bush, Ken Carrano, Alan Cohen, Richard Cuicchi, Greg Erion, Doug Feldmann, Scott Ferkovich, Dan Fields, Jeff Findley, James Forr, Gordon J. Gattie, Chip Green, Tom Hawthorn, Mike Huber, Dwayne Isrig, Norm King, Russ Lake, Len Levin, Kellen Nielson, Bill Nowlin, Dennis Pajot, Ryan Parker, J.G. Preston, Richard Riis, C. Paul Rogers III, Joe Schuster, Lyle Spatz, Steve Steinberg, Mark S. Sternman, Cecilia Tan, Doug Walden, Joseph Wancho, John J. Watkins, Mike Whiteman, Jim Wohlenhaus, Gregory H. Wolf, and Brian P. Wood.