Robison Field
Former baseball park in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robison Field is the best-known of several names given to a former Major League Baseball park in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the home of the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League from April 27, 1893 until June 6, 1920.
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Former names | New Sportsman's Park (1893–1899) (aka Union Park) League Park (1899–1911) Cardinal Field (1917–1920) |
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Location | Natural Bridge Avenue and Vandeventer Avenue, St Louis, Missouri |
Coordinates | 38°39′46″N 90°13′20″W |
Capacity | 14,500 (1893) 15,200 (1899) 21,000 (1909) |
Field size | Left Field - 470 ft (1893), 380 ft (1909) Left-Center - 520 ft (1893), 400 ft (1909) Center Field - 500 ft (1893), 435 ft (1909) Right-Center - 330 ft (1893), 320 ft (1909) Right Field - 290 ft (1893) Backstop - 120 ft (1893) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | April 27, 1893; 131 years ago (April 27, 1893) [1] |
Closed | June 6, 1920; 103 years ago (June 6, 1920) [1] |
Demolished | before 1926; 98 years ago (1926) |
Tenants | |
St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) (1893–1920); Columbus Club (St Louis Soccer League) (1913–15) |
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