J. Polk Brooks Stadium

J. Polk Brooks Stadium is a baseball stadium in Paducah, Kentucky. It is the home of the Paducah Chiefs. It is also used by college baseball, high school baseball (including the home field for nearby Paducah Tilghman High School),[3] American Legion Baseball, and other amateur teams. It was built in 1948 and 1949 for the original Paducah Chiefs, who folded in 1955. The community kept the ballpark up over the years using it for amateur baseball, before the Chiefs were reorganized in 2016 in the Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League.[4][5]

J. Polk Brooks Stadium
J. Polk Brooks Stadium
Location within Kentucky
J. Polk Brooks Stadium
J. Polk Brooks Stadium (the United States)
Address2400 Brooks Stadium Drive, Paducah, KY 42001
LocationPaducah, Kentucky
Coordinates37.068307°N 88.617849°W / 37.068307; -88.617849
OwnerCity of Paducah
OperatorBrooks Stadium Commission
Capacity1,200
Field sizeLeft field: 330 ft (100 m)
Center field: 400 ft (120 m)
Right field: 330 ft (100 m)[1]
Surfacegrass
Construction
Broke groundMay 1948[2]
OpenedMay 8, 1949 (1949-05-08)[2]
Construction cost$75,000 (1948-1949)[2]
Tenants
Paducah Chiefs
Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado
Website
brooksstadium.com

The park was name for J. Polk Brooks, a local bus line operator, who was the president of the Paducah Baseball Association. He was the person who singlehandedly got the stadium built, even if it meant doing the manual labor himself.[6][7]

References

  1. "Racers and Wildcats Face-Off at Brooks". Murray State University Athletics. May 14, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  2. Craig, Berry (April–May 2009). "The House That Brooks Built" (PDF). Paducah Life Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2020 via BrooksStadium.com.
  3. "Brooks Stadium and PTHS Revised Schedule 2017" (PDF). BrooksStadium.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  4. "Brooks Stadium". Kitty League. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. "Paducah Chiefs Join OVL For 2016!!!". Madisonville Miners Baseball Club (Press release). October 29, 2015.
  6. "Excavation to Start for New Ballpark" (PDF). BrooksStadium.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  7. "House That Brooks Built" (PDF). BrooksStadium.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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