C.H. Punch Wright - Arlington, TX
N 32° 44.888 W 097° 04.935
14S E 679669 N 3624991
C.H. "Punch" Wright is honored on a memorial wall near the center field entrance to Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX. He was among those who cleared the way for construction of a stadium in the 1960s to possibly attract Major League Baseball here.
Waymark Code: WM14HAF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2021
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This bronze plaque has a small relief of Mr. Wright, and the text reads:
C.H. Punch Wright
Tarrant County Commissioner - 1951-70
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Punch Wright served for 20 years on the Tarrant County Commissioner's Court. He assisted in the 1964 Tarrant County bond election to build Turnpike Stadium. That election, coupled with a similar, successful bond election in Dallas County, eventually allowed Major League Baseball to move to Arlington. The new stadium opened as the home of the Texas League's Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs in 1965. The stadium was expanded to 21,000 seats in 1971. A year later, the ballpark was renamed Arlington Stadium and became the home of the American League's Texas Rangers.
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Location: Globe Life Field
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