Peanut Park

Also Known As: Smith Street Park; Athletic Park; League Park
Location: Suffolk, VA
S. Saratoga (1B) & Granby (CF) Streets at Carolina Road (US 13 & SH 32).
Capacity: 2,200 (1919); 2,500 (1948); 5,000 (1950)
The original League Park sat thusly, S. Saratoga (HP), Park Avenue (LF) & Granby (RF). Park Avenue is Carolina Road today, thus the catcher faced SE. Peanut Park was built on the same site. A 1944 map shows the park next to the large Suffolk Peanut Company, thus accounting for the park's name. The park had a grandstand and a bleacher section extending well down the RF line. A smaller bleacher section sat on the 3B side; the clubhouse was beyond the 3B bleachers. The catcher faced SSW. A National Guard armory was outside the park along the 3B line. Planters Park is two blocks away from the extant Peanut Park.
Used by: Suffolk Tigers, Suffolk Nuts, Suffolk Wildcats, Suffolk Goobers

Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Peanut Park:

YearTeamLeagueWLAttendAvg.
1951Suffolk GoobersVirginia League566226,000441RosterStats
1950Suffolk GoobersVirginia League507928,638444RosterStats
1949Suffolk GoobersVirginia League576541,381678RosterStats
1948Suffolk GoobersVirginia League835260,873902RosterStats
1921Suffolk WildcatsVirginia League5978RosterStats
1920Suffolk NutsVirginia League476927,944482RosterStats
1919Suffolk NutsVirginia League4958RosterStats
1915Suffolk TigersVirginia League5962RosterStats



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.



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