Ledgers in Neutral Stadiums

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Home runs that haven’t been hit on teams’ home field

This week Brendan Donovan and Heliot Ramos became the latest players to hit ledger home runs in a non-MLB home stadium. Below is the list of ledger home runs that have been hit at alternate sites in the United States.1

Burns Park – Detroit, Michigan (1901-02)

Alternate park for Detroit Tigers games on Sunday and/or holidays

1901
  • Wid Conroy (Brewers) vs. Tigers; Ledger #1

  • Fred Hartman (White Sox) vs. Tigers; Ledger #1

  • Jack Katoll (White Sox) vs. Tigers; Ledger #1

  • Kid Elberfeld (Tigers) vs. Athletics; Ledger #2

  • William Nance (Tigers) vs. Athletics; Ledger #1

  • William Nance (Tigers) vs. White Sox; Ledger #3

  • Billy Sullivan (White Sox) vs. Tigers; Ledger #2

  • Kid Elberfeld (Tigers) vs. Orioles; Ledger #3

  • Bill Coughlin (Senators) vs. Tigers; Ledger #4

  • John Farrell (Senators) vs. Tigers; Ledger #2

  • Clarence Foster (Senators) vs. Tigers; Ledger #4

  • Sport McAllister (Tigers) vs. Indians; Ledger #3

1902
  • Fritz Buelow (Tigers) vs. Indians; Ledger #3

  • Deacon McGuire (Tigers) vs. Indians; Ledger #1

  • Doc Powers (Athletics) vs. Tigers; Ledger #2

  • Socks Seybold (Athletics) vs. Tigers; Ledger #6

  • Joe Yeager (Tigers) vs. Athletics; Ledger #3

Fairview Park – Dayton, Ohio (1902)

Alternate park for Cleveland Indians games on Sunday and/or holidays

  • No ledgers

Mahaffey Park – Canton, Ohio (1902)

Alternate park for Cleveland Indians games on Sunday and/or holidays

  • Hobe Ferris (Red Sox) vs. Indians; Ledger #4

  • Elmer Flick (Indians) vs. Tigers; Ledger #7

Jailhouse Flats – Fort Wayne, Indiana (1902)

Alternate park for Cleveland Indians games on Sunday and/or holidays

  • No ledgers

Neil Park I – Columbus, Ohio (1902-03)

Alternate park for Cleveland Indians games on Sunday and/or holidays

  • No ledgers

Ramona Park – Grand Rapids, Michigan (1902)

Alternate park for Detroit Tigers games on Sunday and/or holidays

  • No ledgers

Armory Park – Toledo, Ohio (1903)

Alternate park for Detroit Tigers games on Sunday and/or holidays

  • No ledgers

Rocky Point Park – Warwick, Rhode Island (1903)

Alternate park for Boston Braves games on Sunday and/or holidays

  • No ledgers

Wiedenmayer’s Park – Newark, New Jersey (1904)

Alternate park for New York Yankees games on Sunday and/or holidays

  • No ledgers

Neil Park II – Columbus, Ohio (1905)

Alternate park for Detroit Tigers games on Sunday and/or holidays

  • Hobe Ferris (Red Sox) vs. Tigers; Ledger #7

Roosevelt Stadium – Jersey City, New Jersey (1956-57)

Alternate Brooklyn Dodgers park for for MLB marketing

  • Harry Anderson (Phillies) vs. Dodgers; Ledger #7

Cashman Field – Las Vegas, Nevada (1996)

Alternate park for Oakland A’s due to incomplete football renovations to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

  • Domingo Cedeño (Blue Jays) vs Athletics; Ledger #4

  • Bobby Higgingson (Tigers) vs. Athletics; Ledger #10

  • Matt Stairs (Athletics) vs. Tigers; Ledger #2

  • Melvin Nieves (Tigers) vs. Athletics; Ledger #9

Aloha Stadium – Honolulu, Hawaii (1997)

MLB marketing – Cardinals vs. Padres

  • No ledgers

Champion Stadium – Lake Buena Vista, Florida (2007-08)

MLB marketing – Texas vs. Tampa Bay (‘97), Toronto vs. Tampa Bay (‘98)

  • Elijah Dukes (Rays) vs. Rangers; Ledger #5

  • Víctor Díaz (Rangers) vs. Rays; Ledger #12

  • Evan Longoria (Rays) vs. Blue Jays; Ledger #2 ~ Thusfar the only home run that has contributed to a v30 member ledger

Fort Bragg Field – Fort Bragg, North Carolina (2016)

Fort Bragg Game – Marlins vs. Braves

  • J.T. Realmuto (Marlins) vs. Braves; Ledger #11

BB&T Ballpark at Bowman Field – Williamsport, Pennsylvania (2017-19, 21-23)

MLB Little League Classic – Cardinals vs Pirates (‘17), Mets vs. Phillies (‘18), Cubs vs Pirates (‘19), Angels vs Indians (‘21), Red Sox vs Orioles (‘22), Phillies vs Nationals (‘23)

  • No ledgers

TD Ameritrade Park – Omaha, Nebraska (2019)

MLB in Omaha – Tigers vs. Royals

  • Nicky Lopez (Royals) vs. Tigers; Ledger #1

Field of Dreams – Dyersville, Iowa (2021-22)

MLB at Field of Dreams – Yankees vs. White Sox (‘21), Cubs vs. Reds (‘22)

  • Seby Zavala (White Sox) vs. Yankees; Ledger #2

Rickwood Field – Birmingham, Alabama (2024)

MLB at Rickwood Field: Honoring the Negro Leagues – Giants vs. Cardinals

  • Brendan Donovan (Cardinals) vs. Giants; Ledger #15

  • Heliot Ramos (Giants) vs. Cardinals; Ledger #8

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This list does not include temporary home fields (e.g. Sahlen Field in Buffalo that hosted the Blue Jays during the COVID years) or games played in another team’s home stadium (e.g. games displaced by hurricanes or other maladies at the usual home park).

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