MLB Stadiums

ugaskidawg

I didn't want to jack Mike's thread on HOFs, so I figured I would just post a new topic. Going off of his question of which HOFs he has seen play, what about the stadiums you have been to.



Also, throw in the approximate year(s) you visited the stadium, because many have been updated or torn down and rebuilt a number of times.



Oakland-Alameda Co. Stadium (1984-1989)

Candlestick Park (1986-1989)

Royals Stadium (1990-1991)

Busch Memorial Stadium (1991)

Arlington Stadium (1992)

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1993-1996)

Turner Field (1997-Current)

Wrigley Field (2001, 2014)

Comiskey Park II/US Cellular Field (2001-2006)

Yankee Stadium (2014)

Nationals Park (2013-2015)

DanBessette

Fenway. 1986-present

Skydome or Rogers Centre or whatever. 2003.

bigdogparty

Busch Stadium II and III (lifetime)
Royals Stadium (1990 and 2011)
Wrigley (1990's-2015)
Comisky/US Cellular (2000's)
PNC Park (early 2000's)
Shea Stadium (1989)
RFK Stadium (2005)
Nationals Park (2012)
Camden Yard (2012)
Coors Field (2001 and 2007)
Safeco (2014)
Doubleday Field (1992, 2010, 2014)
Vet - For a Football game (2001)

72skywalker

seen games at the following:

Yankee Stadium old and new
Fenway Park
Rogers Centre
Shea Stadium
Minute Maid Field
Camden Yards
Metrodome last year it was used

Have been to but did not see a game in:
Jacobs field
Coors Field
Busch Stadium
Cinergy Park

craig44

Just Fenway for me 1990-present

TNP777

Not that many

* Holy Ground, aka Dodger Stadium (numerous times, starting in 1990)
* Candlestick Park (numerous times, starting probably around 1985-ish)
* Oakland Coliseum (numerous times, starting probably around 1986-ish)
* Safeco Field (2010)
* the Phone Booth, aka Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, AT&T Park (numerous times, starting in 2000)

ETA: forgot all about the Phone Booth - added to the bottom of the list.

vandweller

Just listing the first time for each.



MLB:

Fenway Park (1986)

Miller Park (2004)

US Cellular Field (2005)

Wrigley Field (2005)

Rangers Ballpark at Arlington (2010)

Minute Maid Park (2010)



MiLB:

McCoy Stadium - Pawtucket Red Sox (1995)

Dell Diamond - Round Rock Express (2008)



Dang, that's definitely too small a list.

georgebailey2

The Vet
Citizens Bank Park
New (Old) Yankee Stadium
New (New) Yankee Stadium
CitiField
Shea Stadium
Astrodome
Minute Maid (Enron) Field
Memorial Stadium
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Three Rivers Stadium
Skydome
Jacobs Field
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Tiger Stadium
Wrigley Field
New Comiskey Park
Royals (Kaufman) Stadium
Busch Stadium (the all purpose one)
PacBell

DanBessette

Oh if we're counting minor league then my list is looooong

Stone193

Making me really old?



I've been to the '23 Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds.



Then did go to Shea and was a regular at the '76 Yankee Stadium while in school at Columbia U.



The bleachers were $1.50 and I was fortunate enough to see one the greater Yankee teams of the late 70s.

Stingray

Tiger Stadium (75-99)
Comerica Park (00-16)
Wrigley Field (15)
Cellular Park (16)
PNC Park (16)

BPorter26

Cool Thread

Three Rivers - To many to count starting in 1973 and last 1987
PNC Park - To many to count starting in 2004 and last 2016
Fenway Park - To many to count starting in 1977 and last 2013
Olympic Stadium- (1984)
Yankee Stadium- (2007)
Safeco (2007)
Dodger Stadium (1993)
Anaheim Stadium (1993)
Tropicana Stadium (Season Ticket Holder 1998-99) Last 2006
Wrigley Field (2008)
Atlanta Fulton County (1992-1993)
Turner Field Maybe 6-7 games (last 2015)
Nationals Park (2012)
Camden Yards (2011)
Cleveland Stadium (To many to count last (1987)
The Jake (2004)
Veteran Stadium (1993)
Citizens Bank (2011)
Great American Ball Park (2003)

mknez

Cleveland Municipal
Jacobs Field
Riverfront
Great American
Tiger Stadium
Comerica
Wrigley
New Comiskey
Miller Park
3 Rivers
PNC Park
Veterans Stadium
Memorial Stadium
Camden Yards
Old Yankee Stadium
Shea Stadium
Fenway
Fulton County
Old Busch Stadium
New Busch Stadium
Skydome
Pac Bell
Candlestick

plus a bunch of minor league stadiums to boot

vettfanatic

Milwaukee county stadium
Miller Park
Wrigley field
Metrodome
Old Busch
New Busch
Fenway park
Yankee stadium
Camden yards
Ballpark in Arlington
Minute Maid field
Dodger Stadium
Petco field
Dolphin stadium
Tropicana field
Shea stadium
The great American ballpark
PNC park
Citizens Bank ballpark
Progressive field
Comerica Park
Kaufman Stadium
Chase Field
Turner Field
A couple of minor league parks also.



