The Butler Yankees were a Pennsylvania State Association

Pennsylvania State Association

Running from 1934 through 1942 the Pennsylvania State Association was a class D league. It was based in the southwestern part of the state. The league was usually full of minor league farm teams. During the nine-year run of the league there were eleven cities, all from Pennsylvania, that...

 (1936–1942) and Middle Atlantic League

Middle Atlantic League

The Middle Atlantic League was a lower-level circuit in American minor league baseball that played during the second quarter of the 20th century.-History:...

 (1946–1948) baseball team based in Butler, Pennsylvania

Butler, Pennsylvania

The city of Butler is the county seat of Butler County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, situated north of Pittsburgh. The population was 15,121 at the 2000 census.- History :...

, USA. They were affiliated with the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 during their entire existence.

They lasted ten seasons, and won league championships in five of those years. The first two came in 1937 and 1938 under manager Ernie Jenkins

Ernie Jenkins (baseball)

Ernest Lafayette "Lefty" Jenkins was a minor league baseball pitcher and manager. He managed in the New York Yankees system from 1935 to 1939.-Baseball player:...

. The next two occurred in 1940 and 1941 under Thomas Kain and the third occurred in 1942 under Dallas Warren.

Notable players include Bob Grim, Joe Page

Joe Page

Joseph Francis Page , nicknamed Fireman and The Gay Reliever, was a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Page, who was left-handed, played with the New York Yankees from to and with the Pittsburgh Pirates in .-Professional career:Page was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free...

, Hank Sauer

Hank Sauer

Henry John "Hank" Sauer was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1941 through 1959, Sauer played for the Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs , St. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants and San Francisco Giants...

 and Hall of Famer Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career with the New York Yankees. He was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.-Early life and career:...

.