Shortest-Lived MLB Stadiums

82 MLB stadiums with known opening and closing years, shortest life first. Recreation Park I lasted 1 year.

Ranked: 82
At #1: 1; Recreation Park I
States and provinces: 23

Shortest-Lived MLB Stadiums

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Shortest-Lived MLB Stadiums
Rank	Venue	Location	Team(s)	Capacity	Opened	Closed	Years open
#1	Recreation Park I	Columbus, Ohio	Columbus Buckeyes	—	1883	1884	1
#2	American League Park	Washington, District of Columbia	Washington Senators	—	1901	1903	2
#2	Colt Stadium	Houston, Texas	Houston Colt .45s	33,000	1962	1964	2
#2	Hartford Ball Club Grounds	Hartford, Connecticut	Hartford Dark Blues	10,000	1874	1876	2
#2	Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds	Worcester, Massachusetts	Worcester Ruby Legs	—	1880	1882	2
#6	Federal League Park	Indianapolis, Indiana	Indianapolis Hoosiers	23,000	1913	1916	3
#7	Union Grounds	Saint Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Maroons	10,000	1884	1888	4
#8	23rd Street Grounds	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago White Stockings	—	1872	1877	5
#8	Olympic Park (I)	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Bisons	—	1884	1889	5
#10	Congress Street Grounds	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston BeaneatersBoston RedsBoston Reds	14,000	1890	1896	6
#10	Culver Field	City of Rochester, New York	Rochester Broncos	—	1886	1892	6
#10	Eclipse Park II	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Colonels	—	1893	1899	6
#10	Riverside Park	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Bisons	—	1878	1884	6
#14	Gordon and Koppel Field	Kansas City, Missouri	Kansas City Packers	12,000	1910	1917	7
#15	Harrison Park	Harrison, New Jersey	Newark Peppers	21,000	1915	1923	8
#15	Lloyd Street Grounds	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Milwaukee Brewers	10,000	1895	1903	8
#15	Recreation Park II	Columbus, Ohio	Columbus Solons	—	1889	1897	8
#18	Handlan's Park	Saint Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Terriers	15,000	1914	1923	9
#18	Messer Street Grounds	Providence, Rhode Island	Providence Grays	6,000	1878	1887	9
#18	Palace of the FansLeague Park (1884–1901)	Cincinnati, Ohio	Cincinnati Reds	6,000	1902	1911	9
#21	American League Park (official)Hilltop Park (1903–1914)	New York, New York	New York Highlanders	16,000	1903	1913	10
#22	Columbia Park	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Athletics	9,500	1901	1912	11
#22	Huntington Avenue American League Baseball GroundsHuntington Avenue Grounds (1901–1911)	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Americans	11,500	1901	1912	11
#22	Wright Street Grounds	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Milwaukee Brewers	5,300	1884	1895	11
#25	Lake Front ParkUnion Base-Ball Grounds (1871–1871)	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago White StockingsChicago White Stockings	—	1871	1884	13
#25	Recreation Park	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Wolverines	—	1881	1894	13
#27	Bennett Park	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Tigers	—	1896	1911	15
#28	Capitoline Grounds	New York, New York	Brooklyn Atlantics	5,000	1864	1880	16
#29	Cincinnati's League ParkLeague Park (1890–1901); American Park (1884–1889)	Cincinnati, Ohio	Cincinnati Reds	—	1884	1901	17
#30	Eclipse Park I	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Colonels	—	1874	1893	19
#30	Jefferson Street Grounds	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia White StockingsPhiladelphia Athletics	—	1871	1890	19
#30	Turner Field	Atlanta, Georgia	Atlanta Braves	49,586	1997	2016	19
#33	Boundary Field	Washington, District of Columbia	Washington NationalsWashington Senators	—	1891	1911	20
#34	Polo GroundsBrotherhood Park (1890–1890)	New York, New York	New York GiantsNew York Giants	34,000	1890	1911	21
#34	Swampoodle Grounds	Washington, District of Columbia	Washington Nationals	6,000	1886	1907	21
#34	Union Grounds	New York, New York	Hartfords of BrooklynBrooklyn AtlanticsBrooklyn EckfordsNew York Mutuals	—	1862	1883	21
#37	West Side Park II	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Cubs	10,000	1893	1915	22
#38	Red Stocking Baseball Park	Saint Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Red Stockings	—	1875	1898	23
#39	Kingdome	Seattle, Washington	Seattle Mariners	59,166	1976	2000	24
#40	Jarry Park Stadium	Montreal, Quebec	Montreal Expos	—	1969	1995	26
#41	Cardinal FieldRobison Field (1911–1916); League Park (1899–1910); New Sportsman's Park (1893–1898)	Saint Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Cardinals	8,000	1893	1920	27
#42	Seals Stadium	San Francisco, California	San Francisco Giants	16,000	1931	1959	28
#43	Arlington StadiumTurnpike Stadium (1965–1971)	Arlington, Texas	Texas Rangers	10,600	1965	1994	29
#43	Metropolitan Stadium	Bloomington, Minnesota	Minnesota Twins	18,200	1956	1985	29
