NOTE: "D" indicates a dynamic diagram; "d" means that only different angles are shown. For teams that do not associate with a specific city, the respective state or region is shown in parentheses.
* (asterisk): recent stadium name change

"Must read" pages:

Baseball Introductory page
~ for "rookies," explaining diagrams, book references, etc.

Baseball as "Civic Religion"
~ corny musings, list of movies, etc...

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List updated: 10/21/2007

Stadium comparisons

The following reference pages display graphical and/or statistical information on baseball stadiums in a variety of formats:

Stadium chronology (by decade) ~
Interactive graphical table

Stadium chronology (annual) ~
Year-by-year compendium of stadium milestones.

Overlay comparison ~
An interactive page that lets you compare stadiums from the same historical eras.

Stadiums side-by-side ~
An interactive page that lets you compare ANY two stadiums.

Stadium rankings ~
Listed from best to worst according to my own criteria.

Stadium statistics ~
Basic data on lifetime, capacity, dimensions, etc.

Stadium dimensions ~
Details on field dimensions, incl. power alleys and discrepancies. (u.c.)

Stadiums by Class ~
Visual comparison of stadiums grouped logically.

Anomalous stadiums ~
Shared stadiums, borrowed stadiums, 'hand-me-downs,' and other odd situations.

Artificial turf ~
Chronicles the terrible 'plague' that afflicted 13 baseball stadiums.

"On-speculation" stadiums ~
'Sinful' taxpayer-funded stadiums built to lure teams from other cities.

Football use of baseball stadiums ~
Features a detailed tabular chronology and interactive thumbnail images.

Antique Stadiums ~
From the early 20th Century

Stadium names ~
Describes the origins of each stadium's name(s), and why their names sometimes changed. (Hint: $)

Stadium proximity ~
Shows stadiums that were built on the same site or near older stadiums.

Stadiums in limbo ~
Details on the sad fate of stadiums that had been replaced by newer ones, but lingered on.

List updated: 10/21/2007

Franchises

Washington Nationals ~ Review of the team's performance for each year since 2005.

History of MLB Franchises ~
Interactive map, chronological tables, etc. Now includes Federal League and MLB owners.

19th Century Major Leagues ~
Includes many teams and stadiums you've never heard of.

Negro League Franchises ~
The little-known professional baseball leagues from the era of segregation, 1920-1950.

Latin American League Franchises ~
Mexico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico.

Baseball in D.C. ~
Explains the relocation controversy, including franchise and stadium aspects.

Baseball in D.C. news ~
A detailed news chronology from the last five years.

Baseball cities ~
Demographic facts pertinent to the debate over baseball in Washington.

Ken Burns' Baseball documentary series

Baseball archives

Postseason scores since 2002

Rants against Peter Angelos