Baseball Parks Visited by Mrs. T:
Original items on this page are Copyright 2006-2009 Diane Trudnowski.
One of my goals is to visit all of the major league baseball parks
in the United States! As of this writing, there are a total of 30 parks
and I have visited 13 of them. It is fun to learn the history of each
ballpark. One of my favorite books is called Take Me Out To The
Ballpark: An Illustrated Tour of Baseball Parks Past and Present,
by Josh Leventhal. I highly recommend that you borrow this
book from the public library!
I will continue to add photos to this section of the website
as I visit ballparks around the United States. I would love to
hear about which ballparks you have visited!
Fenway Park
Mr. and Mrs. T. visited Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox,
in Boston, MA. in August, 2001. Fenway Park is one of the oldest
surviving major league ballparks - it opened on April 20, 1912.
Mr. and Mrs. T. watched the Seattle Mariners play the Boston Red
Sox during their visit to Fenway Park (the Mariners won).
Boston Red Sox
Yankee Stadium
Mr. and Mrs. T. visited Yankee Stadium, home of the New York
Yankees, in August, 2001, a couple of days after their stop at
Fenway Park. Yankee Stadium opened on April 18, 1923 and its
nickname is The House That Ruth Built (Babe Ruth). Mr. and Mrs.
T. rode on a New York subway train to get to Yankee Stadium.
New York Yankees
This is a great view of the Yankee Stadium outfield. This picture
was taken just after the Seattle Mariners had beaten the New
York Yankees.
New York Yankees
Edison International Field
Mr. and Mrs. T. visited Edison International Field, home of the
Anaheim Angels, in August, 2002. Edison International Field is
located in Anaheim, California, and opened on April 19, 1966.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
At the main entrance to Edison Internation Field are two gigantic
Anaheim Angels baseball caps! These caps are fun gathering
places for fans to meet with other fans.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Dodger Stadium
Mr. and Mrs. T. visited Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles
Dodgers, in August, 2002. Dodger Stadium opened on April 10,
1962, and is located in Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pac Bell Park
Mr. and Mrs. T. visited Pacific Bell Park, home of the San
Francisco Giants, in August, 2002. Pac Bell Park is a brand new
stadium, located right on the San Francisco, California
waterfront. Pac Bell Park is a beautiful ballpark, and Mr. and Mrs.
T. were quite impressed with it! Pac Bell Park opened on April 11,
2000.
San Francisco Giants
This is a picture of the outfield at Pac Bell Park. Mr. and Mrs. T.
watched the San Francisco Giants play a baseball game against
the New York Mets (the Giants won).
San Francisco Giants
Network Associates Coliseum
In August of 2004, Mr. T. and I visited Network Associates
Coliseum, home of the Oakland Athletics baseball team in
Oakland, California. This stadium had its first game on
April 17, 1968. What makes this stadium unique is that in
addition to being a baseball stadium, it is also a football
stadium, home to the Oakland Raiders football team.
Oakland Athletics
This is a picture of one of the two main scoreboards at
Network Associates Coliseum. There are two scoreboards
because this stadium is also used for football games. Mr.
T. and I thought this stadium looked much better in person
than it does on television.
Oakland Athletics
Petco Park
Mr. T. and I visited Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres
in August, 2004. Petco Park is a brand new ballpark, and
it had its opening day on April 8, 2004. A special feature
of Petco Park is the old brick building that you can see
just to the left of the scoreboard in this picture. Rather
than tear this building down, the builders decided to
make the building an important part of the ballpark.
San Diego Padres
In this photo you can see the old brick building at Petco Park
up close. There are seats on the top of the building, and
also suites and restaurants on the lower floors of the
building.
San Diego Padres
Safeco Field
Safeco Field is the home of our hometown Seattle
Mariners baseball team. Safeco Field opened on
July 15, 1999. Go Mariners!
Seattle Mariners
U.S. Cellular Field
Mr. T. and I visited U.S. Cellular Field (formerly called
Comiskey Park II), home of the Chicago White Sox,
in August of 2005. We were fortunate to get to watch the
Seattle Mariners play the White Sox while we were
there (sadly, the Mariners lost that game)! U.S. Cellular
field was the first of the "new" ballparks built - it
opened on April 18, 1991. This park is very easy to
get to; it is located on the south side of Chicago and
you take the subway to the game. The subway drops
you off right across from the ballpark. In this photo,
I have just gotten off of the subway train.
