See How Baseball's Biggest Parks Stack Up Across Eras

Compare 150 past and present MLB ballparks by peak baseball seating capacity, with each park's city, debut year, primary club, and historical context.

Walt Kowalski 25 September 2026

This table ranks 100 a ballpark that hosted MLB regular-season gamess by Peak Baseball Capacity, highest first, with Peak Baseball Capacity, City, MLB Debut Year, Primary Club for every entry and a one-line reason for each position. The figures are model-estimated, not measured; the method and its limits are below. At the top: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at 93,607.

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Model-estimated ranking, methodology below. Every figure is an estimate produced for this table, not a measurement; treat the order as directional.

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#	Ballpark	Peak Baseball Capacity (seats)	City	MLB Debut Year (year)	Primary Club	Rationale
1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	93,607	Los Angeles	1,958	Los Angeles Dodgers	Its vast football seating bowl made the Dodgers' temporary home the largest venue ever used regularly by an MLB club.
2	Bristol Motor Speedway	91,032	Bristol, Tennessee	2,025	Cincinnati Reds	Its vast permanent grandstands produced MLB's record crowd when configured for the Speedway Classic.
3	Yankee Stadium (1923)	82,000	New York	1,923	New York Yankees	Early expansions pushed the original stadium's documented peak far above its later post-renovation capacities.
4	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,189	Cleveland	1,932	Cleveland Indians	The enormous multipurpose lakefront stadium retained nearly 80,000 seats in its largest baseball configuration.
5	Mile High Stadium	76,273	Denver	1,993	Colorado Rockies	Its expanded triple-deck configuration accommodated the Rockies' exceptional inaugural-season crowds.
6	Qualcomm Stadium	67,544	San Diego	1,969	San Diego Padres	Successive football-oriented expansions left the Padres with one of baseball's largest permanent seating bowls.
7	Joe Robbie Stadium	67,498	Miami Gardens	1,993	Florida Marlins	The converted football stadium opened extensive upper-deck seating for major Marlins games and postseason play.
8	Anaheim Stadium	64,593	Anaheim	1,966	California Angels	Its 1980 football conversion enclosed the outfield and raised baseball capacity well beyond the original layout.
9	Oakland Coliseum	63,132	Oakland	1,968	Oakland Athletics	The Mount Davis expansion created a fully enclosed permanent bowl exceeding 63,000 baseball seats.
10	Veterans Stadium	62,382	Philadelphia	1,971	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia's enclosed concrete multipurpose stadium consistently offered more than 62,000 baseball seats.
11	Candlestick Park	62,100	San Francisco	1,960	San Francisco Giants	Expansion for the 49ers enclosed the stadium and substantially increased the seating available for Giants games.
12	London Stadium	60,000	London	2,019	Boston Red Sox	Its adaptable Olympic bowl retained about 60,000 permanent seats for the inaugural MLB London Series.
13	Olympic Stadium	59,755	Montreal	1,977	Montreal Expos	The immense Olympic-era seating bowl approached 60,000 seats during the Expos' early seasons there.
14	Kingdome	59,166	Seattle	1,977	Seattle Mariners	Seattle's fully enclosed multipurpose dome provided more than 59,000 seats in its largest baseball arrangement.
15	Three Rivers Stadium	58,729	Pittsburgh	1,970	Pittsburgh Pirates	Its circular multipurpose design supplied nearly 59,000 permanent seats for Pirates baseball.
16	Busch Memorial Stadium	57,676	St. Louis	1,966	St. Louis Cardinals	The downtown concrete bowl reached its seating peak before later renovations reduced baseball capacity.
17	Shea Stadium	57,333	New York	1,964	New York Mets	Its broad multi-tier horseshoe gave the Mets more than 57,000 permanent seats at peak capacity.
18	Dodger Stadium	56,000	Los Angeles	1,962	Los Angeles Dodgers	Its enduring six-level design has maintained a fixed capacity of about 56,000 throughout its MLB history.
19	Polo Grounds	56,000	New York	1,911	New York Giants	Multiple expansions around its distinctive deep field brought the fourth Polo Grounds to roughly 56,000 seats.
20	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	55,883	Minneapolis	1,982	Minnesota Twins	Retractable lower sections adapted the domed football bowl to hold nearly 56,000 for baseball.
21	Astrodome	54,816	Houston	1,965	Houston Astros	Expanded upper and outfield seating lifted the pioneering dome above 54,000 baseball seats.
22	Tiger Stadium	54,500	Detroit	1,912	Detroit Tigers	Upper-deck additions and enclosure of the classic park produced a mid-century peak near 54,500 seats.
