Municipal Stadium
Also Known As: City Park 1936; Heath Varnedoe StadiumLocation: Thomasville, GA
Varnedoe & Davis Streets.
Capacity: 2,000 (1936); 1,500 (1937); 3,000 (1946); 2,500 (1949); 2,200 (1962)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 315-600-315 (1937); 320-480-313 (1939); 325-425-325 (1962)
The catcher faced south. Varnedoe Station Park occupies the area.
Used by: Thomasville Orioles, Thomasville Tourists, Thomasville Lookouts, Thomasville Tigers, Thomasville Tomcats, Thomasville Dodgers
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Municipal Stadium:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1963 | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia-Florida League | 65 | 54 | 7,342 | 123 | Roster | Stats |
1962 | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia-Florida League | 76 | 41 | 18,610 | 318 | Roster | Stats |
1958 | Thomasville Dodgers | Georgia-Florida League | 38 | 89 | 17,451 | 275 | Roster | Stats |
1957 | Thomasville Dodgers | Georgia-Florida League | 71 | 68 | 25,438 | 366 | Roster | Stats |
1956 | Thomasville Dodgers | Georgia-Florida League | 63 | 76 | 21,697 | 312 | Roster | Stats |
1955 | Thomasville Dodgers | Georgia-Florida League | 66 | 72 | 30,274 | 439 | Roster | Stats |
1954 | Thomasville Dodgers | Georgia-Florida League | 64 | 71 | 36,079 | 535 | Roster | Stats |
1953 | Thomasville Dodgers | Georgia-Florida League | 90 | 47 | 41,223 | 602 | Roster | Stats |
1952 | Thomasville Tomcats | Georgia-Florida League | 66 | 74 | 45,651 | 652 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia-Florida League | 55 | 81 | 27,760 | 408 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia-Florida League | 60 | 80 | 44,072 | 630 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia-Florida League | 68 | 71 | 54,894 | 790 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia-Florida League | 68 | 69 | 54,502 | 796 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia-Florida League | 45 | 80 | 51,679 | 827 | Roster | Stats |
1941 | Thomasville Lookouts | Georgia-Florida League | 69 | 67 | Roster | Stats | ||
1940 | Thomasville Tourists | Georgia-Florida League | 81 | 58 | Roster | Stats | ||
1939 | Thomasville Orioles | Georgia-Florida League | 64 | 72 | Roster | Stats | ||
1938 | Thomasville Orioles | Georgia-Florida League | 69 | 54 | Roster | Stats | ||
1937 | Thomasville Orioles | Georgia-Florida League | 73 | 49 | 26,835 | 440 | Roster | Stats |
1936 | Thomasville Orioles | Georgia-Florida League | 51 | 61 | Roster | Stats | ||
1935 | Thomasville Orioles | Georgia-Florida League | 57 | 61 | 18,805 | 319 | 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.