tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post7383690544734389323..comments2024-03-19T22:06:41.165-04:00Comments on fromtheeditr: Red Sox Return; Keep the ViewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217963475185024609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-76492696503304329712014-12-03T10:48:51.982-05:002014-12-03T10:48:51.982-05:00I finally found a good photo of Maher Field!!!
bi...I finally found a good photo of Maher Field!!!<br /><br />billmountjoy@yahoo.combillmountjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251257855364345496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-8918368346150288312013-03-10T20:11:34.278-04:002013-03-10T20:11:34.278-04:00MAHER FIELD – ROANOKE RED SOX (1943-1953)
LOCATIO...MAHER FIELD – ROANOKE RED SOX (1943-1953)<br /><br />LOCATION: Adjacent to Victory Stadium.<br /><br />SEATING CAPACITY: 3,000-3,500<br /><br />DIMENSIONS: LEFT & RIGHT FIELD = 325 FT.<br /> CENTER FIELD = 400 FT.<br /><br />RECORD SEASON HIGH ATTENDANCE: 139,000 (rounded figure – 1949)<br /><br />RECORD SEASON LOW ATTENDANCE: 43,000 (rounded figure – 1952)<br /><br />Roanoke in those days was one of the best baseball towns in America in the area of fan interest and enthusiasm. There was a little restaurant near the ballpark where a lot of the ballplayers would go after the game. The fans would join them at the restaurant.<br /><br />Maher Field was a very good playing field. The main grandstand behind home plate was a rustic covered wooden structure. There were separate sets of uncovered bleachers running down both the first and third base lines. The lights were never quite bright enough – a dilemma that plagued many ballparks of that era. The Roanoke River flowed behind the right field wall, and balls were sometimes hit across the river by the likes of Rosox slugger, Charlie Maxwell. The only drawback was that the clubhouse was about 100 yards behind the center field gate, over near Victory Stadium.<br /><br />The team folded operations after the 1952 season. Maher Field was deserted, and left for years to deteriorate until there were those so young they thought of it only as an eyesore with a peeling pale-green cinderblock wall in left and a handful of worn seats around home, unaware that it had been an attractive place to play ball. <br />billmountjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251257855364345496noreply@blogger.com