Municipal Stadium (Hagerstown)

From 1915 to 1929, Hagerstown's minor league team played at Willow Lane Park, where Bester Elementary School is now located.

Hagerstown's Municipal Stadium hosted several games featuring Negro league teams during the first decade and a half of its existence.

In 1995, $500,000 worth of improvements to the stadium were made, such as the installation of new seats, and upgrading the VIP section to include cup holders.

[6] In 2005, a movement arose to rename an adjacent street to honor Willie Mays, who played his first game at the park as a minor league rookie.

The proposal, however, was shot down due to protests by various American war veterans groups who wanted to keep the original road name of Memorial Boulevard.

In April 2014, Hagerstown and the Suns agreed to a two-season lease extension on Municipal Stadium for 2015 and 2016 which could be voided by mutual agreement.

[citation needed] On March 24, 2022, the Hagerstown City Council voted 5–0 to proceed with the demolition of Municipal Stadium.