War Memorial stadium was the product of a group of civic-minded citizens, created as a monument of honor for, “those Graves Countians, both living and dead”, who served in the war. To build the stadium, in 1947, a fundraising goal of $200,000 was set and after a single kick-off breakfast, $125,000 was raised. The Mayfield Cardinals faced the Madisonville Maroons on September 16, 1949, to mark the first game to be played at the newly completed War Memorial Stadium. The grounds also were host to the Kitty League’s Mayfield Clothiers Team.