Home Dugouts?

[captsapp]

I really thought that the home team's dugout was "supposed" to be on the first base line - I guess because I've watched so many Braves games over the years and that's where their's is. But the Dodgers is on the third base line. Does it not matter? Who decides, and what is that process like? It's just really bugged me in the last few days - but that's what being OC is like.

Peace
Scott

[Elvis]

Most teams choose first base because it's more convenient: After making out at 1st; running straight after crossing home plate etc.. But several teams opt for the third base side anyways. The Dodgers choose third base because the team offices and clubhouses are on the third base side of the stadium so it was the obvious choice. The visiting teams at Dodger Stadium have a much longer walk back to the clubhouse from the dugout.

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

The Jays are on the 3rd base side too. Could we make a list?

[west coast orange and black]

giants at candlestick park: 1st base
at pac bell park: 3rd base

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

No, BJ's are 3rd base side.

[RichardLillard1]

Diamondbacks is on the Third Base side.

Yankees is on the First Base side.

Red Sox are on the First Base side.

[Elvis]

A's - 3rd base
Royals - 1st base
Braves - 1st base

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

Dugout Placements:

1st Base Side: 17

3rd Base Side: 13


AL:

Baltimore: 1st

Boston: 1st

Chicago: 3rd

Cleveland: 3rd

Detroit: 3rd

Kansas City: 1st

LA: 3rd

Minnesota: 3rd

NY: 1st

Oakland: 3rd

Seattle: 1st

Tampa Bay: 1st

Texas: 1st

Toronto: 3rd

NL:

Arizona: 3rd

Atlanta: 1st

Chicago: 3rd

Cincinnati: 1st

Colorado: 1st

Florida: 1st

Houston: 1st

LA Dodgers: 3rd

Milwaukee: 1st

NY: 1st

Philadelphia: 1st

Pittsburgh: 3rd

San Diego: 1st

San Francisco: 3rd

St. Louis: 1st

Washington: 3rd

[CanadianKid]

Dodgers are 3rd base side.

[driver62]

In Cincinnati, the home dugout is on the first base side. I believe it was the same for Riverfront but at Crosley Field, the home dugout was on the third base side.
I think it has something to do with layout of the park. In other words, let the visiting team sit in the sun.

[mrow1927]

Diamondbacks is on the Third Base side.

Yankees is on the First Base side.

Red Sox are on the First Base side.

I think at one point the Yankee dugout was on the Third base side. A long time ago during the Ruth era. I forgot where I heard that from.

[pitt2boston38]

I know at PNC Park the pirates are on the 3rd baseline.

Sorry that my posts is so plan and there isnt a pic or anything I literally joined this fourum 2 minutes ago lol

[bluezebra]

Chicago Cubs..3B

Bob

[hubkittel]

StL: 1st base

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

Searching Google, I was able to figure out all the remaining dugouts except for : Camden Yards, and Petco Field. Anyone know those two?

[efin98]

Searching Google, I was able to figure out all the remaining dugouts except for : Camden Yards, and Petco Field. Anyone know those two?

Petco Park: 1st Base side.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards: 1st Base Side.

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

Well, there it is. 17 on the 1st base side, 13 on the 3rd base side.

What can we take from this? Virtually nothing. I guess it doesn't matter whatsoever. :laugh

[RichardLillard1]

I think at one point the Yankee dugout was on the Third base side. A long time ago during the Ruth era. I forgot where I heard that from.


It was. If you look at the Yankee Stadium 20's through 50's thread I just posted a pic of Ruth batting with Gehrig on deck during a home game in '26 he is waiting on the third base side. I don't remember when they changed it, but I beleive it was before Ruth left the Yankees.

[Jaybird]

When the Washington Senators played at RFK from 1962-71, was their dugout on the third base side (like the Nationals had) or on the first base side.

Also, I noticed many high school and college baseball fields in Mississippi have the home team dugout on the third base side. Probably because by tradition the home team's fans usually sat on the third base side, and by tradition, the third base dugout has the home team dugout. (I think So. Miss. has theirs on the first base side, Ole Miss and Miss. State on the third base side).

[EdTarbusz]

It was. If you look at the Yankee Stadium 20's through 50's thread I just posted a pic of Ruth batting with Gehrig on deck during a home game in '26 he is waiting on the third base side. I don't remember when they changed it, but I beleive it was before Ruth left the Yankees.

Babe Ruth waited in the visitors dugout when they had Babe Ruth Day in 1948, because his old locker was in the visitors clubhouse. It's why he's leaning on a Bob Feller bat in his famous photo.

[EdTarbusz]

At Jacobs Field the Indians are in the third base dugout, while at Cleveland Stadium, they were in the first base dugout.

[Lafferty Daniel]

The Twins will be moving back to the first baseline in the new ballpark.

I think Dodger Stadium's design on the roof is very cool.

http://mischiefmari.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/mets-dugout.jpg

[PeteU]

As I mentioned in the other thread, Memorial Stadium had home dugouts on the third base side, whereas after the O's moved to Oriole Park, the home dugouts were moved to the first base side.

[sflnyc]

Quoting from the closed duplicate thread:

Does anyone know the reason why some teams, especially those more in the West and also the Chicago Cubs have their dugouts on the 3rd base side? When or why was that started? Most teams obviously have their dugout on the 1st base side, but I always wondered why a few teams put theirs on the other side.

Also, if you notice many stadiums were built facing North or northeast as to avoid the direct sun I would assume. I wonder then why some parks will face theirs to the south. I've noticed this in both Detroits Comerica and Cincinnattis Great American where they both face south so that the sun is directly in the batters eye in an afternoon game. Did they do this to reduce the shadow factor in games?

I know these are quirky questions, just always kind of had me curious I guess.:laugh

I believe like 90% of all MLB stadiums look out from home plate to the northeast, east, or southeast. The sun affects all the players, but I think it's more important for the batter not to have the setting sun in their face rather than the outfielders. The exact MLB Rule is 1.04 (see the 4th paragraph), and I think the Tigers and Reds got around it by the "it is desirable" wording when it came to field orientation.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2007/01_objectives_of_the_game.pdf

That's part of the reason why left-handed pitchers have always been called "southpaws" because their arm is throwing from the south side, meaning that home plate is to the west and the batter is looking east.

[hartman74]

The Montreal Expos had the home dugout on the first base side at Olympic Stadium.

Remember the Expos 1969-2004

[jimmyjimjimz]

I always thought there was a tradition that the home team dugout was on the 1st base side. Oh well, I guess not. And why was Babe Ruth's locker in the visitors clubhouse @ Yankee Stadium? Is there a reason?

[EdTarbusz]

I always thought there was a tradition that the home team dugout was on the 1st base side. Oh well, I guess not. And why was Babe Ruth's locker in the visitors clubhouse @ Yankee Stadium? Is there a reason?

Because it was the home clubhouse during his playing days.

[Elvis]

Anyone know when the Yankees dugout was changed from 3rd to first? During the Murderers Row era the 3rd base dugout was the Yankees'.