Joe Becker Stadium
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| Location | 1301 E. 3rd Street Joplin, MO 64801[1] |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°05′20″N 94°29′56″W / 37.08883°N 94.49883°W |
| Owner | City of Joplin |
| Capacity | 4,200 |
| Surface | Infield turf, Outfield grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Tenants | |
| Joplin Outlaws (MINK) (2017–present) Joplin Blasters (AA) (2015–2016) MSSU Lions (college) (1966–2014) Joplin Miners (1917–1954) | |
Joe Becker Stadium is an American baseball ballpark, built in 1913, located in Joplin, Missouri. The stadium has burned down twice, the first time in 1936 and the second time in 1971. The stadium currently has seating capacity of 4,200 as the home of the Joplin Outlaws of the summer collegiate Mid-America League.
The original tenants were the Joplin Miners, a longtime minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees. Whitey Herzog and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Mickey Mantle played for the Miners.[2] Other team monikers have included the Joplin Blasters minor league baseball team and the current Joplin Outlaws collegiate summer baseball team. The Missouri Southern State University baseball team played there through 2014 before relocating to an on-campus stadium in 2015.[3]
In April 1920, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ty Cobb and his Detroit Tigers played an exhibition game against the Miners at Joe Becker Stadium.[4][5]
