Whataburger Field

• Name: Whataburger Field
• GPS-able Address: 734 E Port Ave., Corpus Christi, TX 78401
• Ballpark Owner: City of Corpus Christi
• Architects: HKS; WKMC Architects
• Groundbreaking: 4/8/2004
• Minor League Baseball Teams: Corpus Christi Hooks (AA) 2005-present
• Class/League History: AA/Texas League 2022-present; AA/Double-A Central 2021; AA/Texas League 2005-2020
• First Professional Baseball Game: 4/17/2005; stadium debut of Class AA Hooks
• Others Playing or Operating Here: None
• Previous Ballpark Names: None
• LF: 315 CF: 400 RF: 325
• Seats: 5,679
• Stated Capacity: 7,679
• House Baseball/Softball Record Attendance (as currently configured): 10,446, 6/24/2018

Member of the Navy speaks to fans during the Memorial Day 2008 game

Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, TX, is the home of the Corpus Christi Hooks, the Houston Astros' Double-A Texas League farm team. It was also the Astros' 2020 Coronavirus pandemic alternate training site.

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan's Ryan-Sanders Baseball bought the Jackson Generals in 2000 to move them to Austin, TX. Instead, Austin suburb Round Rock intercepted the team by offering a better stadium deal in terms of both land and money. In 2005, the firm bought the Triple-A Edmonton Trappers to move them to the Rock, bumping the Double-A club to Corpus. The stadium's street number, 734, honors Ryan's record seven no-hitters and retired uniform number, 34 - although his first four no-nos were with the California Angels, where he wore 30.

After the Astros won their first World Series, a 2018 giveaway of replicas of their 2017 World Series rings drew a house-record crowd of 10,446 to Whataburger Field.

On April 22, 2023, 6,613 turned out to see the Astros 2022 World Series trophy in an event that was disrupted in spectacular fashion. About a half an hour after the game started, a construction crane on the nearby Harbor Bridge caught fire. Metallic debris from the crane fell into the stadium, injuring two fans. One refused treatment, but the other was briefly hospitalized and later sued the construction company. Spectators reported hearing a loud bang before seeing the blaze.

The ballpark appears in the film The Open Road (2009). The Texas State Aquarium and the USS Lexington Museum are nearby.