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"Ballparks should be happy places." -- Bill Veeck

Recent Visits


LaGrave Field, Fort Worth Cats
It is one of the most unique facilities in pro ball: LaGrave Field, the home of the Fort Worth Cats (independent; American Association), sits where the original LaGrave Field sat from 1926 through 1967. The dimensions are the same as in the original facility, home plate sits in the same place, and the dugouts of the old ballpark have been converted to dugout suites. And, being Texas, there's a hitching rail beyond the outfield for folks riding to the games on horseback.


Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson Tigers
Before its thorough makeover and renaming in 2003, “Beautiful Tiger Field” described the home of the Clemson Tigers. Not surprising, and not an overstated moniker. While the ballpark and other athletic facilities are closely connected to the western edge of campus, the grandstand view features an appealing pastoral feel, and although the ballpark is now named for Tigers alum and contributor Doug Kingsmore, it's still a beautiful field.


QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie AirHogs
The aviation theme is strong at QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie, the new home of the Grand Prairie AirHogs (independent; American Association), but it's not overwhelming and gimmicky. We were there opening night: it's an impressive facility that raises the bar for indy facilities and should allow the team to be competitive in the increasingly crowded Dallas-Fort Worth market.

Features

2009 Ballparks
Avon, Ohio
Bowling Green
Charlotte County, Fla.
Columbus, Ohio
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Glendale, Az.
Goodyear, Az.
Gwinnett County
Hannibal, Mo.
  (renovations)
Kansas City
 
(renovations)
LSU (new Alex Box)
New York Mets
New York Yankees

Oakland County, Mich.

Reno
University of North
  Carolina
University of Oregon
University of South
  Carolina
Waukesha
Winston-Salem

2010 Ballparks
Charlotte, N.C.
Madison, Wis.
  (renovations)
Minnesota Twins
Normal, Ill.
Topeka
Tulsa
Pensacola, Fla.

2011 Ballparks
Florida Marlins
Omaha (CWS)

2012 Ballparks
Dodger Stadium
    (renovations)

Oakland Athletics
Tampa Bay Rays

Ballparks of the Past
Colt Stadium
Crosley Field
Durham Athletic
  
Park
Ebbets Field
Griffith Stadium
Huntington Avenue
  
Grounds
Jack Russell
Jarry Park
L.A. Coliseum
Metropolitan
 
Stadium

Muehlebach Field
Municipal Stadium
 
(Kansas City)

Sicks' Stadium
Tinker Field
War Memorial
 
(Greensboro)

Book Excerpts
The Last Good Season

2008 Attendance
  By average
  By team
  Affiliated - average
  Affiliated - league
  Affiliated - total

2007 Attendance
  By average
  By team
  Affiliated - average
  Affiliated - league
  Affiliated - total
  Indy - average
  Indy - total

  MLB - total
  MLB - average

2006 Attendance
  By average
  By team
  Affiliated - average
  Affiliated - league
  Affiliated - total
  Indy - average
  Indy - total

2005 Attendance
  By average
  By team

2004 Attendance
  By average
  By team
  Indy by team
  Indy by league
  Combined overall

2003 Attendance
  MLB attendance
  By league
  League overview
  By average
  By team
  Indy by team
  Indy by league
  Combined overall

2002 Attendance
  By league
  By average
  By team
  Indy by team
  Indy by league
  Combined overall

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Archives
2008
Sept. 9-15
Sept. 2-8
August 25-Sept. 1
August 18-24
August 11-17
August 4-10
July 28-Aug. 3
July 21-27
July 14-20
July 7-13
June 30-July 6
June 16-22
June 9-15
June 2-8
May 26-June 1
May 19-25
May 12-18
May 5-11
April 28-May 4
April 21-27
April 14-20
April 7-13
March 31-April 6
March 24-30
March 17-23
March 10-16
March 3-9
Feb. 25-March 2
Feb. 18-24
Feb. 11-17
Feb. 4-10
Jan. 22-28
Jan. 15-21
Jan. 8-14
Jan. 1-7

2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004 Minor-League Attendance by Average

