I thought I would list the major league ballparks that I visited over the years. My first game was on July 15, 1957, in Ebbets Field, the last year that the Dodgers played in Brooklyn. I obviously attended many games in NYC, but have traveled to visit other ballparks. The list is in no particular order and includes some names that have changed. I just hate the corporate names of ballparks, but everyone is out for the almighty buck from naming rights. Yankee Stadium is listed three times since there were actually three stadiums at River Avenue and 161st Street.
Several of these parks are now defunct. Off the top of my head, I need to visit Nationals Park, Tropicana Field, Petco Park, Globe Life Field. and Comerica Park. In 2007 we visited Comerica Park in Detroit on the Jay Buckley Baseball Tour, but the game was rained out. I am sure that regulars of the Jay Buckley Baseball Tour have larger lists than mine.
1. Ebbets Field
2. Yankee Stadium (1923-73)
3. Yankee Stadium (1976- 2008)
4. Yankee Stadium (current)
5. Shea Stadium
6. Citi Field
7. Polo Grounds
8. Fenway Park
9. Citizens Bank Park
10. RFK Stadium
11. Turner Field
12. Marlins Park
13. PNC Park
14. Great American Ballpark
15. Wrigley Field
16. Guaranteed Rate Field
17. Miller Field
18. Target Field
19. Kaufmann Stadium
20. Busch Stadium (current)
21. Coors Field
22. Chase Field
23. Dodger Stadium
24. Angels Stadium
25. Camden Yards
26. Candlestick Park
27. AT&T Park
28. T-Mobile Park
29. Oakland Coliseum
30. Progressive Field
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I visited all the "old" stadiums except for the Polo Grounds even though I have always lived in New York.Here is my list: The first two Yankee Stadiums,Ebbets Field, Shea Stadium,Citi Field,Fenway Park,Citizens Bank Park,Veteran's Stadium,RFK Stadium,Atlanta Fulton County Stadium,San Diego Stadium,Riverfront Stadium,Three Rivers Stadium,Wrigley Field, Milwaukee County Stadium,Tiger Stadium,Metropolitan Stadium,Metrodome,Busch Stadium,(the one that opened in 1966),Comiskey Park (old and new)Kaufman Park(was Royals Stadium),Candlestick Park,,Oakland Coliseum,Dodgers Stadium,Anaheim Stadium,Cleveland Municipal Stadium,Baltimore Memorial Stadium,Camden Yards,Arlington Texas Stadium,Houston Astrodome,Exhibition Stadium Toronto.Jarry Park,Olympic Stadium Montreal(did I miss any of the old stadiums?)
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