Historic McBride Stadium, the WPA-era home of the Richmond River Rats (summer collegiate; Prospect League), will need repairs to its press box and other structural elements, according to an engineering firm inspecting the facility. The ballpark, already damaged last summer by high winds, will need more structural repairs, such as either a new support system […]
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Seventy-five years of baseball at McBride Stadium
Keeping ballparks like Richmond’s McBride Stadium is why we love the summer-collegiate leagues: a ballpark once hosting the likes of Bob Feller and Satchel Paige is still a valuable community resource. In the past, once pro ball left an old ballpark, a community had to make some pretty serious choices about maintaining a facility that […]
McBride Stadium damaged by heavy winds
McBride Stadium, the home of the Richmond RiverRats (summer collegiate; Prospect League) and a historic WPA-era ballpark, suffered severe roof damage last night right after a game. The area was hit with 75-mph winds and tore roofs off several buildings as well as uprooting trees and small concession buildings in the area. At the ballpark, […]