Chicago White Sox
In this photo, you can see the scoreboard at
U.S. Cellular Field, located in center field. The
scoreboard is famous for "exploding" whenever
a White Sox player hits a home run - the board
explodes in a series of light displays, sounds, and
noises.
Chicago White Sox
Wrigley Field
Mr. T. and I visited Wrigley Field, home of the
Chicago Cubs, in August of 2005. Wrigley Field is
one of the last of the "old" ballparks (the others
being Fenway Park in Boston and Yankee Stadium
in New York), and is one of the most beloved
ballparks in baseball. We felt fortunate to finally
get to attend a game here in person! Wrigley Field
was built in 1914 for the Chicago Whales of the
Federal League. The Cubs moved into the ballpark
on April 20, 1916. Wrigley Field is located on the
north side of Chicago.
Chicago Cubs
This is a view of the Wrigley Field outfield.
Some of what makes Wrigley Field so unique is that
it has ivy covered brick walls, wooden bleachers,
and the largest manual scoreboard still in use
in baseball (you can see the scoredboard
in the background with its distinctive clock
at the very top). Wrigley Field is a very
special place to visit! I highly recommend that
you make time to visit Wrigley Field if you are
ever in Chicago.
Chicago Cubs
Miller Park
Mr. T. and I visited Miller Park in August
of 2005. Miller Park is home to the Milwaukee
Brewers and is located in the north side of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Miller Park is a
beautiful brick and glass building. The fans
here were very welcoming and friendly!
(In this photo I look very tiny; I am standing
just to the left of the center of the picture.)
The first game played at Miller Park was on
April 6, 2001.
Milwaukee Brewers
In this photo you can see the center field
scoreboard at Miller Park.
Milwaukee Brewers
The world famous Sausage Races take place
during the middle of the sixth inning at
Miller Park! Four giant "sausages" race
around the warning track from third base
to first base while the fans cheer them
on! The Sausage Race was one of the funniest
things I have ever seen at a ballpark!
Milwaukee Brewers
Field of Dreams Movie Site
In August of 2005, Mr. T. and I visited the site
of one of our favorite baseball movies, The
Field of Dreams, in Dyersville, Iowa. The
movie site is open to the public from spring
until fall, and admission is free.
Field of Dreams - Link 1
It was a thrill for us to visit the place where
The Field of Dreams movie was filmed! We
could not get over how it still looked exactly like
it was depicted in the film, which was made in 1989.
Field of Dreams - Link 2
Our visit to the Field of Dreams was very
magical - if you ever have the chance to visit
Iowa, it's worth the trip to Dyersville to see it!
Field of Dreams - Link 3
Minute Maid Park
In August of 2006, Mr. T. and I visited
Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, home
to the Houston Astros. The Astros played
their first game in Minute Maid Park on
April 7, 2000. The park has a retractable
roof and a natural grass field. When the
outside temperatures reach extremes (it
was 101 degrees when we were there),
the roof is closed and the air conditioning
is switched on!
Houston Astros
Minute Maid Park has a railroad theme,
as it is connected to Union Station, a former
Houston train depot. There is a train in left
field which gets to travel for a short distance
when a homerun is hit! (You can see the train
behind us in this photo.) Our least favorite
part of Minute Maid Park was the acoustics
(sound) - it was unbearably loud with the
roof closed.
Houston Astros
Junction Jack is the official team mascot
for the Houston Astros. He was a very
friendly mascot! We asked him if he knew
our good friend, The Mariner Moose, and
he nodded his head yes!
Houston Astros
Ameriquest Field
After visiting Minute Maid Park, Mr.
T. and I headed west to Arlington, Texas,
and Ameriquest Field, home of the Texas
Rangers. The park was formerly called
The Ballpark at Arlington, and opened
on April 11, 1994. Ameriquest Field is
an outdoor ballpark, and on the day we
were there, the temperature was 105
degrees! Even though we were sitting
on the shady side of the park, we still
found it almost impossible to keep cool.
Texas Rangers
This is the view looking towards home
plate at beautiful Ameriquest Field.
Texas Rangers
On the day that we were at Ameriquest
Field, the Seattle Mariners were playing
the Texas Rangers. Unfortunately,
Seattle was beaten pretty badly, and
we only saw two other Seattle fans
in the crowd!
Texas Rangers
Baseball and Mrs. T.!
Duck with bat and baseball graphic courtesy of Graphics By Grandma
George.