Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks: And All the Wieners In Between is a 1988 book by Bob Wood. It was published by McGraw-Hill and covers Wood's trip to all 26 Major League Baseball (at the time) stadiums in one summer.
Synopsis In 1985 the then-28-year-old Wood was a high school history teacher in Seattle, when he took a trip to all 26 Major League Baseball stadiums in one summer. The trip was inspired by a conversation he had with another spectator at a 1977 game at Comiskey Park in Chicago. He began on June 16, 1985, at the Kingdome in Seattle and finished on August 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. His visit to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis was for the All-Star Game. To save money he would often sleep at Kampgrounds of America or Motel 6. Wood additionally sold his Ford Pinto and bought a 1985 Toyota Tercel for its good fuel mileage and reliability.
Wood decided to assign a letter grade in each of eight categories and rank the stadiums from best to worst. Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and Royals Stadium in Kansas City tied for first while the Astrodome in Houston and Exhibition Stadium in Toronto finished as joint worst.
Reception The Chicago Tribune reviewed the work, calling it a "plumply loving and impressionistic look at the romping grounds of the demigods of the national pastime." In his book 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read Before They Die, Ron Kaplan stated that while most of the stadiums in Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks are no longer in business, the work "evokes a lot of memories and Dodger Dogs serves as a guide for future customer-service business models."
A story by James Crabtree about the 20th anniversary of Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks was published by Baseball Musings in 2008.
See also Dodger Dog
References
External links Baseball Musings story about 20th anniversary of Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks Yahoo Sports post about the 20th anniversary.