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2023 Saint Louis Cup

The 9th Annual Saint Louis Cup is on Saturday, July 29, 2023 in beautiful and historic St. Louis Forest Park. Teams will take to 5 fields to play 25 matches of vintage base ball. Matches start at 9:00 am and finish at 4:15 pm.

If your vintage base ball club is interested in participating in 2023, please contact Tony "Lightning" Wicker on our Facebook page.

Many clubs are also attending the MLB baseball game at Busch Stadium on Friday, July 28, 2023 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Please contact Tony "Lightning" Wicker for more information or to purchase discounted group tickets.

2022 Participating Clubs were:
Belleville Stags - IL	Hog & Hominy Pick 9 - TN
Lafayette Square Cyclone - MO	McLean County Prairie Chickens - IL
Murphysboro Clarkes - IL	Chicago Salmon - IL
Rock Springs/Spring Nine Squirrels - IL	St. Louis Brown Stockings - MO
St. Louis Perfectos - MO	Memphis Blues - TN
Northern Illinois VB Combo - IL	Summit Station Signalmen - IL

The matches will be played using most of the existing rules of 1860 base ball.

St. Louis' Forest Park hosted the 1904 World's Fair. It is home to the St. Louis Zoo, the History Museum, the Art Museum and the Muny Opera, as well as many other attractions, including a 27-hole public golf course.

The 2023 schedule has not been developed yet. For reference, the 2022 schedule is included below.

2022 Schedule - Saint Louis Cup
Saturday, July 16 in Forest Park, St. Louis MO
	Lindell Field	Cricket Field West	Cricket Field East	Langenberg Field West
9:00 am	McLean County Prairie Chickens vs Murphysboro Clarkes Umpire: Madeline “Rarely Incorrect” Grish	Springcatur Long Squirrels vs Memphis Blues Umpire: Mark "Wheels" Olmsted	Belleville Stags vs Summit Station Signalmen Umpire: Allen "Honest Al" Stare	St. Louis Perfectos vs Hog & Hominy Umpire: Jack "Crackin" Burkman
10:30 am	St. Louis Brown Stockings vs Chicago Salmon Umpire: Greg “Swede” Youngstrom	Lafayette Square Cyclone vs Memphis Blues Umpire: Mike "Drifter" Griffin	Murphysboro Clarkes vs Belleville Stags Umpire: Brian “Twinkletoes” Thede	North Illinois VB Combo vs Hog & Hominy Umpire: Joe “Red” Flaugher
11:45 am	LUNCH
12:30 pm	Murphysboro Clarkes vs Springcatur Long Squirrels Umpire: Allen "Honest Al" Stare	Summit Station Signalmen vs North Illinois VB Combo Umpire: Mark “Wheels” Olmsted	McLean County Prairie Chickens vs Hog & Hominy Umpire: Jack "Crackin" Burkman	St. Louis Perfectos vs Chicago Salmon Umpire: Madeline "Rarely Incorrect" Grish
2:00 pm	Memphis Blues vs Chicago Salmon Umpire: Madeline "Rarely Incorrect" Grish	Lafayette Square Cyclone vs Summit Station Signalmen Umpire: Jack "Crackin" Burkman	McLean County Prairie Chickens vs Belleville Stags Umpire: Rick "Uncle Jesse" Brewer	St. Louis Perfectos vs North Illinois VB Combo Umpire: Allen "Honest Al" Stare

Below is a map of Forest Park (courtesy of Forest Park Forever). The 5 fields we are using for the base ball matches are marked with a large, red "X". Click the map to open a larger version. We've also embedded a Google map below the Forest Park map.
We recommend parking on Grand Drive or in the "Twin Lots" parking lots just South of Grand Drive, just to the West of Cricket Field (left of the field on the map). Parking in this part of the park is free.

"For the Glory of the Game - Huzzah!"