:Dick Putz Field

{{Short description|Baseball stadium in St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.}}

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|name = Dick Putz Field

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|location = St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

|coordinates = {{coord|45.570298|-94.220273|display=inline,title}}

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|built = 1971

|opened = 1971

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|owner = St. Cloud, Minnesota

|operator = City of St. Cloud

|surface = Grass

|scoreboard = Yes

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|capacity = 2,200

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|dimensions = Left Field: 323 ft
Center Field: 380 ft
Right Field: 323 ft

|tenants = St Cloud Rox (Class C) (1971)
St. Cloud Rox (NWL) (1997–2007)

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Dick Putz Field is a stadium in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the former home of the St. Cloud Rox of the defunct Class C Northern League as well as the St. Cloud River Bats collegiate league baseball team, who currently play at Joe Faber Field. It was built in 1971 and holds 2,200 people. Dick Putz Field, along with Joe Faber Field, co-hosts the Minnesota State High School League Class AA state baseball tournament.[http://www.stcloudmac.com/stadiumpro.html Stadium Profiles] at stcloudmac.com, URL accessed December 7, 2009. [https://archive.today/20130203004007/http://www.stcloudmac.com/stadiumpro.html Archived] 12/7/09

The field was named for Dick Putz, a St. Cloud sports official, athletic booster, and radio host, in 1988.{{cite news |last1=Rajkowski |first1=Frank |title=Putz's legacy lives on 25 years after his death |url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/life/2015/10/01/putzs-legacy-lives-years-death/73131214/ |access-date=25 March 2022 |work=St. Cloud Times |date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220325015200/https://www.sctimes.com/story/life/2015/10/01/putzs-legacy-lives-years-death/73131214/ |archive-date=25 March 2022 |url-status=live |language=en}}

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Dick Putz Field is part of the Municipal Athletic Complex, which has two baseball Fields (Dick Putz Field and Joe Faber Field), a golf course (Veterans Public Golf Course), and two Hockey Arenas (Torrey Arena and Ritsche Arena).[http://www.stcloudmac.com/index.html MAC]

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