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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]
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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
Categories:- High school football venues in Texas
- Baseball venues in Texas
- Baseball venues in the Prairies and Lakes region (Texas)
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