American Legion Baseball - some Regional notes and History - in case you didn't know.
(02/25/2021)
October 19 2020 - American
Legion Baseball regional sites approved for 2021-23
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Text - The American Legion National
Executive Committee (NEC) approved American Legion Baseball regional
tournament sites for 2021-23 at the Fall Meetings, Oct. 14-15.
Resolution 28 confirms that the dates
for the regional tournaments will be Aug. 3-8, 2021; Aug.
3-7, 2022; and Aug. 2-6, 2023. Regional sites will be:
Region 1 (northeast): Shrewsbury,
Mass., 2021-23.
Region 2 (southeast): Asheboro, N.C.,
2021; Morgantown, W. Va., 2022-23.
Region 3 (south): Montgomery, Ala.,
2021; Asheboro, N.C., 2022-23.
Region 4 (central plains): Hastings,
Neb., 2021; Montgomery, Ala., 2022-23.
Region 5 (Great Lakes):
Elmhurst, Ill., 2021; Midland, Mich., 2022-23.
Region 6 (northern plains): Sioux
Falls, S.D., 2021; Rapid City, S.D., 2022-23.
Region 7 (northwest): Gillette, Wyo.,
2021-22.
Region 8 (west): Fairfield, Calif.,
2021-23.
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November 9 2020 - Filling the
field: how we got to American Legion Baseball's regional format -
By Richard Walker -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/251025/filling-field-how-we-got-american-legion-baseballs-regional-format
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November 16 2020 - ALB
regionals have featured some star individual performances
- By Richard Walker
Some of the former American Legion
Baseball players mentioned -
Don Castle - Memphis/TN American Legion
Post 1
Mark Belanger - Pittsfield/MA
Dave McNally - Billings/MT
Al Stanek - Chicopee/MA
Bob Griese - Evansville/IN
Bob Wiswell - Long Beach, CA
Rich Folkers - Waterloo, IA
Rollie Fingers - Upland/CA ( George W.
Rulon Player of the Year)
Steve Kokor - Upland/CA
Mike Flanagan - Manchester Sweeney/NH
Greg Terlecky - West Covina/CA
Bill Almon - Warwick/RI
Steve Toher - Warwick/RI
Mike Hunter - Napa/CA
Mike Boddicker - Cedar Rapids/IA
Terry Steinbach - New Ulm/MN
Bob Melvin - Palo Alto/CA
Sid Fernandez - Honolulu/HI
Carlos Baerga - Guaynabo/PR
Scott Burrell - Hamden/CT
Steve Trachsel - Fullerton/CA
Mark Teixeira - Severna Park/MD
Ralph Roberts - Cherryville/NC
Chad Billingsley - Napoleon/OH
(Napoloeon Post 300) "hit
.571 and struck out 28 to earn MVP honors in the Great Lakes Regional
at Lancaster, Ohio. Billingsley threw a seven-hitter with 14
strikeouts in a 6-4 win over Adrian, Mich., in the regional title
game. A first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003,
Billingsley had a 10-year major league career and was an All-Star in
2009."
Chris Mason - Cherryville/NC
Jordan Patty - Midland/MI (Midland
Berryhill Post 165) "helped Midland, Mich., win Great Lakes
Regional titles. In 2015, he had two pitching victories, including
the 14-4, 8-inning final over host Alton, Ill. And in 2017, he hit
.545 and had two pitching victories, including a 13-1 victory over
Danville, Ill., in Napoleon, Ohio. Patty now pitches at Central
Michigan."
Trevor Marsh - Randolph County/NC
Randon Hostert - Idaho Falls/ID
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December 2 2020 - The teams,
states and regions that have thrived in American Legion Baseball
regionals By Richard
Walker -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/251210/teams-states-and-regions-have-thrived-american-legion-baseball-regionals
Some of the Regional Champions
mentioned -
Brooklawn/NJ - 16 regional titles and a
99-33 record in 29 regional appearances.
Omaha,/NE - 16 regional titles (but six
different programs)
Boyertown/PA - nine regional titles
(83-49 overall record in 31 appearances)
Midland/MI (Midland Berryhill Post
165) - nine regional titles (70-40 in 27 appearances)
Rapid City/SD - 41 regionals, eight
titles, nine runner-up finishes and a 90-70 overall record.
State of California (all teams) - 40
regional titles - 300 regional victories as it has a 319-147;
Illinois - 22 regional runner-up
finishes (the state has 14 titles)
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December 28 2020 - Is there a
homefield advantage in ALB regionals? By Richard Walker -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/251403/there-homefield-advantage-alb-regionals
In brief - The started regional format
in 1960. 49 (10% of 480 participating teams) host cities have won
the regional and advanced to the American Legion World Series
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