Which BALLPARKS have YOU seen a game in?

[toomanyhatz]

Seeing a game in San Jose this Wednesday night. That might be the only one I'll add to the list this year, but we'll see. Never been to Sam Lynn in Bakersfield, so if I can get there before it gets too unbearably hot, that might happen soon too.

Also going to other cities with active teams - Salt Lake City, Boise, Eugene, OR - but not timed to games, unfortunately. Might check out the stadiums from outside...

[unyNYMFan]

First off, the current home of my team - Citi Field
And the former home - Shea Stadium, several times, but my dad and I were on either side of the foul pole in the upper deck for the last game played there.
Busch Stadium II in 1988 (nosebleed, could see the arch if we simply turned around)
Olympic Stadium - I think Robin Ventura hit for the cycle for the Mets in the game.
PNC Park
The current Yankee Stadium. BEST SEATS EVER! 3 rows behind the camera well at field level on the 3B side.
Oracle Park (was AT&T Stadium at the time I think).

Clover Park - preseason game, last game before things got crazy in 2020.

[sluggo41]

Atlanta-Fulton Co. Stadium, Turner Field, Arlington Stadium, and I can now add Dunedin Stadium now that the Jays have played regular season games there.

[MrCubFan]

Being a midwesterner, mostly games at Wrigley and Comiskey and various minor league parks - even St. Louis sometimes! And as wonderful as old Wrigley is, it doesn't necessarily seem so old. It has had many upgrades over the years and has aged more gracefully. In contrast, the old Comiskey looked as old as it was, if not older. And featuring a cast of characters, both on and off the field. It was called Chicago's largest outdoor saloon, and they weren't kidding!

[milladrive]

I'm not sure if I've posted in this thread before. Better late than never if not, tho.

The park I saw the most games in, by far, is Shea Stadium. From 1973 thru 2008, it was my primary venue for ballgames.

From 2009 thru 2017, Citi Field was the natural followup to Shea. And it is second on my alltime list of most frequented big league ballparks.

Third on my list would be Yankee Stadium (1976-2008), where I saw a coupla dozen games over the years. Fourth has to be new Yankee Stadium, tho it wasn't many.

I was at 2 games at Fenway Park, one in 1982 and the other in 2009. Both against the Yankees.

Then there are the parks I visited once. I attended a doubleheader at Jarry Park in Montreal against the Mets on Sep 8 1975, when I was 11 years old.

On May 8 2019, I went to a game at Petco Park in San Diego against the Mets.

As a footnote, I was also at minor league park Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sep 3 2018, for Pete Alonso's walk-off homer to end that park's history.

[toomanyhatz]

Bumping this now that there's a minor league season AND stadiums are slowly heading toward full capacity.

Just went to Chukchansi Park in Fresno - very sparsely attended game, but very enjoyable - and finally made up for the rain out that happened last time I tried to go (just my luck!)

[OBomb]

A month ago I went back to Angel Stadium of Anaheim for the first time in 21 years. Although the place is showing its age, and it's not as glamorous as my home ballpark Petco Park, I had a great time and was happy to see that everyone there was there to watch baseball. Petco tends to mostly get a crowd that is there to be seen or to pregame before going out to a bar or club which is disappointing. I'll often feel out of place at Petco Park wearing even a baseball jersey, ironically. So it was refreshing to go to a park where everyone was there to watch the game wearing, at minimum, baseball hats along with shirts and jerseys, too.

[toomanyhatz]

Since first posting I've only added one:

25. Greater Nevada Field in Reno, NV.

I would say Chukchansi Park in Fresno, CA, which I had tickets for on the very day they had their first rainout in over three years (and their first ever in May).

[PatNYM]

Majors: Shea, Yankee, Citi Field, New Yankee, The Vet, Citizens Bank Park, PNC, Fenway, Wrigley, Comiskey (New, not sure of current name), Camden Yards, Jacobs Field, Skydome (but it was for Argonauts, not Jays if that counts).
Minors: Cyclones, SI Yanks, Scranton, Binghamton.

