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United States, located in Yakima, Washington. Opened in 1937 for the Yakima Pippins of the Western International League, it hosted various professional and amateur teams in the area prior to the opening of Yakima County Stadium in 1993.Parker Field
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World Series in 1954, 1978, and 2001. The Yakima Beetles, the American Legion team based at Parker Field, won national titles in 1953, 1975, and 1979. The stadium is named for attorney and businessman Shirley D. Parker (1888–1950) and his wife Eleanor, who donated the of land to the city for public park and amusement purposes. Parker grew up in Yakima, was a quarterback at the University of Washington in Seattle, organized the Western International League, and established the Yakima Pippins baseball club. A fire in March 1962 destroyed the wooden grandstand, which was quickly rebuilt. The natural grass playing field is at an approximate elevation of above sea level. It has an unorthodox orientation, aligned southeast (home plate to center field); recommended alignment is east-northeast. It was formerly aligned to the northeast.

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