<Li> Sportsman's Park (1960--1965) </Li> <Li> Busch Memorial Stadium (1966--1987) </Li> <P> The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in St. Louis, Missouri as the St. Louis Cardinals from 1960 to 1987 before relocating to Phoenix, Arizona in 1988 . The Cardinals franchise relocated from Chicago to St. Louis in 1960 . Their first home game in St. Louis was at Sportsman's Park against the New York Giants on October 2, 1960 . Their last game played at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis was against the Giants on December 13, 1987 . Their last game as a St. Louis - based club was on December 27, 1987 at the Dallas Cowboys . </P> <P> During the Cardinals' 28 - year stay in St. Louis, they advanced to the playoffs just three times (1974, 1975 & 1982), never hosting or winning in any appearance . In spite of what was considered lackluster performance in St. Louis, their overall record there (winning 187 games, losing 202, and 13 ties) (a winning percentage of . 481) is easily the highest winning percentage for any of the three locations that the Cardinals have been associated with . </P>

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