It seemed the beginning of the end of the ballpark started on April 24 , 1984 when a gust of wind blew down the left field fence two hours before the start of a game ( source : Fresno Bee , April 25 , 1984 , retrieved May 19 , 2014 ) , the same day a 6.1 earthquake hit northern California . Then , the next night , a transformer blew during a game , knocking out the lights and cancelling two games against the Reno Padres ( source : Fresno Bee , April 27 , 1984 , retrieved May 19 , 2014 ) . The State Center Community College District , now owner of the ballpark , made an emergency allocation of $ 42,136 to finance repairs to the outfield fence during a meeting on Tuesday May 1 , 1984 , and repairs were completed about a month later ( Source : Fresno Bee , May 3 , 1984 , retrieved June 9 , 2014 ) . At the same time , Euless Park received a new scoreboard and new field lights , which were installed by July 14 , 1984 ( Source : Fresno Bee , July 15 , 1984 , retrieved June 9 , 2014 )
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