2002 GAME PLAN
Entries shown in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS represent new ballparks added to my listings.
Home teams are listed first.
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1/31 -- UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA
vs. Lynn University (NCAA)
(HOME OPENER)
3/5 -- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV.
vs. Tulane University (NCAA)
3/6 -- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY
- NEW ORLEANS vs.
Christian Brothers Univ. (NCAA)
(First game of a two-game date)
3/6 -- UNIV. OF NEW ORLEANS
vs. SE Louisiana Univ. (NCAA)
(Second game of a two-game date)
4/6 -- LEWIS UNIVERSITY vs.
St. Joseph's College (NCAA)
(First game of a two-game date)
4/6 -- Northwestern University vs.
Michigan State University (NCAA)
(Second game of a two-game date)
4/12 -- Chicago vs. Baltimore (AL)
(HOME OPENER)
(First game of a two-game date)
4/12 -- U. OF ILL. - CHICAGO
vs. Butler University (NCAA)
(Second game of a two-game date)
4/21 -- Chicago vs. Detroit (AL)
5/5 -- UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME
vs. Rutgers University (NCAA)
5/15 -- U. OF WIS. - MILWAUKEE
vs. Chicago State Univ. (NCAA)
5/23 -- Schaumburg vs. Lincoln
(independent Northern League)
(HOME OPENER)
5/25 -- Chicago vs. Detroit (AL)
5/30 -- LOUISVILLE vs. Richmond
(Class AAA International League)
(Listed team but new ballpark)
6/3 -- WISCONSIN vs. South Bend
(Class A Midwest League)
6/15 -- Decatur vs. Quincy
(collegiate Central Illinois League,
at MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY)
(First game of a three-game date)
6/15 -- Crown Point (IN) Post 20
vs. Manchester (MO) Post 208
(American Legion tournament game
at ILLINOIS WESLEYEN UNIV.)
(Second game of a three-game date)
6/15 -- Twin City vs. Danville
(collegiate Central Illinois League,
at ILLINOIS STATE UNIV.)
(Third game of a three-game date)
6/19 -- JOLIET vs. Sioux City
(independent Northern League)
6/27 -- TOLEDO vs. Scranton/W-B
(Class AAA International League)
(Listed team but new ballpark)
6/28 -- PEORIA vs. Beloit
(Class A Midwest League)
(Listed team but new ballpark)
7/2 -- CEDAR RAPIDS vs. Lansing
(Class A Midwest League)
(Listed team but new ballpark)
7/8 -- Madison vs. Mankato
(collegiate Northwoods League)
(First game of a two-game date)
7/8 -- Rockford vs. Gateway
(independent Frontier League)
(Second game of a two-game date)
7/11 -- MANKATO vs. Alexandria
(collegiate Northwoods League,
former Class A Northern League)
(First game of a two-game date)
7/11 -- ROCHESTER vs. Waterloo
(collegiate Northwoods League,
former independent Northern League)
(Second game of a two-game date)
7/12 -- Beloit vs. Kane County
(Class A Midwest League)
7/17 -- HAGERSTOWN vs. Chrlstn.
(Class A South Atlantic League)
(First game of a three-game date)
7/17 -- FREDERICK vs. Myrtle Bch.
(Advanced Class A Carolina League)
(Second game of a three-game date)
7/17 -- READING vs. Bowie
(Class AA Eastern League)
(Third game of a three-game date)
7/18 -- NEW YORK vs. Detroit (AL)
(First game of a three-game date)
7/18 -- NEWARK vs. Camden
(independent Atlantic League)
(Second game of a three-game date)
7/18 -- SOMERSET vs. Long Island
(independent Atlantic League)
(Third game of a three-game date)
7/19 -- Baltimore vs. Chicago (AL)
7/20 -- POTOMAC vs. Lynchburg
(Advanced Class A Carolina League)
7/27 -- Chicago vs. Kansas City (AL)
7/28 -- Springfield vs. Bluff City
(collegiate Central Illinois League,
at LINCOLN LAND COLLEGE)
(First game of a two-game date)
7/28 -- GATEWAY vs. Chillicothe
(independent Frontier League)
(Second game of a two-game date)
8/3 -- PITTSBURGH vs.
San Francisco (NL)
(Listed team but new ballpark)
8/4 -- HAMILTON vs. St. Thomas
(semipro Intercounty Major Baseball League, former Short-Season Class A
New York - Penn League)
(First game of a two-game date)
8/4 -- TORONTO vs. Baltimore (AL)
(Second game of a two-game date)
8/8 -- LINCOLN vs. Fargo-M'head
(independent Northern League)
8/9 -- COLORADO vs. Cubs (NL)
8/12 -- COL. SPRINGS vs. Omaha
(Class AAA Pacific Coast League)
8/13 -- SIOUX CITY vs. Lincoln
(independent Northern League)
8/16 -- Joliet vs. St. Paul
(independent Northern League)
8/23 -- Schaumburg vs. Lincoln
(independent Northern League)
9/20 -- Milwaukee vs.
San Francisco (NL)
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2002 SEASON TOTALS:
48 Ballgames (at 42 ballparks over
a period of 7 months and 21 days)
4 New Major League Ballparks
20 New Minor/Independent Ballparks
12 New Collegiate Ballparks
3 Home Openers
1 New Pro Baseball League
7 Two-game dates
3 Three-game dates
TOTAL BALLPARKS COLLECTED AS OF 9/20/02 -- 142
College & Collegiate Ballparks and
Foreign Professional League Ballparks
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