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'Cell' ranked high in Home Run Park Factor (as expected)
by The Scoper
on Jun 11, 2008 3:22 PM PDT
The statistic used to measure a park's propensity for home runs is called, 'Home Run Park Factor'.
Park Factor compares the rate of stats at home vs. the rate of stats on the road. A rate higher than 1.000 favors the hitter. Below 1.000 favors the pitcher.
The calculation: PF = ((homeRS + homeRA)/(homeG)) / ((roadRS + roadRA)/(roadG))
I sorted only the HRPF on ESPN from 2001-2008. Below you will find the top 10 home run hitting ballparks for each year. Ballparks ranked one is the homer friendliest ballpark for that year.
Note that US. Cellular Field was rated during such time period as 6, 10, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 2.
The only other stadium ranked in top ten for each of those years is Coors Field in Colorado, which I highlited as well. Note that Coors has ranked below 'The Cell' from 2004-present.
Here is the espn link.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor?sort=HRFactor&season=2008
In addition, there is a more in-depth article from Hardball Times in case you really wanted to get into the calculation.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/home-run-park-factor-a-new-approach/
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2001
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Rk
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Park Name
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HR
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1
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Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)
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2.031
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2
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Coors Field (Denver, Colorado)
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1.457
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3
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Busch Stadium (St. Louis, Missouri)
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1.442
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4
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McAfee Coliseum (Oakland, California)
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1.372
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5
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Chase Field (Phoenix, Arizona)
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1.372
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6
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U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.257
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7
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Miller Park (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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1.207
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8
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Olympic Stadium (Montreal, Quebec)
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1.154
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9
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Angel Stadium (Anaheim, California)
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1.117
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10
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Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
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1.075
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2002
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1
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Coors Field (Denver, Colorado)
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1.6
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2
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Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
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1.462
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3
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Busch Stadium (St. Louis, Missouri)
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1.44
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4
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Rangers Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
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1.369
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5
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Cinergy Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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1.359
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6
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Great American (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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1.359
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7
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Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
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1.254
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8
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Wrigley Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.252
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9
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Camden Yards (Baltimore, Maryland)
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1.207
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10
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U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.2
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2003
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1
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Olympic Stadium (Montreal, Quebec)
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1.539
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2
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Coors Field (Denver, Colorado)
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1.369
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3
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U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.329
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4
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Miller Park (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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1.268
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5
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Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, California)
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1.261
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6
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Great American (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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1.222
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7
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Rangers Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
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1.213
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8
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Fenway Park (Boston, Massachusetts)
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1.204
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9
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Rogers Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
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1.162
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10
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Chase Field (Phoenix, Arizona)
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1.157
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2004
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1
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U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.402
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2
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Wrigley Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.329
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3
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Chase Field (Phoenix, Arizona)
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1.29
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4
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Coors Field (Denver, Colorado)
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1.235
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5
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Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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1.134
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6
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Turner Field (Atlanta, Georgia)
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1.128
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7
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Rogers Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
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1.117
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8
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McAfee Coliseum (Oakland, California)
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1.089
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9
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Rangers Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
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1.087
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10
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Minute Maid Park (Houston, Texas)
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1.075
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2005
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1
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U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.375
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2
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Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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1.289
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3
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Great American (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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1.263
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4
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Rangers Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
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1.263
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5
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Rogers Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
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1.255
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6
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Minute Maid Park (Houston, Texas)
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1.195
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7
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Busch Stadium (St. Louis, Missouri)
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1.148
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8
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Coors Field (Denver, Colorado)
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1.119
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9
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Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
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1.106
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10
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Miller Park (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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1.085
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2006
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1
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Chase Field (Phoenix, Arizona)
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1.343
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2
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U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.307
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3
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Great American (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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1.275
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4
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Rogers Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
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1.272
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5
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Wrigley Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.212
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6
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Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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1.201
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7
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Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, California)
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1.194
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8
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Camden Yards (Baltimore, Maryland)
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1.184
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9
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Minute Maid Park (Houston, Texas)
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1.171
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10
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Coors Field (Denver, Colorado)
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1.167
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2007
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1
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Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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1.418
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2
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Great American (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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1.351
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3
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Camden Yards (Baltimore, Maryland)
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1.228
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4
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U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.22
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5
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Coors Field (Denver, Colorado)
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1.218
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6
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Rogers Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
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1.161
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7
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Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
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1.153
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8
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Wrigley Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.15
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9
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Comerica Park (Detroit, Michigan)
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1.14
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10
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Miller Park (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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1.119
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2008
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1
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Comerica Park (Detroit, Michigan)
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1.521
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2
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U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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1.479
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3
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Coors Field (Denver, Colorado)
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1.473
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4
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Camden Yards (Baltimore, Maryland)
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1.388
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5
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Great American (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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1.342
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6
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Minute Maid Park (Houston, Texas)
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1.287
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7
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McAfee Coliseum (Oakland, California)
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1.277
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8
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Rangers Ballpark (Arlington, Texas)
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1.27
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9
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Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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1.122
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10
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Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
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1.154
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de los Santos shut down through 2009
by The Scoper
on May 29, 2008 11:57 AM PDT
per rotoworld.com:
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