Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville is located in north-western Arkansas, 10 miles south of Springdale, AR and 45 miles north of Fort Smith, AR.

Teams that have played here

• Fayetteville Educators, Arkansas State League (1934)
• Fayetteville Bears, Arkansas State League (1935)
• Fayetteville Bears, Arkansas-Missouri League (1936)
• Fayetteville Angels, Arkansas-Missouri League (1937-1940)
• Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Texas League (2008-2019)
• Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Double-A Central, (2021- )

Persons who were born here

• Jalen Beeks, pitcher
• Cody Clark, catcher
• Chase Huchingson, minor league pitcher
• Mitch Mustain, minor league pitcher
• Blake Parker, pitcher
• Bryan Stephens, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Sid Benton, pitcher
• Fred Hawn, minor league catcher
• Jim King, outfielder
• Lyman Lamb, infielder
• Paddy Mayes, outfielder
• Mutt Williams, pitcher
• Roy Wood, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Fayetteville High School
• University of Arkansas

Further Reading

• J.B. Hogan: Angels in the Ozarks: Professional Baseball in Fayetteville and the Arkansas State/Arkansas-Missouri League 1934-1940, Pen-L Publishing, Fayetteville, AR, 2013. ISBN 978-1940222103