Baseball came to St. Louis before the dawn of the major leagues. It was a gentleman's game, a simple summer pastime, and its popularity grew as the city evolved. Local amateur teams proliferated, and interest in forming a team of professionals resulted in two such St. Louis teams in 1875, the Brown Stockings and the Red Stockings. The Browns and Reds played their home games at separate parks, the Grand Avenue Grounds and Red Stockings Park. The first fully professional game of baseball held in St. Louis took place at the latter. Very few modern fans are aware of this, or of these parks' locations. Moreover, there was a time early in the twentieth century when St. Louis supported not just two, but three major league teams, each with its own ballpark. This book is intended as a keepsake of the stadiums and playing fields of St. Louis' baseball past.
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Author Joan M. Thomas moved to St. Louis in 1966, and witnessed her first Major League Baseball game at old Sportsman's Park. It just happened to be the last game played there before the Cardinals moved to Busch Stadium downtown. With a degree in Communications earned at Lindenwood College, she joined the Society for America Baseball Research (SABR) and engaged her passion for baseball history and culture in the pursuit of a freelance writing career.
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Freelance Writer Joan M. Thomas contributes feature stories on a variety of subjects for several monthly publications. As she particularly enjoys historical and biographical research, her books reflect those endeavors. A longtime member of the Society for American Baseball Research(SABR),her writing frequently focuses on baseball related topics. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband Bob and German Shepherd/St. Bernard-mix pal Sasha. For a complete list of Joan M. Thomas' writing credentials, go to www.joanmthomas.info.
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A Great Book for Any Cardinal Fan,
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Yes, it is a great book. One finds himself immediately going to the years covered by the book when growing up.
Some great pictures of Cardinal stars, too.
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A baseball park is just a place with a playing field. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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National League, Brown Stockings, Busch Stadium, World Series, New York, American League, Federal League, Louis Public Library, Grand Avenue Grounds, National Association, Union League, Red Stockings Park, Hall of Fame, Lafayette Park, Stars Park, Jeremiah Fruin, Cardinal Field, Chicago Cubs, Compton Avenue, Fairgrounds Park, Lou Brock, Louis Cardinals, Louis City Hall Central File, Bill Veeck, Chicago White Stockings New!
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A baseball park is just a place with a playing field. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hase hall, league park, playing career Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
National League, Brown Stockings, Busch Stadium, World Series, New York, American League, Federal League, Louis Public Library, Grand Avenue Grounds, National Association, Union League, Red Stockings Park, Hall of Fame, Lafayette Park, Stars Park, Jeremiah Fruin, Cardinal Field, Chicago Cubs, Compton Avenue, Fairgrounds Park, Lou Brock, Louis Cardinals, Louis City Hall Central File, Bill Veeck, Chicago White Stockings New!
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- The Chicago Cubs (Writing Baseball) by Mr. Warren Brown on page 10
- The St. Louis Cardinals: The Story of a Great Baseball Club (Writing Baseball) by Frank G. Lieb in Back Matter
- Green Cathedrals by Philip J. Lowry in Back Matter
- The National Game, Second Edition (Writing Baseball) by Alfred H. Spink in Back Matter
- The Negro Leagues by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
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