Roanoke, VA

Roanoke is located in southwestern Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 40 miles west of Lynchburg, VA. Salem, VA is immediately west of the Roanoke.

Teams that have played here

• Roanoke Braves, Virginia State League (1894)
• Roanoke Magicians, Virginia State League (1895-1896)
• Roanoke Tigers, Virginia League (1906-1914)
• Salem-Roanoke Friends, Virginia League (1939, 1941-1942)
• Salem Friends, Virginia League (1940)
• Roanoke Red Sox, Piedmont League (1943-1952)
• Roanoke Ro-Sox, Piedmont League (1951-1953)

Persons who were born here

• Davey Crockett, infielder
• Mack Eggleston, catcher, manager
• Kevin Griffin, minor league catcher and manager
• Al Holland, pitcher
• Zack Kelly, pitcher
• Tyler Lumsden, minor league pitcher
• Brother Pace, catcher
• Rusty Peters, infielder
• Mike Ramsey, infielder
• Nick Robertson, pitcher
• Bill Sample, outfielder
• Mark Sweeney, minor league pitcher
• Charley Wilson, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Red Cox, pitcher
• Ron Hodges, catcher
• Bill Kay, outfielder
• Carl Howard, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Cave Spring High School
• Hidden Valley High School
• Hollins University
• Lucy Addison High School
• Roanoke Catholic High School