Driller Park
On April 24, 1947, more than 3,100 fans celebrated the postwar return of baseball as the Kilgore Drillers played the Henderson Oilers on Driller Park's opening day. Erected by the Kilgore Baseball Club for $100,000 on land deeded to the city of Kilgore by S. S. Laird, the park straddles the line between Gregg and Rusk counties. An excellent example of small stadium engineering, the ballpark was constructed of oil field pipe, tank steel, and concrete with an infield underground drainage system. Though the Drillers disbanded in 1950, Driller Park continues to be a haven for baseball in the city of Kilgore. (1998)
32.3714° N, 94.8798° W
Where to Find It
S. Commerce, south of Harris Street
Nearby Markers
- 0.7 mi NE Kilgore College Administration Building Kilgore
- 0.8 mi NE First Presbyterian Church Kilgore
- 1 mi N St. Luke's United Methodist Church Kilgore
- 1 mi N Kilgore National Bank Building Kilgore
- 1 mi NE Kilgore Public Library Kilgore
- 1 mi NE The New Deal Era in Kilgore Kilgore