List of Southern League stadiums

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Smokies Stadium, home of the Tennessee Smokies.
Rickwood Field, a former home of the Birmingham Barons.

This is a list of Southern League stadiums used during the league's existence from 1964 to 2020. Although a few other leagues had contributed to the history of the Southern League (SL), it was decided that the league would not maintain records prior to the 1964 season.[1] Therefore, the list does not include stadiums from its predecessor leagues.

There are 34 stadiums known to have been used by the league located among 27 municipalities. The oldest stadium to have hosted SL games was Rickwood Field (1910), home of the Birmingham Barons; the newest was MGM Park (2015), home of the Biloxi Shuckers. (Toyota Field was to have been the home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas in 2020, but the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.) The highest known seating capacity was 17,000 at Herschel Greer Stadium, the Nashville Sounds home. The stadium with the lowest known capacity was Knights Park, home of the Charlotte Hornets and Charlotte O's/Knights, which seated only 3,000.

Stadiums[]

Key
Name
 Stadium's name in its last season of hosting SL baseball
Opened
 Opening of earliest stadium variant used for hosting SL baseball
Capacity
 Stadium's most recent capacity while hosting SL baseball
dagger
Denotes stadium active for league's final season
Name Team Location State Opened Capacity Ref(s)
121 Financial Ballpark[a] dagger Jacksonville Suns/Jumbo Shrimp Jacksonville Florida 2003 11,000 [2][3]
Admiral Fetterman Field[b] dagger Pensacola Blue Wahoos Pensacola Florida 2012 5,038 [5]
AT&T Field[c] dagger Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga Tennessee 2000 6,362 [6]
The Ballpark at Jackson[d] dagger West Tenn Diamond Jaxx/Jackson Generals Jackson Tennessee 1998 6,000 [7]
Bill Meyer Stadium[e] Knoxville Smokies/Sox/Blue Jays Knoxville Tennessee 1953 6,412 [8]
Bosse Field Evansville White Sox Evansville Indiana 1915 5,382 [9]
Brooks Field Port City Roosters Wilmington North Carolina 1989[10] 3,500 [11]
Champion Stadium[f] Orlando Rays Orlando Florida 1997 9,500 [12]
Five County Stadium Carolina Mudcats Zebulon North Carolina 1991 6,500 [13]
Golden Park II Columbus Yankees, Columbus White Sox/Astros/Mudcats Columbus Georgia 1950 6,600 [14]
Grayson Stadium[g] Savannah Senators/Indians, Savannah Braves Savannah Georgia 1927 7,914 [15]
Greenville Municipal Stadium Greenville Braves Greenville South Carolina 1984[16] 7,027 [17]
Hank Aaron Stadium Mobile BayBears Mobile Alabama 1997 6,000 [18]
Hartwell Field Mobile Athletics/White Sox Mobile Alabama 1927[19] 8,000 [20]
Herschel Greer Stadium Nashville Sounds, Nashville Xpress Nashville Tennessee 1978[21] 17,000 [22]
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium[h] Birmingham Barons Birmingham Alabama 1988 10,800 [23]
Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium Huntsville Stars Huntsville Alabama 1985[24] 10,250 [25]
Joe Engel Stadium Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga Tennessee 1930 7,000 [26]
Knights Castle Stadium[i] Charlotte Knights Fort Mill South Carolina 1990 10,002 [27]
Knights Park[j] Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte O's/Knights Charlotte North Carolina 1941 3,000 [28]
Luther Williams Field Macon Peaches Macon Georgia 1929[29] 5,000 [30]
Lynchburg City Stadium[k] Lynchburg White Sox Lynchburg Virginia 1940 4,500 [31]
McCormick Field[l] Asheville Tourists/Orioles Asheville North Carolina 1924 3,200 [32]
MGM Park dagger Biloxi Shuckers Biloxi Mississippi 2015 6,076 [33]
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium dagger Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery Alabama 2004 7,000 [34]
Paterson Field[m] Montgomery Rebels Montgomery Alabama 1949 6,000 [35]
Regions Field dagger Birmingham Barons Birmingham Alabama 2013 8,500 [36]
Rickwood Field Birmingham Barons, Birmingham A's Birmingham Alabama 1910 10,741 [37]
Sam M. Wolfson Park[n] Jacksonville Suns/Expos Jacksonville Florida 1955[38] 8,200 [39]
Smokies Stadium dagger Tennessee Smokies Kodak Tennessee 2000 6,412 [40]
Tim McCarver Stadium[o] Memphis Chicks Memphis Tennessee 1963 10,000 [41]
Tinker Field Orlando Twins/SunRays/Cubs/Rays Orlando Florida 1914[42] 5,104 [43]
Toyota Field[p] dagger Rocket City Trash Pandas Madison Alabama 2020 7,000 [45]
Trustmark Park dagger Mississippi Braves Pearl Mississippi 2005 8,480 [46]

