List of Southern League stadiums

There are eight stadiums in use by Southern League (SL) baseball teams. The oldest stadium is AT&T Field (2000) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, home of the Chattanooga Lookouts. The newest stadium is Toyota Field (2020) in Madison, Alabama, home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas. Four stadiums were built in the 2000s, three in the 2010s, and one in the 2020s. The highest seating capacity is 8,500 at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama, where the Birmingham Barons play. The lowest capacity is 5,038 at Admiral Fetterman Field in Pensacola, Florida, where the Pensacola Blue Wahoos play. All stadiums use a grass surface.

Regions Field, home of the Birmingham Barons.

Since its founding, there have been 34 stadiums located among 27 municipalities known to have been used by the league. Although a few other leagues had contributed to the history of the 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. The oldest stadium to have hosted SL games is Rickwood Field (1910), home of the Birmingham Barons; Toyota Field is also the newest of all stadiums to host SL games. 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.

Active stadiums

Name	Team	City	State	Opened	Capacity	Ref.
Admiral Fetterman Field	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Pensacola	Florida	2012	5,038	^[2]
AT&T Field	Chattanooga Lookouts	Chattanooga	Tennessee	2000	6,362	^[3]
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium	Montgomery Biscuits	Montgomery	Alabama	2004	7,000	^[4]
Regions Field	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham	Alabama	2013	8,500	^[5]
Shuckers Ballpark	Biloxi Shuckers	Biloxi	Mississippi	2015	6,076	^[6]
Smokies Stadium	Tennessee Smokies	Kodak	Tennessee	2000	6,412	^[7]
Toyota Field	Rocket City Trash Pandas	Madison	Alabama	2020	7,000	^[8]
Trustmark Park	Mississippi Braves	Pearl	Mississippi	2005	8,480	^[9]

Map

 

 

Regions Field

 

AT&T Field

 

Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium

 

Smokies Stadium

 

Shuckers
Ballpark

 

Trustmark Park

 

Toyota Field

 

Admiral Fetterman Field

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Current stadium locations:

•   North Division
•   South Division

Gallery

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  AT&T Field (Chattanooga Lookouts)
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  Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium (Montgomery Biscuits)
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  Smokies Stadium (Tennessee Smokies)
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  Shuckers Ballpark (Biloxi Shuckers)
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  Trustmark Park (Mississippi Braves)
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  Admiral Fetterman Field (Pensacola Blue Wahoos)
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  Regions Field (Birmingham Barons)

Former stadiums

 

Rickwood Field, a former home of the Birmingham Barons.

Key

Name	Stadium's name in its most recent 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

Name	Team	Location	State	Opened	Capacity	Ref(s)
121 Financial Ballpark^[a]	Jacksonville Suns/Jumbo Shrimp	Jacksonville	Florida	2003	11,000	^[10]^[11]
The Ballpark at Jackson^[b]	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx/Jackson Generals	Jackson	Tennessee	1998	6,000	^[12]
Bill Meyer Stadium^[c]	Knoxville Smokies/Sox/Blue Jays	Knoxville	Tennessee	1953	6,412	^[13]
Bosse Field	Evansville White Sox	Evansville	Indiana	1915	5,382	^[14]
Brooks Field	Port City Roosters	Wilmington	North Carolina	1989^[15]	3,500	^[16]
Champion Stadium^[d]	Orlando Rays	Orlando	Florida	1997	9,500	^[17]
Five County Stadium	Carolina Mudcats	Zebulon	North Carolina	1991	6,500	^[18]
Golden Park II	Columbus Yankees, Columbus White Sox/Astros/Mudcats	Columbus	Georgia	1950	6,600	^[19]
Grayson Stadium^[e]	Savannah Senators/Indians, Savannah Braves	Savannah	Georgia	1927	7,914	^[20]
Greenville Municipal Stadium	Greenville Braves	Greenville	South Carolina	1984^[21]	7,027	^[22]
Hank Aaron Stadium	Mobile BayBears	Mobile	Alabama	1997	6,000	^[23]
Hartwell Field	Mobile Athletics/White Sox	Mobile	Alabama	1927^[24]	8,000	^[25]
Herschel Greer Stadium	Nashville Sounds, Nashville Xpress	Nashville	Tennessee	1978^[26]	17,000	^[27]
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium^[f]	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham	Alabama	1988	10,800	^[28]
Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium	Huntsville Stars	Huntsville	Alabama	1985^[29]	10,250	^[30]
Joe Engel Stadium	Chattanooga Lookouts	Chattanooga	Tennessee	1930	7,000	^[31]
Knights Castle Stadium^[g]	Charlotte Knights	Fort Mill	South Carolina	1990	10,002	^[32]
Knights Park^[h]	Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte O's/Knights	Charlotte	North Carolina	1941	3,000	^[33]
Luther Williams Field	Macon Peaches	Macon	Georgia	1929^[34]	5,000	^[35]
Lynchburg City Stadium^[i]	Lynchburg White Sox	Lynchburg	Virginia	1940	4,500	^[36]
McCormick Field^[j]	Asheville Tourists/Orioles	Asheville	North Carolina	1924	3,200	^[37]
Paterson Field^[k]	Montgomery Rebels	Montgomery	Alabama	1949	6,000	^[38]
Rickwood Field	Birmingham Barons, Birmingham A's	Birmingham	Alabama	1910	10,741	^[39]
Sam M. Wolfson Park^[l]	Jacksonville Suns/Expos	Jacksonville	Florida	1955^[40]	8,200	^[41]
Tim McCarver Stadium^[m]	Memphis Chicks	Memphis	Tennessee	1963	10,000	^[42]
Tinker Field	Orlando Twins/SunRays/Cubs/Rays	Orlando	Florida	1914^[43]	5,104	^[44]

