- Engel Stadium
Engel Stadium is a
baseball field located inChattanooga, Tennessee . The stadium was built in 1930 and holds 12,000 people. It was the home of theChattanooga Lookouts until 1999 when, at the end of the season, they moved to BellSouth Park. Engel Stadium was named for baseball scout andChattanooga Lookouts owner,Joe Engel .The
stadium is located at 1130 E. 3rd Street, at the corner of O'Neil Avenue, adjacent to the historic Fort Wood neighborhood, Norfolk Southern's DeButts Yard andErlanger Hospital .Many notables have played on the field, including
Babe Ruth ,Lou Gehrig ,Hank Aaron ,Satchel Paige ,Willie Mays ,Harmon Killebrew ,Ferguson Jenkins ,Kiki Cuyler ,Kid Elberfeld andBurleigh Grimes .During its minor league days, the ballfield had probably the deepest in-play center field areas among active ballparks, 471 feet from home plate. Harmon Killebrew was the only known player to hit a home run over the 471-foot marker.
Engel Stadium (with a fence reducing its dimensions) is now used for
high school baseball games and, up until a few years ago, for the TSSAA baseball playoffs, which were moved to Murfreesboro, Tenn., to be more centrally located for all Tennessee high schools.External links
* [http://www.ballparkreviews.com/chatt/engel.htm# Photos of the ballpark in minor league days]
* [http://www.digitalballparks.com/Southern/Engel_640_1.html Recent photos]
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