» May 4, 1953: Busch Stadium bans bottles from the park during a game due to fans tossing soda bottles during a 7–6 Browns loss to the Yankees on April 28th. Meanwhile, at Pittsburgh, the Cards' Vinegar Bend Mizell shuts out the Bucs, 5–0.

» July 9, 1957: At Busch Stadium in St. Louis, the AL nips the NL 6-5 in the 24th All-Star Game. Both teams score 3 in the 9th inning, but Minnie Minoso's running catch with the bases loaded chokes off the NL's last-half rally.

» April 14, 1961: At Busch Stadium in St. Louis, the Reds Wally Post lines a tape measure shot off the Budweiser sign atop the scoreboard in the Reds, 7–3 win. If the ball had not hit the sign, some estimate the shot could have traveled close to 600 feet.

» July 17, 1961: Bill White goes 8-for-10 in a doubleheader, as the Cards sweep the Cubs 10–6 and 8–5 at Busch Stadium.

» September 16, 1963: The Dodgers and Cardinals begin a first-place showdown before 32,442 fans at Busch Stadium. Ron Perranoski saves a 3–1 win for Johnny Podres and the Dodgers.

» October 7, 1964: Ailing Whitey Ford struggles as St. Louis wins the World Series opener 9–5 at Busch Stadium. Mike Shannon homers in a 4-run, St. Louis 6th inning. Tom Tresh loses Flood's triple in the rally. Ray Sadecki and Barney Schultz combine for the win.

» May 8, 1966: In the last game at old Busch Stadium, San Francisco slugs out a 10–5 win over St. Louis.

» May 12, 1966: The Cardinals open new Busch Memorial Stadium with a 12-inning, 4–3 win over the Braves.

» August 4, 1968: In pre-game ceremonies at Busch Stadium honoring him, Stan Musial is joined by his 1941 Cardinals teammates. a 10-foot bronze statue of Musial at is unveiled at one of the Stadium entrances. The crowd of 47,445 then watch as Bob Gibson battles the Cubs for 12 innings before Chicago P Lee Elia singles home the winning run in the 13th. Cubs win 6–5.

» April 8, 1969: In the Padres victory over Houston, the leadoff batter at Jack Murphy Stadium is Astro outfielder Jesus Alou. Brother Matty Alou, with the Pirates, was the first batter up at the opening of Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium on April 12, 1966, and Brother Felipe, playing for Atlanta, was the first batter up when Busch Stadium opened in St. Louis a month later.

» September 25, 1974: Pittsburgh regains 1st place by edging the Cardinals 13–12 in 11 innings at Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh scored four times in the 9th to take a 12–9 lead, but St. Louis scored three times to tie it.

» October 12, 1985: St. Louis runs the Dodgers out of Busch Stadium 4–2. The Cardinals' first three runs are aided by three stolen bases and two errant pickoff attempts.

» October 13, 1985: The Cardinals rout the Dodgers 12–2 to even the NLCS at 2-2, but also lose rookie sensation Vince Coleman to one of the more bizarre injuries in ML history. Coleman is stretching before the game when his left leg becomes caught in Busch Stadium's automated tarpaulin as it unrolls across the infield, trapping him for about 30 seconds. He is removed from the field on a stretcher and will not play again this year.

» April 27, 1986: The Mets win their 9th consecutive game 5–3 at St. Louis, and in the process end John Tudor's 18-game winning streak at Busch Stadium. Kevin Mitchell hits his first ML home run for the Mets.

» July 26, 1991: Cincinnati 3B Chris Sabo pushes an autograph seeker into a window in Busch Stadium following a 5–1 loss to the Cardinals.

» February 13, 1996: The Cards announce that they are laying nearly three acres of natural grass over the field at Busch Stadium, replacing the artificial turf that has been used for 26 years. The turf will be ready for the April eight opener against Montreal.

» September 16, 1997: Mark McGwire hits his 52nd home run hours after signing a three-year contract with the Cards for $28.5 million. But Cardinals' closer Dennis Eckersley collapses in the 9th and the Dodgers come back to win, 7–6. McGwire's 517-foot first-inning blast, the longest ever measured at Busch Stadium, ties him for the ML lead with Ken Griffey Jr.

» April 18, 1998: The Cardinals unveiled a bronze statute of Bob Gibson outside Busch Stadium, then beat the Phils, 6–5.

» May 16, 1998: At Busch Stadium, Mark McGwire crushes a Livan Hernandez pitch for a 545-ft. homer to lead the Cards to a 5–4 win over the Marlins. "It's the best ball I've ever hit," says the Cards slugger. On May 12, he hit a homer 527 feet.

» September 25, 1998: The home run race continues unabated as Sammy Sosa blasts his 66th homer in the 4th inning at Houston, and Mark McGwire responds in the 5th inning with his 66th in the 5th inning at Busch Stadium. Sosa's solo shot ties the game at 2–2, but the Astros score in each in the next four innings to win, 6–2. Kevin Tapani fails in his bid to win his 20th. The Cards top the Expos, 6–5, as McGwire adds another single and J.D. Drew a pair of homers.

» September 26, 1998: McGwire stands alone as he parks #67 and #68 at Busch Stadium, but his Cards lose, 7–6, to Montreal.

» June 20, 2001: Using the long ball, the Cubs record first win at Busch Stadium in 13 tries over last two seasons. beating the Cards, 9–4. Sammy Sosa belts a 2-run homer and a grand slam, and makes a diving catch to save a run. Gary Matthews, Jr. adds a 3-run homer.

» August 29, 2001: The Cardinals down the Padres, 16–14, in the highest scoring game of the season. St. Louis scores nine runs off Bobby Jones in the 2nd inning, while Ryan Klesko goes 5–for–6 for San Diego, with two home runs, two doubles, and five RBIs. One of the homers travels an estimated 472 feet, the longest by an opposing player at Busch Stadium since figures were recorded in 1988.