Map

 

 

 

 

150km
100miles

 

 

Zebulon

 

Wilmington

 

Savannah

 

Pensacola

 

Pearl

 

Orlando

 

Nashville

 

Montgomery

 

Mobile

 

Memphis

 

Madison

 

Macon

 

Lynchburg

 

Kodak

 

Knoxville

 

Jacksonville

 

Jackson

 

Huntsville

 

Greenville

 

Fort Mill

 

Evansville

 

Columbus

 

Chattanooga

 

Charlotte

 

Birmingham

 

Biloxi

 

Asheville

  

Southern League stadium locations

See also

•  Baseball portal

• List of Double-A baseball stadiums
• List of Eastern League stadiums
• List of Texas League stadiums
• List of Southern League teams

Notes

1. 121 Financial Ballpark's previous names were the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville and Community First Park.
2. The Ballpark at Jackson was originally named Pringles Park.
3. Bill Meyer Stadium was also known as Municipal Stadium and Smithson Stadium, and its playing surface is called Neil Ridley Field.
4. Champion Stadium was also known as The Ballpark @ Disney's Wide World of Sports and Cracker Jack Stadium.
5. Grayson Stadium was also known as Municipal Field (1927–1939).
6. Hoover Metropolitan Stadium was known as Regions Park (2003–2012).
7. During 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.
8. Jim Crockett Memorial Park was also known as Clark Griffith Park (1946–1972) and Jim Crockett Memorial Park (1973-1987).
9. 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).
10. This McCormick Field is also called Old McCormick Field.
11. Paterson Field was also known as Tingley Field (1958) and Municipal Stadium.
12. Sam M. Wolfson Park was also known as Jacksonville Baseball Park (1955–1963).
13. Tim McCarver Stadium was also known as Blues Stadium.

References

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15. "Brooks Field". BallparkReviews.com. BallparkReviews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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18. "Five County Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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20. "Grayson Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
21. "Greenville Municipal Stadium". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
22. "Greenville Municipal Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
23. "Hank Aaron Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
24. "Hartwell Field". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
25. "Hartwell Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
26. "Herschel Greer Stadium". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
27. "Herschel Greer Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
28. "Hoover Metropolitan Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
29. "Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
30. "Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
31. "Joe Engel Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
32. "Knights Castle Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
33. "Jim Crockett Memorial Park". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
34. "Luther Williams Field". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
35. "Luther Williams Park". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
36. "City Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
37. "Old McCormick Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
38. "Paterson Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
39. "Rickwood Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
40. "Sam W. Wolfson Baseball Park". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
41. "Sam M. Wolfson Park". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
42. "Tim McCarver Stadium". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
43. "Tinker Field". Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
44. "Tinker Field". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southern League stadiums.

•   Gallery of stadium images
• Official website
• Digitalballparks.com's photographic history of Southern League ballparks since 1921