Devault Memorial Stadium
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Devault Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Bristol, Virginia. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Bristol White Sox minor league baseball team. Also, home to the Virginia High School baseball team. Virginia High won the 1993 and 1996 Virginia state baseball championships at this location. It was built in 1969. It holds 2,000 people. The stadium is named for Charlton Ross ("Chauncey") DeVault, Sr. (b. 1910 - d. 1980), of Bristol, TN. Mr. DeVault was President of the Appalachian League from its revival in 1957 until his death in 1980. DeVault Field at Emory & Henry College in Emory, VA, is also named in honor of Mr. DeVault.
| Current ballparks in the Appalachian League | ||
| East Division | West Division | |
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| American Legion Field • Bowen Field Burlington Athletic Stadium • Calfee Park • H. P. Hunnicutt Field |
Devault Memorial Stadium • Howard Johnson Field Hunter Wright Stadium • Joe O'Brien Field • Pioneer Park |
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