Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks
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Bob Wood (author)
Robert Edward "Bob" Wood is an American author, teacher, activist, and potential candidate for Congress. As a 28 year-old high school history teacher from Kalamazoo, Michigan, , he wrote the 1988 best selling book Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks...
. In 1985, the then-28-year-old Wood was a high-school history teacher in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
when he took a trip to all 26 Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
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
Kampgrounds of America
Kampgrounds of America is a franchise chain of nearly 470 campgrounds throughout North America based in Billings, Montana, USA. The current CEO of Kampgrounds of America Inc. is James D. Rogers. The President is Pat Hittmeier. - History :...
or Motel 6
Motel 6
Motel 6 is a major chain of budget motels with more than 1,000 locations in the United States and Canada, and is the largest owned and operated hotel chain in North America. It is owned and operated by Accor Hotels.-History:...
. Wood additionally sold his Pinto and bought a 1985 Toyota Tercel
Toyota Tercel
The Tercel is a subcompact manufactured from 1978 to 2000 across five generations, in five body configurations — sized between the Corolla and the Starlet...
for its good fuel mileage and reliability. 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. A story by James Crabtree about the 20th anniversary of Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks was published Baseball Musings on June 30, 2008.http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/027559.php
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 game between the Yankees and White Sox on that date in Yankee Stadium. However, New York was actually in Cleveland that day. The Yankees did play the White Sox in Yankee Stadium on August 2.1. Sunday, June 16, 1985 Kingdome
Kingdome
The Kingdome was a multi-purpose stadium located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. Owned and operated by King County, the Kingdome opened in 1976 and was best known as the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League , the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball , and the...
- Seattle, WAhttp://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B06160SEA1985.htm
2. Wednesday, June 19, 1985 Candlestick Park - San Francisco, CA
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B06190SFN1985.htm
3. Friday, June 21, 1985 Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B06210OAK1985.htm
4. Sunday, June 23, 1985 Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium, also sometimes called Chavez Ravine, is a stadium in Los Angeles. Located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers team since 1962...
- Los Angeles, CA
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B06230LAN1985.htm
5. Monday, June 24, 1985 Anaheim Stadium - Anaheim, CA
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B06240CAL1985.htm
6. Wednesday/Thursday June 26/27, 1985 Jack Murphy Stadium - San Diego, CA
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B06260SDN1985.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B06270SDN1985.htm
7. Tuesday/Wednesday July 2/3, 1985 Arlington Stadium
Arlington Stadium
Arlington Stadium was a baseball stadium located in Arlington, Texas, United States, located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. It served as the home for the Texas Rangers from 1972 until 1993, when the team moved into The Ballpark in Arlington .-1960s:The stadium was built in 1965 as Turnpike...
- Arlington, TX
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07020TEX1985.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07030TEX1985.htm
8. Thursday, July 4, 1985 Astrodome - Houston, TX
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07040HOU1985.htm
9. Saturday, July 6, 1985 Royals Stadium - Kansas City, MO
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07060KCA1985.htm
10. Sunday, July 7, 1985 Busch Memorial Stadium
Busch Memorial Stadium
Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri that operated from 1966 to 2005....
- St. Louis, MO
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07070SLN1985.htm
11. Tuesday/Wednesday July 9/10, 1985 Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...
- Chicago, IL
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07090CHN1985.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07100CHN1985.htm
12. Tuesday, July 16, 1985 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University...
- Minneapolis, MN
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07160ALS1985.htm
13. Thursday, July 18, 1985 County Stadium - Milwaukee, WI
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07180MIL1985.htm
14. Friday, July 19, 1985 Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...
- Chicago, IL
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07190CHA1985.htm
15. Saturday, July 20, 1985 Riverfront Stadium - Cincinnati, OH
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07200CIN1985.htm
16. Sunday, July 21, 1985 Tiger Stadium - Detroit, MI
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07210DET1985.htm
17. Tuesday, July 23, 1985 Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium
Canadian National Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that formerly stood on the Exhibition Place grounds, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07230TOR1985.htm
18. Wednesday, July 24, 1985 Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07240MON1985.htm
19. Friday/Saturday July 26/27, 1985 Fenway Park
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
- Boston, MA
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07260BOS1985.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07270BOS1985.htm
20. Sunday, July 28, 1985 Veterans Stadium
Veterans Stadium
Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...
- Philadelphia, PA
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07280PHI1985.htm
21. Monday/Tuesday July 29/30, 1985 Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...
- Baltimore, MD
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07290BAL1985.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07300BAL1985.htm
22. Wednesday, July 31, 1985 Shea Stadium
Shea Stadium
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008...
- New York, NY
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07310NYN1985.htm
23. Thursday, August 1, 1985 Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...
- New York, NY
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B08010CLE1985.htm
24. Saturday, August 3, 1985 Three Rivers Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to...
- Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B08030PIT1985.htm
25. Sunday, August 4, 1985 Municipal Stadium
Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in Cleveland, Ohio. In its final years, the stadium seated 74,438, for baseball and 81,000, for football. It was one of the early multi-purpose stadiums, built to accommodate both baseball and football...
- Cleveland, OH
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B08040CLE1985.htm
26. Monday, August 5, 1985 Fulton County Stadium - Atlanta, GA
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B08050ATL1985.htm