#45	Oriole Park VTerrapin Park (1914–1915)	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Terrapins	—	1914	1944	30
#45	Recreation ParkColumbia Park (?–1881)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Quakers	6,500	1860	1890	30
#47	Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumAtlanta Stadium (1965–1973)	Atlanta, Georgia	Atlanta Braves	52,007	1965	1997	32
#47	Cinergy FieldRiverfront Stadium (1970–1995)	Cincinnati, Ohio	Cincinnati Reds	2,000	1970	2002	32
#47	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minnesota Twins	64,121	1982	2014	32
#50	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Phillies	62,306	1971	2004	33
#51	Athletic ParkSportsman's Park (1881–1892); Grand Avenue Ball Grounds (1867–1880)	Saint Louis, Missouri	St. Louis BrownsSt. Louis Brown Stockings	—	1867	1901	34
#52	Braves FieldThe Bee Hive (1936–1941); National League Park (1936–1941)	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Braves	40,000	1915	1952	37
#53	Busch StadiumBusch Memorial Stadium (1966–1981)	Saint Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Cardinals	49,676	1966	2005	39
#53	Washington Park	New York, New York	Brooklyn Tip-TopsBrooklyn SuperbasBrooklyn BridegroomsBrooklyn Atlantics	8,000	1883	1922	39
#55	Exhibition Stadium	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Blue Jays	—	1959	1999	40
#55	Recreation ParkUnion Park (1865–1884)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	17,000	1865	1905	40
#57	NRG AstrodomeHouston Astrodome (1965–2006)	Houston, Texas	Houston Astros	62,439	1965	2008	43
#57	Walpole Street GroundsSouth End Grounds (1871–1914)	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston BeaneatersBoston Beaneaters	3,000	1871	1914	43
#59	Shea Stadium	New York, New York	New York YankeesNew York Mets	57,333	1964	2008	44
#59	Wrigley Field	Los Angeles, California	Los Angeles Angels	22,000	1925	1969	44
#61	Ebbets Field	New York, New York	Brooklyn Dodgers	18,000	1913	1958	45
#62	Sick's Stadium	Seattle, Washington	Seattle Pilots	11,000	1932	1979	47
#63	Milwaukee County Stadium	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Milwaukee BrewersMilwaukee Braves	36,011	1953	2001	48
#64	Griffith StadiumNational Park (1911–1922)	Washington, District of Columbia	Washington SenatorsWashington Nationals	—	1911	1961	50
#64	South Side Park II	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago ColtsChicago Pirates	15,000	1890	1940	50
#66	Polo GroundsBrush Stadium (1911–1919)	New York, New York	New York MetsNew York YankeesNew York Giants	—	1911	1963	52
#67	Municipal StadiumBlues Stadium (1943–1954); Ruppert Stadium (1937–1942); Muehlebach Field (1923–1936)	Kansas City, Missouri	Kansas City RoyalsKansas City Athletics	17,476	1923	1976	53
#68	Mile High StadiumBears Stadium (1948–1967)	Denver, Colorado	Colorado Rockies	51,706	1948	2002	54
#68	SDCCU StadiumQualcomm Stadium (1997–2016); Jack Murphy Stadium (1981–1996); San Diego Stadium (1967–1980)	San Diego, California	San Diego Padres	70,561	1967	2021	54
#70	Candlestick ParkMonster Park (2004–2007); San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point (2002–2003); 3Com Park at Candlestick Point (1995–2001); Harney Stadium (1956–1959)	San Francisco, California	San Francisco Giants	69,732	1960	2015	55
#70	League ParkDunn Field (1921–1927)	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland IndiansCleveland Spiders	—	1891	1946	55
#72	Manhattan FieldPolo Grounds II (1889–1890)	New York, New York	New York Giants	—	1889	1948	59
#73	Forbes Field	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Pirates	23,000	1909	1971	62
#74	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumRFK Memorial Stadium (1969–2019); D.C. Stadium (1961–1968); District of Columbia Stadium (1961–1968)	Washington, District of Columbia	Washington NationalsWashington Senators	43,500	1961	2024	63
#75	Cleveland StadiumCleveland Municipal Stadium (1931–1995)	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland Indians	78,000	1931	1996	65
#76	Borchert FieldAthletic Park (?–1927)	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Milwaukee Brewers	13,000	1887	1953	66
#77	Shibe Park / Connie Mack StadiumConnie Mack Stadium (1954–1970); Shibe Park (1909–1953)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia Athletics	23,000	1909	1976	67
#78	Memorial StadiumBaltimore Stadium (1922–1949)	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Orioles	31,000	1922	1997	75
#79	Ridgewood Park	New York, New York	Brooklyn GladiatorsBrooklyn Grays	10,000	1883	1959	76
#80	Comiskey ParkWhite Sox Park (1962–1975)	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago White Sox	28,000	1910	1991	81
#81	Yankee Stadium I	New York, New York	New York YankeesNew York Yankees	58,000	1923	2008	85
#82	Tiger StadiumBriggs Stadium (1938–1960); Navin Field (1912–1937)	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Tigers	23,000	1912	2009	97
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