23	Memorial Stadium	54,481	Baltimore	1,954	Baltimore Orioles	Its large double-deck municipal bowl accommodated more than 54,000 during the Orioles' tenure.
24	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,192	Milwaukee	1,953	Milwaukee Brewers	Repeated grandstand and outfield additions pushed the county-owned stadium above 53,000 baseball seats.
25	Riverfront Stadium	52,952	Cincinnati	1,970	Cincinnati Reds	The symmetrical downtown multipurpose bowl held nearly 53,000 before baseball-focused renovations.
26	Yankee Stadium (2009)	52,325	New York	2,009	New York Yankees	Its original seating plan made the replacement Yankee Stadium one of MLB's largest modern parks.
27	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	52,013	Atlanta	1,966	Atlanta Braves	Its enclosed circular design provided just over 52,000 permanent seats at the height of its MLB use.
28	Comiskey Park (1910)	52,000	Chicago	1,910	Chicago White Sox	Major expansions pushed the longtime White Sox home above 50,000 seats at its peak.
29	Turner Field	50,528	Atlanta	1,997	Atlanta Braves	Its Olympic-stadium conversion retained just over 50,000 permanent baseball seats.
30	Rogers Centre	50,516	Toronto	1,989	Toronto Blue Jays	The retractable-roof stadium's original baseball layout accommodated slightly more than 50,000.
31	Coors Field	50,398	Denver	1,995	Colorado Rockies	Strong early attendance led the Rockies to open with a permanent capacity above 50,000.
32	Aloha Stadium	50,000	Honolulu	1,997	San Diego Padres	Its movable grandstands created a roughly 50,000-seat configuration for the 1997 Padres series.
33	Arlington Stadium	49,292	Arlington	1,972	Texas Rangers	Successive upper-deck and outfield additions lifted the converted minor-league park near 50,000.
34	Globe Life Park in Arlington	49,170	Arlington	1,994	Texas Rangers	The Rangers' retro-style home opened with one of the largest permanent capacities of its era.
35	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	48,876	Baltimore	1,992	Baltimore Orioles	Camden Yards originally carried nearly 49,000 seats before later renovations reduced capacity.
36	Chase Field	48,686	Phoenix	1,998	Arizona Diamondbacks	Its original retractable-roof configuration provided close to 49,000 permanent seats.
37	T-Mobile Park	47,943	Seattle	1,999	Seattle Mariners	The Mariners' retractable-roof park peaked just under 48,000 seats before later alterations.
38	Busch Stadium (2006)	46,861	St. Louis	2,006	St. Louis Cardinals	The third Busch Stadium opened with a larger seating total than its later listed capacities.
39	Braves Field	46,000	Boston	1,915	Boston Braves	A vast single-deck outfield and later seating expansions pushed the Braves' longtime home to roughly 46,000 seats.
40	Metropolitan Stadium	45,919	Bloomington	1,961	Minnesota Twins	Grandstand expansions for the Twins brought the former minor-league venue close to 46,000.
41	Tokyo Dome	45,600	Tokyo	2,000	Yomiuri Giants	Its established baseball layout seated about 45,600 for MLB's regular-season opening series.
42	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	45,596	Washington	1,962	Washington Senators	The circular multipurpose stadium held roughly 45,600 in its baseball alignment.
43	Tropicana Field	45,369	St. Petersburg	1,998	Tampa Bay Rays	The dome's original full seating bowl exceeded 45,000 before extensive sections were closed.
44	Guaranteed Rate Field	44,321	Chicago	1,991	Chicago White Sox	The park opened as new Comiskey with a steep upper deck and more than 44,000 seats.
45	Exhibition Stadium	43,739	Toronto	1,977	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfield and grandstand additions produced a peak baseball capacity near 43,700.
46	Citizens Bank Park	43,647	Philadelphia	2,004	Philadelphia Phillies	Its original seating inventory placed the Phillies' park comfortably above 43,000.
47	Sydney Cricket Ground	43,500	Sydney	2,014	Arizona Diamondbacks	The large permanent oval accommodated more than 40,000 seats when converted for the 2014 MLB opening series.
48	Progressive Field	43,405	Cleveland	1,994	Cleveland Guardians	Added seating pushed the former Jacobs Field above its original 42,865-seat capacity.
49	American Family Field	42,500	Milwaukee	2,001	Milwaukee Brewers	The retractable-roof park's early configuration contained about 42,500 permanent seats.
50	Petco Park	42,445	San Diego	2,004	San Diego Padres	Petco opened with roughly 42,445 fixed seats before later seating reconfigurations.
51	Great American Ball Park	42,319	Cincinnati	2,003	Cincinnati Reds	The Reds' riverfront park reached a documented permanent capacity slightly above 42,300.