Team Av./Opening
1. Tijuana Bulls 12,764
2. Saltillo Sarape Makers 12,688
3. Memphis Redbirds 10,437
4. Sacramento River Cats 10,433
5. Round Rock Express 9,847
6. Louisville Bats 9,393
7. Pawtucket Red Sox 9,387
8. Monterrey Sultans 9,309
9. Buffalo Bisons 8,698
10. Dayton Dragons 8,361
11. Albuquerque Isotopes 8,223
12. Indianapolis Indians 8,114
13. Frisco RoughRiders 8,019
14. Brooklyn Cyclones 7,953
15. Kane County Cougars 7,677
16. Toledo Mud Hens 7,673
17. Columbus Clippers 7,526
18. Fresno Grizzlies 7,376
19. Iowa Cubs 7,298
20. Reading Phillies 7,138
21. Durham Bulls 7,110
22. Akron Aeros 7,038
23. Norfolk Tides 7,033
24. Oklahoma RedHawks 6,679
25. Lakewood BlueClaws 6,575
26. Salt Lake Stingers 6,495
27. Richmond Braves 6,464
28. Rochester Red Wings 6,428
29. Jacksonville Suns 6,276
30. Portland Sea Dogs 6,210
31. Scranton/W-B Red Barons 6,195
32. Aberdeen IronBirds 6,187
33. Lake County Captains 6,153
34. Trenton Thunder 6,095
35. Nashville Sounds 6,053
36. Altoona Curve 5,971
37. Lexington Legends 5,900
38. Lansing Lugnuts 5,768
39. West Michigan Whitecaps 5,572
40. Yucatan Lions 5,508
41. Syracuse SkyChiefs 5,209
42. Lowell Spinners 5,000
43. Staten Island Yankees 4,903
44. Wilmington Blue Rocks 4,860
45. Tacoma Rainiers 4,854
46. Montgomery Biscuits 4,820
47. Bowie Baysox 4,805
48. Tulsa Drillers 4,787
49. New Orleans Zephyrs 4,769
50. New Britain Rock Cats 4,722
51. Omaha Royals 4,616
52. Spokane Indians 4,570
53. Laguna Cowboys 4,547
54. Hudson Valley Renegades 4,446
55. Portland Beavers 4,404
56. Las Vegas 51s 4,319
57. Birmingham Barons 4,256
58. Mahoning Valley Scrappers 4,232
59. Frederick Keys 4,226
60. Edmonton Trappers 4,209
61. Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 4,148
62. Fort Wayne Wizards 4,093
63. Charlotte Knights 4,081
64. Tucson Sidewinders 4,019
65. Monclova Steelers 4,019
66. San Antonio Missions 3,973
67. Tabasco Cattlemen 3,894
68. Midland RockHounds 3,823
69. Harrisburg Senators 3,821
70. Tennessee Smokies 3,787
71. Rome Braves 3,737
72. Carolina Mudcats 3,724
73. Ogden Raptors 3,719
74. Vancouver Canadians 3,685
75. Chattanooga Lookouts 3,656
76. Charleston (SC) RiverDogs 3,654
77. Delmarva Shorebirds 3,602
78. Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3,576
79. Erie SeaWolves 3,552
80. Salem Avalanche 3,515
81. Lake Elsinore Storm 3,431
82. El Paso Diablos 3,423
83. Binghamton Mets 3,280
84. South Bend Silver Hawks 3,220
85. Puebla Parrots 3,213
86. Eugene Emeralds 3,177
87. New Hampshire Fisher Cats 3,176
88. Peoria Chiefs 3,158
89. Mexico City Red Devils 3,150
90. Aguascalientes Railroadmen 3,131
91. Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3,130
92. New Jersey Cardinals 3,117
93. Greensboro Bats 3,084
94. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3,082
95. Angelopolis Tigers 3,074
96. Tri-City ValleyCats 3,069
97. Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3,030
98. Boise Hawks 2,998
99. Billings Mustangs 2,968
100. Swing of the Quad Cities 2,938
101. Arkansas Travelers 2,929
102. Inland Empire 66ers 2,922
103. Mobile BayBears 2,894
104. Great Falls White Sox 2,889
105. Everett AquaSox 2,889
106. Vermont Expos 2,842
107. Huntsville Stars 2,735
108. Cedar Rapids Kernels 2,579
109. Norwich Navigators 2,554
110. Hickory Crawdads 2,549
111. Potomac Cannons 2,541
112. West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 2,529
113. Wichita Wranglers 2,487
114. Augusta GreenJackets 2,430
115. Ottawa Lynx 2,347
116. Oaxaca Warriors 2,334
117. Lynchburg Hillcats 2,314
118. Greenville Braves 2,207
119. Asheville Tourists 2,197
120. Williamsport Crosscutters 2,165
121. San Jose Giants 2,163
122. Veracruz Reds 2,162
123. Modesto A’s 2,102
124. Clearwater Threshers 2,078
125. Winston-Salem Warthogs 2,064
126. Hagerstown Suns 2,008
127. Daytona Cubs 2,004
128. Auburn Doubledays 1,990
129. Lancaster JetHawks 1,876
130. Savannah Sand Gnats 1,858
131. Missoula Osprey 1,855
132. Charleston (WV) Alley Cats 1,853
133. Brevard County Manatees 1,823
134. High Desert Mavericks 1,747
135. Campeche Pirates 1,732
136. San Luis Potosi Tuneros 1,675
137. Idaho Falls Chukars 1,655
138. Cancun Lobstermen 1,650
139. Jamestown Jammers 1,644
140. Greeneville Astros 1,599
141. Kannapolis Intimidators 1,594
142. Kinston Indians 1,585
143. Fort Myers Miracle 1,576
144. Capital City Bombers 1,527
145. Jupiter Hammerheads 1,522
146. Beloit Snappers 1,487
147. Stockton Ports 1,442
148. Clinton LumberKings 1,434
149. Battle Creek Yankees 1,431
150. Tri-City Dust Devils 1,423
151. Yakima Bears 1,393
152. Palm Beach Cardinals 1,385
153. St. Lucie Mets 1,344
154. Provo Angels 1,292
155. Oneonta Tigers 1,238
156. Tampa Yankees 1,235
157. Casper Rockies 1,193
158. Burlington Indians 1,141
159. Vero Beach Dodgers 1,080
160. Danville Braves 1,073
161. Helena Brewers 1,015
162. Batavia Muckdogs 1,002
163. Bakersfield Blaze 999
164. Kingsport Mets 992
165. Visalia Oaks 960
166. Burlington Bees 954
167. Elizabethton Twins 901
168. Bluefield Orioles 830
169. Columbus Catfish 815
170. Princeton Devil Rays 793
171. Pulaski Blue Jays 755
172. Bristol White Sox 704
173. Sarasota Red Sox 657
174. Johnson City Cardinals 623
175. Dunedin Blue Jays 594
176. Lakeland Tigers 538

