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| Former names | Murphy Field (2000–2006) |
|---|---|
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 |
| Coordinates | 39°56′37″N 75°11′38″W / 39.9437°N 75.1938°W |
| Owner | University of Pennsylvania |
| Capacity | 856 |
| Field size | Left - 330 ft. Center - 380 ft. |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | September 1999-March 2000 |
| Opened | March 23, 2000 |
| Construction cost | USD $2 million |
| Tenants | |
| Pennsylvania Quakers (Ivy League) (2000–present) | |
Meiklejohn Stadium is a ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is on the University of Pennsylvania campus and is the home field for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers varsity baseball team. It opened in March 2000.
The field is about half a mile south-southeast of Franklin Field, along the eastern edge of the university's campus, along the Schuylkill River. The ballpark is tucked away near the intersection of the Schuylkill Expressway and University Avenue. The CSX railroad tracks run behind home plate and are still in use. I-76 (the Schuylkill Expressway) runs parallel to the outfield wall with exit 41 visible from home plate. The right field foul line is kept tight by a large power plant that has two rising cooling tanks and a fence around its perimeter.[2] River Field Drive, which fronts the railroad tracks to the north, is so close that there are only a couple of rows of seats available on the third base side.
- ^ "Meiklejohn Stadium". University of Pennsylvania. 2004-07-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "Murphy field keeps dream alive for Temple baseball". The Temple News. 2000-04-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-06-11.