I-76 (the Schuylkill Expressway) runs parallel to the outfield wall with exit 41 visible from home plate.

The right field foul line is kept tight by a large power plant that has two rising cooling tanks and a fence around its perimeter.

[2] River Field Drive, which fronts the railroad tracks to the north, is so close that there are only a couple of rows of seats available on the third base side.

The university referred it to as "Penn Stadium at Murphy Field" in Athletic Department publications.

[6] The ballpark was officially dedicated on April 15, 2000; former Penn baseball player Doug Glanville threw out the first pitch.

Records show that the Penn varsity baseball team played at Franklin Field from 1895[12] through 1939.