Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks is a 1988 bestselling book by author Bob Wood. Bob Wood (Born 1957 is an American author teacher and activist In 1985, the then 28-year old Wood was a high-school history teacher in Seattle, Washington when he took a trip to all 26 Major League Baseball stadiums in one summer. Wood decided to assign a letter grade in each of eight categories and rank the stadiums from best to worst. Dodger Stadium and Royals Stadium tied for first while the Astrodome and Exhibition Stadium would finish as the two worst. To save money he would often sleep at Kampgrounds of America or Motel 6. Kampgrounds of America (KOA is a franchise chain of nearly 450 Campgrounds throughout North America and Japan based in Billings Montana Motel 6 is a major chain of budget Motels with over 900 locations in the United States and Canada, and is the largest owned and operated hotel chain in North Wood additionally sold his Pinto and bought a 1985 Toyota Tercel for its good fuel mileage and reliability. The Toyota Tercel was a subcompact manufactured from 1978 to 1999 across five generations in five body configurations &mdash sized between the Corolla and The book was published in 1988 by McGraw-Hill and instantly became a favorite amongst baseball fans. Even many non-baseball fans enjoyed the road trip odyssey for its human interest stories.
Trip schedule
The following is the schedule and box scores from each game of Wood's trip. The August 1, 1985 game in Yankee Stadium appears to be an error. Wood in the book claims to have attended a match up of the Yankees and White Sox on that date in Yankee Stadium. This seems impossible considering the Yankees were in Cleveland that day. The Yankees did play the White Sox in Yankee Stadium on August 2nd.
1. Sunday, June 16, 1985 Kingdome - Seattle, WA[1]
2. The Kingdome was an indoor sports and entertainment arena owned by King County Washington and located in Seattle Washington. Wednesday, June 19, 1985 Candlestick Park - San Francisco, CA [2]
3. Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California Friday, June 21, 1985 Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA [3]
4. Sunday, June 23, 1985 Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles, CA [4]
5. Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor ballpark in Los Angeles California at Chávez Ravine. Monday, June 24, 1985 Anaheim Stadium - Anaheim, CA [5]
6. Angel Stadium of Anaheim (originally Anaheim Stadium and later Edison International Field of Anaheim) is a modern-style ballpark located Wednesday/Thursday June 26/27, 1985 Jack Murphy Stadium - San Diego, CA [6] [7]
7. Qualcomm Stadium (aka " The Q " " The Murph " formerly known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium Tuesday/Wednesday July 2/3, 1985 Arlington Stadium - Arlington, TX [8] [9]
8. Arlington Stadium was a Baseball Stadium located in Arlington Texas, United States, located between Dallas and Fort Worth Thursday, July 4, 1985 Astrodome - Houston, TX [10]
9. For the aeronautical use see Astrodome (aviation Reliant Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome Saturday, July 6, 1985 Royals Stadium - Kansas City, MO [11]
10. Ewing M Kauffman Stadium (ˈkɔfmən formerly Royals Stadium) is a Major League Baseball Stadium located in Kansas City Missouri, and Sunday, July 7, 1985 Busch Memorial Stadium - St. Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St Louis, MO [12]
11. Tuesday/Wednesday July 9/10, 1985 Wrigley Field - Chicago, IL [13] [14]
12. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Tuesday, July 16, 1985 Metrodome - Minneapolis, MN [15]
13. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Thursday, July 18, 1985 County Stadium - Milwaukee, WI [16]
14. Milwaukee County Stadium (or just County Stadium in context was a ballpark in Milwaukee Wisconsin from 1953 to 2000 Friday, July 19, 1985 Comiskey Park - Chicago, IL [17]
15. Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Avenue Chicago, Illinois) was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990 Saturday, July 20, 1985 Riverfront Stadium - Cincinnati, OH [18]
16. Riverfront Stadium, later known as Cinergy Field, (2002 was the home of the Cincinnati Reds National League Baseball team and the Sunday, July 21, 1985 Tiger Stadium - Detroit, MI [19]
17. Tiger Stadium (formerly Navin Field then Briggs Stadium is a Stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. Tuesday, July 23, 1985 Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, Ontario, Canada [20]
18. Canadian National Exhibition Stadium (commonly known as Exhibition Stadium, CNE Stadium or The Ex) was a Multi-purpose stadium that formerly Wednesday, July 24, 1985 Olympic Stadium - Montreal, Quebec, Canada [21]
19. The Olympic Stadium (Stade olympique is a Multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Friday/Saturday July 26/27, 1985 Fenway Park - Boston, MA [22] [23]
20. Sunday, July 28, 1985 Veterans Stadium - Philadelphia, PA [24]
21. Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (informally called "The Vet") was a professional sports facility located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Monday/Tuesday July 29/30, 1985 Memorial Stadium - Baltimore, MD [25] [26]
22. Wednesday, July 31, 1985 Shea Stadium - New York, NY [27]
23. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough Thursday, August 1, 1985 Yankee Stadium - New York, NY [28]
24. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Saturday, August 3, 1985 Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA [29]
25. Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 Sunday, August 4, 1985 Municipal Stadium - Cleveland, OH [30]
26. Cleveland Stadium (also known as Lakefront Stadium and Cleveland Municipal Stadium) was a Baseball and American football stadium located in Monday, August 5, 1985 Fulton County Stadium - Atlanta, GA [31]
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