ballparks

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	home team*2	dimensions (left-center-right)*4
Major League Baseball
American League West Division
	Safeco Field	1999	47,116	grass	retractable	Cost of construction was US$ 517 million. Home of the 2001 All-Star Game.
	Seattle Mariners	331-388-409-405-385-326
	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	1966	45,054	grass	no	I saw the game where the Angels clinched 2007 AL West Championship.
	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	330-365-400-365-330
	# Overstock.com Coliseum	1968	43,662	grass	no
	Oakland Athletics	330-375-400-375-330
	# Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	1994	49,178	grass	no
	Texas Rangers	334-388-400-407-381-326
National League West Division
	AT&T Park	2000	40,800	grass	no	I saw an XFL game betweem the SF Demons and the Memphis Maniax here.
	San Francisco Giants	335-364-404-420-307
	Chase Field	1998	48,569	grass	retractable	Though I have not seen a game here yet, I joined the ballpark tour twice.
	Arizona Diamondbacks	330-374-413-402-413-374-334
	Dodger Stadium	1962	56,000	grass	no
	Los Angeles Dodgers	330-385-395-385-330
	# Petco Park	2004	42,445	grass	no	Moved from Qualcomm Stadium.
	San Diego Padres	334-367-396-385-322
	# Coors Field	1995	50,381	grass	no
	Colorado Rockies	347-390-415-424-375-350
American League Central Division
	U.S. Cellular Field	1991	44,321	grass	no	Formerly known as Comisky Park. Home of the 2003 All-Star Game.
	Chicago White Sox	347-375-400-375-347
	# Kauffman Stadium	1973	40,625	grass	no
	Kansas City Royals	330-375-410-375-330
	# Target Field	2010	39,504	grass	no
	Minnesota Twins	339-377-411-403-365-328
	# Comerica Park	2000	40,000	grass	no	Home of the 2005 All-Star Game.
	Detroit Tigers	345-370-420-365-330
	# Progressive Field	1994	43,368	grass	no
	Cleveland Indians	325-370-410-405-375-325
National League Central Division
	Great American Ball Park	2003	42,060	grass	no
	Cincinnati Reds	328-379-404-370-325
	PNC Park	2001	38,365	grass	no	Home of the 2006 All-Star Game.
	Pittsburgh Pirates	325-389-410-399-375-320
	Miller Park	2001	42,500	grass	retractable	Home of the sausage race and the 2002 All-Star Game.
	Milwaukee Brewers	342-374-400-378-356
	Wrigley Field	1916	39,086	grass	no	Covered with grass and ivy.
	Chicago Cubs	355-368-400-368-353
	# Minute Maid Park	2000	42,000	grass	retractable	Formerly known as Enron Field. Home of the 2004 All-Star Game.
	Houston Astros	315-362-435-373-325
	# Busch Stadium	2006	46,861	grass	no
	St. Louis Cardinals	336-375-400-375-335
American League East Division
	# Yankee Stadium	2009	52,325	grass	no
	New York Yankees	318-399-408-420-385-314
	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	1992	48,262	grass	no	While this is a great ballpark, some fans and employees I met there and at Babe Ruth Museum were not good.
	Baltimore Orioles	333-364-410-400-373-318
	Fenway Park	1912	33,871	grass	no	I enjoyed the oldest MLB ballpark.
	Boston Red Sox	310-388-390-420-380-302
	# Tropicana Field	1998	45,360	artificial turf	fixed	Fieldturf is installed.
	Tampa Bay Rays	315-370-404-370-322
	# Rogers Centre	1989	50,516	artificial turf	retractable	Fieldturf is installed.
	Toronto Blue Jays	328-375-400-375-328
National League East Division
	Citizens Bank Park	2004	43,500	grass	no	Moved from Veterans Stadium.
	Philadelphia Phillies	329-374-385-381-409-401-369-330
	# Nationals Park	2008	41,888	grass	no
	Washington Nationals	336-377-402-370-335
	# Citi Field	2009	45,000	grass	no
	New York Mets	335-379-408-383-330
	# Turner Field	1997	49,714	grass	no	Originally the main stadium for 1996 Olympics.
	Atlanta Braves	335-380-401-390-330
	# Sun Life Stadium	1993	47,622	grass	no
	Florida Marlins	330-385-434-385-345
Ballparks of the Past
	Kingdome	1977	59,084	artificial turf	fixed	Home of the Mariners until June 1999. Implosion video by ESPN. Over 97% of the concrete was recycled and 50% was used for Seahawks Stadium.
	Seattle Mariners	331-376-389-405-380-352-312
	Olympic Stadium	1977	46,500	artificial turf	fixed	Baseball in Quebec was a unique experience. Fieldturf was installed in 2004, the Expos' last year.
	Montreal Expos	325-375-404-375-325
	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	1961	43,500	grass	no	Home of the Nationals 2005-2007.
	Washington Nationals	335-385-410-385-335
	Shea Stadium	1964	55,775	grass	no	One of the typical stadiums in that age; big, round and symmetric. The Mets moved to Citi Field in 2009.
	New York Mets	338-378-410-378-338
