Norfolk Phenoms

Hosting home games at Bain Field, the Phenoms were immediately preceded by the 1898 Norfolk Jewels of the Atlantic League.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Christy Mathewson played for the Norfolk Phenoms, leading the league in wins and strikeouts.

[1][2] The 1900 Norfolk Phenoms began play as members of the six–team, Class D level Virginia League.

[3] Norfolk joined the Hampton Crabs, Newport News Shipbuilders, Petersburg Farmers, Portsmouth Boers and Richmond Bluebirds teams in beginning league play on April 30, 1900.

[13] The 1900 Norfolk Phenoms hosted home game at Bain Field, then known as "League Park."

Just before the 1900 season, manager Phenomenal Smith, along with Norfolk businessman E. H. Cunningham, owner of the team, visited League Park and discovered much of the wooden slats of the outfield walls were taken for use as firewood.