The most unique places MLB games have been played

The list of places baseball games adds another oddity on Aug. 2. The MLB Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will take place on a field built inside NASCAR's Bristol Motor Speedway. MLB has seen games take place in strange places but this could be the topper. A look at some of the other games that have taken place in venues that have some unique characteristics.

LLWS Williamsport, Pa.

The MLB Little League Classic brings the youthful joy of the game and mixes it with the top-tier talent at the professional level. Played at historic Bowman Field, the game features MLB teams in the classic setting of the Little League World Series, complete with creative bats and cleats, and an audience filled with young ballplayers.

Baker Bowl in Philadelphia

The Baker Bowl was 280 feet from right field to home plate. So, ingenuity was used and a 60-foot wall was built to make it harder to keep baseballs in the park. In 1929, Philadelphia's Lefty O'Doul had 144 hits in 318 at-bats at Baker -- leading the NL with a .398 batting average. An MLB.com article featured a quote from Red Smith of The New York Times: Red “It might be exaggerating to say the outfield wall cast a shadow across the infield, but if the rightfielder had eaten onions at lunch the second baseman knew it.”

Forbes Field

In the deepest part of center field at Forbes Field was the batter's cage. Yes, the device used during batting practice would be rolled out to the deepest part of center field and would reside there during games.

Polo Grounds

Various New York teams played at the fabled Polo Grounds through the years. Talk about strange architecture. The Polo Grounds was 276 feet deep to left field and 258 in right. However, center field varied from 403 feet to 505 feet depending on what part of the park was being examined.

Braves Field

The Boston Braves played in Braves Field from 1915-1953. Center field was 550 feet from home plate. Trees were grown there to hide smoke from a railroad behind the fence.

Municipal Stadium in Cleveland

Municipal Stadium was where the Cleveland Browns called home. It held 78,000 people. Not exactly a baseball-friendly venue when it came to making the stadium look full. Attendance was such a concern that then-Cleveland owner Bill Veeck had his team play at League Park during weekdays. League Park in left field had a 40-foot high fence due to being 290 feet from home plate.

Memorial Coliseum

While awaiting the completion of Dodger Stadium, the team played in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The fence in left was 250 feet from home plate. In 2008, an exhibition game was played in tribute and it attracted 115,300.

Houston Astrodome

The "Eighth Wonder of the World" was the first true domed stadium. A ball hitting a speaker or the roof was considered to be in play. Additionally, because the roof's panels had to be painted so players could see when they looked up for pop flies or outfield drives, the grass died. That led to the create of artificial grass, which became known as AstroTurf.

Field of Dreams in Iowa

The MLB Field of Dreams Game took center stage in 2021 and 2022, with teams playing in the nostalgic setting made famous by the movie "Field of Dreams."

(Information provided by History.com.)

This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Bristol Motor Speedway joins list of unique MLB game locations in 2025