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In 1948, Alamogordo Air Field was renamed Holloman Air Force Base in honor of Colonel George Holloman who was a pioneer in rocket and pilotless aircraft research. Related research branched into the medical field with rocket sled tests and high altitude balloon ascents with animal and human subjects.
Connie Mack Stadium, named after the long time manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, was named that in 1953. Previously it was called Shibe Park after Ben Shibe, an A's stockholder and baseball manufacturer. This was the first concrete and steel park built. It paved the way for Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, and others.