The Clamdiggers hosted home minor league games at Lincoln Park in Hampton.
[3][2] On August 13, 1896, the Petersburg Farmers moved to Hampton, Virginia with a 32–60 record to become the "Hampton-Newport News Clamdiggers" for the remainder of the season.
[6][7] With its location on Chesapeake Bay, the seafood available locally has been a major industry in Hamtpton, beginning after the conclusion of the Civil War.
[14] In the era, the 1895 and 1896 Philadelphia Phillies held spring training at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Hampton.
The Phillies utilized the Hampton Soldiers' Home athletic grounds, which were located 300 yards from the team hotel on the property.