Bluefield Blue-Grays T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Kitchen Johnny Podres would become the

Johnny Podres would become the only Hazard player to reach the majors

playing in leagues such as the Virginia Valley

when the KITTY League resumed play following WWII and changed their name to the Chicks for the 1947 season

Since the team didn't have a nickname

Bluefield Blue-Grays T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Kitchen Johnny Podres would become theBluefields baseball history dates back to 1937 when the Bluefield Blue Grays joined the Mountain State League, playing through 1955 with a hiatus during World War II. The team played at Bowen Field, which opened in 1939 on the Virginia side of the border but is maintained by Bluefield, West Virginia; the stadium was rebuilt in 1973 after a fire and later received orange seats from Anaheim Stadium in the 1990s. The Blue Grays were affiliated at various