Alameda Babe Ruth
has been providing baseball programs for the youth of our city for more than 30
years.
Alameda
Babe Ruth supports 4 baseball programs: The American League (primarily 13 yr. olds), the
National League
(14/15 yr. olds), as well as the Mariners (16 yr. olds),
Marlins (17/18 yr. old) and
Merchants (17/18 yr. olds) tournament teams.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The
Mariner & Merchant team programs provide highly competitive baseball
for players sixteen through nineteen. These are tournament teams
that play outside The City. The general manager of the program is
Nan Klein.
A recent
addition to the Sr. program are the Marlins. Depending on
our turnout at tryouts, we hope to again carry three teams:
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Mariners -
16 year olds
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Marlins -
17 & 18 year olds
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Merchants -
17 & 18 year olds
Mariner, Marlin & 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.
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