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  Don McBride Stadium Location within Indiana  Don McBride Stadium Don McBride Stadium (the United States) | |
| Full name | John Cate Field at Don McBride Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Municipal Stadium (1936–1984) |
| Address | 201 NW 13th Street Richmond, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°49′56″N 84°55′11″W / 39.8321°N 84.9198°W |
| Owner | Richmond Community Schools |
| Operator | Richmond Community Schools |
| Capacity | 1,787 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | August 1936 |
| Renovated | 1995 |
| Tenants | |
| Richmond Roses (Ohio State League) 1946–1947 Richmond Roses / Robins / Tigers (Ohio–Indiana League) 1948–1952 Richmond Roosters (Frontier League) 1995–2005 Richmond Red Devils (IHSAA) Seton Catholic Cardinals (IHSAA) Earlham College Quakers (NCAA Division III) Richmond RiverRats (Prospect League) 2009–2015 Richmond Jazz (Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League) 2016–2023 | |
Don McBride Stadium is a baseball park built in 1936 at the corner of Northwest 13th Street and Peacock Road in Richmond, Indiana, funded by the Works Progress Administration.[1] The stadium was built to replace Exhibition Park which was destroyed by a fire in 1935.[2] On June 13, 1984, it was named after Joseph Donald McBride, the former director of the Richmond Parks Department who oversaw development of the stadium.[1][3] On June 4, 2010, the name was expanded to John Cate Field at Don McBride Stadium, honoring a former Richmond High School baseball coach.[1][4]
The ballpark has hosted four minor-league baseball teams over the years: the Richmond Roses (1946–1948), the Richmond Robins (1949), the Richmond Tigers (1950–1952) and the Richmond Roosters (1995–2005), as well as the Richmond High School, Seton Catholic Cardinals and Earlham College teams.[1][2] It was home to the Richmond RiverRats of the collegiate summer Prospect League from 2009 to 2015[4] and the Richmond Jazz of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League from 2016-2023.[4][5] A new team in the Northwoods League will begin play in 2025.[6]
The stadium features a small covered grandstand.[2] Seating capacity is 1,787. It was renovated in 1995.[1]
In October 2023, the city of Richmond sold McBride Stadium to the Richmond Community Schools (RCS).[2][5] In September 2024, RCS approved a three-year lease agreement with the Northwoods League to use the ballpark for a collegiate baseball team in 2025, with league options to renew for two additional five-year terms.[7]
- ^ a b c d e Chapin, Josh (August 7, 2011). "History, memories at heart of 75-year-old McBride Stadium". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. p. C-2. ProQuest 881498874. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "McBride Stadium: An Iconic Richmond Landmark Changes Hands". City of Richmond. October 20, 2023.
- ^ "J. Don McBride, Distinguished Alumnus". Richmond High School Alumni Association. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c Chapin, Josh (June 11, 2016). "McBride Stadium: 80 years of history". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Weaver, Evan (October 20, 2023). "RCS Board of Trustees approves purchase of McBride Stadium, 2024 Jazz season called off". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. ProQuest 2880618871. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ RCS BOARD ADDRESSES McBRIDE STADIUM LEASE
- ^ Emery, Millie Martin (September 30, 2024). "RCS: Collegiate baseball team can rent McBride". Western Wayne News. Cambridge City, Indiana. Retrieved October 9, 2024.