I attended games at the parks of the following Major League, Minor League and college teams during 2003. This is the first year I recorded games at college and independent-league parks, by the way. The year the stadium opened (if known) is shown in parentheses:
Dell Diamond (2000), Spring Training exhibition game (plus numerous Round Rock Express games during the season)
Reckling Park (2002), Rice University Owls — eventual College World Series champs!*
Dr Pepper/7 Up Ballpark (2003), Frisco RoughRiders* — first game ever played in this park
Nelson Wolff Municipal Stadium (1994), San Antonio Missions — including the Texas League Championship Series
Disch Faulk Field (1975), University of Texas Longhorns
Isotopes Park (2003), Albuquerque Isotopes* — first game ever played in this (rebuilt) park
First American Bank Ballpark (2002), Midland RockHounds
Baylor Ballpark (2000), Baylor University Bears*
Cohen Stadium (1990), El Paso Diablos
Fenway Park (1912), Boston Red Sox
Lupton Stadium (2003), Texas Christian University Horned Frogs*
Edinburg Stadium (2001), Edinburg (TX) Roadrunners*
Harlingen Field (1951), Rio Grande Valley White Wings*
Aviator Stadium (2003), Coastal Bend Aviators*
Olsen Field (1978), Texas A&M Aggies (NCAA Regional Tournament)
Goldsby Field (1956), Baton Rouge River Bats*
Zephyr Field (1997), New Orleans Zephyrs
Sam Lynn Ballpark, (1941), Bakersfield Blaze
Mavericks Stadium (1991), High Desert Mavericks*
Lawrence-Dumont Stadium (1934), Wichita Wranglers*
Drillers Stadium (1981), Tulsa Drillers*
The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville (2003), Jacksonville Suns*
Golden Park (1952), South Georgia Waves*
State Mutual Stadium (2003), Rome Braves*
Ripken Stadium (2002), Aberdeen IronBirds*
U.S. Cellular Field (1991), Chicago White Sox
Stanley Covelesky Regional Stadium (1988), South Bend Silver Hawks*
Fifth Third Field (2002), Toledo Mud Hens*
Great American Ball Park (2003), Cincinnati Reds*
Jacobs Field (1994), Cleveland Indians
Lancaster Municipal Stadium, a.k.a. “The Hangar” (1996), Lancaster Jet Hawks
Ray Winder Field (1932), Arkansas Travelers
Amarillo National Dilla Villa (1956), Amarillo Dillas
LaGrave Field (2002), Ft. Worth Cats
SBC Bricktown Ballpark (1998), Oklahoma RedHawks
Minute Maid Park (2000), Houston Astros
Foster Field (2000), San Angelo Colts*
The Ballpark In Arlington (1994), Texas Rangers
Oriole Park at Camden Yards (1992), Baltimore Orioles
Bank One Ballpark (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks
Pro Player Stadium (1993 for baseball), Florida Marlins (in the NLCS!)
* – my first time seeing a game in this particular park (and nothing is more fun for me than attending a game for the first time in a ballpark!)
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