Engel Stadium

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Engel Stadium is a baseball field located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The stadium was built in 1930 and holds 12,000 people. It was the home of the Chattanooga Lookouts until 1999 when, at the end of the season, they moved to BellSouth Park. Engel Stadium was named for baseball scout and Chattanooga 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 and Erlanger Hospital.

It is home to the deepest center field in the history of American ballparks--471 feet from home plate. Only the now-demolished Polo Grounds in New York City was deeper. 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 and Burleigh Grimes.

Engel Stadium is now used for high school baseball games and for the TSSAA baseball playoffs.

[edit] Trivia

On April 2, 1931, a 17-year-old female pitcher named Jackie Mitchell struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig during an exhibition game at Engel Stadium.