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Just Passing Through
2007-04-09 22:11
by Mike Carminati

Due to repeated snow-outs, the Indians are relocating to Milwaukee for their next series against the Angels.  This marks the first time that anyone went to Milwaukee for the weather.

 

The last time a team had to relocate to another stadium unexpectedly was September 13-14, 2004 when the Marlins moved a series to the new Comiskey due to Hurricane Ivan.  In 1998, a beam fell in Yankee Stadium and the Yanks ended up playing a matinee at Shea on April 15 while the Mets played host that night.  In 1997, the Padres moved a series to Honolulu due to construction to Qualcomm in preparation for the Super Bowl.  In 1996 Oakland Coliseum was under construction for the newly returned Raiders and the A's played a series in Vegas.

 

Prior to this, teams typically played in other stadiums as a promotion.  The White Sox played in Milwaukee in the late Sixties as a sop to fans in the fallow years between the Braves and the Brewers.  The Dodgers played some games in Jersey City before relocating permanently to LA. 

 

However, the topper was in 1946 when the Braves had to relocate temporary to Fenway because of a bad paint job.  After painting the bleachers green, the team was waylaid by angry fans with green paint all over the keisters. 

 

Here are all the instances of teams playing in a home away from home in the so-called modern era.  I would include the nineteenth century, but there were just too many instances.  Note that teams still won at a decent clip (.536 winning percentage) in theor temporary homes:

 

Yr

Tm

Park

City

W

L

PCT

2004

Florida Marlins

Comiskey Park II

Chicago

2

0

1.000

1998

New York Yankees

Shea Stadium

New York

1

0

1.000

1997

San Diego Padres

Aloha Stadium

Honolulu

1

2

.333

1996

Oakland Athletics

Cashman Field

Las Vegas

2

4

.333

1969

Chicago White Sox

County Stadium

Milwaukee

7

4

.636

1968

Chicago White Sox

County Stadium

Milwaukee

1

8

.111

1957

Brooklyn Dodgers

Roosevelt Stadium

Jersey City

5

3

.625

1956

Brooklyn Dodgers

Roosevelt Stadium

Jersey City

6

1

.857

1946

Boston Braves

Fenway Park I

Boston

2

0

1.000

1932

Boston Red Sox

Braves Field

Boston

2

2

.500

1931

Boston Red Sox

Braves Field

Boston

5

9

.357

1930

Boston Red Sox

Braves Field

Boston

3

13

.188

1929

Boston Red Sox

Braves Field

Boston

6

8

.429

1927

Philadelphia Phillies

Shibe Park

Philadelphia

4

8

.333

1914

Boston Braves

Fenway Park I

Boston

23

4

.852

1913

Boston Braves

Fenway Park I

Boston

1

3

.250

1912

New York Highlanders

Polo Grounds IV

New York

0

3

.000

1911

New York Giants

Hilltop Park

New York

20

8

.714

1905

Detroit Tigers

Neil Park II

Columbus

0

2

.000

1904

New York Highlanders

Wiedenmeyer's Park

Newark

1

0

1.000

1903

Boston Beaneaters

Rocky Point Park

Warwick (RI)

1

0

1.000

1903

Cleveland Naps

Mahaffey Park

Canton

1

1

.500

1903

Cleveland Naps

Neil Park I

Columbus

1

0

1.000

1903

Detroit Tigers

Ramona Park

Grand Rapids

1

0

1.000

1903

Detroit Tigers

Armory Park

Toledo

1

1

.500

1902

Cleveland Bronchos

Mahaffey Park

Canton

0

1

.000

1902

Cleveland Bronchos

Neil Park I

Columbus

0

1

.000

1902

Cleveland Bronchos

Fairview Park

Dayton

0

1

.000

1902

Cleveland Bronchos

Jailhouse Flats

Fort Wayne (IN)

1

1

.500

1902

Detroit Tigers

Burns Park

Detroit

5

5

.500

1901

Detroit Tigers

Burns Park

Detroit

9

4

.692

 

Overall

 

 

112

97

.536

Comments
2007-04-09 22:28:24
1.   das411
Interesting to see how the Miracle Braves, the It's Finally Next Year Dodgers AND the Death Star Yankees all did not let these road trips slow them down at all...
2007-04-10 12:31:53
2.   BALCO Lab Rats
The Montreal Expos played in a home away from home when they were showcasing in Puerto Rico... Should this count?
2007-04-10 14:31:42
3.   thelarmis
and, of course, the yanks played at shea for like 2 whole seasons, or something, in the mid-70's whilst construction on the house that ruth built was in process. not sure if that fits the specifications...
2007-04-10 16:16:09
4.   Mike Carminati
Those aren;t included nor are the series in Tokyo and Monterrey a few years back. I included just the ones that appeared to be impromptu trips.

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