McKethan Stadium

Park Name: Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field


In Use: 1950-2020

Grandstand Rebuilt: 1988

Demolished: 2020

Address: 2190 Stadium Road, Gainesville, Florida 32611

Dimensions: 326' (L), 400' (C), 321' (R)


Former Tenants:

University of Florida Gators (NCAA Division I) 1950-2020

The view from behind the grandstand at McKethan Stadium.

The view from behind home plate.

The view from down the first base line.

The view from down the third base line. Perry Field featured grass base paths leading to and from the plate.

The grandstand at McKethan Stadium as seen from center field. The seating bowl extends much farther down the left field line than the right.

The pressbox sits at the top of the grandstand. Banners at the top commemorate the Gators SEC titles and the team's College World Series title is celebrated on the front.

Chairback seating makes up the first few rows in front of the walkway as well as the entirety of the sections behind home plate.

Aluminum bleachers make up most of the seating in the outfield sections of the grandstand.

A single orange seat in the sea of blue is reserved in honor of former Gators coach Dave Fuller.

Small bleacher sections sit behind the outfield fence under the Spanish Moss in the McKethan Stadium parking lot.

The Dizney Plaza, an open picnic area with drink rails sits atop the batting cages and home bullpen in the left field corner of the park.

A dugout level suite and Gator Baseball Hall of Fame is located on the concourse.

Several rows of bleachers overlook the field from atop the left field fence.

The O'Connell Center, home of Florida Gators basketball, and Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, home of Gators football, stand behind the ballpark.

The palm tree-lined concourse runs behind the seating bowl.

A plaque on the concourse celebrates the last season of baseball at McKethan Stadium in 2020.

A small bench is set up behind the left field foul pole to allow bullpen pitchers a view of the field.

The outfield fence, which becomes chain link where the visitors bullpen sits behind the right field wall.

The scoreboard stands above the right field fence.

The University of Florida Gators on the field during a game at McKethan Stadium.