Park Firsts

Ballparks

This section contains a list of all ballparks used for Major League Baseball that have opened since 1903 and many before that. The list for each park contains significant "firsts" to occur there. Parks used for 1 or 2 games are not included. Primary research was done by Jim Herdman and David Vincent. Please notify us of any additions or changes.

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United States
Arizona	Phoenix	Bank One Ballpark (1998)
California	Anaheim	Anaheim Stadium (1966)
	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1958)
		Wrigley Field (1961)
		Dodger Stadium (1962 NL) (1962 AL)
	Oakland	Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (1968)
	San Francisco	Seals Stadium (1958)
		Candlestick Park (1960)
		Pacific Bell Park (2000)
	San Diego	San Diego Stadium (1969)
		PETCO Park (2004) (2020 AL)
Colorado	Denver	Mile High Stadium (1993)
		Coors Field (1995)
District of Columbia	Washington	American League Park I (1901)
		American League Park II (1904)
		Griffith Stadium (1911)
		D.C. Stadium (1962 AL) RFK Stadium (2005 NL)
		Nationals Park (2008)
Florida	Dunedin	TD Ballpark (2021)
	Lake Buena Vista	The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports (2007)
	Miami	Joe Robbie Stadium (1993)
		Marlins Park (2012)
	St. Petersburg	Tropicana Field (1998)
Georgia	Atlanta	Atlanta Stadium (1966)
		Turner Field (1997)
		SunTrust Park (2017)
Hawaii	Honolulu	Aloha Stadium (1997)
Illinois	Chicago	South Side Park III (1901)
		Comiskey Park I (1910)
		Weeghman Park (1914 FL) (1916 NL)
		Comiskey Park II (AL 1991) (NL 2004)
Indiana	Indianapolis	Greenlawn Park (1914)
Maryland	Baltimore	Oriole Park III (1901)
		Terrapin Park (1914)
		Memorial Stadium (1954)
		Oriole Park at Camden Yards (1992)
Massachusetts	Boston	Huntington Avenue Grounds (1901)
		Fenway Park (1912 AL) (1913 NL)
		Braves Field (NL 1915) (AL 1916)
Michigan	Detroit	Bennett Park (1901)
		Burns Park (1901)
		Navin Field (1912)
		Comerica Park (2000)
Minnesota	Bloomington	Metropolitan Stadium (1961)
	Minneapolis	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982)
		Target Field (2010)
Missouri	Kansas City	Gordon and Koppel Field (1914)
		Municipal Stadium (1955)
		Royals Stadium (1973)
	St. Louis	Sportsman's Park II (1902)
		Sportsman's Park III (1909 AL) (1920 NL)
		Handlan's Park (1914)
		Busch Memorial Stadium (1966)
		Busch Stadium III (2006)
Nebraska	Omaha	TD Ameritrade Park (2019)
Nevada	Las Vegas	Cashman Field (1996)
New Jersey	Harrison (Newark)	Harrison Field (1915)
	Jersey City	Roosevelt Stadium (1956)
New York	Brooklyn	Washington Park III (1898)
		Washington Park IV (1914)
		Ebbets Field (1913)
	Buffalo	Federal League Park (1914)
		Sahlen Field (2020)
	Flushing	Shea Stadium (1964 NL) (1974 AL)
		Citi Field (2009) (2017 AL)
	New York	Hilltop Park (1903 AL) (1911 NL)
		Polo Grounds (1911 NL) (1912 AL) (1962 NL)
		Yankee Stadium I (1923)
		Yankee Stadium II (2009)
North Carolina	Fort Bragg	Fort Bragg Field (2016)
Ohio	Cincinnati	Palace of the Fans (1902)
		Redland Field (1912)
		Riverfront Stadium (1970)
		Great American Ball Park (2003)
	Cleveland	League Park IV (1910)
		Cleveland Municipal Stadium (1932)
		Jacobs Field (1994)
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Columbia Park (1901 AL) (1903 NL)
		Shibe Park (1909 AL) (1927 NL)
		Veterans Stadium (1971)
		Citizens Bank Park (2004)
	Pittsburgh	Exposition Park III (1890 PL) (1891 NL) (1914 FL)
		Forbes Field (1909)
		Three Rivers Stadium (1970)
		PNC Park (2001)
	Williamsport	BB&T Ballpark at Bowman Field (2017)
Texas	Arlington	Arlington Stadium (1972)
		The Ballpark in Arlington (1994)
		Globe Life Field (AL 2020) (NL 2020)
	Houston	Colt Stadium (1962)
		Astrodome (1965)
		Enron Field (2000) Minute Maid Park (2013 AL)
Washington	Seattle	Sick's Stadium (1969)
		Kingdome (1977)
		Safeco Field (1999)
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	Lloyd Street Grounds (1901)
		County Stadium (NL 1953) (AL 1968) (NL 1998)
		Miller Park (NL 2001) (AL 2007)
Other Countries
Australia	Sydney	Sidney Cricket Ground (2014)
Canada	Montreal	Parc Jarry (1969)
		Stade Olympique (1977)
	Toronto	Exhibition Stadium (1977)
		Skydome (1989)
England	London	London Stadium (2019)
Japan	Tokyo	Tokyo Dome (NL 2000) (AL 2004)
Mexico	Monterrey	Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey (NL 1996) (AL 2019)
Puerto Rico	San Juan	Estadio Hiram Bithorn (AL 2001) (NL 2003)