Adam Island Baseball League

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The Adam Island Baseball League (AIBL) is the top baseball league in The Republic of Adam Island. It contains the best baseball talent in Adam Island. The AIBL is made up of 8 teams, and each plays 120 games in a season from April to August. The team with the most wins is crowned the champion.

Long considered Adam Island's national game, the sport of baseball finally organizing into a professional national sports league in 2001. Local clubs have played each other in various levels of organization for centuries, but our modern era has codified the rules and set up a league consisting teams representing of Adam Island's largest and most historical cities.

Organization

Each team is owned independently and purchases player contracts, secures stadium use, and manages television and radio contracts for its own team. There are 8 minor league teams, each affiliated with a major league team, that the AIBL team can use to store developing talent. This prevents teams from crowding their rosters with less-deserving players for fear of another team snatching them before the talent is developed.

AIBL Teams

  • AcR Arcos
  • Adam City Caps
  • Adam County Cats
  • Adamaiin Island Pineapples
  • Adamville Apples
  • Cape Adam Bananas
  • Las Adam Pyramids
  • San Adam Llamas

Minor League Teams

  • Adam Valley Arcos
  • Adamton Caps
  • Adamsburgh Cats
  • Adamyoto Apples
  • Adarob Llamas
  • New Adam City Pineapples
  • Rio de Adam Bananas
  • St. Adam Pyramids

Championships

AIBL Pennant

The AIBL Champion is the team with the best record at the end of the 120-game season.

  • 2001: AcR Arcos (66-54)
  • 2002: AcR Arcos (67-53)

Minor League Pennant

The Minor League Champion is the team with the best record at the end of the 120-game season.

  • 2001: New Adam City Pineapples
  • 2002: Rio de Adam Bananas

Notable Players

  • Eugene Barnes
  • Jules Coronado
  • James Vogel
  • Richard Wakefield

AIBL Awards

Batter stats shown: Batting Average, Home Runs, RBIs Pitcher stats shown: W-L or Saves, ERA, Strikeouts Bold type on stats indicates that the player led the league in that category. Bold on All-Stars indicates the player was on the starting All-Star team that year or the first closer selected.

AIBL Most Valuable Player

The MVP is given to the best non-pitcher in the league, determined by voters from the media.

  • 2001: Richard Wakefield (3B, AII) .365 31 100
  • 2002: James Vogel (3B, AVL) .330 30 93

AIBL Pitcher of the Year

The POY is given to the best non-pitcher in the league, determined by voters from the media

  • 2001: Eugene Barnes (ACT) 13-3 2.91 148
  • 2002: Eugene Barnes (ACR) 14-6 3.16 168

AIBL Rookie of the Year

The POY is given to the best rookie non-pitcher in the league, determined by voters from the media.

  • 2001: Alfredo Braun (CF, ACU) .271 3 34
  • 2002: Thomas Lemay (SS, ACU) .280 6 62

AIBL Rookie Pitcher of the Year

The POY is given to the best rookie pitcher in the league, determined by voters from the media

  • 2001: Neil Cossey (ACU) 8-7 4.43 141
  • 2002: not awarded

AIBL All-Stars

At mid-season, the fans vote for the players they think are most deserving of being on the AIBL All-Star Team. 8 position players and 1 pitcher are chosen as starters.

