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Butler Bucks Sox, a member of the Western Pennsylvania League. Managed by Alfred Lawson, a former player for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys and the Boston Beaneaters, the team posted a 58-44 record for second place in the league standings. The team began the season in Girard, Ohio as an unnamed team, but on May 19, 1908 it moved to Butler. However the team's presence in Butler was short-lived. On June 15, 1908, the team moved to Erie, Pennsylvania to become the Erie Sailors. Butler would be without a professional baseball team until the Butler Indians were established in 1934. Butler Bucks The Butler