Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

All-Stars at Busch

July 12, 1966

— Greatest Moments —

All-Stars at Busch Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020

1. All-Stars at Busch Marker

Inscription. The Cardinals hosted the Major League All-Stars Game in the new Busch Memorial Stadium. With the temperature over 100 degrees, the National League beat the American League 2-1 in 10 innings.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Cardinals Greatest Moments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 12, 1966.

Location. 38° 37.378′ N, 90° 11.474′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. It is on South Broadway south of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Busch Memorial Opens (here, next to this marker); 5 Shutouts for Jaster (here, next to this marker); Two Million (here, next to this marker); World Champions (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named World Champions (here, next to this marker); Gibson Gets Five (a few steps from this marker); Back-to-Back No-Hitters (a few steps from this marker); Gibson Dominates (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Also see . . . 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Wikipedia. Gives details about the All-Star game, which was played at 103 degrees. Cardinals players (at the time) who played at that game were Bob Gibson, Curt Flood and Tim McCarver. Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles was the game's MVP. (Submitted on July 23, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Additional keywords. baseball, Major League Baseball

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 23, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.