[Danielh41]

Hey Daniel, when I was in the Army AIT in Ft. Gordon in 1975 I went with a couple of my buddies to downtown Hotlanta to drink some brews (amoung other spirits) and though my friends told me we went to a Braves game later that day . . .I have absolutely no recollection . . .nada . . .zero . . . (I was 19 and trashed) . . . so didn't include it either on my list . . . although, I did finally make it back in 1993 while on a work trip for a printing company I was with then . . . I only put 1993. I assure you, I was (but wasn't) there in 1975 ;-)

On yours, I would include Municipal on your list . . . perhaps put in parethesis after that you were young and don't recollect . . . smilin. I had no good excuse like that . . . David

I put it in a footnote, kind of like they add Ernie Shore and Harvey Haddix to the list of perfect games...

[DiggerODell]

*My parents tell me that they took me to a Royals game at the old Municipal Stadium when I was a toddler, but I have no memory of it (so it's not on the list).

Hey Daniel, when I was in the Army AIT in Ft. Gordon in 1975 I went with a couple of my buddies to downtown Hotlanta to drink some brews (amoung other spirits) and though my friends told me we went to a Braves game later that day . . .I have absolutely no recollection . . .nada . . .zero . . . (I was 19 and trashed) . . . so didn't include it either on my list . . . although, I did finally make it back in 1993 while on a work trip for a printing company I was with then . . . I only put 1993. I assure you, I was (but wasn't) there in 1975 ;-)

On yours, I would include Municipal on your list . . . perhaps put in parethesis after that you were young and don't recollect . . . smilin. I had no good excuse like that . . . David

[Danielh41]

I haven't been here in awhile, and my last post is over four years old. Here's the updated list after my first ever trip to Boston and Fenway Park this past weekend...

Major League (years in which I attended games, in chronological order of my first game at each park)

Arlington Stadium 1978-1993 (saw the last game ever played there, Oct. 3, 1993)
Candlestick Park 1992
Shea Stadium 1992-1993
Yankee Stadium 1992-1993
Mile High Stadium 1993-1994
Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2018 (saw the first game ever played there, Apr. 11, 1994)
Astrodome 1994
Coors Field 1995, 2002, 2006-2007, 2011, 2017-2018 (saw the first game ever played there, Apr. 26, 1995)
Chase Field 1998, 2015 (saw the first game ever played there, Mar. 31, 1998)
Minute Maid Park 2004, 2007-2008, 2012-2013
Kauffman Stadium 2006, 2014
AT&T Park 2009-2010, 2014, 2018
Citi Field 2009
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 2011, 2013
US Cellular Field 2011-2012
Wrigley Field 2011-2012
Busch Stadium III 2011 (Games 6 and 7 of the World Series), 2015
Turner Field 2013
Fenway Park 2018

*My parents tell me that they took me to a Royals game at the old Municipal Stadium when I was a toddler, but I have no memory of it (so it's not on the list).

Minor League
Security Service Field (Colorado Springs Sky Sox - AAA)
LaGrave Field (Fort Worth Cats - Independent)
Quicktrip Park (Grand Prairie Airhogs - Independent)
Dr. Pepper Ballpark (Frisco Roughriders - AA)
AT&T Bricktown Ballpark (Oklahoma City Redhawks - AAA)
Dell Diamond (Round Rock Express - AAA)
Ogren Park at Allegiance Field (Missoula Osprey - Rookie)

[BigMac1212]

I can add Great American Ball Park to the list.

