St Louis Homes amp Lifestyles - May 2020
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Descirption: 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 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.
This volume is a collaborative effort of 40 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).
Some of the games included in this book include:
April 14, 1909. The Dawn of a New Era: The First Game at Sportsman's Park, Chip Greene
April 14, 1917. A Sportsman's Park First: Pale Hose' Cicotte Hurls No-Hitter, Gregory H. Wolf
May 5, 1917. On Second Thought, It's a No-Hitter for Ernie Koob, Gregory H. Wolf
May 6, 1917. Bob Groom Tosses Browns' Second No-Hitter in Two Days, Gregory H. Wolf
July 25, 1918. The Big Train and Sothoron Battle for 15, Chip Greene
July 1, 1920. Cardinals Fall in Their First Game in Sportsman's Park, Greg Erion
July 2, 1920. Cardinals Get First Win at New Home as Doak Swashbuckles Pirates, Russ Lake
August 8, 1920. Sisler First Brownie to Hit for Cycle, Richard Riis
April 22, 1922. Ken Williams Clubs Three Home Runs for the Browns, Joe Wancho
May 30, 1922. The Browns' 17th Hit Finally Produces the Second Run for Victory, Jeff Findley
September 18, 1922. The Little World Serie,s Steve Steinberg
August 9, 1923. A Wild Win Against the Champs, Norm King
July 17, 1924. Haines Tosses Only Cardinal No-Hitter in Sportsman's Park, Gregory H. Wolf
August 24, 1924. Dyer Tosses Shutout in Cards Laughe,r Doug Walden
July 11, 1925. George Sisler Knocks in a Career-High Seven Runs, Joe Wancho
October 5, 1926. Jesse Haines Tosses Shutout and Wallops Homer in First World Series Game in the Gateway City, Gregory H. Wolf
October 6, 1926. Babe Ruth First to Hit Three Homers in World Series Game, Mark S. Sternman
October 7, 1926. Lazzeri's Sacrifice Fly Wins in Extra Innings, Rick Schabowski
June 21, 1927. Haines Goes the Distance and Wins It on Les Bell's 13th-Inning Single, Brian P. Wood
October 7, 1928. Gehrig's Two Homers Too Much for Redbirds, Richard Cuicchi
October 9, 1928. The Sultan of Swat Smacks Three Homers to Sink the Cardinals, Richard Cuicchi
August 21, 1930. Chick Hafey Hits for the Cycle as Cardinals Pound Phillies, Michael Huber
October 4, 1930. Wild Bill Hallahan Shuts Outs Mackmen to Rekindle Redbirds Title Hopes, Gregory H. Wolf
October 5, 1930. Haines Defeats Grove in Fall Classic Pitchers' Duel, J.G. Preston
October 6, 1930. Double-X's Ninth-Inning Two-Run Homer Pushes the Cards to Brink, J.G. Preston
July 12, 1931. Cards Set Doubles Record with Assist from Crowd, John J. Watkins
October 1, 1931. Lefty Grove Subdues Redbirds in Opening Game of Fall Classic, Russ Lake
October 2, 1931. The Wild Horse of the Osage Steals the Show as Wild Bill Fires Three-Hit Shutout, Gregory H. Wolf
October 9, 1931. Grove Stymies Redbirds, Russ Lake
October 10, 1931. Revenge Is Sweet, Even Without Pepper, Norm King
and many more, right through the 1964 World Series in which the Cardinals beat the Yankees.
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