I didnt know this about.....ELMER KELLEY STADIUM Elmer Kelley Stadium is located at the beautiful Madisonville City Park in Madisonville, Kentucky. The stadium was built in 1941 as part of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) but was not utilized until 1946 because of World War II. The stadium’s construction provided jobs to the unemployed during the Great Depression of the United States of America. The bricks that stand today were poured and laid on-site by WPA workers. The stadium was originally known as Municipal Stadium but later renamed in the 1970’s after Elmer Kelley, a long-time radio and sports personality in Madisonville. After the first 5 years of existence, the stadium was finally utilized by the Kitty League which was a Class D league that gave young players and veterans and opportunity to play the game they loved. The Chicago White Sox Class D team, known as the Madisonville Miners, was the first team to call this new stadium ‘home’ in 1946. The Madisonville Miners were an immediate impact on the Kitty League competition, making the playoffs their first three seasons and winning the ‘Shaughnessy Playoffs’ in 1949. After slumping a few seasons after a brief title stent, the Madisonville Miners defeated rival Union City Greyhounds in the 1952 playoffs for their second Kitty League Championship. Although professional baseball was short-lived ending in 1955, Elmer Kelley Stadium is still being used today as a local high school baseball team has been playing its home games there since the 1940’s. Also, as of 2012, the Madisonville Tradewater Pirates play their home games at historic Elmer Kelley Stadium. The City of Madisonville is extremely proud of this historic landmark in Hopkins County’s history. Elmer Kelley Stadium plays host the home games of the Madisonville North Hopkins High School Baseball team and the Madisonville Miners. The Madisonville Miners are members of the Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:33:08 +0000
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