History of MLB Ballparks

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List of MLB Ballparks and Stadiums
Historic List:  Alphabetically by Team, League and Year of first season.  Seating capacities and field dimensions represent a typical season.  What MLB baseball looked like in 1998, some data as far back as 1884, including disbanded teams.
Use the Guru's Data Archive to download a comlpete list of all MLB ballparks from history and an enhanced version of this table in spreadsheet form.

Team LG	Team Name	Stadium	LOCATION	First	Last	Capacity	Surface	LF Fence	CF Fence	RF Fence	Alley LF	Alley RF	Ht LF	Ht CF	Ht RF	Typically Favors
ATL N	Atlanta Braves	Fulton County Stadium	Atlanta, GA	1966	-	52003	Natural Grass	330	402	330	385	385	10	10	10	Hitters
BAL A	Baltimore Orioles	Memorial Stuadium	Baltimore, MD	1954	1991	54017	Natural Grass	309	405	309	378	378	8	8	8	Neutral
BAL A	Baltimore Orioles	Oriole Park at Camdan Yards	Baltimore, MD	1992	-	48000	Natural Grass	333	405	333	378	378	8	8	8	Neutral
BOS A	Boston Red Sox	Fenway Park	Boston, MA	1912	-	33583	Natural Grass	315	390	302	379	420	14	17	3.5	Hitters
BOS N	Boston Braves	Braves Field	Boston, MA	1915	1952	40500	Natural Grass	402	550	402	460	460	10	10	10	Pitchers
BRO N	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ebbets Field	Brooklyn, NY	1913	1957	32000	Natural Grass	348	389	297	365	315	10	10	19	Neutral
BUF N	Buffalo Bisons	Offermann Stadium	Buffalo, NY	1889	1960	14000	Natural Grass	321	400	297	345	365	20	12	12	Neutral
CAL A	California Angels	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim, CA	1966	-	64573	Natural Grass	333	404	370	362	386	8	8	8	Neutral
CAL A	Los Angeles (California) Angels	Wrigley Field	Los Angeles, CA	1925	1961	20500	Natural Grass	340	412	339	345	345	15	12	9	Neutral
CHI A	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park	Chicago, IL	1910	1990	52000	Natural Grass	352	440	352	382	382	9.8	11	9.8	Neutral
CHI A	Chicago White Sox	New Comiskey Park	Chicago, IL	1991	-	44229	Natural Grass	347	400	347	375	375				Neutral
CHI N	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field	Chicago, IL	1914	1961	38143	Natural Grass	355	400	353	368	368	11.5	11.5	11.5	Neutral
CIN N	Cincinnati Reds	Crosley Field	Cincinnati, OH	1884	1970	30000	Natural Grass	328	387	366	360	375	14	14	9	Neutral
CIN N	Cincinnati Reds	Riverfront Stadium	Cincinnati, OH	1971	-	52392	Artificial Turf	330	404	330	375	375	8	8	8	Neutral
CLE A	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Stadium	Cleveland, OH	1932	1993	74383	Natural Grass	320	400	320	377	385	8	8	8	Neutral
CLE A	Cleveland Indians	Jacobs Field	Cleveland, OH	1994	-	42865	Natural Grass	325	405	325	410	375				Neutral
CLE A	Cleveland Indians	League Park	Cleveland, OH	1891	1946	22000	Natural Grass	375	420	290	400	340	3	3	20	Neutral
COL N	Colorado Rockies	Coors Field	Denver, CO	1995	-	48394	Natural Grass	347	420	350	390	375				Hitters
DET A	Detroit Tigers	Tiger Stadium	Detroit, MI	1912	-	52806	Natural Grass	340	440	325	365	375	9	9	9	Neutral
FLA N	Florida Marlins	Joe Robbie Stadium	Miami, FL	1993	-	48000	Natural Grass	334	410	345	380	380				Neutral
HOU N	Houston Astros	The Astrodome	Houston, TX	1965	-	45000	Artificial Turf	330	400	330	380	380	10	10	10	Pitchers
KC A	Kansas City Athletics	Municipal Stadium	Kansas City, MO	1923	1967	34500	Natural Grass	330	421	353	360	373	12	12	12	Neutral
KC A	Kansas City Royals	Royals Stadium	Kansas City, MO	1973	-	40625	Artificial Turf	330	410	330	385	385	12	12	12	Neutral
