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Ballpark Comparisons - Sorted by Year Opened
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Ballpark |
Team(s) |
Opened |
Closed |
Capacity |
Cost |
Turf |
Dimensions |
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South End Grounds |
Boston Braves |
1871 |
1914 |
5,000 |
Unknown |
Grass |
Unknown |
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Sportsman's Park |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1881 |
1966 |
30,611 |
$300,000 |
Grass |
334-410-330 |
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Exposition Park |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1890 |
1914 |
16,500 |
Unknown |
Grass |
400-450-400 |
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League Park |
Cleveland Indians |
1891 |
1946 |
21,400 |
Unknown |
Grass |
375-420-290 |
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West Side Park |
Chicago Cubs |
1893 |
1915 |
16,000 |
Unknown |
Grass |
340-560-316 |
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Baker Bowl |
Philadelphia Phillies |
1895 |
1938 |
18,000 |
$80,000 |
Grass |
Unknown |
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Oriole Park |
Baltimore Orioles |
1901 |
1902 |
8,000 |
Unknown |
Grass |
Unknown |
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Columbia Park |
Philadelphia A's |
1901 |
1908 |
9,500 |
$40,000 |
Grass |
Unknown |
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American League Park |
Washington Senators |
1901 |
1910 |
10,000 |
Unknown |
Grass |
Unknown |
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Huntington Ave. Grounds |
Boston Red Sox |
1901 |
1911 |
11,500 |
Unknown |
Grass |
350-530-320 |
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South Side Park |
Chicago White Sox |
1901 |
1910 |
15,000 |
Unknown |
Grass |
Unknown |
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Palace of the Fans |
Cincinnati Reds |
1902 |
1911 |
10,000 |
Unknown |
Grass |
Unknown |
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Hilltop Park |
New York Highlanders |
1903 |
1911 |
16,000 |
$75,000 |
Grass |
365-542-400 |
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Shibe Park |
Philadelphia Phillies |
1909 |
1970 |
33,000 |
$450,000 |
Grass |
334-410-329 |
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Philadelphia A's |
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Forbes Field |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1909 |
1970 |
35,000 |
$1 Million |
Grass |
365-400-300 |
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Comiskey Park I |
Chicago White Sox |
1910 |
1990 |
52,000 |
$1.7 Million |
Grass |
347-409-347 |
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Polo Grounds |
New York Giants |
1911 |
1963 |
54,555 |
$300,000 |
Grass |
280-475-258 |
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New York Highlanders |
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New York Mets |
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Griffith Stadium |
Washington Senators |
1911 |
1961 |
27,410 |
Unknown |
Grass |
388-421-320 |
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Crosley Field |
Cincinnati Reds |
1912 |
1970 |
29,400 |
$225,000 |
Grass |
328-387-366 |
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Fenway Park |
Boston Red Sox |
1912 |
|
39,928 |
$650,000 |
Grass |
310-420-302 |
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Tiger Stadium |
Detroit Tigers |
1912 |
1999 |
52,400 |
$8 Million |
Grass |
340-440-325 |
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Ebbets Field |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
1913 |
1957 |
32,000 |
$750,000 |
Grass |
348-393-297 |
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Wrigley Field |
Chicago Cubs |
1914 |
|
41,118 |
$250,000 |
Grass |
355-400-353 |
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Braves Field |
Boston Braves |
1915 |
1952 |
42,000 |
$500,000 |
Grass |
337-370-319 |
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Yankee Stadium |
New York Yankees |
1923 |
|
56,937 |
$50 Million |
Grass |
318-408-314 |
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Cleveland Municipal |
Cleveland Indians |
1932 |
1993 |
74,400 |
$11.6 Million |
Grass |
320-404-320 |
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County Stadium |
Milwaukee Brewers |
1953 |
2000 |
53,192 |
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