 

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Big News of the Week

Here are the biggest ballpark stories of the last seven days.

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Ballpark Visits

Current (by team)
Albuquerque Isotopes
Alexandria Beetles
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona State Sun Devils
Arkansas Travelers
Asheboro Copperheads
Asheville Tourists
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Beloit Snappers
Billings Mustangs
Binghamton Mets
Boston Red Sox
Brainerd Blue Thunder
Brevard County
  
Manatees
Bridgeport Bluefish
Brooklyn Cyclones
Burlington Royals
Camden Riversharks
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Charlotte Knights
Chattanooga Lookouts
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Clearwater Threshers
Cleveland Indians
Colorado Rockies
Columbus Clippers
Dayton Dragons
Daytona Cubs
Detroit Tigers
DuBois County Bombers
Duluth Huskies
Dunedin Blue Jays
Durham Bulls
Eau Claire Express
ECU Pirates
Fargo-Moorhead
  
RedHawks
Florida Marlins
Fort Myers Miracle
Fort Wayne Wizards
Fort Worth Cats
Fresno Grizzlies
Gateway Grizzlies
Grand Prairie AirHogs
Great Falls Voyageurs
Great Lakes Loons
Green Bay Bullfrogs
Greenville Drive
Helena Brewers
Houston Astros
Idaho Falls Chukars
Indianapolis Indians
Iowa Cubs
Jacksonville Suns
Joliet JackHammers
Jupiter Hammerheads
Kane County Cougars
Kannapolis Intimidators
Kansas City Royals
Lakeland Flying Tigers
Lansing Lugnuts
Las Vegas 51s
La Crosse Loggers
Leesburg Lightning
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Los Angeles Angels
   
of Anaheim
Los Angeles Dodgers
Louisville Bats
Madison Mallards
Mankato MoonDogs
Memphis Redbirds
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Gophers
Minnesota Twins
Mississippi Braves
Nashville Sounds
NC State Wolfpack
New Britain Rock Cats
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Northwest Arkansas
  
Naturals
Oakland Athletics
Omaha Royals
Oneonta Tigers
Palm Beach Cardinals
Pawtucket Red Sox
Peoria Chiefs
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Portland Beavers
Quad Cities River
   
Bandits
River City Rascals
Rochester Honkers
Round Rock Express
Sacramento River Cats
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
San Jose Giants
Sarasota Reds
Schaumburg Flyers
Seattle Mariners
Sioux City Explorers
Sioux Falls Canaries
Southern Illinois Miners
Southern Maryland
   Blue Crabs
St. Cloud River Bats
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Paul Saints
Staten Island Yankees
Stockton Ports
Syracuse Chiefs
Tacoma Rainiers
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Yankees
Texas Rangers
Thomasville Hi-Toms
Thunder Bay
  Border Cats
Toledo Mud Hens
Toronto Blue Jays
Traverse City Beach
  
Bums
USC Upstate Trojans
Vancouver Canadians
Vero Beach Dodgers
Washington Nationals
Waterloo Bucks
Winnipeg Goldeyes
Winston-Salem
  
Warthogs

Wisconsin Timber
  
Rattlers

Wisconsin Woodchucks
Wofford Terriers

Current (by ballpark)
Alexian Field
Alliance Bank Stadium
Angel Stadium
Arvest Ballpark
Athletic Park
AT&T Field
AT&T Park
AutoZone Park
Ballpark at Harbor Yard
Banner Island Ballpark
Baseball Grounds of
  
