Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Toby Atwell Field

Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services

— 240 Old Waterford Road, NW —

Toby Atwell Field Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 2, 2025

1. Toby Atwell Field Marker

Inscription. Maurice Dailey "Toby" Atwell
1924-2003
Major League Catcher
1951-1956
Leesburg High School athlete and graduate - 1940 (baseball, football, basketball)
First Loudoun County Division I baseball player at Virginia Tech
Member of the Army Air Corps during WWII

Amateur free agent with Brooklyn Dodgers
First Loudoun Major League player - Chicago Cubs
Player with Pittsburg Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies
Retiree from Milwaukee Braves - 1956

Only rookie selected to 1952 All-Star game
Second highest batting average behind Hall of Famer Stan Musial in the American and National Leagues with a .324 at the All-Star break
Presenter at a Loudoun Valley baseball clinic along with Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson
Volunteer coach for Loudoun Valley

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is July 8, 1952.

Location. 39° 7.201′ N, 77° 33.991′ W. Marker is in Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on Waterford Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 240 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg VA

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20176, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fighting for Freedom (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Haud Pluribus Impar (approx. 0.2 miles away); Capt. Wright Brickell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mrs. Sarah Armat (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Richard Owings (approx. 0.2 miles away); An Early Methodist Parsonage / The Archaeology of a Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of The Old Stone Church / Successors to the Old Stone Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Highlights of History / The Old Stone Church in Nineteenth-Century Leesburg

Plaque at base of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 2, 2025

2. Plaque at base of Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.

Also see . . . Toby Atwell. Baseball Reference entry for Toby Atwell. Beyond playing statistics, the entry provides details of Atwell's contracts, trades he was involved with, and other biographical data. (Submitted on July 6, 2025, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Toby Atwell Baseball Card image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 2, 2025

3. Toby Atwell Baseball Card

Photo on the lower left of the plaque.

Ticket Stub - 1952 All Star Game image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 2, 2025

4. Ticket Stub - 1952 All Star Game

Photo of a ticket stub for the 1952 Major League Baseball All Star Game in which Atwell appeared. Photo is on the lower right of the plaque.

Toby Atwell Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 2, 2025

5. Toby Atwell Field

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.