American Legion Baseball - wikipedia American Legion Baseball American Legion Baseball Sport Baseball Founded 1925 Inaugural season 1926 No. of teams 3,786 ( 2016 ) Country United States Canada Most recent champion ( s ) Texarkana, AR Most titles Cincinnati, OH Post 50 ( 7 ) TV partner ( s ) ESPN3, ESPNU Official website http://legion.org/baseball American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13 - 19 year olds in fifty states in the U.S. and Canada. More than 3,500 teams participate each year. The American Legion Department of South Dakota established the program in 1925 at Milbank, South Dakota. Contents 1 Purpose 2 History 3 Hall of Fame Alumni 4 Other Prominent American Legion Alumni 5 World Series 6 National champions 6.1 1926 -- 1959 6.2 1960 -- 1999 6.3 2000 -- present 7 State, Sectional and Regional tournaments 8 Awards 9 Pledge 10 All - Academic Team 11 See also 12 Notes 13 External links Purpose According to the American Legion, the purpose of American Legion Baseball is to give players `` an opportunity to develop their skills, personal fitness, leadership qualities, and to have fun. '' History The league still stands behind the traditional values upon which it was founded in 1925. American Legion Baseball has taught hundreds of thousands of young Americans the importance of sportsmanship, good health and active citizenship. The program is also a promoter of equality, making teammates out of young athletes regardless of their income levels or social standings. Community service has always been a core value of The American Legion. In 1925, this commitment was furthered to include a baseball program. The first American Legion Baseball World Series was held in Philadelphia in 1926. Yonkers, N.Y, Post 321 beat a team from Pocatello, Idaho, capping off what appeared to be a successful first season. The league, however, hit a few growing pains in its second year. In 1927, the Legion 's national convention convened in Paris. With the organization 's financial coffers stretched thin from the trip 's expenses, the Legion could n't fund a World Series. No champion was named and the future of American Legion Baseball looked bleak, as the inaugural season wound up costing more than originally planned. But the Legion 's Americanism director, Dan Sowers, worked to keep the league afloat. The tournament format needed $50,000, and Sowers was determined to raise it. Early in 1928, he went to an executive meeting for professional baseball, hoping to reach a sympathetic ear. He found one in Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who pledged a $50,000 annual donation from Major League Baseball. Legion Baseball resumed in 1928, and by 1929 participants were coming from every state and the District of Columbia. Major League Baseball and American Legion Baseball do n't have a formal partnership, but the two owe each other a tremendous debt of gratitude. MLB has sponsored Legion Baseball almost since its inception, and Legion Baseball has returned the favor, churning out major league prospects since the alumni base has been old enough to be scouted. Hall of Fame Alumni American Legion Baseball has had 72 graduates go on to reach the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 1962 -- Bob Feller, P 1966 -- Ted Williams, OF 1968 -- Joe Medwick, OF 1969 -- Stan Musial, OF / 1B ; Roy Campanella, CF 1970 -- Lou Boudreau, SS 1972 -- Yogi Berra, C ; Early Wynn, P 1973 -- Warren Spahn, P 1975 -- Ralph Kiner, OF 1976 -- Robin Roberts, P ; Bob Lemon, P 1978 -- Eddie Mathews, 3B 1980 -- Al Kaline, OF 1981 -- Bob Gibson, P 1982 -- Frank Robinson, OF 1983 -- George Kell, 3B, Brooks Robinson, 3B 1984 -- Don Drysdale, P ; Harmon Killebrew, 1B / 3B ; Pee Wee Reese, SS 1985 -- Hoyt Wilhelm, P 1986 -- Bobby Doerr, 2B 1987 -- Jim `` Catfish '' Hunter, P 1988 -- Willie Stargell, OF 1989 -- Johnny Bench, C ; Carl Yastrzemski, OF / 1B 1990 -- Joe Morgan, 2B ; Jim Palmer, P 1991 -- Gaylord Perry, P 1992 -- Rollie Fingers, P ; Hal Newhouser, P ; Tom Seaver, P 1993 -- Reggie Jackson, OF 1994 -- Steve Carlton, P 1995 -- Richie Ashburn, OF 1996 -- Jim Bunning, P ; Earl Weaver, manager 1997 -- Phil Niekro, P ; Nellie Fox, 2B 1999 -- George Brett, 3B ; Robin Yount, SS / OF 2000 -- Sparky Anderson, manager ; Carlton Fisk, C 2001 -- Dave Winfield, OF 2003 -- Gary Carter, C ; Eddie Murray, 1B 2004 -- Paul Molitor, SS 2005 -- Ryne Sandberg, 2B ; Wade Boggs, 3B 2006 -- Bruce Sutter, P 2007 -- Tony Gwynn, OF 2008 -- Dick Williams, manager 2009 -- Joe Gordon, 2B ; Jim Rice, OF 2010 -- Whitey Herzog, manager ; Doug Harvey, umpire 2011 -- Roberto Alomar, 2B ; Bert Blyleven, P ; Pat Gillick, administrator 2012 -- Ron Santo, 3B ; Barry Larkin, SS 2014 -- Bobby Cox, manager ; Tom Glavine, P ; Tony LaRussa, manager ; Greg Maddux, P ; Joe Torre, manager 2016 -- Mike Piazza, C 2017 - Jeff Bagwell, 1B ; Tim Raines, OF, Ivan Rodriguez, C ; John Schuerholz, executive Other Prominent American Legion Alumni Jackie Bradley, Jr. Alex Bregman Kris Bryant Madison Bumgarner Roger Clemens Jacob deGrom Brian Dozier Todd Frazier Alex Gordon Bryce Harper Matt Holliday Tommy John Chipper Jones Craig Kimbrel Don Mattingly Wil Myers Rick Porcello Albert Pujols Scott Rolen Max Scherzer Corey Seager Gary Sheffield Mark Teixeria Justin Verlander Michael Wacha World Series In 2011, Shelby, North