Grayson Stadium

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Grayson Stadium
Historic Grayson Stadium
Full name	William L. Grayson Stadium
Former names	Municipal Stadium^[1]
Location	1401 East Victory Drive Savannah, Georgia 31404
Broke ground	1925
Built	April 1926^[1]
Renovated	1941 2009
Owner	City of Savannah
Operator	Hardball Capital LLC
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$140,000 ($1.85 million in 2014 dollars^{[ 1]})
Capacity	4,000^[2]
Field dimensions	Left Field: 322 feet (98 m) Center Field: 400 feet (120 m) Right Field: 310 feet (94 m)
Tenants
Savannah Indians (1926-1928) Savannah Indians (1936-1943) Savannah Indians (1947-1954) Savannah Braves (1971-1983) Savannah Cardinals (1984-1995) Savannah Sand Gnats (1996-present)

Grayson Stadium is a stadium in Savannah, Georgia. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Savannah Sand Gnats minor league baseball team, the Class-A affiliate of the New York Mets. It was also the part-time home of the Savannah State University college baseball team.^[3] It was also used from 1927 until 1959 for the annual Thanksgiving Day game between Savannah High School and Benedictine Academy.^[4] Known as "Historic Grayson Stadium" it was built in 1926 and is the oldest working minor league ballpark in America.^[5] It holds 4,000 people.^[2]

History

Originally known as Municipal Stadium, the park underwent major renovations in 1941 following a devastating hurricane in 1940.^[1] Spanish-American War veteran General William L. Grayson led the effort to get the $150,000 needed to rebuild the stadium. Half of the funds came from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In recognition of Grayson's work, the stadium was renamed in his honor.

The first South Atlantic League game with both Black and White players took place at Grayson Stadium on April 14, 1953.^[5]

The park recently went through a two-year renovation process that started prior to the 2007 season.

Timeline

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Passanisi, Mike. "History". Savannah Sand Gnats. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Crumlish, Paul (2002). "William L. Grayson Stadium". Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
↑ "2009 Baseball Schedule". Savannah State University. Archived from the original on November 15, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
↑ "History of Grayson Stadium". Savannah Sand Gnats. March 3, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
↑ 5.0 5.1 Loverro, Thom (May 19, 2005). "Baseball Matters: William Grayson Stadium and the Savannah Sand Gnats". The Washington Times. Retrieved September 25, 2008.

External links

v t e Current ballparks in the South Atlantic League

Northern Division	Appalachian Power Park Arthur W. Perdue Stadium CMC-NorthEast Stadium FirstEnergy Park L. P. Frans Stadium Municipal Stadium NewBridge Bank Park

Southern Division	Fluor Field at the West End Grayson Stadium Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park Lake Olmstead Stadium McCormick Field State Mutual Stadium Whitaker Bank Ballpark

v t e NCAA Division I college baseball venues in Georgia

ACC	Russ Chandler Stadium (Georgia Tech)

A-Sun	Claude Smith Field (Mercer) Fred Stillwell Stadium (Kennesaw State)

Sun Belt	Georgia State Baseball Complex (Georgia State)

SEC	Foley Field (Georgia)

SoCon	J. I. Clements Stadium (Georgia Southern)

v t e Sports arenas and stadia in Savannah, Georgia

Alumni Arena (Armstrong Atlantic) AASU Sports Center (Armstrong Atlantic) Grayson Stadium (Sand Gnats) Savannah Civic Center Memorial Stadium Ron Love Athletic Center (SCAD) Tiger Arena (Savannah State) T.A. Wright Stadium (Savannah State)

Coordinates: 32°2′41″N 81°4′44″W / 32.04472°N 81.07889°W / 32.04472; -81.07889

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