Great choice: Bill Valentine, long-time Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League) executive and current VP of the Texas League, is this year’s King of Baseball. (more…)
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Historic Ray Winder Field coming down this week
It was inevitable: Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League) is being torn down to make way for a parking lot. There were several attempts to save the ballpark from the wrecking ball, but none proved successful, and the ballpark was sold to neighboring UAMS. The demolition actually […]
Faithful descend for piece of Ray Winder Field
Another piece of history went off into the sunset this weekend, as 500 seats from Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League), were given away to baseball fans waiting overnight in line. Fans arrived on Friday night for the Saturday morning giveaway of the old-fashioned metal-and-iron folding chairs, […]
Ray Winder Field / Arkansas Travelers
Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers, is a 1932 gem. FAST FACTS Year Opened: 1932 Capacity: 6,083 Dimensions: 330L, 390C, 345R Playing Surface: Grass Website: travs.com League: Texas League (Class AA) Parking: Abundant free parking. Address/Directions: Ray Winder Field at War Memorial Stadium. The stadium complex is north of downtown Little […]