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

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)
  • 2003: San Adam Llamas (66-54)

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
  • 2003: New Adam City Pineapples

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
  • 2003: Andre Grear (LF, SAN) .338 26 90

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
  • 2003: Andy Watson (LAS) 12-4 3.60 172

AIBL Rookie of the Year

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

  • 2001 (split): Alfredo Braun (CF, ACU) .271 3 34
  • 2001 (split): Neil Cossey (P, ACU) 8-7 4.43 141
  • 2002: Thomas Lemay (SS, ACU) .280 6 62
  • 2003: Lucius Marcum (SS, ACR) .235 4 21


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, 2003)
  • Anthony Graybill RF (2001, 2002, 2003)
  • Steve Grant CF (2001, 2002)
  • Jason Schultz RF (2001, 2002)
  • Eugene Barnes P (2001, 2002)
  • Dave Barnhill LF (2001, 2003)
  • Timothy Brown RF (2002, 2003)
  • Frank McEwan SS (2002, 2003)
  • James Vogel 3B (2001, 2002)
  • Allen Bellinger P (2002, 2003)
  • Michael Peacock 3B (2001, 2003)
  • Adolfo Bowling C (2003)
  • Jules Coronado P (2001)
  • Joseph Deville CF (2003)
  • Andre Grear LF (2003)
  • Curtis Gutierrez 1B (2001)
  • Jeremy Hanscom 3B (2003)
  • Douglas James P (2001)
  • Thomas Johnson SS (2001)
  • Jacob Meneses P (2002)
  • Guillermo Noble C (2002)
  • Thomas Ogata LF (2002)
  • Robert Perry P (2003)
  • Ed Rainey P (2003)
  • Myron Ruff SS (2002)
  • Jeff Ventura C (2001)
  • Richard Wakefield 3B (2001)
  • Phillip Allgood C (2001)
  • Billy Bates P (2003)
  • Gerald Baumgart 1B (2003)
  • Al Booth P (2002)
  • George Browning C (2003)
  • Kenneth Colon 1B (2003)
  • Neil Cossey P (2002)
  • Ben Cox RF (2003)
  • Francisco Elder C (2002)
  • Max Fall P (2002)
  • Clay Favorite P (2001)
  • John Francis P (2003)
  • John Galvan C (2002)
  • Joseph Gregory P (2002)
  • Richie James CF (2002)
  • John Knutson CF (2002)
  • James Kropf 1B (2002)
  • Ralph Lewis P (2002)
  • Christopher Loveland P (2003)
  • Ryan Luther P (2001)
  • Thomas Manning P (2001)
  • James Mays C (2001)
  • Simon McNair P (2003)
  • Aaron McWhorter RF (2003)
  • David Morgan RF (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)
  • Andy Watson P (2003)
  • John White P (2001)
  • Joshua Williams P (2003)
  • James Wing P (2003)

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)
  • Saul Marr LF (2002, 2003)
  • Frank McEwan SS (2001, 2002)
  • George Porto CF (2002, 2003)
  • James Bax 2B (2003)
  • Charles Bell SS (2003)
  • Woodrow Best 2B (2002)
  • Adolfo Bowling C (2001)
  • James Callahan CF (2001)
  • Dennis Difiore RF (2002)
  • Paul Edmond 1B (2003)
  • Ryan Everson P (2002)
  • Cleveland Graves 2B (2001)
  • Anthony Graybill RF (2003)
  • James Mays C (2002)
  • Ali McWilliams P (2001)
  • Guillermo Noble C (2003)
  • Jeremy Owens 3B (2003)
  • William Phillips P (2003)
  • Lawrence Pifer LF (2001)
  • 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)
  • George Porto CF (2002, 2003)
  • Lee Velazquez 2B (2002, 2003)
  • Dave Barnhill LF (2001)
  • Gerald Baumgart 1B (2003)
  • Benjamin Bush LF (2002)
  • Paul Edmond 1B (2002)
  • Francisco Elder C (2002)
  • Steve Grant CF (2001)
  • Anthony Graybill RF (2003)
  • Andre Grear LF (2003)
  • Jeremy Hanscom SS (2003)
  • Ronald Joe SS (2001)
  • Ramon Lemieux 2B (2001)
  • James Mays C (2001)
  • Paul McCormick 1B (2001)
  • Frank McEwan SS (2002)
  • Guillermo Noble C (2003)
  • Steven O'Brien 3B (2003)
  • James Vogel 3B (2002)
  • Richard Wakefield 3B (2001)


Records

Individual Records

Single-Season Records

  • Batting Average: .381 Timothy Brown (SAN) 2003
  • 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: 35 Jacob Meneses (ACR) 2003, Ed Rainey (LAS) 2003, Richard Tucker (ACU) 2003
  • Strikeouts: 211 Ryan Everson (LAS) 2001

Career Records

  • Batting Average: .337 Timothy Brown (San Adam) 2001-2003
  • Home Runs: 89 Steven O'Brien (San Adam) 2001-2003
  • RBIs: 267 Richard Wakefield (Adamaiin Island) 2001-2003
  • Stolen Bases: 63 Alfredo Braun (Adam County) 2001-2003
  • Earned Run Average: 3.44 Eugene Barnes (Adam City, AcR) 2001-2003
  • Wins: 38 Eugene Barnes (Adam City, AcR) 2001-2003
  • Saves: 94 Ed Rainey (Las Adam) 2001-2003
  • Strikeouts: 563 Ryan Everson (Las Adam) 2001-2003

Team Records

  • Most Wins, season: 67, AcR 2002
  • Most Wins, lifetime: 196, AcR
  • Most Losses, season: 70, Cape Adam 2002
  • Most Losses, lifetime: 192, Adam City
  • Most Championships: 2, AcR (2001, 2002)
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