Going to Seattle to see Safeco field in 3 weeks!!

Dboneesq

I have not been to too many, but hoping to hit a lot more in the (near) future if I decide to live full time in a Motor Home. Time will tell.

POLO GROUNDS - The first major league stadium I was ever in. My dad brought me to a Met game in 1963 when I was 5 years old. I still have the yearbook he bought me that day.

SHEA STADIUM - I've been a New Yawka my entire life. The stadium I have visited most often. Probably went for the first time in the mid 60's with my dad.

YANKEE STADIUM - Probably been to only about a half dozen times. Most memorable was in either '67 or '68. Went with my dad, my friends and their father and grandfather. Their grandfather was friends with a lot of the players. He asked me if I wanted a ball and I said yes. He walked down to the dugout ... spoke with some of the players (including Mickey Mantle) ... and 15 minutes later came back to our seats and handed me a ball signed by the team. Yes, it included THE MICK and I still have the ball to this day.

FENWAY PARK - After graduating from Law School here on Long Island, I went to Boston U Law School for my LL.M. in '83-'84. Saw a couple of games here.

OLYMPIC STADIUM - In 1986 a few friends a I flew to Montreal to watch the Mets play the Expos for 3 games. We were hoping to be at the pennant clinching game, but it took until the Met's following series before they clinched it.

PETCO PARK - In 2004 and 2005 I went to San Diego to run in the San Diego Marathon. Both years I took in a game with some friends 2 days before the race.

CAMDEN YARDS - My daughter began attending Loyola University in Baltimore in 2012 (she recently graduated). The first time we looked at the school in 2011 we were able to take in a game. Each time I visited, I tried to go to a game if they were playing. Have been to about 5 games.

CITIFIELD - Even though I am still a Met fan, have been to only 4-5 games.

MrNearMint

Never been to a game

Dialj

Atlanta Fulton County - 1970-1972
Camden Yards - 2000
Petco Park - 2009
Yankee Stadium - 2012

skrezyna23

Safeco Field

Comiskey Park

US Cellular

Fenway Park

Wrigley Field

Miller Park

PNC Park

Petco Park

Old Anaheim stadium (name?)

San Fran (2005) this place has changed names so many times



8 Korean stadiums

Tokyo Dome (Yamoyuri Giants)

ZTarg

Originally posted by: TNP777

Not that many



* Holy Ground, aka Dodger Stadium.........

Probably a cool stadium, I'm just not that into minor league baseball.

TNP777

Originally posted by: ZTarg

Originally posted by: TNP777
Not that many

* Holy Ground, aka Dodger Stadium.........

Probably a cool stadium, I'm just not that into minor league baseball.

That comment makes my head spin right round.

Jess418

Olympic Stadium (Montreal Expos) (once somewhere between 1987 and 1989)
Dodger Stadium (2010)
Fenway Park (2011)

orioles93

Camden Yards (2000- 2016)

Great American Ballpark (2008)

PNC Park (don't remember)

Veterans Stadium (2001)

Yankee Stadium (for a football game, 2014 Pinstripe Bowl)

Stone193

I'm posting as I think of things.



Pittsburg - have been to Three Rivers Stadium and was visiting Pitt and we stopped to see them razing Forbes Field. Wish I could say I saw Clemente play there.

paleocards

Petco Park, for the All-Star Game, was my 30th major-league stadium. Here's my complete list, in chronological order:

