Like many other baseball fans across the USA, I have my top five opening baseball days for the St. Louis Cardinals. Keep in mind, that these are the games that I actually got to see either by being there or watching it. They were all after 1950. They are not listed in any particular order. 1967 This was the second season for the New Busch Memorial Stadium in downtown St. Louis. Harry Carey and Jack Buck were still the radio announcers. On this date, the Redbirds played the San Francisco Giants.