Majors Stadium

Majors Stadium
Full name	Majors Stadium
Former names	Phillips Field
Location	Greenville, Texas
Opened	1929
Closed	1964
Tenants
Greenville Majors (East Texas League) (1946) (Big State League) (1947-1950, 1953) (Sooner State League) (1957)

Majors Stadium was a baseball field in Greenville, TX but was originally used as a football field. In the beginning, the field was called Phillips Field but was later altered to allow baseball to be played.^[1]

Phillips Field

Before Majors Stadium became a baseball diamond, it was used in the early years by local high school football teams. On October 4, 1929, Dallas Oak Cliff and Greenville High School played the first contest at the venue.

Majors Stadium

The field was transformed for the Greenville Majors after their first year of existence.^[2] In 1947, the football stands were removed and the stands were rebuilt to accommodate baseball.

Visit by the Yankees

The New York Yankees played the Greenville Majors on April 10, 1949 in an exhibition game. The Majors won the game, 4-3.

Remnants

The only parts left are the arched entryway and a fieldhouse where the field used to exist.^[3][4]

Sources

• "Texas Almanac 2008-2009," The Dallas Morning News, c.2008

References

1. ^ http://huntcohc.org/marker1.htm
2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Greenville%2C_TX
3. ^ http://www.ballparkreviews.com/gvilletx/gvilletx.htm
4. ^ http://shroom.aminus3.com/image/2009-03-17.html