Don McBride Stadium

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| fullname = John Cate Field at Don McBride Stadium

| former_names = Municipal Stadium (1936–1984)

| address = 201 NW 13th Street

| city = Richmond, Indiana

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| owner = Richmond Community Schools

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| 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
Richmond NWL Baseball (Northwoods League) 2026–

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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.{{cite news |last1=Chapin |first1=Josh |title=History, memories at heart of 75-year-old McBride Stadium |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/881498874 |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=Palladium-Item |date=August 7, 2011 |location=Richmond, Indiana |page=C-2 |id={{ProQuest|881498874}}}} The stadium was built to replace Exhibition Park which was destroyed by a fire in 1935.{{cite web |title=McBride Stadium: An Iconic Richmond Landmark Changes Hands |url=https://www.richmondindiana.gov/news/mcbride-stadium-transfer |website=City of Richmond |date=October 20, 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=J. Don McBride, Distinguished Alumnus |url=https://www.rhsalum.org/alumni/don-mcbride/ |website=Richmond High School Alumni Association |access-date=July 27, 2018}} On June 4, 2010, the name was expanded to John Cate Field at Don McBride Stadium, honoring a former Richmond High School baseball coach.{{cite news |last1=Chapin |first1=Josh |title=McBride Stadium: 80 years of history |url=https://www.pal-item.com/story/sports/2016/06/11/mcbride-stadium-80-years-history/85584568/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=Palladium-Item |date=June 11, 2016 |location=Richmond, Indiana}}

The ballpark has hosted three minor-league baseball teams and one independent league baseball team over the years: the Richmond Roses (1946–1948), the Richmond Robins (1949), the Richmond Tigers (1950–1952) and the Richmond Roosters (1995–2005). Various touring Negro League teams also played games at Municipal Stadium during the 1930s through 1950s.{{Cite web |url=https://homeplatedontmove.wordpress.com/2020/03/13/new-book-examines-black-baseball-in-richmond-ind/ |title=New book examines black baseball in Richmond, Ind. |date=March 13, 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/NegroLeagues/ballparks/RCI01ngl.html |title=Games played at Municipal Stadium, Richmond IN |website=www.retrosheet.org}} The stadium has also hosted the Richmond High School, Seton Catholic High School, and Earlham College teams. It was home to the Richmond RiverRats of the collegiate summer Prospect League from 2009 to 2015 and the Richmond Jazz of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League from 2016 to 2023.{{cite news |last1=Weaver |first1=Evan |title=RCS Board of Trustees approves purchase of McBride Stadium, 2024 Jazz season called off |url=https://www.pal-item.com/story/news/local/2023/10/20/rcs-board-of-trustees-approves-purchase-of-mcbride-stadium/71233771007/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=Palladium-Item |date=October 20, 2023 |location=Richmond, Indiana |id={{ProQuest|2880618871}}}} A new team in the Northwoods League is set to begin play in 2026.[https://kicks96.com/local-news/761760/rcs-board-addresses-mcbride-stadium-lease RCS BOARD ADDRESSES McBRIDE STADIUM LEASE]

The stadium features a small covered grandstand. Seating capacity is 1,787. It was renovated in 1995.

In October 2023, the city of Richmond sold McBride Stadium to the Richmond Community Schools (RCS). In September 2024, RCS approved a three-year lease agreement with the Northwoods League to use the ballpark for a collegiate summer baseball team in 2025, with league options to renew for two additional five-year terms.{{cite news |last1=Emery |first1=Millie Martin |title=RCS: Collegiate baseball team can rent McBride |url=https://westernwaynenews.com/collegiate-baseball-rent-mcbride/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=Western Wayne News |date=September 30, 2024 |location=Cambridge City, Indiana}} On March 29, 2025, the Northwoods League officially announced that the new team would begin play in the 2026 season, with the team name and branding to be revealed at a later date.[https://northwoodsleague.com/blog/2025/03/29/northwoods-league-adds-richmond-indiana-for-2026/ Northwoods League adds Richmond, Indiana for 2026]