Knoxville, TN

Knoxville is located in eastern Tennessee, at the confluent of the Holston and French Broad Rivers, where they join to form the Tennessee River, at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains. It is located 100 miles northeast of Chattanooga, TN.

Knoxville hosted professional baseball as long ago as 1897, with the first Minor League Baseball team playing there in 1910. The city floated upward in classification levels over the years, hosting an affiliated team more often than not through 1954. During the 1956 season, the Montgomery Rebels of the Class A South Atlantic League moved to Knoxville and - although it is now a Double-A club - that is the franchise that is returning to Knoxville from the suburbs with the opening of the Knoxville Multi-Use Stadium.

Teams that have played here

Years	Team	League	Ballpark
1897	Knoxville Indians	Southeastern League
1904	Knoxville _____	Tennessee-Alabama League	Chilhowee Park
1909	Knoxville Appalachians	South Atlantic League	Chilhowee Park
1910	Knoxville Appalachians	Southeastern League	Chilhowee Park
1911	Knoxville Appalachians	Appalachian League	Chilhowee Park
1912-1914	Knoxville Reds	Appalachian League	Chilhowee Park
1921-1924	Knoxville Pioneers	Appalachian League	Caswell Park
1925-1929	Knoxville Smokies	South Atlantic League	Caswell Park
1931-1944	Knoxville Smokies	Southern Association	Smithson Stadium
1946-1952	Knoxville Smokies	Tri-State League	Smithson Stadium
1953	Knoxville Smokies	Mountain States League	Chapman Highway Park
1954	Knoxville Smokies	Tri-State League	Knoxville Municipal Stadium
1956-1963	Knoxville Smokies	South Atlantic League	Knoxville Municipal Stadium/Bill Meyer Stadium *
1964-1967	Knoxville Smokies	Southern League	Bill Meyer Stadium
1972-1979	Knoxville Sox	Southern League	Bill Meyer Stadium
1980-1992	Knoxville Blue Jays	Southern League	Bill Meyer Stadium
1993-1999	Knoxville Smokies	Southern League	Bill Meyer Stadium
2000-2019	Tennessee Smokies	Southern League	Smokies Park
2021	Tennessee Smokies	Double-A South	Smokies Park
2022-	Tennessee Smokies	Southern League	Smokies Park

* In 1957, the ballpark originally called Knoxville Municipal Stadium was renamed Bill Meyer Stadium.

Persons who were born here

• Bob Baird, pitcher
• Chad Bell, pitcher
• Deke Brackett, college coach
• Nick Brannon, minor league pitcher
• Michael Brown, minor league pitcher
• Ken Burkhart, pitcher; umpire
• John Byington, minor league infielder and college coach
• Trey Cabbage, infielder
• Frank Callaway, infielder
• Stanton Cameron, minor league outfielder
• Brett Carroll, outfielder
• Sam Clay, pitcher
• Ralph Cleage, outfielder
• Mark Davidson, outfielder
• Nick Delmonico, outfielder
• Carl Doyle, pitcher
• Jess Doyle, pitcher
• Tom Dukes, pitcher
• Roy Evans, pitcher
• Buddy Gilbert, outfielder
• Todd Helton, infielder
• Charlie Henry, pitcher
• Nick Hill, minor league pitcher
• Bert Hodges, infielder
• Ben Joyce, pitcher
• A.J. Kirby-Jones, minor league infielder
• Dan Leahy, infielder
• Michael McKenry, catcher
• Greg McMichael, pitcher
• Billy Meyer, catcher; manager
• Mike Milchin, pitcher
• Bill Monroe, Negro Leagues infielder
• John Murrian, minor league catcher
• Matt Reynolds, pitcher
• Art Ruble, outfielder
• Doris Sams, AAGPBL outfielder
• Steve Searcy, pitcher
• William A. Smith, minor league manager
• Ben Swaggerty, minor league pitcher
• Lane Thomas, outfielder
• Bubba Trammell, outfielder
• Kyle Waldrop, pitcher
• Chris Zachary, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Ed Bailey, catcher
• Jute Bell, pitcher
• Bill Brennan, umpire
• Hobe Brummette, minor league outfielder
• Ken Burkhart, pitcher; umpire
• Frank Callaway, infielder
• Sumpter Clarke, outfielder
• Ralph Cleage, outfielder
• Wilson Collins, outfielder
• Carl Doyle, pitcher
• David Gennoe, minor league player
• Bert Hodges, infielder
• Bonnie Hollingsworth, pitcher
• Dan Leahy, infielder
• Pat McGlothin, pitcher
• Billy Meyer, catcher; manager
• Frank Moffett, college coach
• Al Neil, minor league outfielder
• Lefty Stewart, pitcher
• Frank Waddey, outfielder
• Kay Webb, AAGPBL pinch hitter
• Earl Williams, catcher
• Harry Wilson, catcher
• Chris Zachary, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Bearden High School
• Central High School
• Christian Academy of Knoxville
• Farragut High School
• Johnson University
• Karns High School
• Knoxville Catholic High School
• Knoxville College
• Knoxville High School
• Rule High School
• South Doyle High School
• University of Tennessee
• Webb School of Knoxville