LA N	Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium	Los Angeles, CA	1962	-	56000	Natural Grass	330	395	330	385	385	8	8	8	Neutral
MIL A	Milwaukee Brewers	County Stadium	Milwaukee, WI	1970	-	53192	Natural Grass	315	402	315	392	392	10	10	10	Neutral
MIN A	Minnesota Twins	Hbrt Humphrey Metrodome	Minneapolis, MN	1982	-	55244	Astroturf	343	408	327	385	367	13	7	23	Hitters
MIN A	Minnesota Twins	Metropolitan Stadium	Minneapolis, MN	1961	1981	46000	Natural Grass	346	425	330	380	370	12	8	8	Hitters
	Minneapolis Millers	Nicollet Park	Minneapolis, MN	1896	1955	8500	Natural Grass	334	432	279	370	370	12	12	30	Neutral
MON N	Montreal Expos	Jarry Park Stadium	Montreal Ontario	1969	1976	28500	Natural Grass	340	417	340	370	370	8	8	8	Neutral
MON N	Montreal Expos	Olympic Stadium	Montreal, Quebec	1976	-	59123	Artificial Turf	325	404	325	375	375	12	12	12	Neutral
NY A	New York Highlanders (Yankees)	Hilltop Park	Manhattan, NY	1903	1912	21000	Natural Grass	365	542	400	415	470	12	12	12	Neutral
NY A	New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium	The Bronx, NY	1923	-	57545	Natural Grass	318	408	314	399	385	8	7	9	Neutral
NY N	New York Giants	Polo Grounds	Manhattan, NY	1891	1963	49000	Natural Grass	279	483	257	385	385	17	22	12	Neutral
NY N	New York Mets	Shea Stuadium	Flushing, NY	1964	-	55601	Natural Grass	338	410	338	371	371	8	8	8	Neutral
OAK A	Oakland Athletics	Oakland Coliseum	Oakland, CA	1968	-	49219	Natural Grass	330	375	330	375	375	8	8	8	Pitchers
PHI N	Philadelphia Phillies	Baker Bowl	Philadelphia, PA	1887	1938	20000	Natural Grass	341	408	280	365	315	35	60	60	Neutral
PHI N	Philadelphia Athletics & Philies	Shibe Park	Philadelphia, PA	1909	1970	33000	Natural Grass	334	468	331	440	440	8	12	12	Neutral
PHI N	Philadelphia Phillies	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	1971	-	62382	Artificial Turf	330	408	330	371	371	12	12	12	Neutral
PIT N	Pittsburgh Pirates	Forbes Field	Pittsburgh, PA	1909	1970	30500	Natural Grass	360	462	376	405	405	12	12	12	Neutral
PIT N	Pittsburgh Pirates	Three Rivers Stadium	Pittsburgh, PA	1970	-	58722	Artificial Turf	335	400	335	375	375	10	10	10	Neutral
SD N	San Diego Padres	San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium	San Diego, CA	1969	-	59022	Natural Grass	330	405	330	370	370	8.5	8.5	8.5	Pitchers
SEA A	Seattle Mariners	The Kingdome	Seattle, WA	1977	-	58850	Astoturf	316	410	316	357	357	11.5	11.5	23	Neutral
SF N	San Francisco Giants	Candlestick Park	San Francisco, CA	1960	-	58000	Natural Grass	335	400	335	365	365	9	9	9	Neutral
SF N	San Francisco Giants	Seals Stadium	San Francisco, CA	1931	1959	23500	Natural Grass	365	404	350	380	380	15	31	16	Neutral
STL N	St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Stadium	St. Louis, MO	1967	-	53138	Artificial Turf	330	414	330	383	383	10.5	10.5	10.5	Neutral
STL N	St. Louis Browns & Cardnals	Sportsman's Park	St. Louis, MO	1902	1966	34000	Natural Grass	351	422	310	395	370	11.5	11.5	11.5	Neutral
TEX A	Texas Rangers	Arlington Stadium	Arlington, TX	1972	-	43508	Natural Grass	330	400	330	380	380	11	11	11	Neutral
TOR A	Toronto Blue Jays	Exhibition Stadium	Toronto, Ontario	1977	1989	43737	Astroturf	330	400	330	375	375	12	12	12	Hitters
TOR A	Toronto Blue Jays	Skydome	Toronto, Ontario	1989	-	50516	Artificial Turf	330	400	330	375	375				Hitters
WAS A	Washington Senators	Griffith Stadium	Wash, D.C.	1903	1961	29000	Natural Grass	407	421	320	413	345	4.5	4.5	30	Neutral

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