The Baseball Park

Does anyone know, or know anyone who does, when the baseball park, that was such an integral part of the ivies of boys growing up in Plantersville in the 40s and 50s, first opened?

I recall a catcher (a member of the House of David, I think) sitting on a Coke case while receiving pitches, and I think I saw professional teams from the Black League play there, Memphis and perhaps Birmingham. Can anyone confirm this?

Also, I vaguely remember a story Cecil told about Paul Richards, who became the manager of the White Sox, hitting a home run that landed on the blacksmith shop. Don’t know what team he was on at the time.

I spent many happy hours at that park growing up and would like to know more about its history.