Category Archive: Essays.Sportsmans-Park

Introduction: Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis

The intersection of Grand Avenue and Dodier Street on the north…

Three Weeks in 1953: The Fate of the Cardinals

Fred Saigh had not expected the outcome. The St. Louis Cardinals…

Bill Veeck and the St. Louis Browns

By 1951 the Browns were decidedly moribund. They had been last…

The Milwaukee Brewers Move to St. Louis and Become the Browns in 1902

In the fall of 1893, a new Western League was formed with Milwaukee…

Beer and Opulence: The Day the Ballpark in St. Louis had Three Different Names

On Friday, April 10, 1953, August Anheuser “Gussie” Busch…

Anheuser-Busch Buys the St. Louis Cardinals

The players on the train carrying the St. Louis Cardinals back…