PRINTER'S NO. 1802
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1294
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY BREWSTER, COSTA, FONTANA AND MENSCH, JUNE 22, 2022
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 22, 2022
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 36017, on that
portion of Pennsylvania Route 56 over the Kiskiminetas River,
Vandergrift Borough, Westmoreland County, and Parks Township,
Armstrong County, as the Rudy Minarcin Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Rudy Minarcin Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Rudy Minarcin was born March 25, 1930, in North
Vandergrift, Westmoreland County. He led Vandergrift High
School to the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic
League baseball title in 1948 and was a Major League Baseball
pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox.
(2) Mr. Minarcin's professional baseball career started
in 1948 with the Vandergrift Pioneers of the Old-Atlantic
League before he was drafted into the Army. After his
service, Mr. Minarcin made the majors at 25 years of age.
(3) In 1955, Mr. Minarcin threw a one-hitter complete
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game at Forbes Field against the Pittsburgh Pirates and
driving in two runs.
(4) During his three-season major league career, Mr.
Minarcin had a 6-9 record and a 4.66 earned run average (ERA)
in 70 appearances, including 13 starts, three complete games,
one shutout and three saves, striking out 70 batters while
walking 89 in 170 innings pitched. In addition, he went 77-61
with a 3.59 ERA in parts of eight minor league seasons.
(5) Mr. Minarcin also pitched for the Havana Sugar Kings
of the International League before Fidel Castro came to power
and banned professional sports.
(6) Mr. Minarcin died on October 15, 2013.
(7) A petition was signed by thousands of Vandergrift
citizens in support of this name change.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
36017, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 56 over the
Kiskiminetas River, Vandergrift Borough, Westmoreland County,
and Parks Township, Armstrong County, is designated the Rudy
Minarcin Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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