Paterson Field - Montgomery, Alabama - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

"Soon after its construction, Paterson Field was the home of several Montgomery minor-league professional baseball teams. Chief among these was the 1965-80 incarnation of the Montgomery Rebels as a Detroit Tigers affiliate. During their 16 years in Montgomery, the Rebels won 5 Southern League championships as the Tigers developed the nucleus of a club that would win the 1984 World Series, and future MLB notables such as Jack Morris, Lou Whittaker, and Alan Trammell played under Paterson Field's lights before becoming big leaguers. The Rebels moved to Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1980 Southern League season, becoming the Birmingham Barons, while Paterson Field lay relatively dormant.

Riding the wave of increased popularity in minor league baseball of any level, the independent All-American Association opened play in June 2001 with teams in six cities. With the city's population count reaching 200,000, Montgomery was a logical choice for a franchise, and the city heartily welcomed the return of organized baseball to Alabama's capital city. In 2001, the Wings were part of the All-American Association; when the league folded, the Southeastern League of Professional Baseball picked them up for the 2002 season. The Wings were brought back for a final season in 2003 before an affiliate team from the Southern League, the Montgomery Biscuits, took up residence in a newer waterfront park, Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium, which opened in 2004.

Paterson Field was home to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship from 1985 to 2004, after which the event was moved to Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium."

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