<P> Busch Stadium is the Cardinals ' fourth home ballpark and the third of that name . The Cardinals ' original home ballpark was Sportsman 's Park from 1882 -- 1892 when they played in the American Association and were known as the Browns . In 1893 , the Browns moved to a new ballpark five blocks northwest of Sportsman 's Park which would serve as their home from 1893 -- 1920 . The new park was originally called New Sportsman 's Park but became more commonly referred to as Robison Field . Midway through the 1920 season the Cardinals abandoned Robison Field and returned to the original Sportsman 's Park and became tenants of their American League rivals , the St. Louis Browns . In 1953 , the Anheuser - Busch Brewery purchased the Cardinals and the new owner subsequently also purchased Sportsman 's Park from the Browns and renamed it Busch Stadium , later becoming Busch I . The Browns then left St. Louis for Baltimore after the season . The Cardinals built Busch Memorial Stadium , or Busch II , in downtown St. Louis , opened it during the 1966 season and played there until 2005 . It was built as the multi-purpose stadium home of both the baseball Cardinals and the football Cardinals , now the Arizona Cardinals . The current Busch Stadium was constructed adjacent to , and partly atop , the site of Busch Memorial Stadium . </P>
where did the cardinals play before busch stadium
Sportsman 's Park Robison Field Busch Memorial Stadium