Terry Park Ballfield

Terry Park Ballfield
Former names	Park T. Pigott Memorial Stadium
Location	3410 Palm Beach Boulevard Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Coordinates	26°39′26″N 81°50′31″W / 26.65709°N 81.84199°W
Operator	Lee County
Capacity	600 (1925–1955) ; 3,000 (1955–2004) ; 900 (2004–present)
Field size	Center Field – 425 ft (130 m)
Surface	Grass ; Turf During the Royals Tenure
Construction
Broke ground	1921
Opened	1925
Renovated	1955 (Rebuilt)
Demolished	1943 by Fire ; 2004 by Hurricane
Construction cost	US$ 2,100,000 ; (2010 Renovation Cost)
Main contractors	Chris-Tel Construction ; (2010 Renovation)
Tenants
	Major League Baseball spring training: ; Kansas City Royals (AL) (1969-1987) ; Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) (1955–1968) ; Cleveland Indians (AL) (1940-1942) ; Philadelphia Athletics (AL) (1925-1936) ; ; Minor League Baseball spring training: ; Minnesota Twins (MiLB) (1990); Tampa Smokers (FSL) (1949) ; Louisville Colonels (AA) (1946) ; Louisville Colonels (AA) (1914) ; ; Minor League Baseball: ; Fort Myers Royals (FSL) (1978-87) ; Fort Myers Palms (FSL) (1926) ; ; Senior Professional Baseball Association: ; Fort Myers Sun Sox (SPBA) (1989-90) ; ; National Collegiate Athletic Association ; Florida Gulf Coast University (ASUN) (2003)
	Terry Park Ballfield
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	26°39′26″N 81°50′31″W / 26.65709°N 81.84199°W
MPS	Lee County Multiple Property Submission
NRHP reference No.	95000730

The Terry Park Ballfield (also known as the Park T. Pigott Memorial Stadium) is a historic site^[3] in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. The park is named after the family who donated the land in the 1920s. For years the stadium hosted Major League Baseball spring training, as well as a dozen years of Florida State League baseball. The stadium hosted the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Kansas City Royals spring training through the years. Terry Park was also home to some early minor league baseball, most notably the Fort Myers Palms and Fort Myers Royals, both belonging to the Florida State League.^[4] Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Roberto Clemente, Jimmy Foxx, Bob Feller, Tris Speaker, and George Brett are some of the notable players who have played at Terry Park Field.

^ Hernon, Jack. "Ward's Pinch Homer Wins for Pirates; Two Mates Aboard When Blow Struck; Ronnie Kline Gets Victory; Groat, Clemente Rap Three Hits". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 24, 1955. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
^ "Pirate Slugging Downs Mets, 7-5; Clemente, Mazeroski and Stargell Hit Home Runs". The New York Times. March 25, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2019 via Proquest. "Clemente's drive off Darrell Sutherland cleared the center-field wall, about 30 feet high, 425 feet from home plate."
^ History of Terry Park, July 29, 2024, https://www.leegov.com/sports/Documents/History_of_Terry_Park.pdf.
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