Bill Meyer Stadium was a baseball field located in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was used for the Knoxville Smokies, a AA Minor League Baseball team. It had a capacity of 6,400 people. The stadium was closed in 1997. The stands were demolished, and bleachers holding only around one hundred people were added. Bill Meyer Stadium is now used as a venue for middle and high school baseball games. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... Knoxville redirects here. ... The Knoxville Smokies were a minor league baseball team based in Knoxville, Tennessee. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It was named after Billy Meyer (1892-1957), a Knoxville native who was a catcher and manager in Major League Baseball and a longtime minor league skipper. William Adam Meyer (January 14, 1892 - March 31, 1957) was an American baseball player and manager. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally, the field manager); this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ...
BillMeyer, a Knoxville native who was the backstop for the Appalachians in 1910, managed the club during the 1940s and won manager of the year honors in 1948.
BillMeyer broke into professional baseball in 1910 with the Knoxville Appalahians as a catcher.
Bill Freehan, Mickey Stanley, Jim Northrup, along with pitchers Mickey Lolich and Fred Gladding all graced the diamond in Knoxville and all were vital members of the Tigers’ championship squad.
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