I invite fans of this Web site to share any photos which they have taken of the major league ballparks. There are currently no photos on the pages for the ones listed below, most of which are no longer in existence. I would also be glad to include photos of stadiums that served as "neutral venues," or photos that are of better quality than the current ones...
Astrodome
Baker Bowl
Braves Field
Colt Stadium
Crosley Field
Ebbets Field
Exhibition Stadium
Forbes Field
Jarry Park
Memorial Coliseum
Metropolitan Stadium
Mile High Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Polo Grounds
Seals Stadium
Shibe Park
Sick's Stadium
Sportsman's Park
Wrigley Field (L.A.)
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John Minor
Glenn Simpkins
Paul Dimitre
John Crozier
Joe Johnston
Brian Vangor
Brian Hughes
Mario Vara III
Mike Zurawski
Gavin Dow
Marc Myers
Phil Faranda
Lonnie Spath
Fritz Roberson
Keith Kirkpatrick
Edward Findlay
Howard Corday
William R Kooney
John Mikulas
Michael Hoecker
Wayne Whitham
Jeff Stark
Bill Blake
John Clem
Clifford Nance
Kris Schneider
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It's not the matchup I was hoping for, but no one can doubt that this year's World Series has provided supreme entertainment and drama for baseball fans. The Los Angeles Dodgers were strongly favored, and yet the Blue Jays trounced them (11-4) in Game 1 at home in Toronto. The visitors evened the series by winning Game 2 by a score of 5-1, and then Game 3 in Los Angeles was one for the record books. Max Scherzer (formerly of the Washington Nationals, as everyone knows) was the starting pitcher and did OK until the Dodgers got a couple base runners in the 5th inning. He left the mound with a 4-2 lead, but his replacement Mason Fluharty allowed two runs to score, tying the game, and he himself was replaced after only getting one out. Both teams scored a run in the 7th inning (the Dodgers' phenomenal Shohei Ohtani hit a solo homer, his second of the night; WHY did they pitch to him?), and that was it for the next ten innings. Without the stupid "ghost runner" rule in effect, neither team scored until the 18th inning, [when Dodger first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a walkoff homer to center field]. It was a lot like Game 3 of the 2018 World Series, when the Dodgers beat the Red Sox 3-2 in 18 innings! That heartbreaking loss for the Blue Jays seemed like it would put the Dodgers in the driver's seat, but instead, the visiting team then won Games 4 and 5 quite handily. (Ohtani was the losing pitcher one night after his historic performance in Game 3 with two homers, two doubles, plus several walks.) Last night back in Toronto was a potential elimination game, and the Blue Jays had a golden opportunity to tie or win the game, with runners on second and third base with nobody out. Thanks to a popup and a stunning 7-4 double play (Addison Barger failed to get back to second base), the Dodgers held on to win Game 6, 3-1. So, tonight is the big decisive Game 7!
The Brad Paisley factor
In one of those bizarre coincidences, Brad Paisley was the singer of the National Anthem of this year's World Series Game 3 as well as Game 3 in 2018! Not only that, in the other two World Series games in which he sang the National Anthem, the games also went into extra innings! That would be the 2017 World Series Game 2 (which Houston ended up winning 7-6 in 11 innings) and 2024 Game 1 (when the Dodgers beat the Yankees 6-3 in 10 innings). Stranger than fiction!
Comparing the ballparks
As is my annual custom (except for occasional long delays), I present the home ballparks of the two World Series teams, for easy comparison. The two stadiums [Rogers Centre and Dodger Stadium] have hardly anything in common except having a larger-than-average seating capacity.
Just roll your mouse over the thumbnail images to switch between the respective full-size diagrams. NOTE: The Rogers Centre diagram will be revised in the near future to take account of renovations over the past two years.
NOTE: The "Feedjit" service, which tracks the location of visitors to this Web site, is presently on the blink, causing problems in loading this page, so I have removed it for the time being.
General diagrams to be updated:
Tiger Stadium
Forbes Field
Griffith Stadium
Dodger Stadium
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
T-Mobile Park
Minute Maid Park
Cleveland Stadium
Fenway Park
Anaheim Stadium
Rogers Centre
(Other stadiums some will be enhanced with more details, etc., and ALL stadiums will be presented in a larger standard-sized frame: 600 x 600 pixels, rather than the current 480 x 500.)
General diagrams yet to be created:
Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu (Mexico City)
Bowman Field (Williamsport, PA)
Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
London Stadium
Champion Stadium (Orlando)
Sydney Cricket Grounds
B.C. Place (Vancouver)
Hilltop Park (New York)
Robison Field (St. Louis)
Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)
Washington Park III (Brooklyn)
Washington Park IV (Brooklyn)
West Side Grounds (Chicago)
South Side Park (Chicago)
Bennett Field (Detroit)
Palace of the Fans (Cincinnati)
Huntington Ave. Baseball Grounds (Boston)
South End Grounds (Boston)
Columbia Park (Philadelphia)
Oriole Park IV (Baltimore)
Terrapin Park (Baltimore)
City map/diagrams yet to be created:
All are completed! (But some may be revised further.)
"Site today" diagrams yet to be created:
War Memorial Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Forbes Field
Griffith Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Balt.)
League Park (Cle.)
Cleveland Stadium
Mile High Stadium
Municipal Stadium (K.C.)
Wrigley Field (L.A.)
Metropolitan Stadium (Minn.)
Seals Stadium
Candlestick Park
Exhibition Stadium (Tor.)
(Includes major revisions, minor revisions, pages with additional diagrams, and future stadiums that are under construction. This is only a rough guide; the sequence is subject to change.)
Stadium construction
Soon after the 2017 opening of the new home of the Atlanta Braves (SunTrust Park), construction began on the future home of the Texas Rangers, a very brief lapse. The last significant lapse occurred from March 2012 (when Marlins Park was completed), September 2014 (when construction on SunTrust Park began). Before that, there was at least one major league baseball stadium under construction continually from September 1986 until March 2012. Both the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays hope to get public funding for a new stadium, but near-term prospects are bleak.
Gary Kauffman, Martinez, GA -- Aug 05, 2025 16:49 PM 6 visit(s). My rating: 5 I visited Comiskey Park a number of times in the late 1970s and early 1980s. I know that in 1977 centerfield was marked at 445 because I saw Jim Rice, in batting practice, hit a line drive that hit the wall near the sign (probably the most impressive feat of hitting I ever saw). This was an old stadium by the 1970s, with seats obstructed by poles. It had openings around the lower deck that allowed the wind to blow freely, making it chilly even on a warm day if you were sitting in the shadow of the lower deck. Still, a fun place to watch a game.
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I invite fans of this Web site to share any photos which they have taken of the major league ballparks. There are currently no photos on the pages for the ones listed below, most of which are no longer in existence. I would also be glad to include photos of stadiums that served as "neutral venues," or photos that are of better quality than the current ones...
