Recess At The Park
Baseball Venue Information, Venue Maps, and Seating Charts
Angels Stadium - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Construction on Angels Stadium began in 1964 and was completed in 1966. The Angels played their first game at the new stadium on April 9, 1966. The original seating capacity held 43,204 fans but for the 1967 MLB All-Star Game 3,000 bleacher seats where added.
Minute Maid Park - Houston Astros
Minute Maid Park formerly known as Enron Field and Astros Field is located in Houston Texas and has housed the Astros since 2000. Unlike the Astrodome the ballpark features a grass field instead of AstroTurf and allows fans to enjoy outdoor baseball because of its retractable-roof.
McAfee Coliseum - Oakland Athletics
The beginnings of McAfee Coliseum start in 1966 when the city of Oakland constructed the Oakland Coliseum to feature the Oakland Raiders and as a way to lure MLB Baseball to Oakland. The Kansas City Athletics became the Oakland Athletics and played their first game on April 17, 1968.
Rogers Centre - Toronto Blue Jays
The Rogers Centre is also known as the SkyDome and is a multi-use stadium in Toronto Canada. The Rogers Centre was the first stadium to have a fully retractable roof and features a 348 room hotel with 70 of the rooms overlooking the field.
Turner Field - Atlanta Braves
Turner Field was originally constructed to house the 1996 Summer Olympics and was then known as Centennial Olympic Stadium. After the Olympics it was converted into a stadium ment only for baseball with a seating capacity for 45,000.
Miller Park - Milwaukee Brewers
Home of the Brewers, Miller Park was constructed to replace the older Milwaukee Country Stadium. The stadium has a unique convertible style retractable roof that is also responsible for a good part of the $400 million dollars that it took to build the stadium.
Busch Stadium - St. Louis Cardinals
The New Busch Stadium was built to replace Busch Memorial Stadium and opened on April 4, 2006 for a minor league exhibition game. The stadium has a total capacity 46,861 and offers a breath taking view of the St. Louis skyline including the Gateway Arch.
Wrigley Field - Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field is the second oldest major league ballpark having served the Chicago Cubs since 1916. With a seat capacity of 41,118 Wrigley Field is the fourth smallest stadium in use. A tradition of Cubs fans is to throw a home run hit by an opposing team back onto the field of play
Legends Field - Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Legends Field was built in 1996 and is located in Tampa Florida. It is the home of the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, known as the Tampa Yankees. The New York Yankees also have spring training at Legends Field.
Chase Field - Arizona Diamondbacks
Chase Field was originaly named Bank One Ballpark and because of this is sometimes refered to as "Big BOB". Contruction on the field was finished just before the Arizona Diamondbacks began their first season in 1998. It was the first ballpark with a retractable roof that featured natural grass.
Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger Stadium is one of the few MLB stadiums without a corporate sponsor in its name. It was designed to be earthquake resistant and has withstood serveral serious quakes. The stadium holds 56,000 screaming fans and has the ability to be expanded to a capacity of 85,000.
AT&T Park - San Francisco Giants
Formerly the Pacific Bell Park, and for a short time also known as the SBC Park, AT&T Park houses the San Francisco Giants. The stadium replaced the Giants former stadium Candlestick Park also known as "The Stick".
Jacobs Field - Cleveland Indians
Home of the Cleveland Indians, Jacobs Field was built in 1994 to replace Cleveland stadium. Former president Bill Clinton threw the first ceremonial pitch against the Seattle Mariners.
Safeco Field - Seattle Mariners
Also known as "The Safe" Safeco Field is home to the Seattle Mariners baseball club. A train line runs under the roof of the stadium when it is fully retracted.
Roger Dean Stadium - Florida Marlins
Located in Jupiter Florida, Roger Dean stadium is the only stadium in the US to house two minor league teams as well as two spring training teams.
Shea Stadium - New York Mets
Officially called the William A. Shea Municipal Stadium it has been the home of the New York Mets for a long time. The stadium is known for being one of the loudest ball parks because of the overhead traffic generated by nearby LaGuardia Airport.
