Jamestown will host its 17th
World Series in twenty-seven years,
as the Babe Ruth 13-15 World Series
returns ‘home’. In 1980, the first
ever 13 Year Old World Series was
held here and Jamestown is proud to
welcome a Babe Ruth World Series
back this summer. In 1999, Jamestown
also hosted the first ever 12U
Softball World Series. Jamestown
also serves as the Babe Ruth World
Series Training Center for cities
who are interested in possibly
hosting a future World Series.
All World Series games will be
played at the 4,000 seat Russell E.
Diethrick, Jr. Park – where baseball
lovers watch the Jamestown Jammers,
a Florida Marlins Class A affiliate,
each season. Jamestown is proud of
its park system which consists of 20
parks covering 540 acres of land
including ball diamonds, picnic
areas, tennis courts, playgrounds,
soccer fields and a riverwalk area.
Jamestown has been awarded the “Tree
City USA” designation by the
National Arbor Day Foundation for
thirty consecutive years.
Jamestown is located in the
southwestern corner of New York
State. It is 70 miles southwest of
Buffalo, 40 miles northeast of Erie,
Pennsylvania, 140 miles north of
Pittsburgh, and is approximately
halfway between New York City and
Chicago. It is at the base of
picturesque Chautauqua Lake and
serves as the regional hub for a
diverse range of industrial and
commercial businesses, along with a
myriad of social and recreational
opportunities. The city property
covers an area of 10 square miles,
and its highest point is 1,620 feet
above sea level. The city maintains
a population of approximately
32,000, within an urban area of
85,000 residents. Jamestown also
serves as the center of a region
blessed with an abundance of
outstanding outdoor recreational
opportunities, including hunting,
fishing, boating and camping, and
within a few minutes of Allegheny
State Park, Long Point State Park
and Midway State Park.
Jamestown is fortunate to maintain a
large variety of cultural facilities
and activities for the enjoyment of
residents and visitors alike. World
renowned Chautauqua Institution,
founded in 1874, continues to offer
a vast assortment of religious,
educational, recreational and
artistic activities throughout its
nine-week summer season. Beautiful
Victorian architecture lines the
quaint streets and quiet setting of
this unique community along the
shores of Chautauqua Lake.
With Jamestown being the birthplace
of Lucille Ball, located in the
downtown area you will find the
Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz Center
including a museum, gift center and
original stages from the television
series “I Love Lucy”. Also to be
found in the downtown area is the
Reg Lenna Civic Center, a 1,250
seat, beautifully restored former
vaudeville house offering a variety
of musical, theatre and community
events; and the Lucille Ball Little
Theatre of Jamestown, the largest
community membership theater in New
York State. Within a short walking
area you will find the multi-million
dollar Jamestown Savings Bank Ice
Arena with twin rinks and the Robert
H. Jackson Center. Justice Jackson
served as a United States Supreme
Court Justice and was the architect
of the international trial process
and chief prosecutor of the
surviving Nazi leaders at Nuremberg,
Germany.
For more information on the upcoming
World Series, visit
www.JamestownWorldSeries.com.