500 Ballparks: From Wooden Seats to Retro Classics - Hardcover

Pastore, Eric; Pastore, Wendy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1770857516 ISBN 13: 9781770857513

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2016

Synopsis

Everything there is to know about the greatest baseball stadiums in America.

500 Ballparks is dedicated to diamond shrines that have seen the best of the game, from the earliest days of the sport through to today. It is organized into two sections. First is an A-Z illustrated directory of 380 major ballparks, including those that have seen Major League action. Detailed text, captioned photographs, including archival, and a facts box provide a comprehensive overview of the park and its role in American baseball history.

The second section is a listing with brief descriptions of 123 minor-league parks, including those used by the Negro Leagues, the Federal League, the Triple-A Minor League, the International League and the Pacific Coast League. It also includes the Grapefruit League and Cactus League ballparks, and a range of unusual parks in the United States and Canada.

The engaging narrative covers the fields' history and architectural evolution, the clubs that have played there, what the future holds for the ballpark, and little-known stories and events. For example, the waterfront location of San Francisco's old Candlestick Park was so exposed to the elements that a box holder sued the stadium owners because his box was too cold -- and won. Burns Park, home to the Detroit Tigers, was both loved and maligned for its location. Fans filled the seats, thanks to the nearby saloons, but the ALA did not like the brawling and boozing that resulted, and insisted the team move -- after which attendance plummeted.

Although each ballpark has its foibles and hidden secrets, the fans are the heart of any live sport. 500 Ballparks does not forget this. Each club's fans are examined and judged on their unique customs and loyalty.

This handsome book is an essential choice for all sports collections, especially where a major or minor league team is active. It is also an excellent, authoritative and up to date research resource.

About this title

About the Author

Eric John Pastore is a graduate of Pace University in New York City. He makes his living as a musician and technician in film and television. His work can be seen in such movies as Spiderman 3 and The Bourne Ultimatum. Eric was the president of the Piedmont League in North Carolina and is now operations manager for the Southwestern League of Professional Baseball in New York, where he and his wife reside.

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List of ballparks and their locations:

