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28-531: The Drillers play at ONEOK Field (pronounced "one-oak"), in downtown Tulsa's Greenwood district. The team previously played at Drillers Stadium on the Tulsa County Fairgrounds at 15th and Yale in midtown Tulsa. The Drillers held their first home opener at ONEOK Field on April 8, 2010, losing 7–0 to the Corpus Christi Hooks in front of an over-capacity crowd of 8,665. In their first season in

56-552: A replacement ballpark in about 1998; at one point they signed a non-binding letter of intent to move to the Tulsa suburb of Jenks , before efforts by then-Tulsa mayor Kathy Taylor and others led to the Drillers deciding to proceed with a downtown stadium. The Drillers announced the move on June 26, 2008. The future of the stadium was for a time threatened by the financial collapse of its largest donor, SemGroup . However, groundbreaking for

84-561: A two-year agreement with the Colorado Rockies . After the 2014 season they signed an affiliation agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers . Batting coach Mike Coolbaugh was killed in a freak accident on July 22, 2007. While standing in the first base coach box, he was hit in the head by a line drive . Although CPR was administered at the scene, he died less than an hour later. The Drillers and Travelers suspended their game, which

112-625: Is a baseball park in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Located in the historic Greenwood district adjacent to downtown Tulsa , it is the home of the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League . The stadium is named for Oneok . Oneok Field has also been the home of FC Tulsa of the USL Championship since 2015. The Drillers, who then played at Drillers Stadium on the Tulsa County Fairgrounds, began looking for

140-564: Is named, built a large fort here for defense against Native attack. After the border between Massachusetts and New Hampshire was fixed (with Number 3 on the New Hampshire side of the line), the town was regranted by Governor Benning Wentworth as "Bellowstown", after its founder. It was incorporated in 1756. The grant was renewed in 1761, when the town was renamed Walpole, in honor of Sir Robert Walpole , 1st Earl of Orford and first Prime Minister of Great Britain . The first bridge across

168-586: The National Register of Historic Places . The abundant lilacs in the town inspired Louisa May Alcott to write the 1878 book Under the Lilacs . The Alcott family moved to Walpole temporarily beginning in the summer of 1855 after Benjamin Willis, brother-in-law of matriarch Abby May Alcott , offered the family rent-free use of his home. Louisa was the first to move there and called the town "a lovely place, high among

196-558: The University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State University Cowboys . ) It has 23 suites and a playing field recessed about 13 feet below street level. With a construction cost of $ 39.2 million, the project also included the purchase of adjacent land for complementary development, for a total project budget of $ 60 million. The new ballpark was intended to be more directly connected to its urban surroundings than

224-782: The Wichita Wranglers . Since the 2005 season, the Drillers have been broadcast on KTBZ (AM) , Sports Radio 1430, "The Buzz" in Tulsa. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On Los Angeles Dodgers 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated November 24, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  Texas League → Los Angeles Dodgers minor league players ONEOK Field Oneok Field ( / ˈ w ʌ n oʊ k / WUN -ohk )

252-454: The census of 2010, there were 3,734 people, 1,576 households, and 1,036 families residing in the town. There were 1,715 housing units, of which 139, or 8.1%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% white , 0.3% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.5% from two or more races. 1.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of

280-406: The 1,576 households, 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were headed by married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size

308-586: The 2020 census, is defined as the Walpole census-designated place (CDP) and is east of New Hampshire Route 12 . The town also includes the villages of North Walpole and Drewsville . The town was first granted in 1736 by colonial Governor Jonathan Belcher of Massachusetts as "Number 3", third in a line of Connecticut River fort towns. It was settled as early as 1736, and called "Great Falls" or "Lunenburg". Colonel Benjamin Bellows, for whom Bellows Falls, Vermont ,

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336-519: The Connecticut River, an engineering feat in its day, was built at Walpole in 1785, and is regarded as one of the most famous early spans in the United States. The town contains many architecturally significant old houses, including several associated with Colonel Bellows and members of his family. Walpole Academy , built in 1831 and attributed to master-builder Aaron Prentiss Howland, is listed on

364-758: The Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers . In 2002, Rangers owner Tom Hicks purchased the Shreveport, Louisiana Texas League franchise with the intention of moving the team to Frisco, Texas , a suburban city north of Dallas, Texas . At the time, the Shreveport Swamp Dragons were affiliated with the San Francisco Giants ; Hicks cast aside this association and bought out the remaining two years of Tulsa's Player Development Contract. The Drillers then signed

392-585: The Drillers were organized into the Double-A Central . In 2022, the Double-A Central became known as the Texas League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. On October 3, 2023, the club announced that it had sold majority ownership to Diamond Baseball Holdings . The Drillers were Texas League champions four times: in 1982, 1988, 1998 and in 2018. They won

