KOAM: Home of first night pro baseball game may be torn down

The old Western Association Ball Park is already mostly torn down…. b-b-b-but Mantle!

Some residents say the stadium in Independence, Kansas is an important piece in the city’s history:  Mickey Mantle played there in 1949 and in 1930 the first night game in professional baseball was played there.

Others residents say it’s time to demolish what’s left of the stadium to make use of the space.

All that remains of the field are concrete bleachers and it sits in a small corner of the Independence High School football stadium.