American Legion Baseball

American Legion Baseball is a United States national youth baseball league based in Indianapolis, IN. The first Legion season was in 1926, and the first Legion Baseball World Series winner was Yonkers, NY Post 321. Bob Feller, Ted Williams, and Stan Musial are among some of the Hall of Famers who played Legion ball.

Legion Post 558 baseball team, Plains, PA

Further Reading

• William E. Akin: American Legion Baseball: A History, 1924–2020, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2022. ISBN 978-1-4766-8574-8
• Bill Gruber: Baseball in a Grain of Sand: Seeing the Game through a Small Town Season, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4766-7317-2

Related Sites

• Official Site