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'''Homer Stryker Field''' is a [[stadium]] in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]. The baseball field is located in Kalamazoo's Mayors Riverfront Park. It is primarily used for [[baseball]], and is the home field of the [[Kalamazoo Kings]] [[minor league]] baseball team. It originally opened in 1963, making it the oldest ballpark in the [[Frontier League]]'s Central Division. It holds 4,000 people.
[[Image:HomerStrykerField.jpg|thumb|left|HSF]]
[[Image:HomerStrykerField.jpg|thumb|The stadium during a game in 2007]]
'''Homer Stryker Field''' is a [[stadium]] in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]. The baseball field is located in Kalamazoo's Mayors Riverfront Park.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-11-16|title=Kalamazoo Growlers bring baseball back to Homer Stryker Field|url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/kalamazoo/2013/11/and_the_winner_isthe_kalamazoo.html|access-date=2020-07-16|website=mlive|language=en}}</ref> It is primarily used for [[baseball]], and is the home field for the [[Kalamazoo Growlers]] of the [[collegiate summer baseball]] [[Northwoods League]]. It used to be the home field of the [[Kalamazoo Kings]] [[minor league]] baseball team in the [[Frontier League]]. It opened in 1963, and holds 4,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ohnsman|first=Steve|title=Homer Stryker Field – Kalamazoo Growlers {{!}} Stadium Journey|date=20 July 2018 |url=https://stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/homer-stryker-field-s236|access-date=2020-07-16|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Homer Stryker Field became the home of the Kalamazoo Kings in 2001. It had previously hosted another [[Frontier League]] team, the Kodiaks; each team has made some renovations to a facility that has been in use in some form since 1925, although the oldest part of the current structure, a concrete grandstand now with aluminum benches, appears to date to 1963.

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Homer Stryker Field became the home of the Kalamazoo Kings in 2001. It had hosted the Kodiaks, another [[Frontier League]] team; each team has made some renovations to a facility that has been in use in some form since 1925, although the oldest part of the current structure, a concrete grandstand now with aluminum benches, appears to date to 1963.

The 1995 renovation added new aluminum seating and a press box above the old grandstand, along with some additional bleacher sections flanking the central stand. Some new outbuildings have been constructed in the last few years.
The 1995 renovation added new aluminum seating and a press box above the old grandstand, along with some additional bleacher sections flanking the central stand. Some new outbuildings have been constructed in the last few years.
The field is somewhat unorthodox in that home plate is at the northeast corner of the grounds<ref>http://maps.google.com/maps?rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS390US390&q=homer+stryker+field&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl. accessed 10/5/10</ref>; traditionally and commonly, baseball fields have home plate at the westenmost end of the grounds so batters do not have to face the sun while hitting.
The field is somewhat unorthodox in that home plate is at the northeast corner of the grounds;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS390US390&q=homer+stryker+field&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl |title=Google Maps |website=maps.google.com |access-date=2010-10-05}}</ref> traditionally and commonly, baseball fields have home plate at the westernmost end of the grounds so batters do not have to face the sun while hitting.


[[Homer Stryker]] was the patriarch of the [[Stryker Corp.|Stryker Corporation]]. The Stryker family bought the naming rights in 2002 and placed Homer’s name on the field.
[[Homer Stryker]] was the patriarch of the [[Stryker Corp.|Stryker Corporation]]. The Stryker family bought the naming rights in 2002 and placed Homer's name on the field.


==Field Dimensions==
==Field dimensions==
Left Field Foul Line: 306 feet
Left Field Foul Line: 290 feet


Center Field: 395 feet
Center Field: 400 feet


Right Field Foul Line: 330 feet
Right Field Foul Line: 330 feet

== References ==
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 26 June 2023

The stadium during a game in 2007

Homer Stryker Field is a stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The baseball field is located in Kalamazoo's Mayors Riverfront Park.[1] It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field for the Kalamazoo Growlers of the collegiate summer baseball Northwoods League. It used to be the home field of the Kalamazoo Kings minor league baseball team in the Frontier League. It opened in 1963, and holds 4,000 people.[2]

Homer Stryker Field became the home of the Kalamazoo Kings in 2001. It had hosted the Kodiaks, another Frontier League team; each team has made some renovations to a facility that has been in use in some form since 1925, although the oldest part of the current structure, a concrete grandstand now with aluminum benches, appears to date to 1963.

The 1995 renovation added new aluminum seating and a press box above the old grandstand, along with some additional bleacher sections flanking the central stand. Some new outbuildings have been constructed in the last few years. The field is somewhat unorthodox in that home plate is at the northeast corner of the grounds;[3] traditionally and commonly, baseball fields have home plate at the westernmost end of the grounds so batters do not have to face the sun while hitting.

Homer Stryker was the patriarch of the Stryker Corporation. The Stryker family bought the naming rights in 2002 and placed Homer's name on the field.

Field dimensions

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Left Field Foul Line: 290 feet

Center Field: 400 feet

Right Field Foul Line: 330 feet

References

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  1. ^ "Kalamazoo Growlers bring baseball back to Homer Stryker Field". mlive. 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. ^ Ohnsman, Steve (20 July 2018). "Homer Stryker Field – Kalamazoo Growlers | Stadium Journey". Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  3. ^ "Google Maps". maps.google.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
Events and tenants
Preceded by Host of the FL All-Star Game
Homer Stryker Field
2002 		Succeeded by

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