	Old Yankee Stadium	1923	57,545	grass	no	The House That Ruth Built.
	New York Yankees	318-399-408-420-385-314
Spring Training
	Surprise Recreation Campus Surprise, AZ	2003	10,500	grass	no	I was surprised that Surprise is the name of the city.
	Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals	350-379-400-379-350
	HoHoKam Park Mesa, AZ		12,575	grass	no
	Chicago Cubs	340-390-410-390-350
	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ		8,776	grass	no
	Oakland Athletics	345-390-410-390-345
	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, AZ		10,500	grass	no
	San Francisco Giants	360-430-360
	Tempe Diablo Stadium Tempe, AZ	1968	9,785	grass	no
	Anaheim Angels	340-400-420-360
	Maryvale Baseball Park Phoenix, AZ		9,000	grass	no
	Milwaukee Brewers	350-365-374-378-400-364-340
	Peoria Sports Complex Peoria, AZ		10,133	grass	no
	San Diego Padres Seattle Mariners	340-385-410-385-340
	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ	1937	9,500	grass	no
	Colorado Rockies	366-389-410-392-371-348
	Tucson Electric Park Tucson, AZ		11,500	grass	no
	Chicago White Sox Arizona Diamondbacks	340-388-405-388-340
	Osceola County Stadium Kissimmee, FL			grass	no	My first experience in American baseball. You can also enjoy Walt Disney World, Universal Studio and etc. in Orlando.
	Houston Astros	330-390-410-390-330
Minor League
	PGE Park Portland, OR	1926	19,566	artificial turf	no	NexTurf is installed. Formerly known as Civic Stadium until 2000, home of the Portland Rockies (currently the Tri-city Dust Devils), Colorado A Affiliate.
	Portland Beavers (San Diego Padres AAA Affiliate)	317-405-320 (308-407-348: -2000)
	Cheney Stadium Tacoma, WA	1960		grass	no	It takes about an hour and a half from Seattle by bus. A "Mountain Dog" is a foot-long hot dog ($5.25).
	Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners AAA Affiliate)	325-350-385-425-385-350-325
	Tucson Electric Park Tucson, AZ	See "Spring Training" above.
	Tucson Sidewinders (Arizona Diamondbacks AAA Affiliate)
Nippon Professional Baseball
Pacific League
	Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome	1993	35,773	artificial turf	retractable	The retractable roof makes an ugly shadow on the field.
	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	100-118-122-118-100
	Kyocera Dome Osaka	1997	36,477	artificial turf	fixed	Astroplay was installed in 2003. AstroPitch is installed since 2011.
	Orix Buffaloes	100-116-122-116-100
	Hotto Motto Field Kobe	1988	35,000	grass	no	Originally known as Green Stadium Kobe.
	Orix Buffaloes	99.1-117-122-117-99.1
	Seibu Dome	1979	33,921	artificial turf	fixed	The naming rights were sold to a company named "Invoice" for 2005-2006 and to a company named "Goodwill" for 2007.
	Saitama Seibu Lions	100-116-122-116-100
	QVC Marine Field	1990	30,011	artificial turf	no	Looks like 70's American cookie cutter stadiums.
	Chiba Lotet Marines	99.5-116-122-116-99.5
	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi	2005	23,026	artificial turf	no	Formerly known as Sendai Miyagi Stadium. Renovated as home of the newly established team, the Eagles.
	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	101.5-122-101.5
	Sapporo Dome	2001	40,476	artificial turf	fixed	Moved from Tokyo Dome in 2004.
	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	100-122-100
Central League
	Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima	2009	30,350	grass	no	Moved from Old Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium in 2009.
	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	101-122-100
	Hanshin Koshien Stadium	1924	47,808	OF: grass IF: clay	no	Also known as home of high school baseball and home of college football.
	Hanshin Tigers	96-120-96
	Nagoya Dome	1997	40,500	artificial turf	fixed	Not good.
	Chunichi Dragons	100-122-100
	Yokohama Stadium	1978	30,730	artificial turf	no	Near from the Chinatown. Fieldturf is installed since 2003.
	Yokohama Bay Stars	94.2-117.7-94.2
	Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium	1926	35,650	artificial turf	no	Also known as home of the Tokyo Big 6 Baseball League.
	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	101-120-101
	Tokyo Dome	1988	45,600	artificial turf	fixed	Fieldturf is installed since 2002. FIFA recommended facility.
	Yomiuri Giants	100-110-122-110-100
Farm
	Ajisai Stadium Kita-Kobe	2000	3,000	OF: artificial turf IF: clay	no
	Orix Buffaloes	99.1-122-99.1
	Kobe Sports Park Sub Baseball Ground	1991	1,000	OF: artificial turf IF: clay	no
	Orix Buffaloes	99.1-122-99.1
