They played in the Piedmont League and were based in Newport News, Virginia.
The teams played at Peninsula War Memorial Stadium on Pembroke Avenue in Hampton, Virginia.
The stadium was built by Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey.
Previously, Newport News teams played at Builders' Park on Warwick Road (1944-1947) and prior to that at a ballpark on Wickham Avenue on the East End of Newport News.
The Piedmont League folded after the 1955 season, ending Newport News' franchise.