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Parry Field Baseball Stadium home run fence distance signs - left and right field

Overview

Two metal signs, painted white with black lettering, each displaying the number 325 to indicate the distance in feet from the home plate to the home run fence.

Historical information

Parry Field baseball stadium was completed in 1982 and officially opened in January 1983. It was named after one of Western Australian baseball's favourite sons and benefactor, Kevin Parry, and served as the home of baseball in WA until the mid-1990s, when it was demolished.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.265
Item type
Width
90 cm
Height or length
42 cm
Inscriptions and markings

325

Contextual Information

The left and right field home run fence signs were saved from Parry Field baseball stadium when it was demolished in the mid-1990s. They were donated to the Baseball WA Museum and Archives by Don Kyle, an elite player at both state and national level, and one of the most significant and admired coaches and managers Western Australia has ever produced.

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Parry Field Baseball Stadium  left field home run fence distance sign.
Parry Field Baseball Stadium home run fence distance sign (325 feet) - left field.
Parry Field Baseball Stadium right field home run fence distance sign.
Parry Field Baseball Stadium home run fence distance sign (325 feet) - right field.

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