Subject(s): Homer Stryker Sport: Baseball Location: Homer Stryker Field, Mayor's Riverfront Park, Kalamazoo, MI Unveiled: 2003 Sculptor: Conrad Kaufman Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Plaque: Homer Stryker. 1894-1980. Homer was a star pitcher on high school, college and semi-pro teams. At age 4, a farm accident left him without the use of his ring and pinky fingers on what would become his pitching hand. Nonetheless he went on to pitch the winning game for the University of Michigan's Big Ten Championship. "Strike" turned down offers to play professional baseball in orer to pursue his dreams as a physician, medical innovator and businessman. Dr Stryker stayed involved in baseball as coach and manager of the legendary Maroons, who dominated amateur baseball in Michigan in the 1930s. This baseball stadium is dedicated to his memory. Welcome to Homer Stryker Field. Links: Sculptor