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| These standings represent the performance of
each organization. The names used below are as of 1989 and 1999 seasons, or the club
name in its final year of organization. |
| 1982-89 |
Yrs |
W |
L |
Pct |
Titles |
| Alabama
Rebels |
8 |
155 |
93 |
.625 |
5 |
| Atlanta Atoms |
7 |
120 |
87 |
.580 |
2 |
| Bay City Blue Sox |
2 |
14 |
14 |
.500 |
0 |
| Québec Aces |
8 |
100 |
111 |
.474 |
1 |
| Falls City Returnables |
8 |
95 |
123 |
.436 |
0 |
| Charleston Cherokees |
7 |
76 |
117 |
.394 |
0 |
| Fort
Worth Outlaws |
3 |
21 |
44 |
.323 |
0 |
| 1990-99 |
Yrs |
W |
L |
Pct |
Titles |
| Tampa
Cherokees |
10 |
312 |
209 |
.599 |
4 |
| Atlanta Atoms |
2 |
45 |
33 |
.577 |
1 |
| Falls City Returnables |
10 |
280 |
224 |
.556 |
3 |
| Alabama Rebels |
10 |
261 |
238 |
.523 |
1 |
| Durham Devils |
6 |
140 |
155 |
.475 |
0 |
| Venom Cobras |
8 |
179 |
205 |
.466 |
0 |
| Key West JayHawks |
10 |
220 |
274 |
.445 |
0 |
| Cape Canaveral Rockets |
6 |
130 |
164 |
.442 |
0 |
| Vermont
Grizzlies |
8 |
164 |
232 |
.414 |
1 |
| Twenty-eight League, Division, and
Split-Season Champions were reviewed based on regular season winning percentage, power
index, and post season winning percentage. These are the ten best ABL teams of the
Century. |
| 1. |
'89 Rebels |
In an era when 30-win seasons were rare,
Alabama won 34 games and easily won both halves of the split season to postpone the first
ever Falls Classic Series. |
| 2. |
'98 Cherokees |
Total team effort to set new single season win record at 35. |
| 3. |
'97 Cherokees |
Hit an impressive .271 with 103 homers and
.536 slugging. |
| 4. |
'94 Cherokees |
Tough pitching leads to division title and record power index
of 87.5. |
| 5. |
'84 Rebels |
Complete league dominance to win 3rd
straight title. |
| 6. |
'90 Atoms |
Textbook pitching and formula hitting earns first ever Fall
Classic title. |
| 7. |
'95 Aces |
Balanced hitting and pitching throughout
season to earn Series berth. |
| 8. |
'92 Returnables |
Leads ABL in BA, OB, Runs, SB, Wins and ERA, and strolls
through Fall Classic Series. |
| 9. |
'99 Cherokees |
In perhaps the best matched Fall Classic,
Tampa shuts down Alabama to take Series in 5 games. |
| 10. |
'93 Gilseys |
Strong pitching controls mediocre ABL. Joe Carter's
heroics takes Crown from heavily favored Québec. |
Honorable
Mention |
| 11. |
'51 Phillies |
An exceptional season catches the eye of
Lancaster, PA's Richard Seitz, who designs a game to recreate Philly's heroics. APBA is
born. |
| 12. |
'76 Reds |
The dominate team and hometown favorite of Hamilton, OH's Greg
Schultheiss' first APBA card set. In 1982, the 15 year old boy organized the ABL. |
| Selected by the current managers, these
players have set the standard for exceptional performance and have forged the history of
the League. They are listed alphabetically. |
| Roberto Alomar |
Carlton Fisk |
Shane Mack |
| Jay Bell |
Julio Franco |
Don Mattingly |
| Albert Belle |
Kirk Gibson |
Ben McDonald |
| Dante Bichette |
Rickey Henderson |
Fred McGriff |
| Wade Boggs |
Tom Henke |
Paul Molitor |
| Kevin Brown |
Jay Howell |
Jack Morris |
| Bret Butler |
Kent Hrbek |
Paul O'Neill |
| Joe Carter |
Doug Jones |
Rafael Palmeiro |
| Larry Casian |
Jeff Kent |
Kirby Puckett |
| Roger Clemens |
Chuck Knoblauch |
Cal Ripken, Jr. |
| David Cone |
Kent Hrbek |
John Tudor |
| Danny Darwin |
Al Leiter |
John Wetteland |
| Dwight Evans |
Kenny Lofton |
Devon White |
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