in 1929, clark griffith, owner of the washington senators sent a young scout by the name of joe engel to the south to find a home for the club's first minor league affiliate. first, engel went to atlanta with cash in hand to buy the atlanta crackers, but for reasons unknown he backed out and came north to chattanooga, tennessee. engel not only bought the chattanooga lookouts from sammy strang, but also replaced their ballpark, andrews field with a state-of-the-art stadium at a cost of $150,000.