Alaska Baseball League

The Alaska Baseball League (ABL) is an amateur summer baseball league, with six teams located in four Alaskan cities. Most players are from the college baseball ranks.

The famous Midnight Sun Game, held in Fairbanks on the longest day of each year, is one of the highlights of the Alaska Baseball League season.

In the past, the ABL has sent its top teams to compete at the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series, with many champions coming from the ABL.

Teams

*Anchorage Glacier Pilots (Anchorage) (NBC Champs 1969, 1971, 1986, 1991, 2001)
*Anchorage Bucs (Anchorage)
*Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks (Fairbanks) (NBC Champs 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 2002)
*Fairbanks AIA Fire (Fairbanks, sponsored by Athletes in Action
*Mat-Su Miners (Palmer) (NBC Champs 1987, 1997)
*Peninsula Oilers (Kenai) (NBC Champs 1977, 1993, 1994)

Former teams

*Hawaii Island Movers (1986) (Honolulu, Hawaii)
*North Pole Nicks (1980-87) (North Pole, Alaska)
*Palouse Empire Cougars (1986-91) (Palouse)
*Valley Green Giants (Palmer, Alaska) (1976-79) became Mat-Su Miners

Fields

*Coral Seymour Ballpark - Peninsula Oilers
*Mulcahy Stadium - Anchorage Bucs, Anchorage Glacier Pilots
*Growden Memorial Park - Alaska Goldpanners, Athletes in Action Fire
*Hermon Brothers Field - Mat-Su Miners

Past league champions

*2007: Fairbanks AIA Fire
*2006: Peninsula Oilers
*2005: Fairbanks Goldpanners
*2004: Mat-Su Miners
*2003: Fairbanks Goldpanners
*2002: Fairbanks Goldpanners
*2000: Peninsula Oilers
*1998: Anchorage Bucs/Peninsula Oilers (tie)
*1996: Anchorage Bucs
*1994: Fairbanks Goldpanners
*1993: Anchorage Bucs
*1992: Anchorage Bucs
*1991: Anchorage Bucs
*1990: Anchorage Bucs

Noted alumni

*Barry Bonds [ [http://www.goldpanners.com/Scrapbook/b/bonds-barry_83.htm Barry Bonds - 1983 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks ] ]
*Bob Boone [ [http://www.goldpanners.com/Scrapbook/b/boone-bob_66-67-68.htm Bob Boone - 1966-67-68 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks ] ]
*Bret Boone [ [http://goldpanners.com/Scrapbook/b/boone-bret_88.htm Boone, Bret (88) | The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks | www.goldpanners.com - baseball,amateur,college,collegiate,cape,league,base,pitcher,outfield,park,seaver,boone,winfield,mcgwire,bonds ] ]
*Chris Chambliss [ [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-4261185.html The "midnight sun" game; on Alaska's long sunny evenings ] ]
*Bobby Crosby [ [http://www.goldpanners.com/Scrapbook/c/crosby-bobby_99.htm Crosby, Bobby | 1999 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks | 2001 LBSU Dirtbags | www.goldpanners.com | baseball,amateur,college,collegiate,league,pitcher,million,dollar,outfield,seaver,boone,winfield,mcgwire ] ]
*Keith Foulke [ [http://www.anchoragebucs.com/history.htm Anchorage Bucs Baseball Club History - Alaska Baseball League ] ]
*Terry Francona [ [http://www.goldpanners.com/Scrapbook/f/francona-terry_78.htm Terry Francona - 1978 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks ] ]
*Ryan Garko [ [http://www.goldpanners.com/Scrapbook/g/garko-ryan_00.htm Garko, Ryan | 2000 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks | 2001 Stanford Cardinal | www.goldpanners.com - baseball,amateur,college,collegiate,cape,league,base,pitcher,outfield,park,seaver,boone,winfield,mcgwire,bonds ] ]
*Geoff Geary [ [http://houston.astros.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=407783 The Official Site of The Houston Astros: Team: Player Information : Biography and Career Highlights ] ]
*Jason Giambi [ [http://www.goldpanners.com/Scrapbook/g/giambi-jason_90.htm Giambi, Jason (90) - The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks - www.goldpanners.com - baseball,amateur,college,collegiate,cape,league,base,pitcher,outfield,stadium,park,seaver,boone,winfield,mcgwire,holyfield,bonds ] ]
*Mark Grace [ [http://www.alaskan-legacies.com/northpolenicks/articles/index.htm Arizona's Alaska League connection ] ]
*Geoff Jenkins
*Randy Johnson
*Adam Kennedy
*Jeff Kent
*Jimmy Key
*Dave Kingman
*Bill Lee
*Mark McGwire
*Mark Redman
*Harold Reynolds
*Tom Seaver
*J. T. Snow
*Jered Weaver
*Dave Winfield
*Michael Young
*Jacoby Ellsbury

References

External links

* [http://www.alaskabaseballleague.org/ Alaska Baseball League official website]