"The old guard changes, but never surrenders."

-John J. McGraw after losing the 1923 World's Series to the New York Yankees-


Official Unadjusted Ballpark Ratings


Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field

Below is a listing of the unadjusted ballpark ratings for all OOSL and American Association parks -- as well as the selections for the 1999 season. First, here are the rules for ballparks in both leagues, taken directly from the OOSL Constitution:

X. Ballparks

A. Each team has a historical ballpark which is affiliated with the city that team currently resides in and was used in the actual history of their franchise.

B. A team can switch to a different historical ballpark in their home city, but must remain in the same ballpark for at least three seasons after changing from one to another.

C. Each ballpark has been assigned a historical rating to reflect the effect that park had on hitters over its history.

D. Team owners can elect to "move the fences" a bit: any of the four ballpark components can be moved up to two (2) numbers in either direction away from the historical assignment.

E. Teams that share a ballpark with a team in the other league can only change ballparks or shift their existing ballpark if the other team using the ballpark agrees.




Camden Yards

Camden Yards



                                              |
     OOSL BALLPARKS:                          |       AMERICAN ASSOCIATION BALLPARKS:
     ---------------                          |       -------------------------------
                                              |
                           SL SR    HRL HRR   |                             SL SR    HRL HRR
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BAA  Camden Yards           8  4     12 12    |  BAM  Bacharach Park         8  8      8  8
BAA  Memorial Stadium       6  6      6  6    |  BAM  Orioles Field V       10 10     12 15
                                              |
BOA  Fenway Park I          7  7      0  0    |  BIM  Rickwood Field         8  8      0  0
BOA  Fenway Park II        12 10      8 14    |
                                              |  BRM  Union Grounds          3  3      4  7
CHA  Comiskey Park          7  7      4  6    |  BRM  Capitoline Grounds    19 19     20 20
CHA  New Comiskey Park      5  8      6  8    |
                                              |  BFM  Olympic Park I        11 11      7  7
CLA  League Park II        10 10      0  0    |  BFM  Riverside Park         9  9      0  0
CLA  Municipal Stadium      7  9     11  9    |
CLA  Jacobs Field           8  9      8  8    |  DEM  Recreation Park        8  8     10 10
                                              |
DEA  Briggs Stadium I       8  8      5  7    |  INM  ABC's Field            8  8      8  8
DEA  Briggs Stadium II     10  8     16 14    |
                                              |  LOM  Eclipse Park           6  6     14 14
HMA  Forbes Field           7  9      0  0    |
                                              |  MIM  Metropolitan Stadium  11  9      9 11
NYA  Hilltop Park          12 12     20 20    |  MIM  Metrodome             12 12     10  7
NYA  Yankee Stadium I       6  6     11  7    |
NYA  Yankee Stadium II     10  6     14  8    |  NEM  Ruppert Stadium        8  8      8  8
                                              |
PHA  Shibe Park             9  7     11 17    |  PHM  Baker Bowl            13  9     19 20
                                              |  PHM  Shibe Park             9  7     11 17
BON  Braves Field           5  5      0  0    |  PHM  Veterans Stadium       9  9     11  9
                                              |
BRN  Ebbets Field           8  8     10 10    |  PIM  Greenlee Field         8  8      8  8
                                              |
CHN  Wrigley Field          9  9     11 13    |  PRM  Messer Street Grounds  6  6      0  0
                                              |
CIN  Crosley Field          8  8      5  5    |  SLM  Sportsmans Park III    6  6      9  9
CIN  Riverfront Stadium    10  8     11  9    |  SLM  Sportsmans Park IV    10  9     17 10
                                              |
KCN  Municipal Stadium I   13  7     10 10    |  TDM  League Park           10 10      0  0
                                              |  TDM  Speranza Field         9  9     19 19
NYN  Polo Grounds I         6  6      1  1    |
NYN  Polo Grounds III       7  7     16 16    |  TOM  Exhibition Stadium    10 10      9  9
NYN  Polo Grounds IV        5  9     20 20    |  TOM  Skydome                8  8      8 10
                                              |
PIN  Exposition Park        8  8      0  0    |  WAM  Griffith Stadium I     5  7      0  0
PIN  Forbes Field           7  9      0  0    |  WAM  Griffith Stadium II    8  8      8  8
PIN  Three River's Stadium  8  8      6  6    |  WAM  RFK Stadium            7  7      8  6
                                              |
SLN  Sportsmans Park IV    10  9     17 10    |
SLN  Busch Stadium          8  8      3  3    |
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Braves Field

Braves Field

1999 Ballpark Selections




BAA   Camden Yards               BAM   Bacharach Park        
BOA   Fenway Park II             BIM   Rickwood Field        
CHA   Comiskey Park              BRM   Union Grounds         
CLA   Jacob's Field              BFM   Olympic Park I        
DEA   Briggs Stadium II          DEM   Recreation Park       
HMA   Forbes Field               INM   ABC's Field           
NYA   Hilltop Park               LOM   Eclipse Park          
PHA   Shibe Park                 MIM   Metropolitan Stadium  
BON   Braves Field               NEM   Ruppert Stadium       
BRN   Ebbets Field               PHM   Shibe Park            
CHN   Wrigley Field              PIN   Greenlee Field        
CIN   Crosley Field              PRM   Messer Street Grounds 
KCN   Municipal Stadium I        SLM   Sportsmans Park IV    
NYN   Polo Grounds I             TDM   Speranza Field        
PIN   Three Rivers Stadium       TOM   Skydome               
SLN   Sportsmans Park IV         WAM   Griffith Stadium I



Crosley Field

Crosley Field

OOSL and AA Team Abbreviations


                                        TEAM CODES:
                                        -----------
              
AMERICAN LEAGUE                NATIONAL LEAGUE              AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
BAA   Baltimore Orioles        BON   Boston Braves          BAM   Bacharach Giants          
BOA   Boston Red Sox           BRN   Brooklyn Dodgers       BIM   Birmingham Black Barons   
CHA   Chicago White Sox        CHN   Chicago Cubs           BRM   Brooklyn Atlantics        
CLA   Cleveland Indians        CIN   Cincinnati Red Legs    BFM   Buffalo Bisons            
DEA   Detroit Tigers           KCN   Kansas City Monarchs   DEM   Detroit Wolverines        
HMA   Homestead Grays          NYN   New York Giants        INM   Indianapolis ABC's        
NYA   New York Yankees         PIN   Pittsburgh Pirates     LOM   Louisville Colonels       
PHA   Philadelphia Athletics   SLN   St. Louis Cardinals    MIM   Minnesota Twins           
                                                            NEM   Newark Eagles             
                                                            PHM   Philadelphia Phillies     
                                                            PIM   Pittsburgh Crawfords      
                                                            PRM   Providence Grays          
                                                            SLM   St. Louis Browns          
                                                            TDM   Toledo Blue Stockings     
                                                            TOM   Toronto Blue Jays         
                                                            WAM   Washington Senators









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