Baseball ballparks so far...

Ok, as promised last week, here are the baseball ballparks at which I've seen a game. Unless I win some kind of radio contest, I'm done for the season, concluding visits with three straight walkoff wins by the home teams: The Angels and Dodgers obliged in consecutive games in July, and then this past Saturday, the Cardinals came to life in the bottom of the 9th, first tying the game, then loading the bases and scoring on a wild pitch. Great stuff in any ballpark.
74or75

Mets/Yankees
Shea*
Many for both
(but Yankees first)


1985

Yankees
Yankee*



1991
5/28
Orioles
Memorial Stadium
NYY2-BAL1


6/22
Red Sox
Fenway
BOS9-OAK5


9/9
Cardinals
Busch
STL4-PHI2


9/10
Royals
Kansas City
MIN4-KC0


9/13
Brewers
Milwaukee County
DET3-MIL2


9/14
Cubs
Wrigley
CHI7-MON5


1993
5/17
Giants
Candlestick
SF8-HOU7


5/28
A’s
Oakland
OAK3-TOR2


7/17
Orioles
Camden Yards*
MIN4-BAL2


8/28,29
Indians
Cleveland (old)
Split vs NYY


9/17
Twins†
HHH Metrodome
TOR4-MIN2


1994
7/21
Blue Jays
Skydome
TOR9-TEX3


1996
9/13
Rangers
The Ballpark at Arlington
MIL6-TEX3


1997
9/1
Phillies
Veterans
PHI5-NYY1


1999
5/28
Indians
Jacobs Field
BOS12-CLE5


5/29
Tigers†
Tiger
CHI7-DET1 (last year for Tiger stadium)


7/23
Rockies
Coors Field
STL6-COL4


2001
9/19
Reds†
Cinergy Field
CHI10-CIN0


9/20
White Sox
Comiskey (new)
CHI7-NYY5


9/21
Brewers
Miller Park
CIN5-MIL2


2004
4/22
Mariners
Safeco Field
OAK8-SEA2


4/29
Giants
SBC (PacBell)
FLA4-SF3


2007
7/8
Nationals
RFK
WAS7-MIL2


2009
6/26
Mets
Citifield
NYY9-NYM1


7/1
Yankees
Yankee Stadium (new)*
NYY4-SEA2


7/11
Phillies
Citizens Bank Park
PHI8-PIT-7


2010
4/10
Rays
Tropicana Field
NYY10-TB0


4/12
Marlins
Sun Life Stadium
CIN6-FLA5


7/1
Pirates
PNC Park
PIT3-PHI2


2011
4/13
Nationals
Nationals Park
PHI3-WAS2


4/30
Braves
Turner Field
STL3-ATL2


7/8
Angels
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
ANA4-SEA3


7/9
Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
LAD1-SND0


9/24
Cardinals
Busch Stadium (new)
STL2-CHI1



Like with my football chart, the asterisk simply means I've seen multiple games at that venue; the dagger means I've only been to the team's older stadium but not the new one; and an italic entry means the opposite, that I've seen the team play at their old and new joints.

The tally goes like this: 36 ballparks (7 to go), and 27 of the 30 teams on their home field.

Since my posts over the weekend, I spoke to many who do the same thing, hitting some new parks every year. Some follow their team, others look to see multiple venues on single trips, some are satisfied getting to a new ballpark each year--spoke to one guy this morning who with some of his friends have a 23-year streak of getting to a new football stadium. Great stuff in every ballpark.


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