Busch Stadium
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| Address | 700 Clark Street |
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| Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°37′21″N 90°11′35″W / 38.62250°N 90.19306°WCoordinates: 38°37′21″N 90°11′35″W / 38.62250°N 90.19306°W |
| Public transit | Metrolink: Stadium |
| Owner | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Operator | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Capacity | 43,975 46,861 (with standing room) |
| Record attendance | 48,263 Chelsea F.C. vs Manchester City F.C. (3-4) Baseball: 47,875 (April 13, 2015) Cardinals vs Brewers Hockey: 46,556 (January 2, 2017) St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks: 2017 Winter Classic |
| Field size |
Left Field — 336 feet (102 m) Left Center Field — 375 feet (114 m) Center Field — 400 feet (122 m) Right Center Field — 375 feet (114 m) Right Field — 335 feet (102 m) |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 17, 2004 |
| Opened | April 4, 2006 (MiLB exhibition) April 10, 2006 (MLB) |
| Construction cost |
$365 million ($434 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect |
Populous HOK Kennedy Associates/Architects Inc. |
| Project manager | Clayco Corp. |
| Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray, Inc |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Hunt/Kwame |
| Tenants | |
| St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) (2006–present) | |
Busch Stadium, also referred to informally as "New Busch Stadium" or "Busch Stadium III", is a baseball park located in St. Louis, Missouri, and the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The stadium has a seating capacity of 43,975, and contains 3,706 club seats and 61 luxury suites. It replaced Busch Memorial Stadium (aka Busch Stadium II) and occupies a portion of that stadium's former footprint. A commercial area, dubbed Ballpark Village, was built adjacent to the stadium over the remainder of the former stadium's footprint.
The stadium opened on April 4, 2006 with an exhibition between the minor league Memphis Redbirds and Springfield Cardinals, both affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals, which Springfield won 5-3 with right-hander Mike Parisi recording the first win. The first official major league game occurred on April 10, 2006 as the Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6–4 behind an Albert Pujols home run and winning pitcher Mark Mulder.
The highest attendance for a sports event was on May 23, 2013, when 48,263 people watched Chelsea Football Club and Manchester City Football Club play a friendly match.
The stadium is the third stadium in St. Louis to carry the name Busch Stadium. Sportsman's Park was renamed Busch Stadium in 1953, after team owner Gussie Busch. The first Busch Stadium closed in 1966 and both the baseball Cardinals, and the National Football League (NFL)'s team of the same name (now the Arizona Cardinals) moved to a new multi-purpose stadium, named Busch Memorial Stadium. However, the current stadium is actually a corporate name and named after Anheuser-Busch, not Gussie Busch. The naming rights deal was signed in 2004 and would extend from the stadium's opening in 2006 until 2026.
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