High Rock Park
Also Known As: Myers FieldLocation: Norfolk, VA
Rugby (3B) & Church Streets.
Capacity: 6,000 (1936); 5,000 (1939); 7,500 (1950)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 398-325-300 (1939)
A 1950 map shows a steel-frame grandstand and several wood bleacher sections. The catcher faced east. A RR track ran behind the playing field.
Used by: Norfolk Tars, Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at High Rock Park:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1962 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | South Atlantic League | 55 | 85 | 48,560 | 694 | Roster | Stats |
1961 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | South Atlantic League | 66 | 72 | 87,158 | 1,263 | Roster | Stats |
1955 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 37 | 34 | 30,000 | 845 | Roster | Stats |
1954 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 87 | 53 | 129,918 | 1,856 | Roster | Stats |
1953 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 81 | 51 | 69,119 | 1,047 | Roster | Stats |
1952 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 96 | 36 | 79,085 | 1,198 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 81 | 58 | 104,914 | 1,510 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 58 | 82 | 93,793 | 1,340 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 68 | 72 | 140,553 | 2,008 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 65 | 75 | 104,742 | 1,496 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 69 | 70 | 136,026 | 1,957 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 71 | 69 | Roster | Stats | ||
1945 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 83 | 57 | 152,433 | 2,178 | Roster | Stats |
1944 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 72 | 68 | Roster | Stats | ||
1943 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 66 | 63 | Roster | Stats | ||
1942 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 57 | 79 | Roster | Stats | ||
1941 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 71 | 68 | Roster | Stats | ||
1940 | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | 66 | 71 | Roster | Stats |
Attendance listed indicates the total home attendance for the team even if it played in multiple home ballparks or additional cities in the same year.
Average attendance is based on half the team's total games being played at home.