''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

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(at the time) stadiums in one summer

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In 1985 the then-28-year-old Wood was a high-school history teacher in

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, when he took a trip to all 26 Major League Baseball stadiums in one summer. Wood decided to assign a letter grade in each of eight categories and rank the stadiums from best to worst.

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and

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tied for first while the

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and

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would finish as the two worst. To save money he would often sleep at

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. Wood additionally sold his

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and bought a 1985

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for its good fuel mileage and reliability.

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The ''

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'' 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 Baseball Musings in 2008.

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Baseball Musings story about 20th anniversary of ''Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks''Yahoo Sports post about the 20th anniversary.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dodger Dogs To Fenway Franks 1988 non-fiction books 1985 Major League Baseball season American non-fiction books American travel books Major League Baseball books McGraw-Hill books

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