Austrian Baseball League

The Austrian Baseball League is younger than most of the baseball leagues in western Europe. Baseball was a very minor sport in Austria as of 1987 with only 6 teams nationwide at any level, but there were over 50 clubs by 1993. Austrian Baseball League champions have qualified for the European Cup a couple times. Some of the top Austrian players have made it to the German Bundesliga. In 2009, former major leaguer Greg McCarthy became the first ex-MLB'er to sign in the ABL.

Austrian Baseball Champions

• 1985: WBV Homerunners
• 1986: WBV Homerunners (2)
• 1987: WBV Homerunners (3)
• 1988: WBV Homerunners (4)
• 1989: WBV Homerunners (5)
• 1990: Vienna Wanderers
• 1991: Sportunion Wien Vienna Bulldogs
• 1992: WBV Homerunners Vienna Lions (6)
• 1993: Sportunion Wien Vienna Bulldogs (2)
• 1994: WBV Homerunners Vienna Lions (7)
• 1995: SC Schwaz Tigers
• 1996: WBV Homerunners Vienna Lions (8)
• 1997: Sportunion Wien Vienna Bulldogs (3)
• 1998: SC Schwaz Tigers (2)
• 1999: Dornbirn Indians
• 2000: Vienna Bulldogs (4)
• 2001: Hard Bulls
• 2002: Kufstein Vikings
• 2003: Dornbirn Indians (2)
• 2004: Kufstein Vikings (2)
• 2005: Vienna Metrostars (9); formerly WBV Homerunners Vienna Lions
• 2006: Vienna Metrostars (10)
• 2007: Vienna Metrostars (11)
• 2008: Athletics Attnang-Puchheim
• 2009: Superfund Vienna Wanderers (2)
• 2010: Athletics Attnang-Puchheim (2)
• 2011: Vienna Metrostars (12)
• 2012: Vienna Wanderers (3)
• 2013: Vienna Wanderers (4)
• 2014: Vienna Metrostars (13)
• 2015: Vienna Wanderers (5)
• 2016: Athletics Attnang-Puchheim (3)
• 2017: Athletics Attnang-Puchheim (4)
• 2018: Vienna Metrostars (14)
• 2019: Dornbirn Indians (3)
• 2020: Vienna Metrostars (15)
• 2021: Diving Ducks Wr. Neustadt
• 2022: Vienna Wanderers (6)
• 2023: Diving Ducks Wr. Neustadt (2)

Sources

• Baseball in Europe by Josh Chetwynd
• Mister Baseball