1 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, many times including my first MLB game: Twins vs. Dodgers in the 1965 WS!)
2 The Big A (Anaheim, mid-1970s and Games 1 & 2 of 2002 WS)
3 Jack Murphy Stadium (defunct, San Diego 1977 or 1978)
4 Candlestick Park (defunct, San Francisco 1979 or 1980)
5 Royals Stadium (Kansas City, August 1980)
6 Tiger Stadium (defunct, Detroit, many times during 1980s including 3 of 4 post-season games, 1984)
7 Memorial Stadium (defunct, Baltimore June 1986)
8 Wrigley Field (Chicago, Mother's Day 1991 & 8/1/13 w/my son at the Chicago National)
9 SkyDome (Toronto, April 1993)
10 Orioles' Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, May 1993)
11 Veterans' Stadium (defunct, Philadelphia, May 1993)
12 Yankee Stadium (defunct, New York, May 1993)
13 Shea Stadium (defunct, New York, May 1993)
14 Memorial Stadium (defunct, Cleveland, July 1993)
15 Riverfront Stadium (defunct, Cincinnati, August 1997)
16 Turner Field (Atlanta, September 1997)
17 Fenway Park (Boston, August 14, 1999)
18 PNC Park (Pittsburgh, August 8, 2001 - in my opinion the prettiest of the next-gen ballparks)
19 Comerica Park (Detroit, July 12, 2002)
20 Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati, July 4, 2003)
21 PacBell Park (San Francisco, July 24, 2003, Bonds' 39th b-day: threw out go-ahead run in top of 9th, hit GW homer on 1st pitch in bottom of 9th)
22 Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay, April 17, 2004. By far, the ugliest MLB stadium I've ever attended.)
23 Jacobs Field (Cleveland, July 23, 2004)
24 Miller Park (Milwaukee, July 28, 2005)
25 Busch Stadium (defunct, St. Louis, August 20, 2005)
26 Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, March 31, 2007)
27 U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, August 4, 2011)
28 New Yankee Stadium (New York, Oct. 1, 2011, Game 1 of ALDS: Yankees 9-3 over Tigers; Cano 3-5, 6 RBI w/GS, 2 RBI doubles)
29 Safeco Field (Seattle, June 6, 2015, "King Felix" beat the Rays 2-1 for his MLB-leading 9th victory.)
30 Petco Park (San Diego, July 12, 2016, All-Star Game with my Dad and son)

BLUEJAYWAY

Shea in 60's,Yankee Stadium 70's, Fenway, Phillies once in 60's, and Park Jarry in Montreal to see Mets/ LeMontreal Expos. The only reason I remember it so well was because we (Dad/I) were at the game when the first moon landing took place. They posted it on the scoreboard. Big roar of the crowd commenced upon the news. As I recall the stadium seated less than 30k. Still wish I had the scorecards for those games. Been to minor league parks in Portland,Or. Kansas, Oneonta, Rochester. Spring training-Cactus league.

Tabe

Mine would be:

1) Tiger Stadium (Detroit) (1976 - 1983)
2) Comerica Park (Detroit) (2000)
3) Exhibition Stadium (Toronto) (1977)
4) Hubert H Humprey Dome (Minnesota) (Toured in 1985, first game in 1991)
5) Coors Field (Denver) (1998)
6) Kingdom (Seattle) (1999) (Alas, this was a football game - but I was in the stadium!)
7) Safeco Field (Seattle) (2012-present)
8) The Ballpark at Arlington (Texas) (2012)

SDSportsFan

Baseball:



San Diego Stadium (1971-1984)

Anaheim Stadium (1984)

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1985-1988)

Houston Astrodome (1991-1995)

Arlington Stadium (1991-1993)

The Ballpark at Arlington (1994)

Coors Field (Denver) (1995-1998)

Minute Maid Field (Houston) (2005-2014)



Football:



San Diego Stadium (1982-1984)

Alamo Stadium (San Antonio (1985) (USFL)

Alamodome (San Antonio) (1994)

Mile High Stadium (Denver) (1995-1997)



Hockey:



McNichols Arena (Denver) (1996-1997) (first hockey game I ever went to was when Gretzky was with St Louis, and they played the Avalanche in Denver)

Calgary Saddledome (1998-2003)

Staples Center (Los Angeles) 2008

American Airlines Center (Dallas) (2010)



Basketball:



San Diego Civic Center Arena (1974) (when Wilt Chamberlain was the Conquistadors' head coach)

San Diego Sports Arena (1979)

Hemisfair Arena (San Antonio) (1985)

McNichols Arena (Denver) (1995)

ATT Center (San Antonio) (2009)



I've also been to minor league games in Colorado Springs and San Antonio. In San Antonio, I saw Orel Hershiser and Bert Blyleven pitch in rehab stints in the Texas League, and also saw Mike Piazza and Pedro Martinez play before they got called up to the Dodgers.





Steve

yankeesman

Great thread!

