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DUDLEY
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EL PASO, TEXAS
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Dudley Field
EL PASO, TEXAS
COLORFUL SLUGFESTS. If there were ever a ballpark
known for its outrageous colors, Dudley Field, former
home of the Texas League's El Paso Diablos, wins first
prize. One fan recalls his visit in 1986: “Garish red and
yellow assault the eye at every turn and the double-
tiered metallic and stone outfield wall makes odd
twists and turns...the place is a bizarre amalgam of
styles and modifications. It has to be seen to be
believed.” At 3,700 feet elevation, slugfests were
common. The main grandstand reportedly was the
only one in baseball built with adobe bricks. There
was a slope leading up to the CF fence. It was part
of the bank of a creek that flowed on the other side
of the wall. The “Dudley Dome” had character.
In June 1990 the Diablos moved to Cohen Stadium,
a dull place in comparison.
WRITTEN & PUBLISHED BY VIC PALLOS, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROGER KOOYENGA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
A Century of Ballparks
98-030
