As we get down to number 15 in the Top Hitters in Milwaukee Brewers Minor League History, we are going to start seeing a recurring theme: El Paso.
The west Texas town was made famous in song by Marty Robbins and in baseball by the El Paso Diablos, the Brewers Double A affiliate from 1981-1998. The Diablos played at Dudley Field–which is worth an article on its own–through the middle of June 1990, when they moved to Cohen Stadium, a much more pitcher-friendly ballpark.
Dudley Field, also known as the ‘Dudley Dome,’ was a nightmare for hurlers and a money-making opportunity for the Diablos hitters.