My list is:

Atlanta Fulton County Stadium 1979 to 1996
Turner Field 1997 to present
Fenway Park 1996
Yankee Stadium several times 1994 to close
Camden Yards
AT&T/Pac Bell Park couple of times
Oakland Coliseum don't remember the year off hand - Piazza's last year as he was with A's
Tropicana Field 2010 I think
Minute Maid Park
Ballpark at Arlington
Chase Field
Shea Stadium last year of Shea
Wrigley Field
U S Cellular Field
Citizens Bank Park
Progressive Field though it wasn't called that then - was somewhere in mid 90s
Busch Stadium - hottest game I've ever attended and I regularly go to games in Atlanta
Great American Ball Park
Nationals Park - saw Randy Johnson's 300th win in a double header that day


I've seen but not been to a game at Citi Field, New Yankee Stadium and Coors Field

I'll add a wrinkle to the thread. My favorite stadium is tougher than my least favorite. Favorite so far would be AT&T/Pac Bell. Nothing like the smell of garlic fries and looking out at the bay. Awesome stadium. Least favorite is close between the Trop and Oakland Coliseum. Trop was so bland and industrial. Oakland Coliseum I'll never forget the razor wire outside the stadium. It was like Longest Yard baseball version.

pjb103183

1998- astros v. brewers -Astrodome

1999-reds v. cardinals- Cinergy field

2014- yankees v. redsox- new Yankee stadium

2010- present- pirates games @ PNC

or246

Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Comerica Park
Jacobs Field
Camden Yards
Wrigley Field
Fenway Park
Miller Park
PNC Park

I'm sensing a Midwest theme, lol. Except for Fenway and Camden of course.

NHL Arenas
Joe Louis
Nationwide
TD Gardens
Jobing.com arena
St. Pete Times Forum

Mcoxon

Municipal Stadium Cleveland (1975-1993)

Jacobs/Progressive Field Cleveland (1994-present)

Wrigley Field Chicago (1980-present)

Old Comiskey Chicago (1980-1989)

New Comiskey Chicago (1994-present)

Comerica Park Detroit (2014, 2016)

Rogers Centre Toronto (1995, 2014)

Pac Bell Park SF (2000-2003)

Candlestick SF (1998)

Fenway Boston (1985 - clemens; 2010)

Riverfront Cincinnati (1994)

Great American Ballpark Cincinnati (2014, 2015)

A's Ballpark (many names, can't remember latest) (1998, 2000-2003)

Minute Maid Houston (2013)

Camden Yards Baltimore (2001)

PNC Park Pittsburgh (2014, 2016)

Coors Field Colorado / Denver (2003)

Turner Field Atlanta (2015)

Diamondbacks Phoenix (can't remember stadium name) (2000-present)

firstbase23

Candlestick Park 1973-2007

Oakland Coliseum 1975-1990

Pac Bell At+t 2001-present

Angels Stadium 1980-1982

Minute Maid Park-2007



Was supposed tp go to Jacobs Field, Camden Yards, and the Skydome on vacation one year. Unfortunately it was schedules for late August 1994. So much for that



Matt

Downtown1974

Seen games at:

Fenway Park (atleast once a year)
Camden Yards (once in the late 90s)
Yankee Stadium (3 times at the old stadium)

Other parks I have been to:

Veterans Stadium (late 90s trip to Philadelphia and DC)
Petco Park (recent trip to San Diego)

robert67

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Dakillo

Been to dozens of Mariner games at the Kingdome from 1983 until 1991. Used to receive "good student" tickets throughout the school years - these were free tickets to 6 games per year in the outfield seats. However, the stadium was always so empty with lax security that you could easily make your way to the first or third baseline areas without question. Keep in mind, this was mostly in an era when the team had yet to have a winning season and most press releases were focused on moving the team to Tampa Bay. Hell, they were terrible! Although a broadcaster by the name of Dave Niehaus had an uncanny way of keeping a young man like me fully vested in such a lackluster team for so many years.

I was, like many nostalgic twenty-somethings, on hand for the implosion of the Kingdome in March of 2000. It was impressive, to say the least.

The Kingdome was the epitome of a 'no-frills' stadium, offering little beyond its terrible acoustics and grey concrete interior. It was also the epitome of county government mismanagement in its 24 short years of existence. It was built for the cost of about $30 million, yet King County mortgaged it to the hilt - owing over $100 million on the property at time of demolition.

BaltimoreYankee

Some great lists some of you have compiled.
I've been to Yankee Stadium (the prior one and the current one), Shea Stadium, Veterans Stadium in Philly, Citizens Bank Park in Philly (very nice), Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Oriole Park at Camden Yards (the prototype of the modern stadium and still very nice) and Tropicana Field in Tampa (comment withheld).

totallyradd

County Stadium
Miller Park
Wrigley Field
US Cellular Field
Jacob's Field
Kaufman Stadium
Comerica Park
Old Yankee Stadium
Fenway Park
Safeco Field

Side note: My wife and I drove Route 66 for our honeymoon with no real time table of when we'd reach LA. We had planned to stay in LA for a few night with hopes of seeing a Dodgers, Angels, or even Padres game. When we got out there, all three teams were on the road. What are the odds?!