52	Minute Maid Park	42,060	Houston	2,000	Houston Astros	Seating revisions around the former hill and outfield brought the park to about 42,060.
53	Citi Field	41,922	New York	2,009	New York Mets	Post-opening seating additions raised Citi Field modestly above its initial 41,800 capacity.
54	Oracle Park	41,915	San Francisco	2,000	San Francisco Giants	Seating additions after opening briefly lifted the waterfront park's baseball capacity to nearly 42,000.
55	Nationals Park	41,888	Washington	2,008	Washington Nationals	Its original seating inventory placed the Nationals' purpose-built home just below 42,000 seats.
56	Wrigley Field	41,649	Chicago	1,914	Chicago Cubs	Before recent renovations reduced inventory, expanded bleachers helped Wrigley peak above 41,600 seats.
57	Truist Park	41,500	Cumberland	2,017	Atlanta Braves	The Braves' compact modern park opened with an official baseball capacity of about 41,500.
58	Comerica Park	41,299	Detroit	2,000	Detroit Tigers	Multiple seating revisions raised Comerica's original inventory to a peak slightly above 41,000.
59	Forbes Field	41,000	Pittsburgh	1,909	Pittsburgh Pirates	Upper-deck and outfield expansions during the 1920s brought the spacious Pirates park to about 41,000.
60	Kauffman Stadium	40,793	Kansas City	1,973	Kansas City Royals	Before its major renovation, the Royals' dedicated baseball stadium held just under 41,000 spectators.
61	Target Field	39,504	Minneapolis	2,010	Minnesota Twins	Target Field opened with a documented capacity of 39,504 before later seating reconfigurations.
62	PNC Park	38,747	Pittsburgh	2,001	Pittsburgh Pirates	The intimate two-deck design intentionally kept permanent seating below 39,000.
63	Fenway Park	37,755	Boston	1,912	Boston Red Sox	Added rooftop, pavilion, and Green Monster seats lifted baseball's oldest active park to nearly 38,000.
64	loanDepot park	37,442	Miami	2,012	Miami Marlins	The retractable-roof park debuted with 37,442 fixed seats before later reductions and social spaces.
65	Municipal Stadium	35,561	Kansas City	1,955	Kansas City Athletics	Expansion for the arriving Athletics produced a baseball configuration of roughly 35,500 seats.
66	Ebbets Field	35,000	Brooklyn	1,913	Brooklyn Dodgers	Successive grandstand and bleacher additions brought the famously compact Brooklyn park to about 35,000.
67	Sportsman's Park	34,040	St. Louis	1,902	St. Louis Cardinals	A double-decked grandstand and enclosed outfield gave the shared St. Louis park just over 34,000 seats.
68	Shibe Park	33,608	Philadelphia	1,909	Philadelphia Athletics	Upper-deck and outfield construction raised baseball's first steel-and-concrete park above 33,000.
69	Colt Stadium	33,000	Houston	1,962	Houston Colt .45s	Houston's exposed temporary-era MLB home used a sizable permanent grandstand holding about 33,000.
70	Griffith Stadium	32,000	Washington	1,911	Washington Senators	Its irregular enclosed grandstands reached roughly 32,000 seats after several rounds of expansion.
71	Crosley Field	30,274	Cincinnati	1,912	Cincinnati Reds	A compact urban footprint limited the expanded two-deck Reds park to a little over 30,000 seats.
72	Jarry Park Stadium	28,456	Montreal	1,969	Montreal Expos	Expanded grandstands and outfield seating brought the Expos' provisional home to about 28,500.
73	Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey	27,000	Monterrey	1,996	San Diego Padres	Expanded seating for major events gave Monterrey's ballpark an estimated baseball peak near 27,000.
74	League Park	27,000	Cleveland	1,891	Cleveland Guardians	The rebuilt steel-and-concrete version peaked near 27,000 despite its constrained neighborhood site.
75	Sick's Stadium	25,420	Seattle	1,969	Seattle Pilots	Hastily enlarged for the expansion Pilots, the minor-league park topped out at roughly 25,400 seats.
76	Charles Schwab Field Omaha	24,000	Omaha, Nebraska	2,019	Kansas City Royals	The College World Series venue brought roughly 24,000 permanent seats to its one MLB regular-season game.
77	Roosevelt Stadium	24,000	Jersey City	1,956	Brooklyn Dodgers	The Dodgers' Jersey City regular-season venue had a permanent horseshoe grandstand seating about 24,000.
78	Terrapin Park	23,000	Baltimore, Maryland	1,914	Baltimore Terrapins	A large double-decked Federal League park, it reportedly accommodated about 23,000 baseball spectators.
79	Seals Stadium	22,900	San Francisco, California	1,958	San Francisco Giants	The Giants' temporary home offered nearly 23,000 seats before Candlestick Park opened.
80	Harrison Park	21,000	Harrison, New Jersey	1,915	Newark Peppers	Built for Newark's Federal League club, its substantial steel-and-concrete stands held about 21,000.
