Hobart–Detter Field

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Hobart-Detter Field
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Hobart-Detter Field
Location within Kansas
Former namesCarey Park Diamond (1928-1961)
Bud Detter Field (1962-1990)
Address9 Emerson Loop East,
Hutchinson, Kansas 67505,
United States
LocationBounded by the Arkansas River (west side), Emmerson Loop (east side), within Carey Park
Coordinates 38°01′42″N97°55′31″W / 38.02833°N 97.92528°W / 38.02833; -97.92528
Capacity 600
Field sizeLeft field: 330 ft (100 m)
Left Center: 380 ft (120 m)
Right field: 330 ft (100 m)
Construction
Opened1928 (1928)
Renovated1932, 1949, 1980, 1991, 2015
Tenants
Hutchinson Miners 1932
Hutchinson Wheatshockers 1932-1933
Hutchinson Larks 1934-1938
Hutchinson Pirates 1939-1942
Hutchinson Cubs 1946-1948
Hutchinson Elks 1949-1954
Hutchinson Broncos 1970-1984
Hutchinson Cardinals 1985-1989
Kansas State Wildcats 1999
Hutchinson Blue Dragons 1975-present
Hutchinson High School Salt Hawks
NBC World Series 1977-1984, 2003, 2021-present
Hutchinson Monarchs 2019-present

Hobart-Detter Field is an amateur baseball park in Hutchinson, Kansas, which hosted minor league teams in the Western Association from 1932 to 1959 and teams in the Jayhawk League from 1970 to 1989. The ballpark currently hosts part of the National Baseball Congress World Series, Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons, Hutchinson High School Salt Hawks, American Legion, and other amateur baseball tournaments. The ballpark was built in 1928 as Carey Park Diamond and has been renovated many times over the years. The field was renamed Detter Field in 1962 in honor of Wilbur "Bud" Detter. [1]

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History

In 1932, the first summer of the new stadium, Carey Park Diamond hosted two unaffiliated minor league teams in the Western Association: the Hutchinson Miners, who moved from Muskogee, Oklahoma June 8 and disbanded July 18, and the Hutchinson Wheat Shockers, who moved from Independence, Kansas July 20.[ citation needed ] The Hutchinson Wheat Shockers played the 1933 season in the Western League, as an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, and disbanded at the end of the season. Carey Park Diamond was home the home of the Hutchinson Larks from 1934 to 1938, who were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1934 and the Pittsburgh Pirates starting in 1935. The team was renamed the Hutchinson Pirates in 1939, and played in Hutchinson through the 1942 season. The Chicago Cubs brought Western Association baseball back with the Hutchinson Cubs who played from 1946 to 1948. A storm damaged the park after the 1948 season, but the Elks Club helped sponsor the renamed Hutchinson Elks, affiliate of the Pirates, who would be the last minor league baseball team to play in Hutchinson, playing from 1949 to 1954. [2]

Nelson Hobart brought summer collegiate baseball to Bud Detter Field in 1970, in the form of the Hutchinson Broncos of the Jayhawk League. [3] The Broncos played at then Detter Field from 1970 to 1984, when they moved to Wichita. In 1980, Hobart renovated the stadium with new light towers, 90 feet of new bleachers, a press box, and a new scoreboard. [4] In 1990, Detter Field was renovated again and renamed Hobart-Detter Field. [3] Bill Canfield brought summer collegiate baseball back to Detter Field with the Hutchinson Cardinals, who played in the Jayhawk League from 1985 to 1989. [5]

In 1999, the Kansas State Wildcats played a series against the Texas Pan-American Broncs and their series against the Wichita State Shockers at Hobart-Detter Field, as renovations of their on-campus stadium were still being made when the Wildcat's season started, bring NCAA Division 1 baseball to Hutchinson for the first time. [6]

Since 2020, Hobart-Detter Field, along with Wichita State's Eck Stadium, have hosted the National Baseball Congress World Series. [7] [8] Hobart-Detter Field had previously served as a secondary site for the NBC World Series over the years, including 2003. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Harmon, Steve (December 27, 2018). "Throwback Thursday: Hobart-Detter Field". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "From Smokey Joe to the Rocket: Hutchinson's long and proud baseball tradition". Hutchinson News. April 1, 2000.
  3. 1 2 Bickel, Amy (Fall 2014). "The Name Game". Hutchinson Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hobart-Detter Field - History & Fun Facts".
  5. ↑ Hines, Glen (April 26, 2016). "Fields of Dreams: My Summer of Baseball In The Jayhawk League". The Cauldron.
  6. ↑ Misunas, Jim (March 24, 1999). "K-State to play WSU at Hutch". Hutchinson News.
  7. ↑ "NBC announces return to Eck Stadium, Hobart-Detter Field". Hutch Post. July 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ Seminoff, Kirk (July 17, 2020). "NBC World Series will be held next month — but not at Wichita's new downtown stadium". Wichita Business Journal.
  9. ↑ "Amateur baseball fan, friend reminisces". The Pueblo Chieftain. August 10, 2003.
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