Ray Winder Field

Walking up to the last professional game at Ray Winder Field, Sep-2006.

The park features real seats, a real roof, and lots of foul territory.

Interstate 630 reshaped the outfield wall in the early 1960s.

• Location: Zoo and Jonesboro Drives, off Fair Park Boulevard, Little Rock, Ark.
• Opened: 1932 as Travelers Field
• Closed: 2006 for pro baseball
• Home team: Little Rock Travelers, Southern Association (1932-58, 1960-61); Arkansas Travelers, International League (1963), Pacific Coast League (1964-65), Texas League (1966-2006)
• Capacity: 6,083

Rating: 3 baseballs

The final final score. It’s an old but well-maintained park, with real seats and a roof, and lots of foul-ball territory. As of my visit in 1993, the A-Travs still hired a live organist to provide between-innings entertainment, one of the few on any level (especially in the minors) to do so. The organist retired in the early 2000s but was brought back for the closing weekend. These photos were taken at the final game 3-Sep-2006, in which the Travelers defeated the Springfield Cardinals 7-3.

In August 2005, voters across the Arkansas River in North Little Rock approved a sales tax increase to finance Dickey-Stephens Park, to which the Travelers plan to move in 2007. The park is named for ballplaying brothers Bill and George Dickey and their businessman friends Jack and Witt Stephens.