Best Home Record In A First Year Ballpark

Updated: October 1, 2009, 1:00 AM ET

Associated Press

Highest home winning percentage in a first-year ballpark since 1901, according to STATS LLC (minimum 40 games):

Year Team Ballpark Pct. W L T

1912 Boston (A) Fenway Park .740 57 20 1

2009 New York (A) New Yankee Stadium .713 57 23 0

1901 Boston (A) Huntington Avenue Grounds .710 49 20 0

1901 Chicago (A) South Side Park III .700 49 21 1

1902 St. Louis (A) Sportsman's Park II .700 49 21 3

1909 Pittsburgh Forbes Field .698 37 16 1

1994 Cleveland Jacobs Field .686 35 16 0

2000 San Francisco Pacific Bell Park .679 55 26 0

1962 Los Angeles (N) Dodger Stadium .651 54 29 0

1909 Philadelphia (A) Shibe Park .645 49 27 0

1970 Cincinnati Riverfront Stadium .644 29 16 0

1901 Philadelphia (A) Columbia Park .636 42 24 0

1989 Toronto SkyDome .618 34 21 0

1997 Atlanta Turner Field .617 50 31 0

1901 Baltimore (A) Oriole Park IV .615 40 25 0

2006 St. Louis Busch Stadium III .613 49 31 0

1903 New York (A) Hilltop Park .612 41 26 0

1995 Colorado Coors Field .611 44 28 0

1923 New York (A) Old Yankee Stadium .605 46 30 0

1970 Pittsburgh Three Rivers Stadium .600 24 16 0

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