sentences:  First named Turtle Creek Park, it was renamed Reverchon Park after Julien Reverchon (1837–1905), a botanist and a member of the La Reunion Utopian Community.In the 80s and 90s, the park was notoriously crime-ridden, but a rejuvenation project beginning in 1998 helped turn Reverchon into one of Dallas' most successful parks, according to "The Dallas Morning News".The Southern Methodist University baseball team played at the ballpark from 1977–1980, before the baseball program disbanded after the 1980 season.