Updated 2018 Baseball Game Stats
I made it to twelve Cleveland Indians games this year. Nine of those were my season tickets (I bailed on one due to rain that ended up not being cancelled), two were games I bought myself, and one was on my friend Kate's tickets. I also made it to one game in San Francisco which fortuitously proved to be an Oakland A's game.
The Tribe went a collective 10-2 in the 12 games I saw them (the A's split against them), which I feel with no research or evidence was probably the best record they've had in a season when I was watching the games. I'll have to dig into that. They did win the division, and I did have playoff games lined up, but the Tribe got curb stomped by the Astros and my selected games never happened.
Here's the number of times I've seen each team, broken out by division.
American League East - 40 total
New York Yankees - 12 times. Saw them at two home parks.
Boston Red Sox - 11 times.
Toronto Blue Jays - 8 times.
Tampa Bay Rays - 7 times. The first three times they were still the Devil Rays.
Baltimore Orioles - 2 times.
American League Central - 165 total
Cleveland Indians - 118 times.
Chicago White Sox - 17 times.
Minnesota Twins - 16 times. Saw them at two home parks.
Detroit Tigers - 7 times.
Kansas City Royals - 7 times.
American League West - 57 total
Oakland Athletics - 38 times.
Texas Rangers - 6 times.
Anaheim Angels - 5 times, once as the California Angels and all subsequent as the Anaheim Angels.
Houston Astros - 4 time.
Seattle Mariners - 4 times.
National League East - 16 total
New York Mets - 5 times. Saw them at two home parks.
Washington Nationals - 4 times.
Atlanta Braves - 3 time. Saw them at two home parks.
Miami Marlins - 2 times, once as the Florida Marlins and once as the Miami Marlins.
Philadelphia Phillies - 2 times.
National League Central - 25 total
Cincinnati Reds - 7 times. Saw them at two home parks.
Chicago Cubs - 6 times.
Pittsburgh Pirates - 5 times.
St. Louis Cardinals - 4 times.
Milwaukee Brewers - 3 times. All since they moved to the National League.
National League West - 15 total
San Diego Padres - 5 times.
San Francisco Giants - 4 times.
Los Angeles Dodgers - 3 times.
Colorado Rockies - 2 times.
Arizona Diamondbacks - 1 times.
That brings my lifetime total to 159 games, or if you prefer 154 regular season games and 5 playoff games. Before 1962, 154 games would have been a full regular season, but since the National League followed the American League to a 162 game season, I guess I'll need 3 more or 8 more to get to a full season, depending on how you want to count the playoffs.
It's also a testament to how rare National League teams come to Cleveland that I've now seen four American League teams more than two entire NL divisions combined.
Since I finished the stadium tour, steps have been taken toward new parks. The Texas Rangers actually have a new park under construction, due to open in 2020. The A's just announced a new ballpark, but that excitement is tempered by the knowledge that this is at least the third official announcement I can recall, albeit the one with the most official imprimatur thus far. Tampa hasn't had any movement at all, but weirdly Portland, Oregon has apparently put out a plan to build a park in the hopes of landing a team. If the A's or Tampa don't make any progress, maybe they'll end up in Portland.
For 2019 I have few specific baseball plans beyond my regular 10 game season ticket packs. My parents also got me tickets to a game in Pittsburgh for a birthday gift, which would with the home opener put me at 12 games. I will try to get tickets to the All-Star Game in Cleveland, but that's only an exhibition anyway! Note to self: check to see if I counted my one spring training game in the 154. Beyond that, I've spent a minor amount of time considering going to Tokyo to watch the A's and Mariners open the season, but I will most likely not do that due to cost and the short planning time frame.
The Tribe went a collective 10-2 in the 12 games I saw them (the A's split against them), which I feel with no research or evidence was probably the best record they've had in a season when I was watching the games. I'll have to dig into that. They did win the division, and I did have playoff games lined up, but the Tribe got curb stomped by the Astros and my selected games never happened.
Here's the number of times I've seen each team, broken out by division.
American League East - 40 total
New York Yankees - 12 times. Saw them at two home parks.
Boston Red Sox - 11 times.
Toronto Blue Jays - 8 times.
Tampa Bay Rays - 7 times. The first three times they were still the Devil Rays.
Baltimore Orioles - 2 times.
American League Central - 165 total
Cleveland Indians - 118 times.
Chicago White Sox - 17 times.
Minnesota Twins - 16 times. Saw them at two home parks.
Detroit Tigers - 7 times.
Kansas City Royals - 7 times.
American League West - 57 total
Oakland Athletics - 38 times.
Texas Rangers - 6 times.
Anaheim Angels - 5 times, once as the California Angels and all subsequent as the Anaheim Angels.
Houston Astros - 4 time.
Seattle Mariners - 4 times.
National League East - 16 total
New York Mets - 5 times. Saw them at two home parks.
Washington Nationals - 4 times.
Atlanta Braves - 3 time. Saw them at two home parks.
Miami Marlins - 2 times, once as the Florida Marlins and once as the Miami Marlins.
Philadelphia Phillies - 2 times.
National League Central - 25 total
Cincinnati Reds - 7 times. Saw them at two home parks.
Chicago Cubs - 6 times.
Pittsburgh Pirates - 5 times.
St. Louis Cardinals - 4 times.
Milwaukee Brewers - 3 times. All since they moved to the National League.
National League West - 15 total
San Diego Padres - 5 times.
San Francisco Giants - 4 times.
Los Angeles Dodgers - 3 times.
Colorado Rockies - 2 times.
Arizona Diamondbacks - 1 times.
That brings my lifetime total to 159 games, or if you prefer 154 regular season games and 5 playoff games. Before 1962, 154 games would have been a full regular season, but since the National League followed the American League to a 162 game season, I guess I'll need 3 more or 8 more to get to a full season, depending on how you want to count the playoffs.
It's also a testament to how rare National League teams come to Cleveland that I've now seen four American League teams more than two entire NL divisions combined.
Since I finished the stadium tour, steps have been taken toward new parks. The Texas Rangers actually have a new park under construction, due to open in 2020. The A's just announced a new ballpark, but that excitement is tempered by the knowledge that this is at least the third official announcement I can recall, albeit the one with the most official imprimatur thus far. Tampa hasn't had any movement at all, but weirdly Portland, Oregon has apparently put out a plan to build a park in the hopes of landing a team. If the A's or Tampa don't make any progress, maybe they'll end up in Portland.
For 2019 I have few specific baseball plans beyond my regular 10 game season ticket packs. My parents also got me tickets to a game in Pittsburgh for a birthday gift, which would with the home opener put me at 12 games. I will try to get tickets to the All-Star Game in Cleveland, but that's only an exhibition anyway! Note to self: check to see if I counted my one spring training game in the 154. Beyond that, I've spent a minor amount of time considering going to Tokyo to watch the A's and Mariners open the season, but I will most likely not do that due to cost and the short planning time frame.