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429:. The ballpark seated 4,000. At the time, the ballpark was on Federal property that was part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. Today, the park is called "Ray Miller Park." The address for Ray Miller Park is 4103 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kansas.
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