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Mayor Bob Carr and The New Stadium
This Florida Historical Marker is entitled Mayor Bob Carr and The New Stadium March 27, 1963 Tinker Field History Plaza, and is located in Orlando in , Florida. The location is 287 S Tampa Avenue. Marker is on S Tampa Avenue, 0.1 miles north of W South Street, on the right when traveling north.
Inscription on the Marker
The inscription reads:
Mayor Bob Carr and The New Stadium. March 27, 1963. Tightly parked cars lined every side of Tinker Field as far as the eye could see. More than 5,600 fans had crowded in to dedicate the new stadium on March 27, 1963 as the hometown Minnesota Twins faced the World Champion New York Yankees. , The modern, steel-constructed grandstands replaced the dilapidated 1923 wooden grandstands and now seated 5,000. The new ballpark reinvigorated Major League Baseball in Orlando and provided a new home for The City’s own Orlando Twins. , In a pregame dedication ceremony, Twins Owner, Cal Griffith expressed gratitude to Orlando for providing his team with a new stadium and presented Mayor Bob Carr with a key to the grandstands at Tinker Field. Mayor Carr threw out the first pitch. , Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Olivia, Roger Maris, among other Major League greats, were present for the festivities. R.F. Tinker and Joe Tinker, Jr., sons of the late Joe Tinker, for whom the field was named also attended as special guests. , In 1962, the Twins had finished second in the American League behind the Yankees and the Spring exhibition game at Tinker Field represented a rematch with strong pitching and even better batting. Among the excitement, Harmon Killebrew hit a homerun, estimated at 450-feet, that was more than 30 feet in the air when it passed the fence. With the lead changing hands more than once, the Yankees edged the Twins 7-6.
Marker Sponsor and Install Date for Mayor Bob Carr and The New Stadium
Placed by City of Orlando.
Installed in 2018.
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The History of Orlando
More than a century before the Pilgrims set foot at Plymouth Rock, in 1513, Florida began its modern-day history, of which Orlando is a part.
During this period, Florida was still part of the United States Territory and not yet a state; therefore, many Native American tribes occupied land throughout Central Florida, including Seminole Indians who had migrated there from Georgia during the First Seminole War (1817-1818).
In 1838, the U.S. Army built Fort Gatlin south of the present-day Orlando City limits to protect settlers from attacks by Indians during the Second Seminole War. During the Civil War, Orlando’s role included supplying the Confederacy with food, cattle, and horses from the vast plantations in the region.
Today Orlando is recognized as a global tourist attraction and entertainment city
About the Florida Historical Marker Program
One of the most well-known and noticeable public history initiatives of the Division of Historical Resources is the Florida Historical Marker Program. It is intended to increase residents’ and visitors’ enjoyment of Florida’s historic places and to increase public knowledge of the state’s rich cultural past.
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