Notes[]

  1. ^ 121 Financial Ballpark's previous names were the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville and Community First Park.
  2. ^ Admiral Fetterman Field was also known as BayFront Stadium and Blue Wahoos Stadium.[4]
  3. ^ AT&T Field was originally named BellSouth Park.
  4. ^ The Ballpark at Jackson was originally named Pringles Park.
  5. ^ Bill Meyer Stadium was also known as Municipal Stadium and Smithson Stadium, and its playing surface is called Neil Ridley Field.
  6. ^ Champion Stadium was also known as The Ballpark @ Disney's Wide World of Sports and Cracker Jack Stadium.
  7. ^ Grayson Stadium was also known as Municipal Field (1927–1939).
  8. ^ Hoover Metropolitan Stadium was known as Regions Park (2003–2012).
  9. ^ Durning Knights Castle Stadium construction in 1989, the Charlotte Knights played in a temporary structure in the parking lot at this site known as Knights Castle.
  10. ^ Jim Crockett Memorial Park was also known as Clark Griffith Park (1946–1972) and Jim Crockett Memorial Park (1973-1987).
  11. ^ Lynchburg City Stadium was also known as Municipal Stadium (1940–1950), Merritt Hutchinson Stadium (2000–2002), Calvin Falwell Field at City Stadium (2004–2019), and renamed Bank of the James Stadium (2020).
  12. ^ This McCormick Field is also called Old McCormick Field.
  13. ^ Paterson Field was also known as Tingley Field (1958) and Municipal Stadium.
  14. ^ Sam M. Wolfson Park was also known as Jacksonville Baseball Park (1955–1963).
  15. ^ Tim McCarver Stadium was also known as Blues Stadium.
  16. ^ Toyota Field entered the league in 2020 but never hosted a league game, because the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[44]

Map[]

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Southern League stadium locations

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Southern League History". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ Knight, Graham (August 16, 2003). "Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville - Jacksonville Suns". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Introducing 121 Financial Ballpark". 121 Financial Credit Union. 121 Financial Credit Union. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "BayFront Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Blue Wahoos Stadium". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Knight, Graham (July 27, 2010). "AT&T Field". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Knight, Graham. "The Ballpark at Jackson". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Smithson Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Bosse Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Brooks Field". BallparkReviews.com. BallparkReviews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Brooks Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Champion Stadium @ Disney's ESPN Wide World Of Sports". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Five County Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Golden Park I & II". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Grayson Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Greenville Municipal Stadium". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Greenville Municipal Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Hank Aaron Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Hartwell Field". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Hartwell Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Herschel Greer Stadium". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Herschel Greer Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Hoover Metropolitan Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Joe Engel Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Knights Castle Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Jim Crockett Memorial Park". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  29. ^ "Luther Williams Field". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  30. ^ "Luther Williams Park". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  31. ^ "City Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  32. ^ "Old McCormick Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  33. ^ Harris, Chris (February 12, 2015). "A Walking Tour of MGM Park". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  34. ^ "Riverwalk Stadium Information". Minor League Baseball. Montgomery Biscuits. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  35. ^ "Paterson Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  36. ^ Knight, Graham. "Regions Field". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  37. ^ "Rickwood Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  38. ^ "Sam W. Wolfson Baseball Park". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  39. ^ "Sam M. Wolfson Park". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  40. ^ Knight, Graham (July 22, 2010). "Smokies Park - Tennessee Smokies". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  41. ^ "Tim McCarver Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  42. ^ "Tinker Field". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  43. ^ "Tinker Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  44. ^ "Rocket City Trash Pandas". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  45. ^ Gattis, Paul (April 15, 2019). "Countdown is on: 1 year from today until first Trash Pandas game in Madison". AL.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  46. ^ "Mississippi Braves Stadium Information". Minor League Baseball. November 13, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2017.

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