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.

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-present	Tennessee Smokies	Double-A South	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
• Frank Callaway, infielder
• Stanton Cameron, minor league outfielder
• Brett Carroll, outfielder
• Sam Clay, pitcher
• 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, Negro League pitcher and manager
• Nick Hill, minor league pitcher
• Bert Hodge, infielder
• 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
• Bill Brennan, umpire
• Hobe Brummitt, minor league outfielder
• Ken Burkhart, pitcher; umpire
• Frank Callaway, infielder
• Sumpter Clarke, outfielder
• Wilson Collins, outfielder
• Carl Doyle, pitcher
• David Gennoe, minor league player
• Bert Hodge, 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
• Earl Williams, catcher
• Harry Wilson, catcher
• Chris Zachary, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

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