# How Many Major League Baseball Games Have You Been To? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 23, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101 "2014-05-23T16:41:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/21 "2014-05-23T21:28:03Z")
I saw an Orioles game in the old Memorial Stadium, and maybe four games at Fenway. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/22 "2014-05-23T22:06:13Z")
I’ve seen 6 games. One at Metropolitan Stadium and two at Metrodome in Minneapolis. Two games at the Ballpark at Arlington and one at Rogers Centre in Toronto. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/23 "2014-05-23T22:45:01Z")
One Dodgers, when I lived in LA in the 80s, the rest Dbacks. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/24 "2014-05-24T00:17:25Z")
My first game was historic: I saw Roger Maris hit home run #61. I went to another Yankees game the next year. We didn’t realize it was a doubleheader (due to a rainout) so we came late and left as soon as it was over. They were playing the Athletics, and I remember liking the green uniforms the A’s were using (the first to use anything other than white or gray in decades). I went to maybe six Mets games since then. One was the last regular season game where Sandy Koufax had to be pulled – he gave up six runs in two innings. I also saw two Red Sox games in 1968 when I was staying in the Boston area. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/25 "2014-05-24T00:20:33Z")
Well over 50 but probably less than 500. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/26 "2014-05-24T00:42:46Z")
Between the Rangers and Red Sox? A hundred is an exaggeration, but not by too much. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/27 "2014-05-24T02:11:10Z")
About 45. Mostly Yankees, some Orioles when I lived in DC, a few Mets, three Red Sox, one Dodgers. It would be more, but for the last 20 years I haven’t been in the US for more than a week or so a year during the summer. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/28 "2014-05-24T02:25:15Z")
Over 50 for sure. I have been to MLB games in Montreal’s Jarry Park and Washington DC’s old RFK stadium. In the same year. Probably not many people have that distinction! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/29 "2014-05-24T02:40:52Z")
I voted over 50 because I’ve been to many, many–more than any other professional sport-- so I just assumed it would be over 50. But now that I’m doing the actual math, it’s probably more likely in the mid-30s to low 40s. Sorry for ruining your nice poll there. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/30 "2014-05-24T03:48:50Z")
Probably 15-20 with the Rangers. Maybe one at the old ballpark. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/31 "2014-05-24T20:36:23Z")
I’ve been to over 50 in the past 5 years. I’m sure at least 50 in the 30 years prior. I hope to go to more than 100 more 🙂 Oh, all Indians games in Cleveland, except those 3 Indians/Expos games we caught in Montreal. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/32 "2014-05-25T00:21:45Z")
For me, I’d say around 20. Most were Seattle Mariner games with the majority at the Kingdome and three at Safeco. There were also three Oakland A’s games at the Colosseum. I not counting this one but I almost attended a Baltimore Oriole game at Memorial Stadium. However, it got rained out and I didn’t go to the make-up game because I had a prior commitment. I still have the unused ticket. I’ve been to countless minor league games mainly because for a couple summers I had a job at the local ballpark. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/33 "2014-05-25T05:04:41Z")
I have been to 3, all at Fenway. One of them was the first game of last year’s ALCS, I got an amazing deal on a ticket. It was a cold and wet night, people were in Kenmore Sq selling tickets for $30. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/34 "2014-05-25T09:36:26Z")
About seven or eight, I think. First one was a Mets game, 1979. I was nine years old. I knew nothing about baseball. My only memory of the game was the announcer intoning the odd name “Ed Kranepool.” I looked him up recently – turns out that he started playing for the Mets in 1962 (!), had contributed to both their World Series winning teams ('69 and '73), and I caught him when he was just about to retire (by '79 the Mets were back to sucking.) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/35 "2014-05-25T10:15:15Z")
Close to, but less than 50. A few at Forbes Field, many at Three Rivers Stadium, and a few at PNC Park. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/36 "2014-05-25T11:28:23Z")
About 45 to 50 games. I’ve seen games in maybe 15 different parks, many of which no longer exist. Tops was the Orioles’ Memorial Park; second is Kansas City’s Kaufman Stadium. (At which I have seen no other teams than the Royals and Orioles–road trips from Denver or St. Louis.) I’ve been to a World Series game in St. Louis. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/37 "2014-05-25T20:43:19Z")
Probably around 10ish, a few at Oakland, few at AT&T, and one at Philly. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/38 "2014-05-25T23:21:49Z")
At least a hundred. Probably not 200 though. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/39 "2014-05-25T23:31:29Z")
From 1985 until 1990 or so I went all the time in the summer to see The Mets. My brother was huge fan and would take me along for company (I’m not a huge baseball fan but the games are fun live). I couldn’t even say how many but it was a lot. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101/40 "2014-05-26T00:02:27Z")
At least 150 Mets home games and at least 10 games in other ballparks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-league-baseball-games-have-you-been-to/689101.md?page=3)