Sportsman's Park III

Sportsman's Park III was a ballpark in St. Louis, MO. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 14, 1909 and the last on May 8, 1966. It was also known as Busch Stadium I.

7,058 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1909 and 1966. The game logs list the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns as home clubs here. 31 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Eddie Cicotte's No-Hitter in 1917, Ernie Koob's No-Hitter in 1917, and Bob Groom's No-Hitter in 1917.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 14, 1909, when the Cleveland Naps beat the St. Louis Browns 4–2. Addie Joss started for the Cleveland Naps and Jack Powell for the St. Louis Browns. Jack Sheridan was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 8, 1966, when the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10–5. Bob Shaw started for the San Francisco Giants and Larry Jaster for the St. Louis Cardinals. Al Barlick was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 46,747, for a game between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the St. Louis Cardinals on July 25, 1958.

Other parks stood on this ground: Sportsman's Park I (1882–1892) and Sportsman's Park II (1902–1908). 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.