Dick Putz Field Explained

Dick Putz Field
Location:St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Coordinates:45.5703°N -94.2203°W
Built:1971
Opened:1971
Owner:St. Cloud, Minnesota
Operator:City of St. Cloud
Surface:Grass
Scoreboard:Yes
Capacity:2,200
Dimensions:Left Field: 323 ft
Center Field: 380 ft
Right Field: 323 ft
Tenants:St Cloud Rox (Class C) (1971)
St. Cloud Rox (NWL) (1997–2007)

Dick Putz Field is a stadium in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the former home of the St. Cloud Rox of the defunct Class C Northern League as well as the St. Cloud River Bats collegiate league baseball team, who currently play at Joe Faber Field. It was built in 1971 and holds 2,200 people. Dick Putz Field, along with Joe Faber Field, co-hosts the Minnesota State High School League Class AA state baseball tournament.[1]

The field was named for Dick Putz, a St. Cloud sports official, athletic booster, and radio host, in 1988.[2]

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Dick Putz Field is part of the Municipal Athletic Complex, which has two baseball Fields (Dick Putz Field and Joe Faber Field), a golf course (Veterans Public Golf Course), and two Hockey Arenas (Torrey Arena and Ritsche Arena).[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stcloudmac.com/stadiumpro.html Stadium Profiles
  2. News: Rajkowski . Frank . Putz's legacy lives on 25 years after his death . 25 March 2022 . . 1 October 2015 . https://archive.today/20220325015200/https://www.sctimes.com/story/life/2015/10/01/putzs-legacy-lives-years-death/73131214/ . 25 March 2022 . live . en.
  3. http://www.stcloudmac.com/index.html MAC