Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is home of the Chicago Cubs. The stadium was first built in 1914 and originally called Weeghman Field, the Cubs didn’t began playing there until 1916. When Charlie Wrigley bought out the other owners of the Cubs the stadium was renamed to Wrigley Field in his honor in 1926. Greg Maddux pitched at Wrigley Field from 

Opened: April 23, 1914
First Cubs game: April 20, 1916
First night game: August 8, 1988 (scheduled), August 9, 1988 (official)

Surface: Merion Bluegrass and clover
Capacity:
Capacity: 39,345

Architect: Zachary Taylor Davis (1914)
Construction: n/a
Owner: Charlie Weeghman (1914-1916); Chicago Cubs (since 1916)
Cost: $250,000

Address & Phone:
1060 West Addison
Chicago, IL 60613-4397
773-404-CUBS

Distances from plate:
Left field - 355 feet
Left-center - 368 feet
Center field - 400 feet
Right-center - 368 feet
Right field - 353 feet
Plate screen - 60.5 feet
Foul Territory: Large

Height of wall:
Bleachers - 11.5 feet
In corners - 15.0 feet

Atlanta Fulton County Stadium

Taking the shape more of a doughnut then a baseball field Fulton County Stadium was considered one of the worst places to play up into the 90’s. It was about that time that the team started to win and change did playing conditions. The stadium was blown up in 1997 and turned into a parking lot. A commemorative marker still marks home plate.

Address & Phone: (Atlanta Braves)
755 Hank Aaron Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30302
(404) 522-7630

Distances from plate:
Left field - 330 feet
Left-center - 375 feet
Center field - 402 feet
Right-center - 375 feet
Right field - 330 feet
Plate screen 59.92
Foul territory: Medium

Height of wall:
Fences - 10 feet (post 1985)

Turner Field

In 1996 Turner Field was the site of the Olympics. A year later it was turned into the new home of the Atlanta Braves. Turner lacks any of the new style architecture that was being used in other parks being built around its time, but is still considered a great place to catch a game.

Architect: Atlanta Stadium Design Team (a joint venture of Heery International, Inc., Rosser International, Inc., Williams-Russell and Johnson, Inc. and Ellerbe Becket, Inc.)
Construction: Atlanta Stadium Constructors (a joint venture of Beers Construction Co., HJ Russell Construction Co. and CD Moody Construction Co.)
Owner: Atlanta Braves
Cost: $235 million (100 percent, from the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games)

Address & Phone:
755 Hank Aaron Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30302
(404) 522-7630

Distances from plate:
Left field - 335 ft
Left-center - 380 ft.
Center field - 401 ft.
Right-center - 390 ft
Right field - 330 ft
Plate screen - 53 ft.
Foul territory: average.

Height of wall:
Fences - 8 ft

Dodger Stadium

The home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since the team was ripped out of the heart of Brooklyn is also commonly called Chavez Ravine. The Dodgers have played there since 1962 and for 4 seasons so did the California Angels. 

Opened: April 10, 1962

Surface: Santa Ana Bermuta Grass
Capacity: 56,000

Architect: Captain Emil Praeger
Construction: Vinell Construction Company
Owner: Los Angeles Dodgers
Cost: $250,000

Address & Phone:
1000 Elysian Park Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90012

Distances from plate:
Left field - 330 feet
Left-center - 380 feet
Center field - 395 feet
Right-center - 380 feet
Right field - 330 feet
Plate screen - 65 feet
Foul Territory: Large

Height of wall:
Bleachers - 11.5 feet
In corners - 15.0 feet

Petco Park

Home of the San Diego Padres since 2004.  

Opened: April 2004

Surface: Grass
Capacity: 46,000 (42,335 fixed)

Architect: Multiple Companies
Construction: San Diego Ballpark Builders
Owner: City of San Diego (70%) Padres (30%)
Cost: $456.8 million

100 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92101
(619)795-5000

Distances from plate:
Left field - 334 feet
Left-center - 367 feet
Center field - 396 feet
Right-center - 411 feet
Right field - 322 feet
Plate screen - ?? feet
Foul Territory: Large

Height of wall:
Left field: 4 feet
Center Field: 7 feet
Right field: 12 feet
Right Field Porch: 10 feet