Our League

Alameda Babe Ruth has been providing baseball programs for the youth of our city for almost 40 years.

Alameda Babe Ruth supports 4 baseball programs: The American League (primarily 13 yr. olds), the National League (14/15 yr. olds), the International League (a preseason league for 14/15s not playing High School ball), as well as the Senior League, comprised of the Mariners and Merchants tournament teams (ages 16-18).

BABE RUTH LEAGUES

Alameda Babe Ruth Baseball provides two competitive leagues for players 13 through 15 years old. Each league plays by essentially the same rules as Major League Baseball, including the same size field, which has dimensions of 90 feet between bases and a pitcher's mound 60 feet from home plate.

American League - Made up of ALL 13-year olds, as well as any 14/15-year olds who may require further baseball skill development. This league provides an effective transition to Major League Baseball rules that are not used in Little League (e.g., taking leads, pick-offs, dropped 3rd strikes, etc.).

Because most players in the league attend Middle School, the regular season begins in early April. The season ends near the end of June.

National League - Made up of players who are 14 or 15 years old on July 31, 2003. The National League begins its season after the High School baseball season ends, about the middle of May. The Babe Ruth season ends at the end of June.
International League (new in 2005) - The International League is comprised of 14-15 year-old National League Babe Ruth players who are not playing high school ball. The league is made up of several Alameda squads and similar teams from Washington Manor, San Leandro and Fremont.

The International League schedule begins after Easter and runs through mid-May. After International League play has ended, players return to their National League teams for the regular Babe Ruth season.

MARINERS & MERCHANTS PROGRAM (Senior League)

The Mariner & Merchant team programs provide highly competitive baseball for players sixteen through eighteen. These are tournament teams that play outside The City. The general manager of the program is Dave Boyd (email).

Historically, the Mariners have been a 16-only team and the Merchants a 17-18 team, but fewer and fewer leagues are sponsoring 16-only teams and we were unable to find enough 16-only teams to provide a meaningful schedule. Therefore, this year -- in order for our 16-year old players to be able to participate -- the Merchants and Mariners will BOTH field 16-18-year old teams.

Mariner & Merchant Program Support:
We need your support in raising funds to allow our programs to continue and give about 35 players an opportunity to play competitive baseball during the months of May, June and July.

If you can help raise money to support our programs, please contact Ron Matthews at (510) 769-6031. Thank you for your support.

LEAGUE HISTORY... here

OUR ADDRESS

Alameda Babe Ruth
PO Box 1096
Alameda, CA 94501
Board of Directors contact information.