[toomanyhatz]

In order of attendance (at least as best I can remember):

1. Dodger Stadium (probably 100 x at least by now)
--------------------------------------> Started going to games with friends rather than family
2. San Miguel Stadium, San Bernardino, CA (for a Senior League game in the 80s, and then for a 2nd time this year)
3. Candlestick Park (nicer than I expected, or maybe I just went on a good night - but a part of San Francisco I did NOT relish being in alone at night once the game was over) [By myself]
4. Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
5. Wrigley Field (twice)
6. Anaheim Stadium (between 5 & 10 times)
7. Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA (once in 1996 during the pennant race - what a pit!)
8. Oakland Coliseum (worst stadium still in operation) [With then-girlfriend]
9. Coors Field
10. Pac Bell/AT&T/whatever it's called now in San Francisco) - probably about 5X
11. Old Yankee Stadium [With then-girlfriend and her dad]
12. Shea Stadium (another pit! went to both NY parks on successive days in 1999) [With then-girlfriend and her dad]
13. New Comiskey (before the naming rights were sold - early 2000s?) [With same girlfriend]
14. Fenway Park (2006. Had a drink in a nearby bar beforehand. It was mascot night with visiting mascots from other teams - my friend high-fiving the entire line of mascots on our way in is one of my favorite baseball memories)
------------------------------------ > Met my wife and started going to games with her.
15. The Coliseum in LA (for the ceremonial "50th anniversary" game. A piece of history - largest attendance in baseball history - but a nightmare to get in and out of)
16. Citizen's Bank Ballpark in Philly - Nice stadium, but why'd we go in April? FREEZING COLD!!!
17. Petco In San Diego (VERY nice stadium - would love to go back again)
18. Safeco Field in Seattle - great location - walkable from our hotel - but why is the view geared more to the buildings downtown than the water? Needs a 15-degree turn.
19. The Epicenter in Rancho Cucamonga, CA (The Quakes - Dodgers single-A team - great stadium in a dull area (but at least it's near Claremont, which I DO like)
20. Kaufman Stadium (plus the Negro League Museum) - GREAT stadium, most hospitable staff - terrible parking.
21. Busch III in St. Louis (overrated, imo - both the fans and the stadium - though it's in a great part of town. I stayed in the hotel with the weird elevator that has no buttons inside the car)
22. The Hangar in Lancaster, CA (hotel right across the street - good thing as it's often over 100 degrees there even at night - in the heart of the CA desert)
23. Raley Field, Sacramento (last year - my favorite minor league park so far)
24. Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark - OKC (as I mentioned here - just this past May)
25. Greater Nevada Field in Reno, NV.- in August 2019.
26. Chukchansi Park in Fresno, CA - finally made it there in May 2021 (first attempt in May 2019 resulted in the team's first rainout in three years, and first ever in May. (Nice park, don't love the city, but at least it was a pretty quick drive (under 4 hours).
27, Excite Ballpark/San Jose Municipal Stadium - Old and kinda crumbling, frankly, but not without charm. Employees all *really* polite, and food choices actually pretty good. But a city as big as San Jose definitely deserves a nicer place, and should be a AAA team. (Which I guess they have been in the past.)


I think that's all - more than I realized! Planning other California League stadiums sometime in the next year, and possibly a Toros game in tijuana.

[DiggerODell]

I have only added one ballpark since 2009 . . . Citi Field in 2011 . . . It's about time to get out for another ballpark tour!!!!!!! ;-) I have been to many many games at Coors Field since '09 though, just not elsewhere.

In chronological order: Names of MLB ballparks provided as they were referred to at the time of my visit.

Candlestick Park, San Francisco Giants; 1963-1981, 1999
Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland A's; 1970-1981
Arlington Stadium, Texas Rangers; 1982
Mile High Stadium, Colorado Rockies; 1993-1994
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta Braves; 1993
Coors Field, Colorado Rockies; 1995-2009
Bank One Ballpark, Arizona Diamondbacks; 1998
PacBell Park, San Francisco Giants; 2000
Turner Field, Atlanta Braves; 2001
Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, 2005
Shea Stadium, New York Mets; 2008
Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees; 2008
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Royals; 21 May 2009
Busch Stadium, St. Lous Cardinals, 22 May 2009
US Cellular Field, Chicago White Sox, 23 May 2009
Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, 25 May 2009
Miller Park, Milwaukee Brewers, 26 May 2009
Metrodome, Minnesota Twins, 27 May 2009
Citi Field, New York Mets; 23 April 2011