St. Louis' Big League Ballparks

by Joan M. Thomas

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738532657
• ISBN13: 9780738532653
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"