Sportsman's Park III American League Firsts
aka Busch Stadium (1953-66)
St. Louis, MO
This park was the home of the AL Browns from
1909 through 1954 and the home of the NL Cardinals from 1920 through 05/08/1966.
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| Game | 04/14/1909 | Naps (Indians) 4, Browns 2 |
| Umpires | Bull Perrine, Jack Sheridan | |
| Managers | Jimmy McAleer, Browns | |
| Nap Lajoie, Naps | ||
| Starting Pitchers | Jack Powell, Browns | |
| Addie Joss, Naps | ||
| Ceremonial Pitch | St. Louis Mayor Fredrick H. Kreismann | |
| Attendance | 21,357 | |
| Batting | ||
| Batter | Josh Clarke (pop out) | |
| Hit | Tom Jones (double) | |
| Run | Bill Bradley | |
| RBI | Bill Hinchman | |
| Single | George Stone | |
| Double | Tom Jones | |
| Triple | Bill Bradley (04/16/1909) | |
| Home Run | Danny Hoffman (04/15/1909) | |
| Grand Slam | Joe Jackson (05/07/1911) | |
| IPHR | Danny Hoffman (04/15/1909) | |
| Stolen Base | Jim Stephens (04/16/1909) | |
| Sacrifice Hit | Terry Turner | |
| Sacrifice Fly | Hobe Ferris (05/16/1909) | |
| Cycle | Tris Speaker (06/09/1912) | |
| Pitching | ||
| Win | Addie Joss | |
| Loss | Jack Powell | |
| Shutout | Addie Joss (05/02/1909) | |
| Save | George Mullin (05/05/1909) | |
| Hit by Pitch | Heinie Berger hit Jim Stephens (04/16/1909) | |
| Wild Pitch | Eddie Plank (05/10/1909) | |
| Balk | Jimmy Dygert (07/17/1909 game 2) | |
| No-Hitter | Eddie Cicotte (04/14/1917) |
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