Quaint, But It's Our Home! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Riverfront Stadium

Although their was a corportate name change to Cinergy Field, Riverfront Stadium had been the Reds and the NFL Bengals home field since 1970. The Reds experienced five National League crowns and won three World Series at Riverfront. The Reds played at Crosley Field from 1912-1970.

Answer: 1989

The Skydome later took a name change to the Rogers Centre. Failing to win even an American League crown at Exhibition Stadium, they won the World Series at the Skydome in 1992. The Skydome was also shared by the Toronto Argonauts of the Candian Football League from 1989-2004.

Answer: Wrigley Field

Not just the 1990s, but many other decades also. The Cubs moved into Wrigley Field in 1916. They moved into Wrigley from West Side Park II, where the Cubs won four NL crowns from 1906-1910, including two World Series. At Wrigley, it took more than 70 seasons for the Cubs to play their first night game there. That game was held in 1988.

Answer: Connie Mack Stadium

Shibe Park was renamed in honor of American League Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack. Mack had the team from 1901-1950, an amazing run that will never be duplicated. Mack retired with the most wins as a manager, 3731, and most losses of 3948 also. Mack took the Athletics to nine American League pennants. He died in 1956.

Answer: Briggs Stadium

The Tiger franchise began in 1901 with the new American League. They played at Bennett Park until 1911, then moved into Navin Field for 26 seasons. With a name change in 1938, the team found themselves at Briggs, and stayed their even through a name change of Tiger Stadium in 1960.

Answer: Jack Murphy Stadium

Jack Murphy Stadium saw its first 1,000,000 attendance mark in 1974 (it was known as San Diego stadium when it opened, for a number of years). They reached two million for the first time in 1985. At their new Petco Park in its first season in 2004, the Padres finally topped the three million attendance mark in a season.

Answer: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

From 1958-1961, the Dodgers shared Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with the NFL Rams, NFL Raiders, and college's USC Trojans. The coliseum was built in 1923. The Dodgers won the World Series in 1959. The Dodgers' final season in the coliseum found them number one in attendance of all eight NL teams for the season in 1961. Dodger Stadium's first season in 1962 finished on top in attendance again, with almost 951,000 more fans than the previous year.

The Dodgers played at Ebbets Field from 1913-1957 in Brooklyn.

Answer: Sportsman Park

The Browns played their entire St. Louis career in one ballpark, being Sportsman Park, later to be called Busch Stadium. Their AL title came in 1944 under the helm of Luke Sewell. The Browns shared the ballpark with the NL Cardinals. The team moved to Baltimore after the 1953 season to become the Orioles.

Answer: Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field was first opened for sports in 1925, and torn down in 1966. The Angels spent only the 1961 season at Wrigley, then moved into and shared Dodger Stadium with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodger Stadium was built for the Dodgers in 1962. In 1966, the Angels moved south to Anaheim, and played at the newly built Anaheim Stadium.

In 2007, the team was still in the same stadium, although the ballpark went through some name changes, including Edison Field. In 2007, it was simply called Angel Stadium.

Answer: Comiskey Park

The White Sox began their franchise in 1901, and played at South Side Park until moving into Comiskey in 1910. Named after Charles Comiskey, the team remained there until 1980. The White Sox won only three AL pennants and one World Series at Comiskey Park.

In 1991, they played at the new Comiskey Park II until a name change of U.S. Cellular Field took hold. It was still the same ballpark.