The Multipurpose Stadium Era
From the 1960s into the 1970s, several cities built round, concrete stadiums designed to serve both a baseball team and a football team. They were economical to share but compromised for both sports.
By the early 2000s, most had been replaced by a baseball park and a football stadium built separately. This collection shows venues in the atlas that hosted both MLB and NFL teams.
30 venues
Baker Bowl
Baker Bowl was the Phillies' home at Broad and Lehigh from 1887 to mid-1938. Its tiny right field and steep wall made it a hitter's park; it was gone by 1950.
League Park
League Park, at East 66th Street and Lexington Avenue, was Cleveland's major league ballpark from 1891 and the Indians' main home until 1946. Part of it survives in a city park that reopened in 2014.
Columbia Park
Columbia Park in Brewerytown was the American League Athletics' first home, from 1901 to 1908. The block was later built over with housing.
Shibe Park
Shibe Park, renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953, was Philadelphia's major league ballpark from 1909 to 1970. It was the Athletics' home and later the Phillies'. A church now occupies the site.
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park stood at Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street. Rebuilt in steel and concrete in 1909, it was home to both St. Louis major league teams for decades until 1966. The land became a Boys Club athletic field.
Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park was the Chicago White Sox's South Side home from 1910 to 1990. It hosted the first All-Star Game and was replaced by a new park built across 35th Street.
Polo Grounds
This was the fourth ballpark to carry the Polo Grounds name. It was rebuilt in concrete and steel on Coogan's Hollow after a 1911 fire and served baseball and football until 1963, then came down in 1964 for public housing.
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was Washington's major league ballpark from 1911 to 1961. It stood on the site of an earlier park near Howard University and was replaced by Howard University Hospital.
Crosley Field
Crosley Field, first called Redland Field, was the Cincinnati Reds' ballpark in the city's West End from 1912 to mid-1970. It hosted the first night game in the major leagues.
Tiger Stadium
Tiger Stadium stood at Michigan and Trumbull in Detroit and was the Tigers' home from 1912 to 1999. It was demolished in 2008–09, and its preserved field reopened as a youth ballpark in 2018.
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field was the Brooklyn Dodgers' home in Flatbush from 1913 through 1957. It was razed in 1960 and replaced by an apartment complex.
Braves Field
Braves Field was the Boston Braves' ballpark on Commonwealth Avenue from 1915 to 1952. After the team left, Boston University bought it, and part of the old structure survives inside the university's Nickerson Field.
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
Baltimore's 33rd Street stadium, begun as a 1922 football bowl and rebuilt around 1950-54, was home to the Orioles through 1991 and to the Colts, Stallions and Ravens before demolition in 2001-02.
Yankee Stadium
The original Yankee Stadium stood at 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx from 1923 to 2008. It was the Yankees' home for most of that time and was replaced by a new stadium across the street.
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City)
Kansas City's Municipal Stadium, opened in 1923 as Muehlebach Field, served the Monarchs, the Athletics, the Chiefs and the early Royals until 1972. It was torn down in 1976.
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Cleveland's city-owned lakefront stadium, opened in 1931, housed the Indians through 1993 and the Browns through 1995 before it was razed for a new football stadium on the same ground.
Mile High Stadium
Mile High Stadium began as a minor-league ballpark in 1948 and grew into the Denver Broncos' home for 41 seasons. It also hosted the Colorado Rockies' first two MLB seasons.
Milwaukee County Stadium
Built on a former quarry in the Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee County Stadium brought the Braves to town in 1953, later housed the Brewers and some Packers games, and was demolished in 2001.
Metropolitan Stadium
Built in suburban Bloomington to attract major-league sports, Metropolitan Stadium hosted the Twins and Vikings from 1961 through 1981; the Mall of America now covers the site.
Candlestick Park
The windswept Candlestick Point stadium was the Giants' home from 1960 to 1999 and the 49ers' from 1971 to 2013, and was demolished in 2015 after a farewell concert by Paul McCartney.
RFK Stadium
Opened in 1961 as D.C. Stadium and renamed for Robert F. Kennedy in 1969, RFK was Washington's main stadium for NFL, MLB and MLS teams. Its structure was demolished in 2025-26 to make way for a new Commanders stadium.
Shea Stadium
The Mets' home from 1964 through 2008 and the Jets' through 1983, Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows was dismantled in 2008-09 and its footprint became parking for Citi Field.
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Built in 51 weeks and finished before Atlanta had a major-league team, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium hosted the Braves from 1966 to 1996, the Falcons through 1991, and Hank Aaron's 715th home run before demolition in 1997.
Busch Memorial Stadium
The downtown St. Louis stadium that opened in 1966 housed the baseball Cardinals for 40 seasons and the football Cardinals through 1987 before being knocked down in late 2005.
San Diego Stadium
San Diego Stadium, later Jack Murphy, Qualcomm and SDCCU Stadium, was a Mission Valley multi-purpose stadium. It was home to the Chargers, the Padres and San Diego State football for decades.
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh's North Shore stadium hosted the Pirates and Steelers from 1970 to 2000 and was imploded in February 2001 after both teams got new venues next door.
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati's riverfront multipurpose stadium was home to the Reds and Bengals from 1970, renamed Cinergy Field in 1996, and imploded at the end of 2002.
Veterans Stadium
South Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium was the shared home of the Phillies and Eagles from 1971 until 2003 and was imploded in March 2004 to make way for parking for their new venues.
Kingdome
Seattle's Kingdome housed the Seahawks, Mariners, SuperSonics and Sounders from 1976 until early 2000 and was imploded to clear the site for Lumen Field.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis's air-supported dome housed the Vikings, Twins and Gophers from 1982, hosted two World Series champions and a Super Bowl, and was demolished in 2014 for U.S. Bank Stadium.