Former home stadiums?

Question

There have been a few moves by teams during the 100 plus years that the MLB has been around . . . here's a few of them, I want original stadiums, not the ones they had moved from previously, I want the ones they started out in:

Cinncinnati Reds

Pittsburgh Pirates

Brooklyn Dodgers (Now Los Angeles)

Cleveland Indians

Philadelphia Athletics (Now Oakland)

Philadelphia Phillies

Boston Braves (Now Atlanta)

Milwaukee Brewers

Chicago Cubs (that's right, folks, Wrigley Field was not the original home for the Cubs)

New York Giants

New York Mets (Shea was not the original home for the Mets, contrary to popular belief)

Colorado Rockies

and finally

Seattle Mariners

Let's add one more to the fray, shall we, and let's see if you can guess what sits where the old park used to be:

Minnesota Twins.

Actually, with the Reds, Pirates, Phillies, and A's, they didn't change stadiums, just stadium names.

Yes, the Cubs did start in the Union Base-Ball Grounds, but the name would later be changed, that's the name I'm looking for.

Correct . . . the Mariners DID NOT start in the Kingdome, they started first in an open air stadium, and yes, this is a trick question, because the Milwaukee Brewers started their existance in this park, under the name the Seattle Pilots.

Let's add another trick question here, the New York Yankees didn't start their existance with this name, they originally the New York Highlanders, what was the name of the stadium they played in during that time?

Mistake made . . . I said Mariners, meant the toronto Blue Jays, Exhibition Field . . . anyone know why the Jays moved from there, and into Skydome?

NO . . . the Yankees were NOT originally the Baltimore Orioles . . . the Baltimore Orioles were originally the St. Louis Browns, and they played their home games in the same stadium that the Cardinals played in, which is another team that has moved homes since their original stadium . . . anyone know the name to the original field that the Cardinals called home?

It is true that when the Brewers first moved to Milwaukee, they played in the same stadium that the Braves abandoned when they left for Atlanta, but I'm talking before they arrived in Milwaukee . . . back then, they were called the Seattle Pilots, bud.

Okay, before people start baying for my blood, I admit that the Yankees were once in Baltimore, however, it was BEFORE the formation of the Amarican League, I am going from the start of the certain leagues, for the National League, it would be 1876, for the American league, it would be 1903.

Answer 1

Reds- Lincoln Park Grounds (1869-1870)
Pirates- Exposition Park (I) (1882–1883)
Dodgers-Capitoline Grounds (Brooklyn) (1872)
Indians- Cleveland Blues (1901)
Athletics- Columbia Park (Philadelphia) (1901-1908)
Phillies- Recreation Park (1883–1886)
Braves- South End Grounds (1871-1894)
Brewers- Sick's Stadium (Seattle) (1969)
Cubs- Union Base-Ball Grounds 1870-1871
Giants- Polo Grounds I (New York) (1883–1888)
Mets- Polo Grounds (1962–1963)
Rockies- Mile High Stadium (1993-1994)
Mariners- King County Domed Stadium ("Kingdome") (1977-1999)

Answer 2

Cinncinnati Reds - Crosely Field

Pittsburgh Pirates - Forbes Field

Brooklyn Dodgers - Ebbets Field

Cleveland Indians - National Association Grounds

Philadelphia Athletics - Jefferson Street Grounds

Philadelphia Phillies - Shabe Park

Boston Braves - Huntington Avenue Grounds

Milwaukee Brewers - Milwaukee County Stadium

Chicago Cubs - Union Baseball Grounds

New York Giants - Polo Grounds

New York Mets - Also the Polo Grounds

Colorado Rockies - Mile High Stadium

Seattle Mariners - Kingdome

Minnesota Twins - Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington since '61 when they moved from being the Senators

Answer 3

If you're going to claim the Mariners started franchise championship play in any stadium other than Kingdome, you'd best have some documentation to support that.

The Mariners played the Angels at home, in the Kingdome, on 06-April-1977, Opening Day. The team never hosted a championship season game at Sick's Stadium, where the Pilots had played in 1969.

Answer 4

I'm doing this without looking, I swear...

Cincinatti Reds - Riverfront Stadium, Crosley Field (originally Redland Field), Palace of the Fans

Dodgers - Ebbets Field

Mets - Polo Grounds 1962-1964, originally the home of the New York Giants

Rockies - Mile High Stadium

Mariners - Kingdome

thats all I can remember as of right now

Answer 5

Dude, the Seattle Pilots played in Sick's Stadium, which was open-air. They have nothing to do with the Mariners. The Mariners have played in the Kingdome and Safeco Field, and that's all. The Blue Jays had an open-air stadium called Exhibition Stadium back when they started--maybe that's the one you meant. . . .

Answer 6

Reds: I know they played in Crosley Field up until around the 1970's, but I can't remember if it was their first stadium.

Pirates: Forbes Field. PNC park looks remarkably similar to this old park.

Dodgers: Ebbetts field.

Indians: I'm drawing a blank...

Athletics: Shibe park. (in Ken Burns' BASEBALL, it's "magnificent, palacial gardens" are specifically mentioned)

Phillies: Ummm.....can't remember.

Giants.....The POLO GROUNDS

Mets: See above. They played there until Shea was completed.

Rockies: Mile High Stadium

Mariners: Trick question. Most will answer the Kingdome, but this wouldn't be correct. However, I can't remember the name of the open air stadium they began their existence playing in.....

Answer 7

Rangers- Arlington Stadium

Answer 8

The Brewers was the old County Stamuim. They have a big thing in the Miller Park parking lot saying this is where 755 landed.

Answer 9

The Yankees were originally the Baltimore Orioles.
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