Posts Tagged ‘Southern League’
Jacksonville’s Wolfson Park Now the NFL Jaguars’ Practice Field
Jacksonville Baseball Park was located at 1201 East Duval Street in Jacksonville, Florida, just northwest of the former Gator Bowl. Constructed in 1954, the ballpark opened in March 1955, hosting a spring training game between the Washington Senators and the Cincinnati Reds. That same month, the ballpark hosted another spring training game between the soon-to-be…
Read MoreOcala’s Gerig Field – A Former Spring Training Minor League Gem
Gerig Field was located in what is now the Martin Luther King, Jr., Recreation Complex, located at 1510 NW 4th Street in Ocala, Florida. The ballpark was constructed in 1936 at a cost of approximately $100,000 with funds from the Works Progress Administration. Gerig Field was named in honor of John Jacob Gerig, the then-mayor of Ocala who…
Read MoreSavannah’s Historic Grayson Stadium and the Extermination of the Sand Gnats
Grayson Stadium is located at 1401 East Victory Drive in Savannah, Georgia. Opened in 1926, the ballpark originally was known as Municipal Stadium. Located in Daffin Park, Grayson Stadium is part of the Daffin Park-Parkside historic district and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The ballpark is one of the most picturesque in the…
Read MoreKnights Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina’s Former South Carolina Home
Knights Stadium was located at 2280 Deerfield Drive in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The ballpark was the home of the Southern League Charlotte Knights from 1990 to 1992, and the International League Charlotte Knights from 1993 to 2013. During those years, the Knights were an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs (1990 to 1992), the Cleveland…
Read MoreBosse Field – The Third Oldest Professional Ballpark In Continuous Use
Bosse Field is located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Indiana (Don Mattingly was born in Evansville, Indiana, and attended Reitz Memorial High School). The ballpark is owned and maintained by the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, a public school corporation serving Evansville, Indiana, and Vanderburgh County. The ballpark was constructed in 1915 with the backing of…
Read MoreThe Stars No Longer Shine At Huntsville’s Joe W. Davis Stadium
Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium is located at 3125 Leeman Ferry Road in Huntsville, Alabama. The ballpark is named after a former Mayor of Huntsville who spearheaded the effort to bring professional baseball to Huntsville. Constructed in 1985, it has been the home of the Southern League Huntsville Stars for the team’s entire existence. The team’s…
Read MoreThe Nashville Sounds of Silence At Greer Stadium
Hershel Greer Stadium, home of the Nashville Sounds, currently is located at 534 Chestnut Street, in Nashville, Tennessee, just two miles south of downtown Nashville. Greer Stadium was constructed by the City of Nashville in 1978 on land that was once part of Fort Negley, a Civil War fortification once occupied by Union Troops. Fort…
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