April 13, 1932

The first game was played at Travelers Field (renamed Ray Winder Field in 1966) in Little Rock (Pulaski County). In the new millennium, the field’s age became a concern, and North Little Rock (Pulaski County) voters passed a two-year sales tax to build a new field. On April 5, 2007, the Arkansas Travelers opened their new ballpark, Dickey-Stephens Field, in North Little Rock.

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