Lou Brock's 3,000th Hit
Lou Brock singles twice against the Chicago Cubs, the team that traded him fifteen years earlier, to reach 3,000 hits in his final season.
St. Louis, MO · 1966–2005
Busch Stadium II was a ballpark in St. Louis, MO. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 12, 1966 and the last on October 2, 2005. The register files it under the National League.
3,228 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1966 and 2005. The game logs list the St. Louis Cardinals as the home club here. 14 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Lou Brock's 3,000th Hit in 1979, Bob Forsch's No-Hitter in 1978, and Bob Forsch's No-Hitter in 1983.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 12, 1966, when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 4–3. Wade Blasingame started for the Atlanta Braves and Ray Washburn for the St. Louis Cardinals. John Kibler was the plate umpire. The latest League Championship Series game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 19, 2005, when the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5–1. Roy Oswalt started for the Houston Astros and Mark Mulder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Gerry Davis was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 56,782, for a game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals on October 14, 1996.
Another park stood on this ground: Busch Stadium III (from 2006). The major leagues also played in St. Louis, MO at Red Stockings Base Ball Park (1875–1875), Grand Avenue Park (1875–1877), Sportsman's Park I (1882–1892), Union Grounds (1884–1886), and Robison Field (1893–1920), and 4 other grounds.
Lou Brock singles twice against the Chicago Cubs, the team that traded him fifteen years earlier, to reach 3,000 hits in his final season.
Bob Forsch threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 16, 1978, winning 5–0.
Bob Forsch threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Montreal Expos on September 26, 1983, winning 3–0.
Billy Williams hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 17, 1966.
Lou Brock hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Diego Padres on May 27, 1975.
César Cedeño hit for the cycle for the Houston Astros against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 9, 1976.
Candy Maldonado hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 4, 1987.
Kevin McReynolds hit for the cycle for the New York Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 1, 1989.
Ray Lankford hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Mets on September 15, 1991.
Daryle Ward hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 26, 2004.
Mark Grudzielanek hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 27, 2005.
Larry Parrish hit three home runs for the Montreal Expos against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 29, 1977.
Mark McGwire hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 14, 1998.
Larry Walker hit three home runs for the Colorado Rockies against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 28, 1999.