Corbett Field (Minot)

Corbett Field, formerly known as the Minot Municipal Ballpark, is a baseball park located south of the Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot, North Dakota. The park was built between 1935 and 1937 through the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. It was designed by Minot architect Ira Rush. In 1947, the Minot Park Board began improvements on the park, including a roof on the grandstand and field lights. The namesake of the park, Victor A. Corbett, was a local dentist, who served as the president of the Park Board during that time.[1] The orange seats that were later added to the grandstands were purchased from the old Fulton County Stadium.[2]

Corbett Field
Location13th Street SE and E Burdick Expressway
Minot, ND 58701
OwnerMinot Park District
Capacity2,000
Field size316, 356, 410
SurfaceField Turf
Construction
Broke ground1935
Opened1937
ArchitectIra Rush
Tenants
Minot State Beavers (NAIA)
Minot High School Magicians (NDHSAA)
Bishop Ryan High School Lions (NDHSAA)
Souris Valley Sabre Dogs (EL) (2018–present)
Minot American Legion Baseball (Metros and Vistas)

The Minot Mallards, a team playing in the integrated Manitoba-Dakota League or Mandak League, began playing at Corbett Field in May 1950. The name Mallards was an entry submitted by Minot native Bonnie Rae Miller, in a fan-naming contest, beating out the Kernels and the Plainsmen.[3] In the summer of 1950, Satchel Paige pitched three games for the Mallards. After the league folded, the Mallards continued to play at the ballpark in the 1960s for the Northern League. In 1995, a newly revived Minot Mallards began playing at the park in the Prairie League, but the league folded in 1997. Today, the Minot State Beavers and Bishop Ryan Lions and Minot High Magicians play their games at the field. The Minot Metros, a youth baseball team, and the American Legion Class A Minot Vistas also play their games at Corbett Field. The parking lot for the stadium is located on the northeast corner of the property, along the Burdick Expressway.

References
  1. Minot Municipal Ballpark History "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2012-07-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Corbett Field
  3. "Minot Semi-Pro Club Decides on New Name" Mouse River Farmers Press. March, 23. 1950

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