Dale County
seat features
arts, history,
recreation
Fans in the bleachers of Eagle Stadium stand at attention, hats off
and hands over hearts, singing along to the national anthem before
breaking into applause as it ends and "Centerfield" plays to open
an all-star baseball tournament.
Despite heat hovering in the mid-90s, it's breezy under the
awning of the stadium built in 1946 on the field where a decade
earlier Dizzy Dean and the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals
played an exhibition game. In 1962, Ozark briefly had a minor
league affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers but in the years since,
Eagle Stadium has been home to younger players.
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