	Hanshin Naruohama Baseball Ground (Tigers Den)	1994	500	OF: grass IF: clay	no	Admission free.
	Hanshin Tigers	96-120-96
	Nagoya Stadium	1948	4,883	OF: grass IF: clay	no	Served as home of the first team until 1996.
	Chunichi Dragons	100-122-100
Ballparks of the Past
	Osaka Stadium	1950	32,000	OF: grass IF: clay	no	This stadium was located where Namba Parks is currently located.
	Nankai Hawks	91.5-109.7-115.8-109.7-91.5
	Fujiidera Stadium	1928	32,000	artificial turf	no	The former home of the Buffaloes until 1996.
	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	91-110-120-110-91
	Old Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	1957	31,984	OF: grass IF: clay	no	Moved to the new ballpark in 2009.
	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	91.4-109.7-115.8-109.7-91.4
Others
Shikoku Island League plus
	Oronamin C Stadium Naruto, Tokushima	1973	18,600	OF: grass IF: clay	no
	Tokushima Indigo Socks	99-121.9-99
Girls Professional Baseball League
	Wakasa Stadium Kyoto	1932	20,000	OF: grass If: clay	no	Formerly known as Nishikyogoku Stadium.
	Kyoto Asto Dreams	100-117-100
	Hotto Motto Field Kobe	See "Orix Buffaloes" above.
	Hyogo Swing Smileys
Spring Training
	Ijuin Stadium Hioki, Kagoshima			OF: grass IF: clay	no
	Nexen Heroes	95-120-95
	Kamoike Stadium Kagoshima	1970	30,000	OF: grass IF: clay	no	This was the spring home of the Chiba Lotte Marines until 2007.
	Kia Tigers Nexen Heroes Lotte Giants	98-122-98
Korea Basebal Organization
	Jamsil Baseball Stadium Doosan Bears	1982	27,000	grass	no
	LG Twins	100-125-100
	Incheon Munhak Baseball Stadium	2002	27,800	grass	no
	SK Wyverns	95-120-95
	# Mokdong Baseball Stadium	1989	14,000	artificial turf	no
	Nexen Heroes	98-118-98
	# Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium	1965	10,500	artificial turf	no
	Hanwha Eagles	98-114-98
	# Daegu Baseball Stadium	1948	10,000	artificial turf	no
	Samsung Lions	99-120-99
	# Kwangju Moodeung Baseball Stadium	1965	13,400	artificial turf	no
	Kia Tigers	97-118-97
	Busan Sajik Sports Complex Baseball Stadium	1986	28,500	grass	no	Sellout crowd wears newspaper pompons and air-filled plastic bags.
	Lotte Giants	95-118-95
National Football League
	Qwest Field	2002	72,000	artificial turf	no	Field Turf is installed. Originally known as Seahawks Stadium.
	Seattle Seahawks
Soccer/Premiership
	The Valley	1919	26,875	grass	no
	Charlton Athletic
Soccer/J League
	Pocari Sweat Stadium	1971	20,441	grass	no	I watched Sagan Tosu @ Tokushima Vortis on November 27, 2011 etc.
	Tokushima Vortis
	Kanko Stadium	1957	20,000	grass	no	I watched Tokushima Vortis @ Fagiano Okayama on December 3, 2011.
	Fagiano Okayama
	Nagai Stadium	1964	50,000	grass	no	I watched Emperor's Cup, Otsuka FC vs Cerezo Osaka on December 10, 2000.
	Cerezo Osaka
	Home's Stadium Kobe	2001	30,132	grass	retractable	I watched Gamba Osaka @ Vissel Kobe on September 18, 2004.
	Vissel Kobe
	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium	1942	20,242	grass	no	I watched Tokushima Vortis @ Kyoto Sanga on May 3, 2005.
	Kyoto Sanga F.C.
	National Kasumigaoka Stadium	1958	55,339	grass	no	The main stadium for 1964 Olympics. I watched Tokushima @ Tokyo V on March 4, 2006.
	Gifu Memorial Center Nagaragawa Stadium	1991	20,000	grass	no	I watched Tokushima Vortis @ FC Gifu on May 22, 2011.
	FC Gifu
Cricket
	Lord's	1814		Grass	no	Home of Cricket. Marylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787.
	Marylebone Cricket Club
Tennis
	Queen's Club	1886		grass	no	Nearest tube station: Barons Court.
	AEGON Championships Formerly known as Stella Artois Championships
Sumo
	Ryogoku Kokugikan	1984	11,098	no	fixed
	January, May & September Grand Sumo Tournament
	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	1987	8,300	no	fixed
	March Grand Sumo Tournament
	Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium	1964	7,514	no	fixed
	July Grand Sumo Tournament
	Fukuoka Kokusai Center	1981	7,498	no	fixed
	November Grand Sumo Tournament

*1 Digital cameras: RICOH DC-2L (July 1996 - September 1999); SONY DSC-F505K (October 1999 - August 2003); Canon EOS Kiss Digital (September 2003 -).

*2 "#" means: with respect to the ballparks, I have not been to such ballpark; and with respect to the teams, I have not seen a ball game of such team at any ballpark.

*3 These years include the year when such ballpark was originally built, the year when the first professional game was held and the year when renovation was completed.

*4 foot (US/CA ballparks) / meter (JP/KR ballparks).

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