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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. |
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2. |
'98 Cherokees |
Total team effort to set new single season
win record at 35. |
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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. |
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6. |
'90 Atoms |
Textbook pitching and formula hitting
earns first ever Fall Classic title. |
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7. |
'95 Aces |
Balanced hitting and
pitching throughout season to earn Series berth. |
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8. |
'92 Returnables |
Leads ABL in BA, OB, Runs, SB, Wins and
ERA, and strolls through Fall Classic Series. |
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9. |
'99 Cherokees |
In perhaps the best
matched Fall Classic, Tampa shuts down Alabama to take Series in 5
games. |
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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. |
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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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