420-597: The Eastern Division championship in 1999 and 2002. The Drillers also appeared in the Texas League playoffs during the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2017 seasons. Tulsa businessman Bill Rollings acquired the Lafayette franchise and moved it to Tulsa in 1977. Country music entertainer Roy Clark was a co-owner of the team for six years. Went Hubbard bought the team in 1986. In March 2006, Chuck Lamson (a former Drillers pitcher and executive) bought out much of Hubbard's stock in

448-531: The Travelers had been leading, 7–3, in the ninth inning. The Drillers also postponed their game the following night. The coroner concluded that Coolbaugh was actually hit in the neck with the line drive instead of the head, which ruptured an artery in his neck, killing him. As a result of this event, Major League Baseball began making helmets for base coaches mandatory in 2008. In conjunction with Major League Baseball 's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021,

476-403: The dilapidated condition of Oiler Park . The new team opted to keep the Drillers name carried over from Lafayette—appropriate given the importance of oil to the Tulsa economy. Apart from World War II , professional baseball has been played in Tulsa continuously since 1932. The Drillers set up shop at Oiler Park, which was renamed Driller Park. However, it was obvious that the old stadium was at

504-453: The end of its useful life, and plans were already underway for a replacement. Tulsa County completed 8,000 seat Robert B. Sutton Stadium in 1981, naming it for its chief benefactor, a local oil executive. Sutton, however, was convicted in 1982 of fraud, and as a result the County renamed the park Tulsa County Stadium, and renamed it Drillers Stadium in 1989. From 1977 to 2002, the Drillers were

532-588: The hills". Her father Amos Bronson Alcott was initially happy with his hardworking neighbors there and wrote, "'Tis refreshing to yoke one's idealism with this team of tug-along-the-rut of realism, and so get practical wisdom out of it, and sanity." Louisa eventually moved to Boston for the summer, and her sister Anna took a teaching job in Syracuse, New York . With his family split, Bronson came to dislike his experience in Walpole and found it difficult, as he wrote, "to make

560-660: The most of myself and them in this little river town and its quiet population." Abby had been working with one of the town's poorest families, and from them the Alcotts contracted smallpox . In the fall of 1857, the family moved to Concord, Massachusetts , to live in the home they named Orchard House . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 36.7 square miles (95.0 km ), of which 35.2 square miles (91.2 km ) are land and 1.4 square miles (3.7 km ) are water, comprising 3.94% of

588-493: The new ballpark went forward on December 19, 2008. On January 12, 2009, Oneok , Inc. and the Oneok Foundation announced that they would pay $ 5 million USD to obtain the 20-year naming rights for the new baseball park. The Drillers played their first game in the new ballpark on Thursday, April 8, 2010, losing 7-0 to the Corpus Christi Hooks before a crowd of 8,665 (more than 800 over official capacity). The first pitch at

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616-484: The new ballpark, the Drillers drew total attendance of 408,183, the highest season figure in the history of Tulsa professional baseball. The Drillers came into being in 1977, when the two-year-old Lafayette Drillers were moved to Tulsa from Louisiana . Before that time, the Triple-A Tulsa Oilers had been the city's minor league club, but owner A. Ray Smith moved that team to New Orleans due to concerns over

644-408: The stadium was thrown by country music star, Tim McGraw . Oneok Field was designed by architect firm Populous of Kansas City, Missouri and constructed by Manhattan Construction Company . The stadium has an official capacity of 7,833, but is capable of holding up to 9,000 for special events. (On May 7, 2010, the stadium had a reported record attendance of 9,417 for a Bedlam Series game between

672-664: The team; Lamson became president and majority owner of the team. In December 2010, Lamson sold his stock back to Hubbard. This transaction made Hubbard the sole owner of the team; his sons, Dale and Jeff, became co-chairmen. Went and Dale Hubbard are residents of Walpole, New Hampshire ; Jeff Hubbard, a former player (in 1987) and coach (in 1991) for the Drillers, lives in Durham, North Carolina . Went Hubbard died in September 2012. ESPN SportsCenter anchor John Anderson has often alluded to team alumni as "former Driller(s)" on-air. Anderson

700-565: The town. The town is drained by the Connecticut River , which forms the western border of the town and is also the state border with Vermont . The northern part of Walpole is drained by the Cold River , a tributary of the Connecticut. The highest point in town is the summit of Derry Hill, at 1,663 feet (507 m) above sea level . Walpole is served by state routes 12 and 123 . As of

728-402: Was 2.86. In the town, 21.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.2% were from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household

756-577: Was a weekend sports anchor for Tulsa CBS affiliate KOTV before joining ESPN. For 13 years the Tulsa Drillers' radio (and sometime television) announcer was Mark Neely, but in January 2009 it was announced that Neely had been hired to be the new TV play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres . In February the Drillers announced that Neely's replacement would be Dennis Higgins, former announcer for

784-462: Was the old stadium at the fairgrounds, and also to have many of the same kinds of luxury amenities available in a major-league ballpark, both for fans and for the players and coaches. Walpole, New Hampshire Walpole is a town in Cheshire County , New Hampshire , United States. The population was 3,633 at the 2020 census . The town's central village, where 573 people resided at

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