Construction began in late 1947 at the Crest Street site of Kiger Stadium, with a goal of opening in Spring 1948 for the Class D Klamath Falls Gems, the Far West League farm team of the Philadelphia Phillies.

The stadium was built by Klamath Baseball, Inc. and paid for by the sale of stock to local citizens.

Historic Kiger Stadium has hosted thousands of amateur baseball games, from Little League through American Legion through a semi-pro incarnation of the Gems, through the years.

In 1968 the ballpark hosted the Babe Ruth World Series, and in 1970 the American Legion Championships.

[1] Through the years Kiger has seen it all, and in 2011 welcomed the new Klamath Falls Gems of the West Coast League.