"Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium
Location | 5401 General Diaz St New Orleans, LA 70124 |
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Coordinates | 29°59′13″N 90°06′23″W / 29.98688°N 90.1064°W |
Operator | Delgado Community College |
Capacity | 1,000[1] |
Field size |
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Surface | Grass |
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Opened | June 19, 1957 |
Construction cost | $70 thousand |
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"Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium is a 1,000-seat
History
Kirsch-Rooney Stadium is named after Cyril Kirsch and Robert Rooney, Purple Heart recipients and New Orleans natives, who died in World War II. Louis "Rags" Scheuermann, the longtime and original head coach and stadium manager of the Delgado Dolphins, is honored by having the field bear his name.
The stadium has hosted two
Other Major Leaguers that have played at the stadium include Tony Pérez, Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Don Baylor, Rusty Staub, and Will Clark.[5]
The stadium hosted the 1984 American Legion Baseball World Series, multiple Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournaments and 2011 National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 baseball tournament.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Kirsch-Rooney Stadium". gnosports. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ a b "Kirsch-Rooney History". hometeamsonline.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ a b "Kirsch-Rooney Stadium". delgadoathletics.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "American Legion Baseball". kirschrooney.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ISBN 1439612579.