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Wichita, Kansas

Lawrence-Dumont Stadium

Home of the Wranglers

 

Texas League (AA)

Date Attended: August 31, 2006

Wranglers 3, Tulsa Drillers 1

An exterior view of Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. >wich1.jpg (219794 bytes)

wich2.jpg (227034 bytes)< An interesting piece of artwork beyond the outfield wall.

Ron reads about "Hap" Dumont, one of the Stadium's namesakes. >wich3.jpg (222758 bytes)

wich5.jpg (347489 bytes)< Tulsa's starting pitcher goes through his pre-game stretching routine.

The Wranglers' mascot, Wilbur T. Wrangler. >wich6.jpg (269026 bytes)wich7.jpg (293469 bytes)

wich8.jpg (285604 bytes)< The Wranglers stand for the National Anthem.

Stu Cole, again! >wich9.jpg (121887 bytes)

wich11.jpg (195596 bytes)< Lawrence-Dumont's unique manual scoreboard. Notice the goose; she moves across and "lays an egg" when the visiting team fails to score.

The view from our seats -- actually below field level! >wich13.jpg (219555 bytes)

wich15.jpg (156376 bytes)< The unusual playing surface at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium: an Astro-Turf infield with a real-grass outfield.

Wilbur (left) and Ron. >wich14.jpg (227895 bytes)

wich16.jpg (499409 bytes)< Richard, our friendly and attentive beer guy.