Terry Park Ballfield

Terry Park Ballfield
Former namesPark T. Pigott Memorial Stadium
Location3410 Palm Beach Boulevard Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Coordinates26°39′26″N 81°50′31″W / 26.65709°N 81.84199°W / 26.65709; -81.84199
OperatorLee County
Capacity600 (1925–1955)
3,000 (1955–2004)
900 (2004–present)
Field sizeCenter Field – 425 ft (130 m)
SurfaceGrass
Turf During the Royals Tenure
Construction
Broke ground1921
Opened1925
Renovated1955 (Rebuilt)
Demolished1943 by Fire
2004 by Hurricane
Construction costUS$ 2,100,000
(2010 Renovation Cost)
Main contractorsChris-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
Coordinates26°39′26″N 81°50′31″W / 26.65709°N 81.84199°W / 26.65709; -81.84199
MPSLee 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 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. 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.