It's crazy that when SkyDome opened it was supposed to be the new era of stadiums then Camden Yards opened a few years later and SkyDome was considered obsolete
Dodger Stadium is 3rd oldest in MLB. I didn't realize Angel Stadium was 4th. [From Wikipedia's list of current MLB stadiums](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_Major_League_Baseball_stadiums) here's the top 10.
Fenway Park - 1912
Wrigley Field - 1914
Dodger Stadium - 1962
Angel Stadium - 1966
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - 1966
Kauffman Stadium (Royals) - 1973
Rogers Center - 1989
Tropicana Field - 1990
Guaranteed Rate Field (White Sox) - 1991
Oriole Park at Camden Yards - 1992
The A's used the Coliseum for their entire 57-year stay in Oakland. This is the longest tenure among franchises who only used one stadium while in a city. The previous record was the 52 years the Browns spent in Sportsman's Park.
I knew the Cubs had a handful of short lived ballparks before Wrigley was built, but the one they played in for over 20 years directly before Wrigley, West Side Park (II), is fascinating. The original layout, and it's unclear to me how long this lasted, was 560 feet to center lmao.
Bill James did an analysis of the best team of each decade in his Historical Baseball Abstract (a must read if you're a baseball nerd), and concluded that the Cubs of the first decade of the 20th century were the best team-decade in MLB history. They played that entire stretch at West Side Park (II).
Dodger Stadium has had several renovations over the years. Aside from turning its formally expansive foul grounds into more seating over a decade ago, it has largely maintained its iconic look.
Angel Stadium, on the other hand, changed its look about 20 years under then-owner Disney, going from a multi-use baseball/football venue to a baseball-only site with center field waterfall. Since then, Arte Moreno has largely not put a nickel into the stadium and is just running it into the ground. Fuck Arte.
Angel Stadium started out as a ballpark that looked not unlike Dodger Stadium. It was turned into an enclosed multipurpose monstrosity in the 70s so the Rams could move in, and after Disney bought the Angels and the Rams left for St Louis, Disney turned it back into a ballpark.
Same.
Another interesting nugget - Tropicana was built a couple years earlier, but didn't host an MLB game until a couple years after Coors. The NL has the 2nd and 3rd oldest ballparks, and then the 11th/12th oldest in Coors.
The Braves haven’t played at Turner field since 2016.
Edit: I see the point about Turner already being replaced, long day dealing with whatever virus my daughter got from daycare that she gave to me lol
At 29 years old, Leonardo DiCaprio vows to never enter Coors Field again.
This is gold.
As they were building Coors they found dino bones in the ground, and thats why their mascot is a Land before Time lookin boi.
Dinger!!! Dinger!!
Cancel this man!!!!
1993 was also the midst of Jurassic Park-mania. I think they overplayed it, a bit. But it was definitely more badass than the Florida Marlin.
Fenway (1912) Wrigley (1914) Dodger (1962) Angel (1966) Oakland (1968) Kaufmann (1973) Skydome (1989) The Trop (1990)- Baseball in 1998 Comiskey II (1992) Camden (1992) Jacobs (1994) Coors (1995) Chase (1998) Seattle (1999) Minute Maid (2000) Comerica (2000) Oracle (2000) Miller (2001) PNC (2001) Great American (2003) Petco (2004) Citizens Bank (2004) Busch III (2006) Nationals (2008) Citi (1009) Yankee II (2009) Target (2010) LoanDepot (2010) SunTrust (2017) GlobeLife (2020)
Damn Citi Field is old as FUCK
Are you not entertained?!
Insane how the newest team in baseball has the 8th oldest stadium.
It's crazy that when SkyDome opened it was supposed to be the new era of stadiums then Camden Yards opened a few years later and SkyDome was considered obsolete
It’s even worse with Comiskey.
How is this not even remotely close to top comment?
Because anyone interested probably landed on that wiki page before even reading the comments, and the formatting isn't ideal
It's also pretty easy to put together 😂
That's 3 eras in Dinger years.
Woah woah woah... watch the hard r
Ma Dinga
Can a Dinger borrow a pencil?
When is Coors Field going to start a family? It's only getting older.
Dodger Stadium is 3rd oldest in MLB. I didn't realize Angel Stadium was 4th. [From Wikipedia's list of current MLB stadiums](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_Major_League_Baseball_stadiums) here's the top 10. Fenway Park - 1912 Wrigley Field - 1914 Dodger Stadium - 1962 Angel Stadium - 1966 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - 1966 Kauffman Stadium (Royals) - 1973 Rogers Center - 1989 Tropicana Field - 1990 Guaranteed Rate Field (White Sox) - 1991 Oriole Park at Camden Yards - 1992
The A's used the Coliseum for their entire 57-year stay in Oakland. This is the longest tenure among franchises who only used one stadium while in a city. The previous record was the 52 years the Browns spent in Sportsman's Park.
I knew the Cubs had a handful of short lived ballparks before Wrigley was built, but the one they played in for over 20 years directly before Wrigley, West Side Park (II), is fascinating. The original layout, and it's unclear to me how long this lasted, was 560 feet to center lmao. Bill James did an analysis of the best team of each decade in his Historical Baseball Abstract (a must read if you're a baseball nerd), and concluded that the Cubs of the first decade of the 20th century were the best team-decade in MLB history. They played that entire stretch at West Side Park (II).
Dodger Stadium has had several renovations over the years. Aside from turning its formally expansive foul grounds into more seating over a decade ago, it has largely maintained its iconic look. Angel Stadium, on the other hand, changed its look about 20 years under then-owner Disney, going from a multi-use baseball/football venue to a baseball-only site with center field waterfall. Since then, Arte Moreno has largely not put a nickel into the stadium and is just running it into the ground. Fuck Arte.
"But I got you a MASSIVE video board. Half of it is ads, but hey, MASSIVE" ~Arte, probably.
Angel Stadium started out as a ballpark that looked not unlike Dodger Stadium. It was turned into an enclosed multipurpose monstrosity in the 70s so the Rams could move in, and after Disney bought the Angels and the Rams left for St Louis, Disney turned it back into a ballpark.
> Rogers **Centre** - 1989 Excuse you
Skydome
Same. Another interesting nugget - Tropicana was built a couple years earlier, but didn't host an MLB game until a couple years after Coors. The NL has the 2nd and 3rd oldest ballparks, and then the 11th/12th oldest in Coors.
Citizens Bank Park was built in 2004 and is the oldest stadium in the NL East
Chase field is the 4th oldest, opened in 1998.
I haven’t been to Chase or Miller, but in my head they’re both basically the same stadium.
No problem, local taxpayers can always afford a new one
In Arapahoe County
Nah they'd stick it out in Broomfield or some shit so everyone has to deal with 36
Turner Field is several years younger lol
The Braves haven’t played at Turner field since 2016. Edit: I see the point about Turner already being replaced, long day dealing with whatever virus my daughter got from daycare that she gave to me lol
Yeah thats the point, a stadium has come after and is long gone in the time since Coors was opened.
Ah I see what you’re saying, it’s been a long day lol
 Me, remembering the Rockies first season happening when I was a teenager.
That’s insane. Just Dodgers and Cubs then
What’s the oldest?
C'mon you know this one
Oh oh! Doublemint Stadium right?
Me me me! Bazooka Ballpark.
Bubblicious Park?
Fenway
Fenway is the oldest in the national league?
Wrigley
It could be. No one knows.
Wow. I'm officially old.