Out to the Ball Game

Fans crowd the berm, top left, and gather outside the stadium, top right, at Hammons Field waiting for a home run ball during the Home Run Derby at the 72nd Texas League All-Star Game presented by Great Southern Bank. Tulsa Drillers third baseman Tony Blanco, bottom right, hit 21 homers to win the event. In its first year at Hammons Field, a sellout crowd of 8,459 fans watched the South Division win the game 7-3 in 10 innings.