# Myers Field

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{{Short description|Former baseball park in Norfolk, Virginia}}
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'''Myers Field''' was a [ballpark](/source/ballpark) located off of Church Street in [Norfolk, Virginia](/source/Norfolk%2C_Virginia), United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-05-24 |title=Baseball in Norfolk - The Norfolk Tars |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/baseball-norfolk-norfolk-tars |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529224218/http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/baseball-norfolk-norfolk-tars |archive-date=2012-05-29 |website=HamptomRoads.com}}</ref> It served as the home of the [Norfolk Tars](/source/Norfolk_Tars), a [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) minor league affiliate, from 1940 to 1955.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Yankees Complete Affiliations Page |url=http://www.digitalballparks.com/Yankees.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517091221/http://www.digitalballparks.com/Yankees.html |archive-date=2012-05-17 |url-status=usurped |website=digitalballparks.com}}</ref> Prior to using Myers Field, the Norfolk Tars used [Bain Field](/source/Bain_Field), which was demolished in 1940. Originally known as '''High Rock Park''', it was renamed Myers Fields in honor of local dentist Eddie Myers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Take Me Out To The Ballgame |url=http://www.npl.lib.va.us/sgm/oldlobby/archives/baseball.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227211228/http://www.npl.lib.va.us/sgm/oldlobby/archives/baseball.html |archive-date=2005-12-27 |website=Virginia Public Library}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Edward Myers Professorship |url=https://reflections.dentistry.vcu.edu/professorships/edward-myers-professorship |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=reflections.dentistry.vcu.edu}}</ref>

Notable [major leaguers](/source/Major_League_Baseball) like [Yogi Berra](/source/Yogi_Berra), [Lew Burdette](/source/Lew_Burdette), [Whitey Ford](/source/Whitey_Ford), [Bob Grim](/source/Bob_Grim_(baseball)), [Mickey Owen](/source/Mickey_Owen), [Bob Porterfield](/source/Bob_Porterfield), [Vic Raschi](/source/Vic_Raschi), [Bobby Richardson](/source/Bobby_Richardson), [Spec Shea](/source/Spec_Shea), [Moose Skowron](/source/Moose_Skowron), [Snuffy Stirnweiss](/source/Snuffy_Stirnweiss) and [Gus Triandos](/source/Gus_Triandos) all played for the Tars and therefore called Myers Field home.

The football team of the Norfolk Division of Virginia Union University—now known as [Norfolk State University](/source/Norfolk_State_University)—played its home games at High Rock Park in 1947.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Norfolk Division Lists 1947 Schedule |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-journal-and-guide/195739178/ |newspaper=[Journal and Guide](/source/New_Journal_and_Guide) |location=[Norfolk, Virginia](/source/Norfolk%2C_Virginia) |date=September 27, 1947 |page=22 |access-date=April 17, 2026 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }}</ref>

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