TVA Credit Union Ballpark

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TVA Credit Union Ballpark
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TVA Credit Union Ballpark
Location Johnson City, Tennessee
OwnerCity of Johnson City
OperatorJohnson City Sports Foundation
Capacity 3,800
SurfaceTurf
Construction
Broke ground1956
Opened1956
Tenants
Johnson City Cardinals (1956–2020)
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1956–2011)
Johnson City Doughboys (from 2021)
Tri-Cities Otters (from 2021)

TVA Credit Union Ballpark is a stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of Johnson City Doughboys in the summer collegiate Appalachian League. It was previously home to the Johnson City Cardinals Minor League Baseball team of the Appalachian League. The field is named "Howard Johnson Field", after a local Johnson City recreation official. [1] It was built in 1956 and holds 3,800 people. [2]

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References

  1. TVA Credit Union Ballpark at web.minorleaguebaseball.com, URL accessed November 10, 2009. Archived 11/10/09
  2. TVA Credit Union Ballpark at ballparkreviews.com, URL accessed November 10, 2009. Archived 11/10/09

Coordinates: 36°19′7″N82°20′27″W / 36.31861°N 82.34083°W / 36.31861; -82.34083