23rd Street Grounds, Chicago, IL
59th Street Bridge, New York, NY
Aces Ballpark, Reno, NV
Ainsworth Field, Erie, PA
Al Lang Field (1947), St. Petersburg, FL
Al Lang Field (1976), St. Petersburg, FL
Al Lopez Field, Tampa, FL
Albuquerque Sports Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
Alex Box Stadium (1938), Baton Rouge, LA
Alex Box Stadium (2009), Baton Rouge, LA
All Sports Stadium, Oklahoma City, OK
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
American League Park, Washington, D.C.
American (League) Park (1884), Cincinnati, OH
American (League) Park (1902), Cincinnati, OH
American Legion Field, Danville, VA
Amerige Park, Fullerton, CA
Ammon Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Anaheim Stadium (1969), Anaheim, CA
Anaheim Stadium (1980), Anaheim, CA
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
Angels Stadium, Palm Springs, CA
Arlington Stadium (1965), Arlington, TX
Arlington Stadium (1972), Arlington, TX
Armory Park, Toledo, OH
Astrodome, Houston, TX
AT and T Park, San Francisco, CA
Athletic Park, Indianapolis, IN
Athletic Park, Lakeland, FL
Athletic Park, Milwaukee, WI
Athletic Park, Nashville, TN
Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Autozone Park, Memphis, TN
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ
Barrs Field, Jacksonville, FL
Baseball City Stadium, Davenport, FL
Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Basin Field, Newport, RI
Bay Street Ball Grounds, Rochester, NY
Baylor Ballpark, Waco, TX
BB and T Stadium, Charlotte, NC
BellSouth Park, Chattanooga, TN
Bennett Park, Detroit, MI
Bethel Park, Eugene, OR
Beyerle Park, Cuyahoga County, OH
Binghamton Municipal Stadium, Binghamton, NY
Blair County Ballpark, Altoona, PA
Blair Field, Long Beach, CA
Blue Wahoos Stadium, Pensacola, FL
Bosse Field, Evansville, IN
Boundary Field, Washington, D.C.
Braves Field, Boston, MA
Bright House Field, Clearwater, FL
Buffalo Baseball Park, Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Park, Sacramento, CA
Buffalo Stadium, Houston, TX
Burdine Stadium, Miami, FL
Burns Park, Detroit, MI
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Camelback Ranch, Phoenix, AZ
Canal Park, Akron, OH
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
Capilano Stadium, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Capitoline Grounds, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Cashman Field, Las Vegas, NV
Casino Park, Monroe, LA
Centennial Field, Burlington, VT
Chadwick Stadium, Albany, NY
Chain of Lakes Park, Winter Haven, FL
Charlotte County Sports Park, Port Charlotte, FL
Champion Stadium, Kissimmee, FL
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Cheney Stadium, Tacoma, WA
CHS Park, Saint Paul, MN
Chukchansi Park, Fresno, CA
Citi Field, Flushing, NY
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
City Island Ball Park, Daytona Beach, FL
City of Palms Park, Fort Myers, FL
Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Civic Stadium, Eugene, OR
Clark Griffith Park, Charlotte, NC
Clearwater Athletic Field, Clearwater, FL
Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA
Cocoa Expo Stadium, Cocoa, FL
Coffee Pot Park, St. Petersburg, FL
Colt Stadium, Houston, TX
Columbia Park (1860), Philadelphia, PA
Columbia Park (1901), Brewerytown, PA
Comerica Park, Detroit, PA
Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL
Compadre Stadium, Chandler, AZ
Congress Street Grounds, Boston, MA
Conrad Park, DeLand, FL
Coolray Field, Lawrenceville, GA
Coors Field, Denver, CO
County Stadium, Milwaukee, WI
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL
Crescent Lake Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Culver Field, Rochester, NY
D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Delorimier Stadium, Montreal, QC, Canada
Derks Field, Salt Lake City, UT
Desert Sun Stadium, Yuma, AZ
Devereaux Meadow, Raleigh, NC
Dickey-Stephens Park, North Little Rock, AR
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Doubleday Field, Cooperstown, NY
Dr Pepper Ballpark, Frisco, TX
Dunedin Stadium, Dunedin, FL
Dunn Field, Elmira, NY
Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC
Dyckman Oval, New York, NY
Ebbets Field, New York, NY
Eclipse Park, Louisville, KY
Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, FL
El Toro Park, Durham, NC
Elm Wood Park, Memphis, TN
Elysian Fields, Hoboken, NJ
Engel Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Ewing Field, San Francisco, CA
Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, ON, Canada
Exposition Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Fairgrounds Stadium, Louisville, KY
Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Field of Dreams, Dyersfield, IA
Fifth Third Ballpark, Comstock Park, MI
Fifth Third Field, Toledo, OH
Firestone Stadium, Akron, OH
FirstEnergy Stadium, South Reading, PA
Fisher Cats Stadium, Manchester, NH
Foothills Stadium, Calgary, AB, Canada
Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Fort Lauderdale Municipal Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Frank Eck Baseball Stadium, South Bend, IN
Franklin Covey Field, Salt Lake City, UT
Frontier Field, Rochester, NY
Fuller Field, Clinton, MA
Gardner Park, Dallas, TX
GCS Stadium, Sauget, IL
Gilmore Field, Hollywood, CA
Golden Park, Columbus, GA
Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear, AZ
Gran Estadio de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH
Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Griffiths Stadium, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Grove Street Oval, East Orange, NJ
Hammond Stadium, Fort Myers, FL
Hammons Field, Springfield, MO
Hampden Park Race Track, Springfield, MA
Hamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MI
Hanlan's Point Stadium, Toronto Islands, ON, Canada
Harbor Park, Norfolk, VA
Harrison Park, Harrison, NJ
Hartford Ball Club Grounds, Hartford, CT
Hawkins Field, Nashville, TN
Haymakers' Grounds, New York, NY
Herschel Greer Stadium, Nashville, TN
Hilldale Park, Darby, PA
Hilltop Park, New York NY
Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, NJ
Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium, Sanford, FL
Hohokam Park, Mesa, AZ
Holman Stadium, Vero Beach, FL
Homestead Sports Complex, Homestead, FL
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, AL
Horlick Athletic Field, Racine, WI
Howard J. Lamade Stadium, Williamsport, PA
Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston, MA
Huntington Park, Columbus, OH
Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, NM
Jack Russell Memorial Stadium, Clearwater, FL
Jacksonville Baseball Park, Jacksonville, FL
Jarry Park, Montreal, QC, Canada
Jefferson Grounds, Philadelphia, PA
Jerry Uht Park, Erie, PA
JetBlue Park at Fenway South, Fort Myers, FL
Joe W. Davis Stadium, Huntsville, AL
Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, FL
Johnson Field, Johnson City, NY
Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FL
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Kingdome, Seattle, WA
Knights Stadium, Fort Mill, SC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
La Palma Park, Anaheim, CA
Lackawanna County Stadium, Moosie, PA
Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, OH
Lane Field, San Diego, CA
Lanphier Park, Springfield, IL
League Park, Akron, OH
League Park, Cleveland, OH
League Park, Fort Wayne, IN
Legends Field, Tampa, FL
Legion Field, Charles, LA
Lexington Park, St. Paul, MN
Lincoln Park Grounds, Cincinnati, OH
Lindquist Field, Ogden, UT
Lloyd Street Grounds, Milwaukee, WI
Loeb Stadium, Lafayette, IN
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Louisville Slugger Field, Louisville, KY
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Edition details

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1770857516
• ISBN 13: 9781770857513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400