Carolina was named the permanent home of the American Legion World Series after decades of rotating venues for the event. The format of the tournament for the eight teams involves separating into two pools and playing round robin within that pool from Thursday to Sunday. The top seed in each pool plays the runner - up in the other pool in the semifinals on Monday, with the two teams advancing to a one - game championship on Tuesday. With games set at Keeter Stadium on the campus of Shelby High School, the local community has rallied around the event, turning it into a lengthy celebration including the Seventh Inning Stretch festival in Uptown Shelby the Saturday prior to the World Series, a Commander 's Reception the Tuesday before the event and a Parade of Champions the night prior to the first game. Attendance has swelled over the length of the tenure in Shelby, setting event records every year. 2011 - 86,162 2012 - 101,925 2013 - 104,726 2014 - 110,036 2015 - 117,072 2016 - 120,000 In addition to attendance in Shelby, all games are streamed online on ESPN3, with games Sunday, Monday and Tuesday broadcast nationally on ESPNU. National champions 1926 -- 1959 1926 - Yonkers, NY 321 1927 - NO NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 1928 - Oakland, CA 5 1929 - Buffalo, NY 721 1930 - Baltimore, MD 81 1931 - Chicago, IL 493 1932 - New Orleans, LA 1933 - Chicago, IL 1934 - Cumberland, MD 13 1935 - Gastonia, NC 23 1936 - Spartanburg, SC 28 1937 - East Lynn, MA 291 1938 - San Diego, CA 6 1939 - Omaha, NE 1 1940 - Albemarle, NC 76 1941 - San Diego, CA 6 1942 - Los Angeles 357 1943 - Richfield, MN 435 1944 - Cincinnati, OH 50 1945 - Shelby, NC 82 1946 - New Orleans, LA 125 1947 - Cincinnati, OH 50 1948 - Trenton, NJ 93 1949 - Oakland, CA 337 1950 - Oakland, CA 337 1951 - Los Angeles 715 1952 - Cincinnati, OH 50 1953 - Yakima, WA 36 - 1954 - San Diego, CA 492 1955 - Cincinnati, OH 216 1956 - St. Louis, MO 245 1957 - Cincinnati, OH 50 1958 - Cincinnati, OH 50 1959 - Detroit, MI 187 1960 -- 1999 1960 - New Orleans, LA 125 1961 - Phoenix, AZ 1 1962 - St. Louis, MO 299 1963 - Long Beach, CA 27 1964 - Upland, CA 73 1965 - Charlotte, NC 9 1966 - Oakland, CA 337 1967 - Tuscaloosa, AL 34 1968 - Memphis, TN 1 1969 - Portland, OR 105 1970 - West Covina, CA 790 1971 - West Covina, CA 790 1972 - Ballwin, MO 611 1973 - Rio Piedras, PR 146 1974 - Rio Piedras, PR 146 1975 - Yakima, WA 36 1976 - Santa Monica, CA 123 1977 - South Bend, IN 50 1978 - Hialeah, FL 32 1979 - Yakima, WA 36 1980 - Honolulu, HI 1981 - West Tampa, FL 248 1982 - Boyertown, PA 471 1983 - Edina, MN 471 1984 - Guaynabo, PR 134 1985 - Midlothian, VA 186 1986 - Jensen Beach, FL 126 1987 - Boyertown, PA 471 1988 - Cincinnati, OH 507 1989 - Woodland Hills, CA 826 1990 - Mayo, MD 226 1991 - Brooklawn, NJ 72 1992 - Newbury Park, CA 1993 - Rapid City, SD 22 1994 - Miami, FL 346 1995 - Bellevue WA lakeside ( no post ) 1996 - Yardley, PA 317 1997 - Sanford, FL Post 53 1998 - Edwardsville, IL Post 199 1999 - New Brighton, MN Post 513 2000 -- present 2000 - Danville, CA Post 246 2001 - Brooklawn, NJ Post 72 2002 - West Point, MS Post 212 2003 - Rochester, MN Post 92 2004 - Portland, ME 2005 - Enid, OK Post 4 2006 - Metairie, LA Post 175 2007 - Columbia, TN Post 19 2008 - Las Vegas, NV Post 76 2009 - Midland, MI 2010 - Midwest City, OK Post 170 2011 - Eden Prairie, MN 2012 - New Orleans, LA Post 125 2013 - Brooklawn, NJ post 72 2014 - Brooklawn, NJ post 72 2015 - Chapin - Newberry, SC Post 193 2016 - Texarkana, AR Post 58 2017 - Henderson, NV Post 40 State, Sectional and regional Tournaments Regional tournaments All 50 state champions, eight host sites, and the runners up from the six states with the most teams enrolled advance to the regional tournaments. Region 1 - Northeast : Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island Region 2 - Mid-Atlantic : Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia Region 3 - Southeast : Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia Region 4 - Mid-South : Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas Region 5 - Great Lakes : Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin Region 6 - Central Plains : Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Region 7 - Northwest : Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming Region 8 - Western : Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Hawaii Awards See footnotes. See also : Baseball awards § U.S. youth baseball American Legion Graduate of the Year : `` A Major League Baseball player, who is an American Legion Baseball alumnus, is honored each year with the American Legion Graduate of the Year award. The award recognizes character, leadership, playing abilities and community service. '' George W. Rulon Player of the Year : `` The award is based on integrity, mental attitude, cooperation, citizenship, sportsmanship, scholastic aptitude and general good conduct. '' American Legion Batting Champion : Awarded `` to the player with the highest batting average during national competition. '' ( previously sponsored by Louisville Slugger ) American Legion Big Stick Award : Presented `` to the player who rounds the most bases in regional and national competition. '' ( previously sponsored by Rawlings ) Dr. Irvin L. `` Click '' Cowger RBI Memorial Award : Awarded