Pullman Park

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HISTORIC PULLMAN PARK
Redevelopment Authority City of Butler 114 Wood
y Drive
Butler, PA 16001
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The History of Pullman Park

• Built in 1934
• The Butler Athletic Club, using a volunteer work
  force, began building on land donated by the
  Standard Steel Car Company. Nearing completion,
  money was needed to build the bleachers, when
  500 was donated by the Cleveland Indians General
  Manager Billy Evans to finish the project.
• The first minor league team was the Cleveland
  Indians in 1935
  
• Minor league team for the New York Yankees for 10
  years starting in 1936 (called the Butler Yankees)

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Baseball Notables Who Played at Pullman Park

• Joe DiMaggio

Lou Gehrig
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Additional Baseball Notables Who Played at
Pullman Park

• Ed Whitey Ford

Josh Gibson
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Other Notable - Boxing

• Carmen Scialabba

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Minor Leagues That Used Pullman Park
Cleveland Indians 1935

• New York Yankees
• 1936 1946

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Other Minor Leagues
Detroit Tigers 1949 - 1950
Pittsburgh Pirates 1950
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Negro League Teams Played Exhibition Games at
Pullman Park
Homestead Grays
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Pittsburgh Crawfords
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Butler Area School District - Football

• Pullman Park field was used for Butler High
  School Football from 1950 to 1963.
  
• Many NFL players including Bill, Rich, and Ron
  Saul, Terry Hanratty, and Beaver Falls own Joe
  Namath to name a few performed at Pullman Park
  

61 Rich Saul
5 Terry Hanratty
12 - Joe Namath
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Butler Area School District-Baseball

• Butler High School Varsity Baseball Team used
  Pullman Park until revitalization project began
  in 2004
  
• Butlers Major League baseball players Matt
  Clement and John Stuper, also former Head
  National League Umpire Eddy Vargo got their start
  at Pullman

Matt Clement
John Stuper
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Community Teams

• Butler Area High School
• American Legion
• Butler Area Baseball Prep League
• WPIAL Tournaments
• WPIAA Tournaments

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Funding Sources - Awarded

• Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau
  90,000
  
• PA Department of Community and Natural Resources
  150,000
  
• PA Department of Community and Economic
  Development 60,000
  
• PA Revitalization Capital Assistance Program
  1,859,000
  
• Dollar Bank/City of Butler Tax Incremental
  Financing 2,500,000
  
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  4,659,000
  
• 
  

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Historic Pullman Park Butlers Field of Dreams
. If you build it, they w
ill come!
Redevelopment Authority City of Butler 114 Wood
y Drive
Butler, PA 16001