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The following is a list of ballparks previously used by professional baseball teams. In addition to the current National (NL) and American (AL) leagues, Major League Baseball recognizes four short-lived other leagues as "major" for at least some portion of their histories; three of them played only in the 19th century, while a fourth played two years in the 1910s.
This is a list of American Association stadiums used during the league's existence from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. It does not include stadiums used by teams of the American Association (AA) in existence from 1882 to 1891, which was a major league. There are 42 stadiums known to have been used by the league located among 26 municipalities.
There are 30 stadiums in use by Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The oldest ballpark is Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Boston Red Sox, which opened in 1912. The newest stadium is Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers, which opened in 2020. Two ballparks were built in the 1910s, two in the 1960s, one in the 1970s ...
A ball striking the top of the scoreboard in left field in the ladder below top of wall and bouncing out of the park is a ground rule double. A fly ball that lands above the red line on top of the Green Monster and bounces onto the field of play is ruled a home run. [194] A fly ball that hits the rail in the right-center triangle is a home run.
Rickwood Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest existing professional baseball park in the United States. [7] [8] It was built for the Birmingham Barons in 1910 by industrialist and team-owner Rick Woodward and has served as the home park for the Birmingham Barons and the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro leagues.
There are eight stadiums in use by California League baseball teams, all located in California. The oldest stadium is Excite Ballpark (1942) in San Jose, home of the San Jose Giants. The newest stadium is Banner Island Ballpark (2005) in Stockton, home of the Stockton Ports. Two stadiums were built in the 1940s, one in the 1950s, three in the ...
Cardines Field is a baseball stadium located at 20 America’s Cup Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. It is believed to be one of the oldest ballparks in the United States and has been called "a small urban gem of a ballpark". [2] The field serves as a buffer between the residential and commercial sections of an older part of Newport.
Delorimier Stadium opened in 1928 and was the home of the Montreal Royals. There are 20 stadiums in use by International League (IL) baseball teams. The oldest stadium is Sahlen Field, home of the Buffalo Bisons, which was built in 1988. The newest stadium is Polar Park, home of the Worcester Red Sox, which opened in 2021. Two stadiums were ...