aka Busch Stadium
Year opened: 1966
Capacity: 60,292
Names:
Civic Center Stadium, 1966
Busch Memorial Stadium, 1966-81
Busch Stadium, 1981-2005
Pro football tenants:
St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), 1966-87
St. Louis Rams (NFL), 1995
Postseason games hosted:
None
Other tenants of note:
St. Louis Cardinals (MLB – NL), 1966-2005
St. Louis Stars (NPSL/NASL), 1967-74
Notes: Served as home to Rams after they relocated from Los Angeles while domed stadium was still under construction. Grass surface was replaced with AstroTurf in 1970, but was restored to grass field in 1996. In order to reconfigure field from baseball to football, two 8000-seat sections could be moved so that they were parallel to each other. Stadium owned by MLB Cardinals.
Fate: Demolished in 2005, the site is partially occupied by the new baseball stadium.
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