A transfer of Engel Stadium management to a nonprofit will help preserve the historic former home of the Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA; Southern League), which is sorely in need of some TLC. Engel Stadium opened in 1929 and is very much a product of the era, with the classic grandstand and brickwork throughout the grounds. […]
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Burke may put Lookouts on the market
WINTER MEETINGS — In the open-air bazaar that is the real heart of the Baseball Winter Meetings, an unusual name came up for a team that could be on the market in the near future: the Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA; Southern League), whose owner, Frank Burke, is debating whether to sell the team. The issue, […]
AT&T Field / Chattanooga Lookouts
Frank Burke bought the Lookouts in the mid nineties but felt the team had to have a new stadium to stay in Chattanooga. In the fall of 1998, Burke announced that he and his ownership group would build a privately funded ballpark if the team could sell 1,800 season tickets. The 1800th ticket was sold […]