I wrote up my story for the Ballpark Chasers bookface group. -- (edited)
Posted by
psilotum
May 8 '23, 20:27
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My dad had a lifetime goal to visit every MLB stadium. I believe he followed the same rules I do, with a goal to attend a game at every team’s home stadium, not necessarily to visit every currently used park. I do keep track of the different parks I visit.
When I was growing up, our family took lots of road trips. Living in California, we drove to visit family in the midwest from Minnesota down to Texas. One year, my dad took a 4 month sabbatical. We drove our Toyota Van from California to New Jersey via a Southern route on the way there, and a northern route on the way back. We filled in a lot of parks on that journey. Unfortunately, the Expos were out of town when we passed through Montreal.
I joined my dad in Toronto for his final park. I’m very grateful my mom saved some memorabilia and gave me a framed collection of photos and ticket stubs. My dad had a tradition of asking everyone to guess the attendance. He wrote the names and guesses on his ticket, so he also had documented who was there. Later, he created an email list called “The Sporting Report”, documenting all sorts of events, college and pro.
I still have four teams to go. I’m taking an opportunistic approach - not planning any trips specifically to pick up these parks. Ihave attended games for six teams in two stadia, so my total is 32 stadia.
Total MLB Stadia: 30 - 4 + 6 = 32
Key: *missing team
**double stadium team
*Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves - Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
**Baltimore Orioles - Memorial Stadium - Camden Yards
Boston Red Sox - Fenway
Chicago Cubs - Wrigley
Chicago White Sox - Comiskey (old)
Cincinnati Reds - Riverfront Stadium
Cleveland Guardians - Cleveland Stadium
**Colorado Rockies - Mile High - Coors Field
Detroit Tigers - Tiger Stadium
Houston Astros - Astrodome
Kansas City Royals - Kauffman Stadium
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Angel Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers - Dodger Stadium
*Miami Marlins
Milwaukee Brewers - Milwaukee County Stadium
**Minnesota Twins - Metrodome - Target Field
New York Mets - Shea
New York Yankees - Yankee Stadium (old)
Oakland Athletics - Oakland County Coliseum
Philadelphia Phillies - Veterans Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates - Three Rivers
Saint (St.) Louis Cardinals - Busch (old)
**San Diego Padres - Jack Murphy - Petco
**San Francisco Giants - Candlestick - ATT Park
**Seattle Mariners - Kingdome - Safeco
*Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers - The Ballpark in Arlington
Toronto Blue Jays - Sky Dome
*Washington Nationals (visited Olympic Stadium, but Expos were out of town)
Bonus (Minor League Teams)
Durham Bulls
Portland Rockies
Round Rock Express
Sacramento River Cats
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