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gehrig38 · 12-09-2025, 04:48 PM

A quarter of a century of IBL baseball has been played. Some amazing things have happened and this post will catch you up on the history, the league, its stars and champions.
The league began as a 24 team, 2 league, 6 divisions of 4 teams each.
The original 24 were
In the AL:
Brooklyn Islanders, Staten Island Sharks, Philadelphia Patriots, and the Boston Colonials resided in the AL East.
The Wyoming Cowboys, San Jose Seahawks, Denver Saints and Utah Mammoth lived in the AL West.
The Dallas Drillers, Detroit Phantom, Chicago Hitmen, and Austin Roughnecks were in the AL Central.
Over in the NL you had:
In the NL East you have the New England Revolution, Washington Jets, Atlanta Bombers and the New York Punishers.
The west had the LA Storm, Frenso Enforcers, San Diego Missions and the San Francisco Bears.
The Houston Roughriders, Oklahoma City Tornado, El Paso Huskies and Las Vegas Aces comprised the Central.

1991
The New England Revolution would take home the Frank Robinson trophy as the club with the best record. They finished 99-63. They would be upset by San Diego 4-2 in the NLCS before the Missions would go on to claim the first IBL World Series in 6 games over Detroit.
The Revolutions Sergio Guerrero would win both the Hank Aaron award as the MVP and the Jackie Robinson Award as the rookie of the year hitting .312/.425/.511 with 22 HR and score 101 times.
LA Storms Younis Jamali wenmt 18-8 2.44 to win the NL's Koufax and Fresno's Tom Townsend took home the Rivera going 8-3 34 SV 1.19 ERA.
1B Jason O'Brien of Brooklyn took home both the Aaron and Robinson in the AL hitting .335/.417/.568 with 34 HR's and 109 RBI.
Teammate Josh Wojcik won the Rivera going 6-3 with a 1.52 ERA and 41 Saves.
Dallas righty Brent McClain went 19-6 2.67 over 233 IP with a WHIP of 1.00 to win the first AL Koufax award.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
San Francisco starter Oscar Maceneiro twirled the IBL's 1st no hitter on May 18th fanning 8 and walking none in a 4-0 win. The games only blemish came in the 9th inning with 2 outs on a full count hit by pitch!
Mike Santiago (BRO) 22-6, Angel Aguilar (NE) 20-4 were the games only 20 game winners.
New Englands Josh Vickers was the 1st IBL player to hit in 30 straight games.

12-09-2025, 04:48 PM	#3
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,737	International Baseball League A quarter of a century of IBL baseball has been played. Some amazing things have happened and this post will catch you up on the history, the league, its stars and champions. The league began as a 24 team, 2 league, 6 divisions of 4 teams each. The original 24 were In the AL: Brooklyn Islanders, Staten Island Sharks, Philadelphia Patriots, and the Boston Colonials resided in the AL East. The Wyoming Cowboys, San Jose Seahawks, Denver Saints and Utah Mammoth lived in the AL West. The Dallas Drillers, Detroit Phantom, Chicago Hitmen, and Austin Roughnecks were in the AL Central. Over in the NL you had: In the NL East you have the New England Revolution, Washington Jets, Atlanta Bombers and the New York Punishers. The west had the LA Storm, Frenso Enforcers, San Diego Missions and the San Francisco Bears. The Houston Roughriders, Oklahoma City Tornado, El Paso Huskies and Las Vegas Aces comprised the Central. 1991 The New England Revolution would take home the Frank Robinson trophy as the club with the best record. They finished 99-63. They would be upset by San Diego 4-2 in the NLCS before the Missions would go on to claim the first IBL World Series in 6 games over Detroit. The Revolutions Sergio Guerrero would win both the Hank Aaron award as the MVP and the Jackie Robinson Award as the rookie of the year hitting .312/.425/.511 with 22 HR and score 101 times. LA Storms Younis Jamali wenmt 18-8 2.44 to win the NL's Koufax and Fresno's Tom Townsend took home the Rivera going 8-3 34 SV 1.19 ERA. 1B Jason O'Brien of Brooklyn took home both the Aaron and Robinson in the AL hitting .335/.417/.568 with 34 HR's and 109 RBI. Teammate Josh Wojcik won the Rivera going 6-3 with a 1.52 ERA and 41 Saves. Dallas righty Brent McClain went 19-6 2.67 over 233 IP with a WHIP of 1.00 to win the first AL Koufax award. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS San Francisco starter Oscar Maceneiro twirled the IBL's 1st no hitter on May 18th fanning 8 and walking none in a 4-0 win. The games only blemish came in the 9th inning with 2 outs on a full count hit by pitch! Mike Santiago (BRO) 22-6, Angel Aguilar (NE) 20-4 were the games only 20 game winners. New Englands Josh Vickers was the 1st IBL player to hit in 30 straight games. __________________ The Chicago Iron Pigs 2012-2024 The IBL's first 13 years The Alaska Avalanche 2024-2030 Moving on to my birthplace The San Antonio Silver Stars 2030-2034 From one big state, Alaska, to another, Texas!