Chattanooga Lookouts
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The Chattanooga Lookouts are a minor league baseball team based near Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. They are named for nearby Lookout Mountain. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds major-league club. The Lookouts play in BellSouth Park, located in Chattanooga. Opened in 2000, the stadium seats 6,160 fans. From 1930-1999, the "Looks" played at historic Engel Stadium led by one of the greatest promoters, Joe Engel. Engel Stadium hosts the deepest centerfield in the history of ballparks - an astounding 471 feet from home plate.
Notable former Lookouts players have made it to the Major Leagues. Baseball Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, Burleigh Grimes, Harmon Killebrew, and Ferguson Jenkins. Also, Adam Dunn, Wily Mo Pena and Jason LaRue all currently play for the Cincinnati Reds. Other notable former players include Alvin Davis, Mark Langston, Deion Sanders and Pete Rose Jr. (son of Pete Rose).
2006 marks the teams' 101st season of play in Chattanooga.
External links
- Chattanooga Lookouts official site
- The Chattanooga Lookouts & 100 Seasons of Scenic City Baseball A complete history of Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball