Luther Williams Field

Infobox_Baseball_Stadium
stadium_name = Luther Williams Field


location = Central City Park
Macon, Georgia 31201
broke_ground =
opened = 1929
closed =
demolished =
owner = City of Macon
operator = City of Macon; Macon Music
construction_cost =
architect =
tenants = Macon Peaches (1926-1983)Macon Dodgers (1956-1960)
Macon Pirates (1984-1987)

Macon Braves (1991-2002)
Macon Peaches (2003)

Macon Music (2007-future)
seating_capacity = 3,500
dimensions = Left Field: 338 ft (103.0224 m)

Center Field: 402 ft (122.5296 m)

Right Field: 338 ft (103.0224 m)

. It was built in 1929, and is the centerpiece of Central City Park in Macon. Today, it is the second-oldest minor league stadium in the country. [http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A76061] The original covered grandstand is still in place, though a new tin roof has replaced the former wooden one. A black iron gate surrounds the field, the front of which says "Macon Base Ball Park."

History

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Luther Williams Field was used for location shooting in the 1976 film The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings. Luther Williams Field stood in for a fictional Negro League ballpark in St. Louis, Missouri.

Famous players

Numerous Major League stars have played at Luther Williams, whether on their way up the minor league system or as part of Major League teams' occasional stopovers to play their farm teams. Some notable players include:

*Pete Rose (1962 Peaches), MLB all-time hit leader [http://www.mindspring.com/~teeth/caution/macontg100years.htm]
*Tony Perez (1963 Peaches), Baseball Hall of Famer
*Vince Coleman (1983 Redbirds), set all-time professional baseball record of 145 stolen bases [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Coleman_Vince.stm]
*Chipper Jones (1991 Braves), 1999 National League Most Valuable Player
*Andruw Jones (1995 Braves), nine-time Gold Glove Award winner [http://www2.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/players/Andruw_Jones/]

External links

* [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Macon/Macon.htm Luther Williams Field Views – "Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues"]