Jacksonville
Bright House
  
Networks Field
Burlington Athletic

   Stadium
Busch Stadium
C.O. Brown Stadium
Campbell's Field
CanWest Global Park
Carson Park
Cashman Field
Centene Stadium
Chase Field
Cheney Stadium
Chukchansi Park
Citizens Bank Park
Clark-LeClair Stadium
Coca-Cola Park
Comerica Park
Cooper Stadium
Coors Field
Copeland Park
Cracker Jack Stadium
Damaschke Field
Dehler Park
Dell Diamond
Dickey-Stephens Park
Doak Field at Dail Park
Dodger Stadium
Dolphins Stadium
Doubleday Field
Doug Kingsmore
  
Stadium
Dow Diamond
Duncan Park Stadium
Durham Bulls
  
Athletic Park
Ed Smith Stadium
Elfstrom Stadium
Ernie Shore Field
Fenway Park
Fieldcrest Cannon
  
Stadium
Fifth Third Field
   (Dayton)
Fifth Third Field
   (Toledo)
Finch Field
Fluor Field
Fox Cities Stadium
Franklin Rogers Park
Fraser Field
GCS Ballpark
Great American Ball Park
Greer Stadium
Hammond Stadium
Harley Park
Holman Stadium
Isotopes Park
Jackie Robinson Ballpark
Joannes Stadium
Joe Faber Field
Joker Marchant
  
Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
Keyspan Park
Kindrick Field
Knights Stadium
Knology Park
Knute Nelson
  
Memorial Field
LaGrave Field
Lawrence-Dumont
  
Stadium
League Stadium
Legends Field
Lewis and Clark Park
Louisville Slugger Field
Mayo Field
McAfee Coliseum
McCormick Field
McCoy Stadium
McCrary Park
Melaleuca Field Memorial Stadium
Metrodome
Midway Stadium
Miller Park
Mills Field
Minute Maid Park
Modern Woodmen Park
Municipal Stadium
Nat Bailey Stadium
New Britain Stadium
Newman Outdoor
  
Stadium

NYSEG Stadium
O'Brien Field
Oldsmobile Park
Oriole Park at
  
Camden Yards
Packard Stadium
Pat Thomas Stadium
Petco Park
PGE Park
PNC Park
Pohlman Field
Port Arthur Stadium
Principal Park
Progressive Field
QuikTrip Park at Grand
  Prairie
Raley Field
Rangers Ballpark in
  
Arlington
Regency Stadium
Rent One Park
Richmond County Bank
 
Ballpark at St. George
Rickwood Field
Riverfront Stadium
Roger Dean Stadium
Rogers Centre
Rosenblatt Stadium
Russell C. King Field

SBC Park
Shea Stadium
Siebert Field
Silver Cross Field
Sioux Falls Stadium
Space Coast Stadium
Tempe Diablo Stadium
T.R. Hughes Ballpark
Tropicana Field
Trustmark Park
Tucson Electric Park
Turner Field
U.S. Cellular Field
Veterans Memorial
  
Stadium
Victory Field
Wade Stadium
Warner Park
Wrigley Field

Wuerfel Park
Yankee Stadium

Spring Training
Ballparks
Al Lang Field
Bright House
  
Networks Field
Champion Stadium
Ed Smith Stadium
Hammond Stadium
HoHoKam Park
Holman Stadium
Joker Marchant
  
Stadium
Knology Park
Legends Field
Roger Dean Stadium
Scottsdale Stadium
Tempe Diablo Stadium
Space Coast Stadium
Tucson Electric Park

College Ballparks
Arizona State Sun Devils
Clemson Tigers
East Carolina
   
University Pirates
North Carolina Central
    University
North Carolina State
   
Wolfpack
North Dakota State
  
Bison
St. Scholastica Saints
Texas Wesleyan
University of Minnesota
   Golden Gophers
University of New

   Mexico Lobos
University of Northern
   Iowa Panthers
USC Upstate Trojans

Wofford Terriers
Yale Field

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Archives
Butte Copper Kings
Clearwater Phillies
Cobb Field
Dick Putz Field
Duluth-Superior Dukes
Greensboro Bats
  
(War Memorial)
Helena Brewers
John O'Donnell
  
Stadium
Lindborg-Cregg Field
Madison Black Wolf
Milwaukee Brewers
  
(County Stadium)
New Haven County
  
Cutters
Olympic Stadium
Orlando Rays
Phil Welch Stadium
RFK Stadium
Ray Winder Field
Rockford Reds
Southwest Michigan
   Devil Rays

Spartanburg Crickets
Spartanburg Stingers
Swing of the Quad
  
Cities

St. Joseph Saints
Wichita Wranglers
Yale Field

Ballparks of the Piedmont League