to the player who `` is credited with the most runs batted in at the regional tournament and World Series. '' Bob Feller Pitching Award : Presented to the pitcher `` with the most strikeouts in regional and national competition. '' James F. Daniel Jr. Memorial Sportsmanship Award : Presented `` to a player who participates in the Legion World Series and best embodies the principles of good sportsmanship. '' Jack Williams Memorial Leadership Award : Presented by `` the Department of North Dakota... to the manager and coach of the national championship team as outstanding representatives of adult leadership. '' Pledge American Legion Code of Sportsmanship I Will Keep The Rules. I Will Keep Faith with my Teammates. I Will Keep my Temper. I Will Keep myself Fit. I Will Keep a Stout Heart in Defeat. I Will Keep my Pride under in Victory. I Will Keep a Sound Soul, a Clean Mind, & a Healthy Body. All - Academic Team See also Baseball portal Amateur baseball in the United States Baseball awards § U.S. youth baseball South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Notes Jump up ^ National Baseball Site. American Legion Baseball official website. Jump up ^ Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; League History. The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ History of American Legion Baseball. American Legion Baseball official website. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` 68th Legion Baseball alum elected into Hall of Fame ''. The American Legion. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 26. Jump up ^ Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; Baseball Alumni. The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ Famous American Legion Baseball Alumni. American Legion Baseball official website. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ The American Legion World Series website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; World Series. The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; Past National Champions ; `` American Legion Baseball National Champions '' ( 1926 -- present ) ( pages 1 - 3 ). The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ Senior teams are eligible to compete in national tournaments and the World Series. Go to Tournament Rules and Policies and scroll down to Page 3 ( `` TOURNAMENT RULES '', at paragraph 1 ). American Legion Baseball official website. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 11. Jump up ^ Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; Regional Tournaments. The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ Tournaments ; Regional. The American Legion World Series website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ Regional Tournaments. American Legion Baseball official website. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; State Tournaments. The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ State Tournaments. American Legion Baseball official website. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Brooklawn Baseball ''. Jump up ^ For the sectional champions ( 1926 -- 1935 ), go to Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; Past National Champions ; `` American Legion Baseball National Champions '', scroll down to page 3 ( `` Sectional Champions '' ) and then scroll down to bottom half of page 4 ( 1926 -- 1935 ; Western Sectional Champions in left - hand column and Eastern Sectional Champions in right - hand column ). The `` sectional '' ( regional ) champions for 1937 -- 1959 are on page 3 and the top half of page 4. The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ For the regional champions ( 1960 -- present ), go to Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; Past National Champions ; `` American Legion Baseball National Champions '' and scroll down to page 5 ( `` Regional Champions '' ) ( 1960 -- present ). The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. ^ Jump up to : Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; Awards. The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. ^ Jump up to : Baseball Awards. American Legion Baseball official website. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 21. Jump up ^ American Legion Player of the Year ( 1949 -- present ). Baseball - Almanac. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 19. Jump up ^ Programs ; Family and Youth ; Baseball ; All - Academic Team. The American Legion official website. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 04. External links American Legion Baseball official website American Legion World Series official website Blog : All of Baseball : American Legion Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Legion_Baseball&oldid=795959137 '' Categories : American Legion Youth baseball in the United States Children 's sport Baseball governing bodies in the United States Baseball in South Dakota Sports organisations established in 1925 Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from May 2016 Pages using infobox sports league with unknown parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 August 2017, at 16 : 01. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. 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Question: where is the american legion world series held
Answer: Shelby, North Carolina