St. Petersburg, Florida in late 2014 and in 2015 the Pier Park was set for construction in early 2017. Downtown also contains the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and a downtown branch of St. Petersburg College. The downtown perimeter includes several parks, most of which are waterfront or lakefront. Straub Park is nearly a half mile long, boasts a waterfront location, and is home of the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts. Because of the amount parks downtown has to offer, The Trust for Public Land ranks St. Petersburg 1st in Florida and 15th out of 100 of the largest cities in
American Association (20th century) Most Valuable Pitcher Award American Association (20th century) Most Valuable Pitcher Award The American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award was an annual award given to the best pitcher in minor league baseball's American Association. From 1929 to 1962, AA pitchers were eligible to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) as no award was designated for pitchers. A total of 8 pitchers won the MVP Award. In 1969, Sal Campisi won the first ever American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award. In 1996, Rick Helling won the final American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award. Though the league was still in operation in 1997, no award