St. Louis Cardinals, 1952
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In 1952, fans of the St. Louis Cardinals did not go hungry as they watched their team battle it out on the home field. Coca Cola, Sealtest ice-cream, Freund’s buns, Swift’s premium frankfurters and Budweiser were on offer to fans watching the game at Sportman’s Park.
‘These famous St. Louis products make your game more enjoyable’ prompted this souvenir menu and program.
Amadee Wohlschlaeger (1911- 2014) was the artist responsible for this marvelously colorful and inventive illustration of cartoon Cardinals pitching and catching balls and making outside assists. The image is completed with a giant and muddy baseball.
The legendary St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Sporting News sports cartoonist illustrated programs for St. Louis Baseball Writers' Association dinners, team events, and commemorative baseball posters.
His work covered the Gas House Gang era, the nickname for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team of the early 1930s that peaked with their 1934 World Series championship.
Known professionally simply as Amadee, the artist also famously illustrated St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire in iconic cartoons and artwork during McGwire’s historic tenure with the team, including his record-breaking 1998 home run season.
Amadee was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
The St. Louis Cardinals were owned by businessman Fred Saigh in 1952. He sold the franchise to Anheuser-Busch in 1953 following a tax evasion conviction.
The team is now owned by a group led by chairman and principal owner William Orville DeWitt Jr who has controlled the franchise since 1996.
Sportsman's Park in St. Louis closed on May 8, 1966, after the St. Louis Cardinals played their final game there against the San Francisco Giants.
The team now plays home games at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.
The St. Louis Cardinals have won the World Series 11 times in their franchise history.
Each order includes a print of the interior menu.
All printed in USA.
