A memorable farewell to Busch Stadium

From Dale, IN, near Holiday World, where the CoasterBuzz Club Fall Affair was held today.

Over 47,000 fans, like myself, went to Busch Stadium to see the Reds and Cardinals play in the final regular season series at Busch Stadium on Friday. We saw greats, from the past, like Herzog, Smith, and McGwire, today, like Pujols, bring the fans to their feet with some great memories.

One of those memories was a grand slam by Albert Pujols.

Pujols makes history in Cards' win
A grand slam, his 40th of the season, and 200th in his career.

Also, Mark McGwire, who broke Maris' home run record at Busch in 1998, and set the record at 70 later that season there, was selected to count down the final season, from 3 to 2.


(Tom Gannam/AP, stlcardinals.com)

The Reds had some offensive effort, but the Redbirds prevailed, 12-6.

Saying goodbye was hard for me, but it was fun and exciting at the same time! The fans and staff I ran into were just as friendly as the folks of Holiday World were today.

Except where noted, photos of/by Tom Allen/The Allen Company, allenarena.com, copyright 2005.