Mohawk Mills Park
Encyclopedia
Shuttleworth Park is a ballpark located in Amsterdam, New York, USA. It is home to the Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
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, 1914. Its original use was as an amusement emporium, with a dance hall, shooting gallery, et cetera - though it also had a baseball park at that time. The first baseball game was played between a local team known as the Empires and the Philadelphia Colored Giants. It had a short left field at only 279 feets, but a deep center field at 409 feet.
The park later changed its name to Jollyland. In the 1930s, it was sold to Mohawk Carpet Mills. In 1939, the Amsterdam Rugmakers
arrived. The park was their home stadium until 1951.
The park burned down on July 12, 1942, eight days before the New York Yankees
were set to play the Rugmakers in an exhibition. The locals managed to rebuild the stadium in that short time, increasing the park's seating capacity.
After the Rugmakers left the park, it slowly deteriorated. It was refurbished in the mid-1970s.
It has been home to the Amsterdam Mohawks since 1986.
Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League is an 8-team collegiate summer baseball league founded in 2010. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid so as to maintain their college eligibility...
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History
Shuttleworth Park, formerly Mohawk Mills Park, known originally as Crescent Park, opened on Memorial DayMemorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...
, 1914. Its original use was as an amusement emporium, with a dance hall, shooting gallery, et cetera - though it also had a baseball park at that time. The first baseball game was played between a local team known as the Empires and the Philadelphia Colored Giants. It had a short left field at only 279 feets, but a deep center field at 409 feet.
The park later changed its name to Jollyland. In the 1930s, it was sold to Mohawk Carpet Mills. In 1939, the Amsterdam Rugmakers
Amsterdam Rugmakers
The Amsterdam Rugmakers were a Canadian-American League baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York, USA, that played from 1938 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1951...
arrived. The park was their home stadium until 1951.
The park burned down on July 12, 1942, eight days before 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...
were set to play the Rugmakers in an exhibition. The locals managed to rebuild the stadium in that short time, increasing the park's seating capacity.
After the Rugmakers left the park, it slowly deteriorated. It was refurbished in the mid-1970s.
It has been home to the Amsterdam Mohawks since 1986.