The Vault: The Louisville Redbirds arrive at Cardinal Stadium

40 years ago today it was announced that after a decade without professional baseball, the Louisville Redbirds were landing in Fairgrounds Stadium. After a renovation to the stadium to be able to house UofL football and the new Baseball team it would be renamed Cardinal Stadium. It was very welcome news for local baseball fans since The Louisville Colonels left in 1972. The first game actually came earlier than announce on April 17th, 1982 with a record 19,632 in attendance.