The Red Birds
1931-1954
After the 1930 season, the St. Louis Cardinals bought the Columbus Senators and changed the team's name to the Red Birds. In 1932, Red Bird Stadium was built on West Mound Street. It was one of the first stadiums in the country built with lights for night baseball. The first game was on June 3, 1932. The first night game on June 17th drew 21,000 fans.
Marker is at the intersection of Neil Avenue and Nationwide Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Neil Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