81	Robison Field	21,000	St. Louis, Missouri	1,893	St. Louis Cardinals	Successive expansions made this wooden Cardinals predecessor one of the larger turn-of-century parks.
82	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	20,576	Mexico City, Mexico	2,023	San Diego Padres	Mexico City's modern baseball stadium seated just over 20,500 for the Padres' regular-season series.
83	Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)	20,457	Los Angeles, California	1,961	Los Angeles Angels	The expansion Angels' first home was a compact minor-league park with just over 20,000 seats.
84	Federal League Park (Buffalo)	20,000	Buffalo, New York	1,914	Buffalo Blues	Buffalo's purpose-built Federal League grounds were commonly reported at approximately 20,000 capacity.
85	Federal League Park (Indianapolis)	20,000	Indianapolis, Indiana	1,914	Indianapolis Hoosiers	The pennant-winning Hoosiers played in a new Federal League facility sized for roughly 20,000.
86	Baker Bowl	18,800	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1,887	Philadelphia Phillies	Despite its tiny field and aging structure, expanded grandstands eventually seated about 18,800.
87	Washington Park	18,800	Brooklyn, New York	1,898	Brooklyn Superbas	Brooklyn's pre-Ebbets home reached roughly 18,800 seats after its main grandstand expansions.
88	Hiram Bithorn Stadium	18,264	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2,001	Montreal Expos	Its roughly 18,000 seats supported neutral games and the Expos' extended San Juan home schedules.
89	Exposition Park	17,000	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1,890	Pittsburgh Pirates	Expanded riverside grandstands made the Pirates' pre-Forbes home capable of seating about 17,000.
90	Gocheok Sky Dome	16,744	Seoul, South Korea	2,024	Los Angeles Dodgers	Seoul's enclosed baseball venue supplied nearly 17,000 seats for MLB's 2024 opening series.
91	Sahlen Field	16,600	Buffalo, New York	2,020	Toronto Blue Jays	One of Triple-A's largest parks, it was adapted to seat about 16,600 during Toronto's Buffalo residency.
92	Hilltop Park	16,000	New York, New York	1,903	New York Highlanders	Large wooden grandstands and bleachers gave the Highlanders' first home an estimated 16,000 seats.
93	West Side Park	16,000	Chicago, Illinois	1,893	Chicago Cubs	The Cubs' wooden pre-Wrigley grounds reached about 16,000 seats after turn-of-century additions.
94	Handlan's Park	15,000	St. Louis, Missouri	1,914	St. Louis Terriers	Temporary-era but fixed grandstands provided approximately 15,000 seats for the Federal League Terriers.
95	South Side Park	15,000	Chicago, Illinois	1,901	Chicago White Sox	The White Sox's first American League home was expanded to roughly 15,000 before Comiskey Park replaced it.
96	Union Grounds	15,000	Brooklyn, New York	1,877	Hartford Dark Blues	This pioneering enclosed ground used extensive wooden stands that reportedly held around 15,000 at peak.
97	Sutter Health Park	14,014	West Sacramento, California	2,025	Athletics	The Athletics' interim home has an official baseball capacity of about 14,000 after MLB adaptations.
98	Rickwood Field	12,271	Birmingham, Alabama	2,024	San Francisco Giants	Historic grandstands and restored seating placed America's oldest pro park slightly above 12,000 at peak.
99	Boundary Field	12,000	Washington, D.C.	1,891	Washington Statesmen	Washington's early major-league grounds developed a permanent seating capacity near 12,000.
100	Eastern Park	12,000	Brooklyn, New York	1,891	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	Brooklyn's spacious 1890s home had wooden grandstands and bleachers accommodating roughly 12,000.

Methodology. Capacity estimates represent each venue's highest documented permanent seating capacity in a baseball configuration, excluding temporary standing-room additions. Figures would be reconciled from team media guides, SABR ballpark histories, contemporary newspapers, and venue records. Older capacities often changed by season and may be approximate. Rows are ranked by Peak Baseball Capacity (highest first); the rationale column states why each entry sits where it does.

How This Ranking Was Built

Capacity estimates represent each venue’s highest documented permanent seating capacity in a baseball configuration, excluding temporary standing-room additions. Figures would be reconciled from team media guides, SABR ballpark histories, contemporary newspapers, and venue records. Older capacities often changed by season and may be approximate. This is a model-estimated ranking: the values were produced by a language model asked for consistent estimates across rows, then sorted and rank-checked by code. Treat the order as directional and check any single figure against a primary source before relying on it.