NEXT EVENT: 'Belleville Stags' on Sat 08/08/2026 at 11:00 AM (see Schedule for details)

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2026 Saint Louis Cup

The 12th Annual Saint Louis Cup is on Saturday, July 25, 2026 in beautiful and historic St. Louis Forest Park. Teams will take to 4 fields to play 15 matches of vintage base ball. Matches start at 9:00 am and finish at 3:30 pm.

If your vintage base ball club is interested in participating in 2026, please contact Tony "Lightning" Wicker on our Facebook page.

Many clubs are also attending the MLB baseball game at Busch Stadium on Friday, July 24, 2026 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds. Please contact Tony "Lightning" Wicker for more information or to purchase discounted group tickets.

2026 Participating Clubs
Belleville Stags - IL	Champaign Clippers - IL
Hog & Hominy Pick 9 - TN	Milwaukee Cream Citys - WI
Indianapolis Blues - IN	Lafayette Square Cyclone - MO
McLean County Prairie Chickens - IL	Mariah Hill Yanks - IN
Rock Springs/Springfield Springcatur Long Squirrels - IL	St. Louis Brown Stockings - MO
Vermilion Voles - IL	Memphis Blues - TN

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.

2026 Schedule - Saint Louis Cup
Saturday, July 25 in Forest Park, St. Louis MO
	Cricket Field West	Cricket Field East	Lindell Field	Langenberg Field West
9:00 am	Saint Louis Brown Stockings vs Champaign Clippers Umpire: Greg "Swede" Youngstrom	Belleville Stags vs Milwaukee Cream Citys Umpire: Greg "Southpaw" Simons	Lafayette Square Cyclone vs Springcatur Long Umpire: Karl "Moonshine" Krekeler	McLean County Prairie Chickens vs Hog & Hominy Umpire: Jack "Crackin" Burkman
10:30 am	Indianapolis Blues vs Saint Louis Brown Stockings Umpire: Greg "Swede" Youngstrom	Belleville Stags vs Vermillion Voles Umpire: John "Papa" Gelvin	Springatur Long Squirrels vs Mariah Hill Yanks Umpire: Karl "Moonshine" Krekeler	McLean County Prairie Chickens vs Memphis Blues Umpire: Jack "Crackin" Burkman
11:45 am	LUNCH
12:30 pm	Saint Louis Brown Stockings vs Memphis Blues Umpire: Chris "Cajon" Dettro	Indianapolis Blues vs Vermillion Voles Umpire: John "Papa" Gelvin	Lafayette Square Cyclone vs Champaign Clippers Umpire: Karl "Moonshine" Krekeler	Hog & Hominy vs Milwaukee Cream Citys Umpire: Matt "Mayhem" Moushey
2:00 pm	Hog & Hominy vs Memphis Blues Umpire: John "Papa" Gelvin	Indianapolis Blues vs Milwaukee Cream Citys Umpire: Matt "Mayhem" Moushey	McLean County Prairie Chickens vs Mariah Hill Yanks Umpire: Brad "Chatterbox" Waller

Below is a map of Forest Park (courtesy of Forest Park Forever). The 5 potential 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!"