Park Name: Joe Becker Stadium Tenants: Joplin Outlaws (MINK Collegiate Baseball League) Opened: 1913 Grandstand Rebuilt: 1937, 1972, 2015 Address: 1301 East 3rd Street, Joplin, Missouri 64801 Dimensions: 342' (L), 415' (C), 317' (R) Former Names: Miners Park (1914-1954) Former Tenants: Joplin Miners (Western Association) 1914 Joplin Miners (Western League) 1917-1921 Joplin Miners (Western Association) 1922-1925 Joplin Ozarks (Western Association) 1926 Joplin Miners (Western Association) 1927-1932 Joplin Miners (Western League) 1933 Joplin Miners (Western Association) 1934-1954 Joplin Cardinals (Western Association) 1954 Joplin Slashers (Jayhawk Collegiate Baseball League) 2005-2008 Joplin Outlaws (MINK Collegiate Baseball League) 2013-2014 Joplin Blasters (American Association) 2015-2016 The view from behind home plate at Joe Becker Stadium. The grandstand at Joe Becker Stadium, as seen from right field. The grandstand was completely rebuilt for the 2015 season. Aluminum bleacher seating makes up the last section of the grandstand on either side, while most other seating is plastic bucket seats. Picnic tables and a beer garden in the left field corner. Batting cages and both bullpens sit behind the outfield fence. Joe Becker Stadium features a hill in play in right field, presenting a unique challenge for outfielders. The wall in right is also a short, wooden fence. The Joplin Blasters on the field during the first pro game at Joe Becker Stadium in over 60 years in 2015. |
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