American Legion Baseball started on July 17, 1925. The program goal, was to be a program of service to the youth of America. Since its beginning, over ten million young men have played Legion Baseball. By 1929 every state entered teams into competition. Many American Legion Baseball Players have gone on to play at the college, professional, and even inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Players like Dave Winfield, Carlton Fisk, Jim “Catfish” Hunter, Frank Robinson, Bob Gibson, Alex Gordon, and Buddy Carlyle are just a few to name. If you are interested in learning more, you can go to the web and visit http://www.baseball.legion.org/history or http://www.baseball.legion.org/hallfame.
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