Schepps Palm Field was a minor league baseball venue located in Corpus Christi, TX. It was home to the short-lived Corpus Christi Clippers of the Big State League from 1954 to 1957 and the Corpus Christi Giants from 1958 to 1959. The field was challenging to play on due to the widening cracks and hard surface.
The original name for the ballpark, Schepps Palm Field, was named after entrepreneur George Schepps. The Palm part was named for the palm ...
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Schepps Palm Field was a minor league baseball venue located in Corpus Christi, TX. It was home to the short-lived Corpus Christi Clippers of the Big State League from 1954 to 1957 and the Corpus Christi Giants from 1958 to 1959. The field was challenging to play on due to the widening cracks and hard surface.
The original name for the ballpark, Schepps Palm Field, was named after entrepreneur George Schepps. The Palm part was named for the palm trees, which is the only sustainable icon where the park once stood. The park later went by the names Clippers Field and shortly thereafter, changed to Giants Field.
Unlike the more sophisticated Whataburger Field, Schepps Palm Field had no air conditioning to aid players during the oppressively hot summers in Texas. The field was not any better; the ground cracked, caused irregular bounces, and looked similar to a sandlot than a traditional ballpark.
In 1958, in their first season as the Corpus Christi Giants, the team had an average year....
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