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Bill Meyer Stadium

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Bill Meyer Stadium was a baseball field located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Originally known as Knoxville Municipal Stadium when it opened in 1953, it was later renamed after Billy Meyer (1892–1957), a Knoxville native who was a catcher and manager in Major League Baseball and a longtime minor league skipper.

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Bill Meyer Stadium
Jessamine Street, Knoxville Parkridge

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Jessamine Street
37915 Knoxville, Parkridge
Tennessee, United States
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