which was built in 1947 at the same location and later renamed in honor of longtime Des Moines Register sports editor Willis Garner (Sec) Taylor. The new stadium cost about $11.5 million increased ...

1981: Mike Krukow, a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, meets with fans at Sec Taylor Stadium before the Cubs ... and the Chicago Cubs (1981). The Des Moines team began playing as the Cubs in 1982.