Joe Engel historical marker - Engel Stadium (NRHP #09000954) - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Engel Stadium, built in 1929-1930, was home to the Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball Club from 1930 to 1965, after which the team disbanded. The Lookouts returned in 1976 and played in Engel Stadium until 1999.

Just outside the front of the stadium where the ticket windows are found is this double sided historical marker dedicated to Joe Engel and his influence on minor league baseball, the Chattanooga area, and the art of promotion of the game of baseball. It reads:
Joe Engel (1893-1969)
The Washington Senators professional baseball team named William Joseph “Joe” Engel president of the Chattanooga Lookouts, its farm team, in 1929. By February of 1930 he had a new $150,000 ballpark, Engel Stadium, which was said to be the finest in the Southern League. Engel and his innovative promotional ideas quickly made him a fixture in Chattanooga. He hosted major league exhibition games, a faux “elephant hunt,” house raffles, and even a female pitcher, Jackie Mitchell. Notable players such as Babe Ruth, Harmon Killebrew, Lou Gehrig, “Satchell” Paige, and Ferguson Jenkins all played at Engel Stadium. During Engel's 35-year tenure, he set Southern League attendance records in 28 seasons and saved the team from being sold.

Engel Stadium and Andrews Field have a long history with Negro League baseball, dating back to the Chattanooga Black Lookouts in 1920 and 1926-27 and the Chattanooga Choo Choos, circa 1940. Even Willie Mays aspired to play for the Choo Choos; he practiced with them while in high school. In April 1952, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, and the Brooklyn Dodgers played the Boston Braves in an exhibition game at Engel Stadium. This was the first time a crowd at Engel had experienced integrated baseball teams. The stands and entrances were segregated, but the fans seemed focused on simply seeing a good baseball game. By 1963 the Chattanooga Lookouts fielded a fully-integrated team.

The marker was erected by the Tennessee Historical Commission.

Historic Engel Stadium was determined to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under criterion A for its role in entertainment and recreation to the city and county from 1930 until 1965 and under criterion C for its architecture and representation of an early 20th century ball park. It was added to the register on November 19, 2009.
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Camera:	Nikon D7200
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Focal Length:	22mm
ISO:	320
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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