teams were noted to have played minor league home games at Maher Field. The Roanoke Tigers moved to Maher Field in 1908, as new grandstands had been erected by the Roanoke Fair Association. Maher Field hosted other events at the site. In 1914, the Detroit Tigers with Ty Cobb played the Boston Braves in an exhibition game at the Maher Field. The ballpark had a capacity of 3,000 (1939) and 7,500 (1950), with dimensions of (Left, Center, Right) 280–380–278 (1939). Today, grandstand is gone, but the playing field is still in use. Maher Field is located at 230 Reserve Avenue SW, Roanoke, Virginia. Notable alumni Baseball Hall of Fame alumni Jack Chesbro (1896) Inducted, 1947 Heinie Manush (1943, MGR) Inducted, 1964 Notable alumni Ken Aspromonte (1952) Milt Bolling (1948-1949) Steve Brodie (1907) Hal Brown (1946-1947) Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame Don Buddin (1952) Jerry Casale (1953) Pete Daley (1949) Ike Delock (1950) Arnold Earley (1953) John Farrell (1895) Dave Fultz (1895) Fred Hatfield (1946) Pinky Higgins (1947–1948, MGR) 3X MLB All-Star Russ Kemmerer (1951) Ted Lepcio (1951) Charlie Maxwell (1947–1949) 2x MLB All-Star Dick Padden (1895) Eddie Popowski (1944–1945, MGR) Togie Pittinger (1896) Hank Schenz (1939) Walter Schmidt (1911) Frank Shaughnessy (1909–1911) Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Chick Stahl (1895) Virgil Stallcup (1946) Sammy White (1950) MLB All-Star See also Roanoke Magicians players Roanoke Ro-Sox players Roanoke Red Sox players Roanoke Tigers players Salem-Roanoke Friends players References External links Baseball Reference Defunct minor league baseball teams Sports in Roanoke, Virginia Sports teams in Virginia Baseball teams in Virginia Salem, Virginia Boston Red Sox minor league affiliates Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliates Defunct baseball teams in Virginia Baseball teams disestablished in 1953 Baseball teams established in 1943 Piedmont League teams