  • Paul Garner 2B (2001, 2002)
  • Steve Grant CF (2001, 2002)
  • Jason Schultz RF (2001, 2002)
  • Eugene Barnes P (2001, 2002)
  • Anthony Graybill RF (2001, 2002)
  • James Vogel 3B (2001, 2002)
  • Dave Barnhill LF (2001)
  • Jules Coronado P (2001)
  • Curtis Gutierrez 1B (2001)
  • Douglas James P (2001)
  • Thomas Johnson SS (2001)
  • Jacob Meneses P (2002)
  • Guillermo Noble C (2002)
  • Thomas Ogata LF (2002)
  • Myron Ruff SS (2002)
  • Jeff Ventura C (2001)
  • Richard Wakefield 3B (2001)
  • Phillip Allgood C (2001)
  • Allen Bellinger P (2002)
  • Al Booth P (2002)
  • Timothy Brown RF (2002)
  • Neil Cossey P (2002)
  • Francisco Elder C (2002)
  • Max Fall P (2002)
  • Clay Favorite P (2001)
  • John Galvan C (2002)
  • Joseph Gregory P (2002)
  • Richie James CF (2002)
  • John Knutson CF (2002)
  • James Kropf 1B (2002)
  • Ralph Lewis P (2002)
  • Ryan Luther P (2001)
  • Thomas Manning P (2001)
  • James Mays C (2001)
  • Frank McEwan SS (2002)
  • David Morgan RF (2001)
  • Michael Peacock 3B (2001)
  • Tyler Petersen P (2001)
  • Lawrence Pifer LF (2001)
  • Jimmy Pike P (2001)
  • Aaron Riley P (2002)
  • James Rodriquez P (2001)
  • Earnest Thornton P (2002)
  • John White P (2001)

AIBL Gold Gloves

At the end of the season, the AIBL awards one player at each position a Gold Glove to recognize outstanding defensive play.

  • Michael Lewis 1B (2001, 2002)
  • Frank McEwan SS (2001, 2002)
  • Woodrow Best 2B (2002)
  • Adolfo Bowling C (2001)
  • James Callahan CF (2001)
  • Dennis Difiore RF (2002)
  • Ryan Everson P (2002)
  • Cleveland Graves 2B (2001)
  • Saul Marr LF (2002)
  • James Mays C (2002)
  • Ali McWilliams P (2001)
  • Lawrence Pifer LF (2001)
  • George Porto CF (2002)
  • Jason Schultz RF (2001)
  • James Vogel 3B (2001)
  • Richard Wakefield 3B (2002)

AIBL Silver Sluggers

At the end of the season, the AIBL awards one player at each position (other than pitcher) a Silver Slugger award to recognize outstanding offensive play.

  • Jason Schultz RF (2001, 2002)
  • Dave Barnhill LF (2001)
  • Benjamin Bush LF (2002)
  • Paul Edmond 1B (2002)
  • Francisco Elder C (2002)
  • Steve Grant CF (2001)
  • Ronald Joe SS (2001)
  • Ramon Lemieux 2B (2001)
  • James Mays C (2001)
  • Paul McCormick 1B (2001)
  • Frank McEwan SS (2002)
  • George Porto CF (2002)
  • Lee Velazquez 2B (2002)
  • James Vogel 3B (2002)
  • Richard Wakefield 3B (2001)


Records

Individual Records

Single-Season Records

  • Batting Average: .365 Richard Wakefield (AII) 2001
  • Home Runs: 36 Steven O'Brien (SAN) 2001
  • RBIs: 100 Steven O'Brien (SAN) 2001 and Richard Wakefield (AII) 2001
  • Stolen Bases: 28 Alfredo Braun (ACU) 2002
  • Earned Run Average: 2.91 Eugene Barnes (ACR) 2001
  • Wins: 14 Eugene Barnes (ACR) 2002 and Dwayne Brooker (AVL) 2002
  • Saves: 34 Ben Wallace (AVL) 2001 and Todd Padilla (AII) 2002
  • Strikeouts: 211 Ryan Everson (LAS) 2001

Career Records

  • Batting Average: .347 Richard Wakefield (2001-2002)
  • Home Runs: 66 Steven O'Brien (2001-2002)
  • RBIs: 193 Richard Wakefield (2001-2002)
  • Stolen Bases: 44 Alfredo Braun (2001-2002)
  • Earned Run Average: 3.04 Eugene Barnes (2001-2002)
  • Wins: 27 Eugene Barnes (2001-2002)
  • Saves: 62 Todd Padilla (2001-2002) and Douglas James (2001-2002)
  • Strikeouts: 389 Ryan Everson (2001-2002)

Team Records

Most Wins, season: 67, AcR 2002 Most Wins, lifetime: 133, AcR Most Losses, season: 70, Cape Adam 2002 Most Losses, lifetime: 131, San Adam Most Championships: 2, AcR (2001, 2002)

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