2008 GAME PLAN
Home teams are listed first. Entries shown in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS represent NEW BALLPARKS added to my listings.
As of 9/27/08; subject to change.
Game local start times or final scores are also noted [in brackets]
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2/26 -- U. S. Air Force Academy vs.
Univ. of Northern Colorado (NCAA)
at PUEBLO (Runyon Field)
(Home season opening game)
[USAFA 5, UNC 3, 10 innings]
3/26 -- FRESNO vs. San Francisco
(MLB preseason at Chukchansi Park)
[Class AAA PCL Fresno 4, S. Fr. 3]
3/28 -- SAN DIEGO vs. L.A. Angels
(MLB preseason at Petco Park)
[San Diego 4, Los Angeles 1]
3/29 -- L.A. DODGERS vs. Boston
(MLB preseason at L.A. Coliseum)
(World's record attendance, 115,300)
[Boston 7, Los Angeles 4]
4/5 -- Chicago vs. Houston (NL)
[Chicago 9, Houston 7]
4/22 -- Kansas C. vs. Cleveland (AL)
[Cleveland 15, Kansas City 1]
5/6 -- WICHITA STATE UNIV. vs.
Univ. of Central Arkansas (NCAA)
[Central Arkansas 10, Wichita State 9]
5/16 -- Chicago vs. Pittsburgh (NL)
[Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 4]
5/26 -- Chicago vs. Los Angeles (NL)
[Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1]
6/10 -- Salt Lake vs. Tacoma
(Class AAA Pacific Coast League)
[Salt Lake 7, Tacoma 4]
6/11 -- LAS VEGAS vs. Portland
(Class AAA Pacific Coast League)
[Portland 9, Las Vegas 3]
7/11 -- Chicago vs. San Fran. (NL)
[Chicago 3, San Francisco 1]
7/29 -- Milwaukee vs. Chicago (NL)
[Chicago 7, Milwaukee 1, and the
sausage race won by Hot Dog]
7/31 -- Milwaukee vs. Chicago (NL)
[Chicago 11, Milwaukee 4, and the
sausage race won by Italian Sausage]
8/4 -- TRI-CITY vs. Spokane
(S/S-Class A Northwest Leaague)
[Spokane 13, Tri-City 9]
8/9 -- Chicago vs. St. Louis (NL)
[St. Louis 12, Chicago 3]
8/16 -- SO. ILLINOIS vs. Evansville
(independent Frontier League)
[Southern Illinois 8, Evansville 6]
8/19 -- Chicago vs. Cincinnati (NL)
[Chicago 5, Cincinnati 0]
8/24 -- Chicago vs. Washington (NL)
[Chicago 6, Washington 1]
8/31 -- Chicago vs. Philadelphia (NL)
[Philadelphia 5, Chicago 3]
9/15 -- Houston vs. Chicago (NL)
(Played in Milwaukee at Miller Park due to Hurricane Ike in Houston)
[Chicago 6, Houston 1]
(Combined one-hitter for Chicago, the day after Chicago no-hit Houston)
(First time in MLB history a team follwed a no-hitter with a one-hitter)
9/20 -- Chicago vs. St. Louis (NL)
[Chicago 5, St. Louis 4]
(Chicago clinches NL Cent. Div. title)
9/27 -- Milwaukee vs. Chicago (NL)
[Chicago 7, Milwaukee 3, and the
sausage race won by Italian Sausage]
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2008 SEASON TOTALS
(as of 9/27/08):
23 Ballgames (at 12 ballparks over
a period of 7 months and 1 day)
2 New Major League Ballparks
3 New Minor League Ballparks
1 New Independent League Ballpark
2 New Collegiate Ballparks
0 New Pro Baseball Leagues
0 New Collegiate Summer Leagues
0 Two-ballpark dates
0 Three-ballpark dates
1 Home Opener
0 Stadium inaugural season games
0 Stadium final season games
3 Pre-season games
0 Post-season games
TOTAL BALLPARKS COLLECTED
as of 9/27/08 -- 210
College & Collegiate Ballparks and
Foreign Professional League Ballparks
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