HI CORBETT FIELD

Hi Corbett Field
3400 E. Camino Campestre
Randolph Park, Tucson
(602) 327-9467

• Stadium built in the 1920's and upgraded in 1937 and 1992.
• Dimensions:
  • 366' to left
  • 410' to left center
  • 392' to center
  • 348' to right
• Seating Capacity: 9,500

By Mail: [Recommended that you first obtain a ticket brochure by mail. Call (520) 327-WINS.] Please use the attached self-mailer envelope [from brochure] to place you order. Specify number of tickets at what price desired nest to the game date(s) on the order form. Add $3 for postage and handling to the total. Make check or money order (please do not send cash) payable to the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club. If you wish to charge your order, enter the card number and expiration date in the space provided. Mail orders are being accepted now; tickets will be mailed to you after January 6, 1996. Ticket orders must be received at least 7 days prior to the game date in order to be mailed. Late orders may be picked up at the Will Call window with proper identification.

By Phone: Beginning January 6, 1996, call 1-800-388-ROCK and charge your order by Mastercard, Visa, American Express, or Discover. A $2 per ticket service charge applies.

In Person: Beginning January 6, 1996, individual game tickets may be purchased at Hi Corbett Field, 3400 E. Camino Campestre in Tucson, AZ (Hrs: Mon-Sat, 9am - 6pm, Sunday home game days, 9am - approx. 3pm); or at the Coors Field Ticket Office (Mon. - Sat, 9am - 6pm).

Mail to:

Colorado Rockies Baseball Club
PO Box 28830
Tucson, AZ 85775-2696

Disabled Seating: Please indicate on your mail order form, at the box office and/or to phone operators if you require disabled seating.

If you have a group of 25 people or more, call (520) 327-WINS for information on group seating at Hi Corbett Field as well as our pre-game picnic area (seats up to 100, minimum 25), available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Call (520) 327-WINS for information on season tickets.

The games on March 6 and March 26 have been designated as special promotional giveaway dates. Dollar Days: On March 5, 15, and 19, all Outfield Bleacher seats will be sold for just $1.

For many years, even before the Russians invented baseball, Tucson was the Spring Training home of the Cleveland Indians. They had a loyal local fan base; baseballophiles would root for the Indians during the spring and the AAA Tucson Toros (Houston Astros) the rest of the summer.

Then in 1992, for whatever reason (probably involving money), the Indians picked up and moved their Spring Training headquarters to Homestead, Florida. In the short term, this move was monumentally disastrous. Indians pitchers Tim Crews and Steve Olin were killed in a boating accident at Crews' Florida home. In the same incident, pitcher Bob Ojeda's career was effectively ended. Then Hurricane Andrew tore through Homestead, destroying the brand new baseball facility. I don't think the Indians ever played a single game there, though they are still training at another Florida site. And though I have absolutely no proof or evidence, I'm sure that the Browns defection to Baltimore is somehow linked to these chain of events.

Anyway, the Indians were the Indians and never got much respect from anybody. I don't know how it is now, but years ago the players had to walk across the parking lot to get from the training field to the game field. Yet the Indians were not blessed (cursed?) with clusters of adoring fans. Maybe the Tucson gentry was too sophisticated for that kind of low-brow behavior. But I really don't think so. For decades, the Cleveland Indians just plain sucked. The players were before their prime or never had one. The ones who had 'em had 'em with other clubs and were now journeymen or grossly overpaid, ineffectual free agents. What were you supposed to do with a Ron Kittle autograph anyway?

Now, of course, the Indians are one of the strongest clubs in baseball. Try getting an autograph nowdays...

But there are new kids on the block, and I'm not talking about the lame pop group that evaporated faster than Mark Fidrych. No, these are the mighty Colorado Rockies, who already have sold out just about every regular season game in massive Coors Field. And now it's a whole new ball game in Tucson. Get your tickets early.

If you want to check out the stadium from the comfort of your own living room, rent the film Major League, starring Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen. The Spring Training scenes were actually shot at Hi Corbett Field.

Other cinematic references for the town: Tucson is the home of the University of Arizona Wildcats (this was referenced in the film Speed, remember?). Also, I'm a big fan of the vastly underrated Nickelodeon television program "Hey Dude!" and must make a point of visiting the old shooting location, the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch, located in Tucson.

p.s. I have no idea who Hi Corbett is or was.