Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park is a stadium in Jamestown, New York. It opened in 1941 and holds 4,200 people. Primarily used for baseball, Diethrick Park home to the Pittsburgh Pirates' Short Season A (New York-Penn League) team, the Jamestown Jammers. It is also home to the Jamestown Community College baseball team as well as Jamestown High School's baseball team. It also has hosted multiple Babe Ruth League World Series, most recently the 13-Year-Old World Series in 2011 won by a team from Sarasota, Florida.Built in 1941, Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park is the second oldest ballpark in the NY-Penn League. The stadium is owned by the City of Jamestown with the Jammers leasing it as the primary tenant. It was originally known as Jamestown Municipal Stadium and hosted the Jamestown Falcons of the "Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League" (PONY League), which is now known as the NY-Penn League. The park was later unofficially known as "College Stadium" after Jamestown Community College relocated its campus right behind the park on Falconer Street in 1961.On August 9, 1997, the park was renamed Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park in honor of Jamestown's "Mr. Baseball." It was dedicated to Mr. Diethrick, who has been player, manager, owner, supporter and friend of professional and youth baseball in Jamestown longer than most can remember. Mr. Diethrick is currently the Community Development Officer for Jamestown Savings Bank. He has been an important member of the voluntary Jamestown Jammers Executive Advisory Board. Mr. Diethrick also serves as the Host President of the Jamestown Babe Ruth World Series Committee and a member of the National Board of Directors for Babe Ruth, Inc.The stadium has undergone numerous renovations in order to modernize. In 2006, a brand new scoreboard and sound system were installed and in 2010 the current press box was renovated.In 1990, College Stadium was the site of a memorable large-scale stunt by the TV series Candid Camera, in which a catcher for the then-tenant Jamestown Expos was put up to calling pitches with nothing but incomprehensible signs.. }
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- Russell_Diethrick_Park abstract "Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park is a stadium in Jamestown, New York. It opened in 1941 and holds 4,200 people. Primarily used for baseball, Diethrick Park home to the Pittsburgh Pirates' Short Season A (New York-Penn League) team, the Jamestown Jammers. It is also home to the Jamestown Community College baseball team as well as Jamestown High School's baseball team. It also has hosted multiple Babe Ruth League World Series, most recently the 13-Year-Old World Series in 2011 won by a team from Sarasota, Florida.Built in 1941, Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park is the second oldest ballpark in the NY-Penn League. The stadium is owned by the City of Jamestown with the Jammers leasing it as the primary tenant. It was originally known as Jamestown Municipal Stadium and hosted the Jamestown Falcons of the "Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League" (PONY League), which is now known as the NY-Penn League. The park was later unofficially known as "College Stadium" after Jamestown Community College relocated its campus right behind the park on Falconer Street in 1961.On August 9, 1997, the park was renamed Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park in honor of Jamestown's "Mr. Baseball." It was dedicated to Mr. Diethrick, who has been player, manager, owner, supporter and friend of professional and youth baseball in Jamestown longer than most can remember. Mr. Diethrick is currently the Community Development Officer for Jamestown Savings Bank. He has been an important member of the voluntary Jamestown Jammers Executive Advisory Board. Mr. Diethrick also serves as the Host President of the Jamestown Babe Ruth World Series Committee and a member of the National Board of Directors for Babe Ruth, Inc.The stadium has undergone numerous renovations in order to modernize. In 2006, a brand new scoreboard and sound system were installed and in 2010 the current press box was renovated.In 1990, College Stadium was the site of a memorable large-scale stunt by the TV series Candid Camera, in which a catcher for the then-tenant Jamestown Expos was put up to calling pitches with nothing but incomprehensible signs.".