Hobart–Detter Field
Hobart-Detter Field is an amateur baseball park in Hutchinson, Kansas, which hosted minor league teams in the Western Association from 1932 to 1959 and teams in the Jayhawk League from 1970 to 1989. The ballpark currently hosts part of the National Baseball Congress World Series, Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons, Hutchinson High School Salt Hawks, American Legion, and other amateur baseball tournaments. The ballpark was built in 1928 as Carey Park Diamond and has been renovated many times over the years. The field was renamed Detter Field in 1962 in honor of Wilbur "Bud" Detter.
Hobart-Detter Field Location within Kansas | |
| Former names | Carey Park Diamond (1928-1961) Bud Detter Field (1962-1990) |
|---|---|
| Address | 9 Emerson Loop East, Hutchinson, Kansas 67505, United States |
| Location | Bounded by the Arkansas River (west side), Emmerson Loop (east side), within Carey Park |
| Coordinates | 38°01′42″N 97°55′31″W |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Field size | Left field: 330 ft (100 m) Left Center: 380 ft (120 m) Right field: 330 ft (100 m) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Renovated | 1932, 1949, 1980, 1991, 2015 |
| Tenants | |
| Hutchinson Miners 1932 Hutchinson Wheatshockers 1932-1933 Hutchinson Larks 1934-1938 Hutchinson Pirates 1939-1942 Hutchinson Cubs 1946-1948 Hutchinson Elks 1949-1954 Hutchinson Broncos 1970-1984 Hutchinson Cardinals 1985-1989 Kansas State Wildcats 1999 Hutchinson Blue Dragons 1975-present Hutchinson High School Salt Hawks NBC World Series 1977-1984, 2003, 2021-present Hutchinson Monarchs 2019-present | |
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