Billy Hebert Field
37°59′01″N 121°17′36″W / 37.983674°N 121.29341°W Billy Hebert Field is a stadium in Stockton, California. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home field of the Stockton Ports until the moved to Banner Island Ballpark in 2005. The stadium continues to be used as a venue for high school baseball playoffs. It also has been used as a practice facility for the Stockton Lightning minor Arena League football team. The ballpark has a capacity of 6,000 people and opened in 1953. Prior to 1953, the land upon which the field is built was used for baseball since the late 1800s. In 1927, Oak Park Field was constructed. After the field's grandstand was destroyed by fire for a second time, the modern-day grandstand was built in 1953. The field is named for Billy Hebert the first resident of Stockton to die in World War II.[1]
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- ^ http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2004/Stockton/Stockton.htm Billy Hebert Field at littleballparks.com, URL accessed June 9, 2009
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