Busch Stadium
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- Busch Stadium has been the name for three different sports venues in St. Louis, Missouri. For information on the others, see Busch Stadium (disambiguation).
The new stadium has nearly the same dimensions as the old Busch Stadium, offering no major advantage or disadvantage to either the hitter or pitcher, or lefthanders versus righthanders. Many players have commented early that the park plays very fair to everybody.
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History
Funding
Since 1995, St. Louis Cardinals team ownership had lobbied for a new ballpark in downtown St. Louis, though the team was unable to acquire funding for the project for several years. In June 2001, the State of Missouri signed a contract with the team, proposing a ballpark in downtown St. Louis, but a subsequent funding bill was struck down in May 2002, leaving the saga open.[Ballparks of Baseball] article regarding funding and construction of the stadium"New plan calls for $333 million stadium, plus Ballpark Village complex," Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, September 25, 2002. See [link] Team owners sought a location near Madison, Illinois, adjacent to Gateway International Raceway, until the city of St. Louis drafted a financing plan for the team to construct the new stadium in downtown St. Louis."Cardinals looking at site near Gateway Raceway," Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, August 16, 2002. See [link] The Stadium was financed through private bonds, bank loans, a long-term loan from St. Louis County, and money from the team owners. The development, including the Ballpark Village will cost approximately $646 million with the stadium alone costing $346 million.[Official Ballpark Factsheet] which states the costs of the stadiumConstruction
New Busch Stadium was designed by HOK Sport and built by Hunt Construction with an estimated cost of $365 million. The stadium was built in phases:- First, the construction of the south side of the new stadium.
- Second, the wrecking ball demolition of the old stadium, which began the week of November 7, 2005 and lasted until December 8, 2005.
- Third, building the north side of the new stadium (i.e. the left field area).
Ballpark firsts
The first Major League at bat in Busch Stadium culminated in Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Brady Clark lining out to St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Aaron Miles.
The Cardinals registered the first series sweep in the young stadium's history on April 24-26, 2006 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Photo gallery
References
External links
- [Review of Busch Stadium, complete with game photos, from Ballpark Digest]
- [Redbirdcentral Time-Lapse created from KMOV stadium cam]
- [New Busch Stadium & Construction FAQ], from CardsClubhouse.com, a not-for-profit online community
- [Seat View]
- * Satellite image from [WikiMapia], [Google Maps] or [Windows Live Local]
- * Street map from [MapQuest] or [Google Maps]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image from [TerraServer-USA]
| Preceded by: Busch Memorial Stadium 1966–2005 | Home of the St. Louis Cardinals 2006–present | Followed by: Current |
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