GENERAL INFORMATION
Address........................................... 1501 Euclid Avenue, .............................................................. Bristol, VA 24201, Phone:.....................................................(276) 206-9946 Website: ...................................... bristolstateliners.com TW/IG: ......................................................@thestateliners Facebook: ....................................... Bristol State Liners League Championships....................1942, 1943, 1972, ................................................... 1974, 1985, 1998, 2002 Stadium...............................DeVault Memorial Stadium Stadium Built...............................................................1969 Stadium Capacity................................................... 2,000 Stadium Dimensions (LF-CF-RF)............ 325-400-310
FRONT OFFICE STAFF
Operated By..................................Bristol Baseball, Inc. Farm Director..................Larry Broadway (Pittsburgh) President/ General Manager...............Mahlon Luttrell VP, Game Day Operations...................... Craig Adams VP, Marketing & Comm..........................Travis DeBusk VP, Community Relations.......................... Mark Young Treasurer...................................................... Jean Luttrell Secretary................................................Connie Kinkead Sports Turf Manager........................... Matthew Meade
GAME INFORMATION
PA Announcer..........................................Travis DeBusk Broadcast Announcer.................................David Rudd Broadcast Network................................................ online No. of Games Broadcast .............................Home - 34 Official Scorer............................................ Tim Johnston Standard Game Times............................ Mon-Sat 6:30 ............................................................................. Sun 6:00 Newspaper..................................Bristol Herald-Courier Sports Editor..................... Jim Sacco, (800) 326-2516 Beat Writer.......................................................Tim Hayes
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Bobby Thomson........................................................1942 Ron Necciai.................................................................1952 Mark Fidrych............................................................... 1974 Lance Parrish.............................................................. 1974 Lou Whitaker...............................................................1975 Allen Trammell...........................................................1976 Travis Fryman.............................................................1987 Rico Brogna................................................................1988 Rusty Meacham.........................................................1988 10
Tony Clark................................................................... 1990 Jose Lima................................................................... 1990 Justin Thompson........................................................1991 Frank Catalanotto............................................... 1992-93 Shawn Wooten...........................................................1993 Juan Encarnacion......................................................1994 Daryle Ward................................................................1994 Carlos Lee...................................................................1995 Danny Wright..............................................................1999 Jon Rauch....................................................................1999 Mike Morse................................................................ 2001 Chris Stewart............................................................. 2001 Chris Young............................................................... 2003 Gio Gonzalez............................................................ 2004
ABOUT
Bristol will be returning to its roots this season as the club enters the new version of the Appalachian League with the same name it used when it began its second foray into the league exactly 100 years ago as the then-newly renamed State Liners. In addition to recognizing the centennial anniversary of Bristol’s return to the Appy League in 1921, the team’s name also celebrates the unique nature of the Twin Cities which share the same name and lie directly across the Tennessee-Virginia border from each other. The boundary between the two cities is also the state line, which runs along State Street in their common downtown district. To further celebrate the historical connection, the team’s logos will use the same blue and red coloring that appear in the American flag, and will incorporate a cream which harkens back to a color found in many oldtime baseball jerseys. A number of notable players have suited up for Bristol over the years, including Hall of Famer Alan Trammell and many other former MLB stars, among them Bobby Thomson, Lance Parrish, Lou Whitaker, Carlos Lee, Gio Gonzalez and Chris Young who is currently the general manager of the Texas Rangers. Most recently an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization since 2014, Bristol also served as a farm team for the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox over the years. It has won seven Appalachian League championships with its last coming in 2002. Leading the State Liners into the latest incarnation of the Appalachian League will be Dave Tremblay who 20 2 1 A P PA L AC H I A N L E AG U E M E D I A G U I D E
