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Katy Park

Katy Park
Kirksey Park
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Location S 7th St & Jackson Ave
Waco, Texas
Coordinates 31°33′9″N 97°7′50″W / 31.55250°N 97.13056°W / 31.55250; -97.13056Coordinates: 31°33′9″N 97°7′50″W / 31.55250°N 97.13056°W / 31.55250; -97.13056
Capacity 4000
Acreage 2.989
Surface Grass
Scoreboard Hand-operated
Construction
Built January - March 1905
Opened March 11, 1905 (1905-03-11)
Renovated June 1930
July 1953
Demolished 1965
Tenants
Waco Tigers (Texas League) (1905)
Waco Navigators (Texas League) (1906-1919)
Waco Indians (Texas Association) (1923-1924)
Waco Cubs (Texas League) (1925-1930)
Waco Cubs (Dixie League) (1933)
Waco Dons (Big State League) (1947)
Waco Pirates (Big State League) (1948-1953)
Waco Pirates (Big State League) (1954-1956)

Katy Park was a baseball park located in Waco, TX and was used by many minor league baseball teams as well as the Baylor Bears for a short time.

The ballpark was located at the corner of 8th and Webster and sat adjacent to Baylor Stadium and the Cotton Palace Fair Grounds. The park was razed for a junkyard.


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