RFK Stadium - Washington Nationals
In order for RFK Stadium to be used for football and baseball a complex conversion is necessary to rearrange the seating. The cost is $40,000 per switch and in 2005 the conversion was made over 20 times.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards - Baltimore Orioles
Camden Yards is on what was formerly a rail station and its name comes from the rail yards that were at the site. The B&O warehouse still lies behind the right field wall and has only been hit by a fly ball one time by Ken Griffey Jr. during a the 1993 Home Run Derby.
PETCO Park - San Diego Padres
Notable at PETCO Park is the reuse of the Western Metal Supply Company Building as part of the structure of the stadium. The building is over 100 years old and was scheduled to be torn down to make way for the stadium. Instead, the building was renovated and contains the teams store, restaurant, and rooftop seating.
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia Phillies
Citizens Bank Park is a natural grass playing field and features Philadelphia style food including cheesesteaks, hoagies, and other regional delicacies. The main feature of the Park is Ashburn Alley which centers around a statue of player Richie Ashburn.
PNC Park - Pittsburgh Pirates
PNC Park is one of the smallest MLB stadiums in the US. It has two decks rather than three with the highest seat being only 88 feet off the grass. This gives PNC a very intimate feel which is alos known for its breathtaking view of the downtown Pittsburgh skyline.
Ameriquest Field - Texas Rangers
Formerly known as The Ballpark in Arlington, Ameriquest Field is home to the Texas Rangers. The field is known to be hitter friendly because of high temperatures, short fences, and the tendency for wind to blow balls out of the park that normally wouldn't make it.
Fenway Park - Boston Red Sox
Named after the Fenway neighborhood in the middle of Boston, Fenway's 1912 opening day was five days after the Titanic sunk. Fenway is one of the few classic ball parks left and because of its age has a large number of obstructed view seating in the the stands. The stadium is famous for its left field wall called "The Green Monster".
Great American Ball Park - Cincinnati Reds
Although commonly thought of as a patriotic reference the Great American Ball Park gets its name from the Great American Insurance Group. The Park is loated on the Ohio River in downtown inbetween US Bank Arena and the former Cinergy Field
Coors Field - Colorado Rockies
Coors Field is known as being a stadium where its easy to hit a home run. The high altitude descreases air resistance on balls that are hit and low air pressure causes pitches to break less severely and are easier to hit. Currently balls are placed in a humidor before games to increase their weight.
Kauffman Stadium - Kansas City Royals
Because of the ball park construction boom of the 1990's Kauffman Stadium at 34 years old is the the 9th oldest stadium in MLB baseball. In 1985 the Royals had their first World Series victory in franchise history with the final game being won at Royals stadium.
Comerica Park - Detroit Tigers
Comerica Park was opened to the public in April of 2000. Soon after players and fans alike began to complain about how vast the outfield dimensions where. Because of this it began to be called Comerica Nation Park. Just before the 2003 MLB season the distance of the left center field was changed from 395 to 370 feet.
Metrodome - Minnesota Twins
Sometimes called the "Homerdome" the Twins Metrodome is made of teflon fabric and is air inflated. Three times in its history heavy snow has punctured the dome and caused it to deflate. If a ball strikes the Dome roof it remains in play. If a ball gets stuck in the roof over fair ground, which has happend twice in history, it is a ground rule double.
US Cellular Field - Chicago White Sox
US Cellular Field is also known as "The Cell" and houses the Chicago White Sox who spent their first 80 years at Comiskey Park. The stadium has 84 luxury suites as well as thousands of Club Seats that receive the benefit of in-seat wait staff.
Yankee Stadium - New York Yankees
The Original Yankee Stadium was built in 1923 and underwent heavy renovation from 1974-1975. Yankee Stadium is sometimes refered to as "The House that Ruth Built" but is usually called simply "THE Stadium". It was the first ballpark to be called a stadium rather than a "field" or "park".