May 12,; 55 years ago May 12, [1].

Renovations included replacement of Astro turf with natural grass, seating deck additions and modifications to luxury suits and clubs. Clayco performed major renovations to Busch Memorial Stadium over an eight-year timeframe. Strict scheduling required work to be completed in the winter off-season and around the team’s bushdig.barted Reading Time: 40 secs. Dec 11, Busch Stadium has had artificial turf since The current turf was installed before the baseball season.

The switch to grass will begin after Estimated Reading Time: 1 min. Apr 25, In the last game ever played at Busch Stadium II, on October 19,the Houston Astros beat the Cardinals,earning their first-ever trip to the World Series.

That gave construction workers a couple extra weeks to demolish Busch Stadium soon thereafter, so that Busch Stadium III could be ready for Opening Day Apr 17, For example, on one day inThe Associated Press reported that a thermometer placed in Busch Stadium's artificial surface revealed a ground-level temperature of degrees. Sincethe only turf field to open has been Tropicana Field, home to.

Busch Stadium - Kentucky bluegrass Grown by Graff’s Turf Farms in Fort Morgan, CO, from where the first batch of sod used at the Cardinals' stadium arrived in March via 28 flatbed trucks. The field has since been resodded multiple times using Graff’s grass. Camden Yards - Kentucky bluegrass. Watch Bush Turf’s Renovation of Kauffman Stadium in 30 Seconds READ MORE. Bush Turf Takes On “Massive Overhaul” of Kauffman Stadium.

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Busch Stadium II. St. Louis, Missouri. Tenant: St. Louis Cardinals (NL) Opened: May 12, Last game: October 19, Demolished: November 7, Surface: Grass ( to ); artificial ( to ); grass ( to date). Capacity: 49, (baseball only) Attendance figures.