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5th Annual St. Louis Cup The 6th Annual Saint Louis Cup will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2019 in beautiful and historic St. Louis Forest Park. Eighteen teams from St. Louis-MO, Branson-MO, Belleville-IL, Bloomington-IL, Breese-IL, Danville-IL, Decatur-IL, Murphysboro-IL, Vandalia-IL, Northern Illinois, Cincinatti Ohio, Nashville Tennessee and Holliston Massachusetts 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.

2019 Participating Clubs are:
Belleville Stags - IL Murphsysboro Clarkes - IL
Branson Boomers - MO Rock Springs Ground Squirrels - IL
Breese Shoal Creek Farmers - IL Springfield Long Nine - IL
Cincinnati Red Stockings 1869 - OH St. Charles Explorers - MO
DuPage Plowboys - IL St. Louis Brown Stockings - MO
Hog & Hominy Pick 9 - TN St. Louis Perfectos - MO
Lafayette Square Cyclone BBC - MO St. Louis Unions - MO
McLean County Prairie Chickens - IL Vandalia Old Capitals - IL
Mudville Base Ball Club - MA Vermilion Voles - 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 2019 schedule has not been developed yet. For reference, the 2018 schedule is included below.

2018 Schedule - Saint Louis Cup
Saturday, July 28 in Forest Park, St. Louis MO
Lindell Field Cricket Field West Langenberg Field East Cricket Field East Langenberg Field West
9:00 am Brown Stockings vs
Breese Shoal Creek Farmers
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick		 Springfield Long Nine vs
Murphysboro Clarkes
Arbiter: Ed "Buffalo" Nickels		 St. Louis Perfectos vs
DuPage Plowboys/Creston Regulators
Arbiter: Jack "Crackin'" Burman		 Belleville Stags vs
Branson Boomers
Arbiter: Jonathan "Charlie Brown" Farris		 Lafayette Square Cyclone vs
Vandalia Old Capitals
Arbiter: Wendy "Wicket" Hager
10:30 am Lafayette Square Cyclone vs
Rock Spring Ground Squirrels
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick		 Springfield Long Nine vs
Branson Boomers
Arbiter: Ed "Buffalo Nickels"		 Vermillion Voles vs
St. Louis Unions
Arbiter: Greg "Swede" Youngstrom		 McLean County Prairie Chickens vs
Alton Giant
Arbiter: Paul "Rooster" Mentzer
11:45 am LUNCH
12:30 pm Murphysboro Clarkes vs
Rock Springs Ground Squirrels
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick		 St. Louis Perfectos vs
Breese Shoal Creek Farmers
Arbiter: Allen "Honest Al" Stare		 Vermillion Voles vs
Vandalia Old Capitals
Arbiter: Bret Brosman		 Belleville Stags vs
DuPage Plowboys/Creston Regulators
Arbiter: Jonathan "Charlie Brown" Farris
2:00 pm Alton Giant vs
Brown Stockings
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick		 McLean County Prairie Chickens vs
St. Louis Unions
Arbiter: Jim "Weed Eater" Knoblauch		 Lafayette Square Cyclone vs
Springfield Long Nine
Arbiter: Tim "Super-D" Desherlia		 Murphysboro Clarkes vs
Branson Boomers
Arbiter: Allen "Honest Al" Stare
3:30 pm Vermillion Voles vs
DuPage Plowboys/Creston Regulators
Arbiter: Frank "Peg Leg" Frederick		 Breese Shoal Creek Farmers vs
Vandalia Old Capitals
Arbiter: Allen "Honest Al" Stare		 St. Louis Perfectos vs
Rock Springs Ground Squirrels
Arbiter: Jack "Crackin'" Burkman		 Belleville Stags vs
McClean County Prairie Chickens
Arbiter: Jonathan "Charlie Brown" Farris
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!"